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1 wasteful spending
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2 extravagant
adjective1) (wasteful) verschwenderisch; aufwendig [Lebensstil]; teuer [Geschmack]2) (immoderate) übertrieben [Benehmen, Lob, Eifer, Begeisterung usw.]3) (beyond bounds of reason) abwegig [Theorie, Frage, Einfall]* * *[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) verschwenderisch2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) übertrieben•- academic.ru/86844/extravagantly">extravagantly- extravagance* * *ex·trava·gant[ɪkˈstrævəgənt]1. (flamboyant) person, style extravagant2. (luxurious) meal, vegetation üppigto lead an \extravagant life ein Leben im Luxus führen\extravagant lifestyle aufwändiger Lebensstilto have \extravagant tastes einen teuren Geschmack haben3. (wasteful) verschwenderisch* * *[ɪk'strvəgənt]adjto be extravagant with electricity — verschwenderisch mit Strom umgehen, Strom verschwenden
your extravagant spending habits — deine Angewohnheit, das Geld mit vollen Händen auszugeben
cooking a whole chicken may seem extravagant — es scheint vielleicht übertrieben, ein ganzes Huhn zu kochen
it isn't really extravagant to rent a car —
2) (= lavish) gift, luxury teuer, extravagant; price überhöht; lifestyle aufwendig, aufwändig, luxuriös; party, entertainment aufwendig, aufwändig; designs, style, dress ausgefallen, extravagant3) (= flamboyant) person extravagant; behaviour, gesture, praise, contempt, claim, promise übertrieben; (= absurd) idea, theory abwegigto be extravagant in one's praise of sb/sth —
* * *extravagant adj (adv extravagantly)1. verschwenderisch2. übermäßig, übertrieben, -spannt, verstiegen, extravagant3. ausschweifend, zügellos* * *adjective1) (wasteful) verschwenderisch; aufwendig [Lebensstil]; teuer [Geschmack]2) (immoderate) übertrieben [Benehmen, Lob, Eifer, Begeisterung usw.]3) (beyond bounds of reason) abwegig [Theorie, Frage, Einfall]* * *adj.verschwenderisch adj.überspannt adj. -
3 prodigal
adjective* * *['prodiɡəl]- academic.ru/108546/prodigally">prodigally- prodigality
- the prodigal son* * *prodi·gal[ˈprɒdɪgəl, AM ˈprɑ:d-]adj verschwenderisch▪ to be \prodigal of sth etw verschwenden* * *['prɒdIgəl]1. adjverschwenderischto be prodigal of sth — verschwenderisch mit etw umgehen
the prodigal son ( Bibl, fig ) — der verlorene Sohn
2. nVerschwender( in) m(f)* * *A adj (adv prodigally) verschwenderisch (of mit):he was prodigal of compliments er geizte nicht mit Komplimenten;she’s prodigal of ideas sie steckt voller Ideen;the prodigal son BIBEL der verlorene Sohn* * *adjective* * *adj.verschwenderisch adj.
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