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1 wanton
adjective1) (dated): (licentious) lüstern; wollüstig [Person, Gedanken, Benehmen]2) (wilful) mutwillig [Beschädigung, Grausamkeit, Verschwendung]; leichtfertig [Vernachlässigung]* * *['wontən]•- academic.ru/93610/wantonly">wantonly- wantonness* * *wan·ton[ˈwɒntən, AM ˈwɑ:ntən]1. (wilful) leichtfertig, rücksichtslos\wanton destruction mutwillige Zerstörung\wanton disregard völlige Gleichgültigkeit\wanton waste sträfliche Verschwendung\wanton smile lüsternes Lächeln geh\wanton breeze leichte Brise* * *['wɒntən]1. adjCupid, that wanton boy (liter) — Amor, dieser kleine Lüstling
2) (= wilful) cruelty, destruction mutwillig; disregard, negligence sträflich, völlig unverantwortlich; waste sträflich, kriminell (inf)to spend money with wanton extravagance — Geld mit sträflichem Leichtsinn ausgeben
2. n(old: immoral woman) Dirne f* * *A adj (adv wantonly)1. mutwillig:a) obs ausgelassen, ungebärdig, wildb) leichtfertigwanton negligence JUR grobe Fahrlässigkeit2. rücksichtslos, unbarmherzig, brutal (Grausamkeit etc)3. obs widerspenstig, störrisch (Kind etc)4. liederlich, ausschweifend, zügellos (Leben etc)5. wollüstig, geil, lüstern6. üppig (Haar etc):she has a wanton imagination sie hat eine blühende Fantasie;wanton vegetation wuchernder PflanzenwuchsB s obsa) Kokotte fb) Wollüstling m, Wüstling mC v/i ausschweifend leben* * *adjective1) (dated): (licentious) lüstern; wollüstig [Person, Gedanken, Benehmen]2) (wilful) mutwillig [Beschädigung, Grausamkeit, Verschwendung]; leichtfertig [Vernachlässigung]* * *adj.mutwillig adj.übermütig adj.üppig adj.
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