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1 lavish
1. adj1) марнотратний; щедрий (на щось — of, in)to be lavish of one's praise — палко вихваляти, розсипати похвалу
2) рясний, багатий, буйний; надмірний2. v1) бути щедрим; щедро роздавати (сипати)2) розтринькувати* * *v1) бути щедрим, щедро роздавати2) марнувати, розтринькувати -
2 lavish
['lævɪʃ] 1. adj1) марнотра́тний; ще́дрий (of, in)to be lavish in one's praise — па́лко вихваля́ти, розсипа́ти похвалу́
2) рясни́й, бага́тий, бу́йний2. vбу́ти ще́дрим, ще́дро си́пати (розсипа́ти)to lavish care upon one's children — ото́чувати піклува́нням свої́х діте́й
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3 lavish
v1) бути щедрим, щедро роздавати2) марнувати, розтринькувати -
4 expect nothing from him whom is lavish of his promises
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > expect nothing from him whom is lavish of his promises
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5 expect nothing from him who promises a great deal
var: expect nothing from him whom is lavish of his promisesнічого не чекай від того, хто багато обіцяє ≅ хто рад обіцяти, той не має охоти датиEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > expect nothing from him who promises a great deal
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Lavish — Lav ish (l[a^]v [i^]sh), a. [Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.] 1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. [1913 Webster] 2. Superabundant; excessive; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lavish on/upon — [phrasal verb] lavish (something) on/upon (someone) : to give a large amount of (something) to (someone) They lavished gifts on us. [=they gave us many gifts] They lavished attention on their children. • • • … Useful english dictionary
lavish with — [phrasal verb] lavish (someone or something) with (something) : to give (someone or something) a large amount of (something) They lavished us with gifts. Everyone lavished the children with attention. The production was lavished with praise by… … Useful english dictionary
Lavish — Lav ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lavished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lavishing}.] To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lavish ness — index largess (generosity), philanthropy, waste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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lavish something on somebody — ˈlavish sth on/upon sb/sth derived to give a lot of sth, often too much, to sb/sth • She lavishes most of her attention on her youngest son. Main entry: ↑lavishderived … Useful english dictionary