to be extravagant with sth

to be extravagant with sth. — sperperare o sprecare qcs

to be extravagant with sth. — sperperare o sprecare qcs

to be extravagant with electricity — verschwenderisch mit Strom umgehen, Strom verschwenden

cooking a whole chicken may seem extravagant — es scheint vielleicht übertrieben, ein ganzes Huhn zu kochen

you have the most extravagant ideas — se te ocurren unas ideas de lo más extravagantes or raras

im Luxus leben/schwelgen — to live in (the lap of) luxury

mit etw Luxus treiben — to be extravagant with sth, to lash out on sth (inf)

er ist mit Worten/Lob immer sehr sparsam — (fig.) he is a man of few words/he is very sparing in his praise

er ist mit Worten/Lob immer sehr sparsam — (fig.) he is a man of few words/he is very sparing in his praise

rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

Ex: Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

to know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno

to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre

land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

a plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)

land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m

land reform — reforma f agraria

to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)

to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)

to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)

• to goavel by land — ir/viajar por tierra

• dry land — tierra f firme

• to make land — (Naut) tomar tierra

• there was action at sea, on land, and in the air — se combatió en mar, tierra y aire

• to sight land — divisar tierra

• agricultural land — tierra(s) f(pl) agrícola(s), terreno m agrícola

• grazing land — tierra(s) f(pl) de pastoreo, tierra(s) f(pl) para pastos

• the lay or lie of the land — (lit) la configuración del terreno

• a piece/ plot of land — un terreno, una parcela

• the land — (Agr) la tierra

to work on the land — trabajar or cultivar la tierra

• desert/ equatorial/ temperate lands — tierras fpl desérticas/ecuatoriales/templadas

• to land on sth — [bird, insect] posarse en algo

to land on one's feet — (lit) caer de pie; (fig) salir adelante

he landed in hospital — fue a parar al hospital *, acabó en el hospital

• to land a blow on sb's chin, land sb a blow on the chin — asestar a algn un golpe en la barbilla

• they landed the children on me — me endilgaron or endosaron a los niños *

to land sb in it * — fastidiar or jorobar a algn pero bien *

it landed me in a mess — me metió en un lío *

• to land sb with sth/sb — endilgar algo/a algn a algn *, endosar algo/a algn a algn *

I got landed with the job — me endilgaron or endosaron el trabajo *

I got landed with him for two hours — me lo endilgaron or endosaron dos horas *

land agent N — administrador(a) m / f de fincas

land defences NPL — defensas fpl de tierra

land forces NPL — fuerzas fpl de tierra

land management N — administración f de fincas

land reclamation N — reclamación f de tierras

land reform N — reforma f agraria

land register, land registry N — (Brit) catastro m, registro m catastral, registro m de la propiedad inmobiliaria

Land Rover ® N — (Aut) (vehículo m) todo terreno m

land tax N — contribución f territorial

land use N — uso m de la tierra

to know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno

to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre

land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

a plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)

land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m

land reform — reforma f agraria

to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)

to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)

to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)

mit etw áásen — to waste sth; mit Geld, Gütern auch to squander sth, to be extravagant or wasteful with sth

this project is wasteful of our resources — dieses Projekt ist eine unnütze Vergeudung unserer Ressourcen

be economical with something — mit etwas haushalten

to be economical with sth — mit etw haushalten or Haus halten, mit etw sparsam umgehen

they were economical with the truth — sie haben es mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau genommen

an economical style (Liter) — ein prägnanter Stil

crise or coup de folie — brainstorm

être pris de folie — to go mad GB ou crazy

aimer quelqu'un/quelque chose à la folie — to be mad GB ou crazy about somebody/something

spectateurs en folie — ecstatic crowd sg

avoir la folie des antiquités — to be mad GB ou crazy about antiques

faire des folies (en dépenses) — to be extravagant

be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)

high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also academic.ru/5412/bar">bar 1. 2)

high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)

be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein

those in high places — die Oberen

high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der

have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten

of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)

it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst

high summer — Hochsommer, der

get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]

search or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen

I'll go as high as two thousand pounds — ich gehe bis zweitausend Pfund

on high — hoch oben od. (geh., südd., österr.) droben; (in heaven) im Himmel