extravagances in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for extravagances in the English»Spanish Dictionary

extravagance [Am ɪkˈstrævəɡəns, Brit ɪkˈstravəɡ(ə)ns, ɛkˈstravəɡ(ə)ns] N

1.1. extravagance U (lavishness, wastefulness):

extravagance

despilfarro m

extravagance

derroche m

champagne! such extravagance!

¡champán! ¡qué lujo!

1.2. extravagance C (luxury):

extravagance

lujo m

French perfume is my one extravagance

el perfume francés es el único lujo que me permito

2.1. extravagance U:

extravagance (of gestures, dress)

extravagancia f

extravagance (of claim, story)

lo insólito

2.2. extravagance C (excess):

extravagance liter

exceso m

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to come home to roost her extravagance is really coming home to roost

ahora sí que está pagando las consecuencias de su despilfarro

Tom is continually reproaching me for being extravagant/with extravagance

Tom me reprocha continuamente (el) que gaste tanto

Translations for extravagances in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tronío

extravagance

dispendio

extravagance

prodigalidad

extravagance

este mes no podemos hacer ningún desarreglo

this month we mustn't allow ourselves any extravagances

extravagancia

extravagance

extravagances in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for extravagances in the English»Spanish Dictionary

extravagance [ɪkˈstrævəgəns] N no pl

1. extravagance (wastefulness):

extravagance

derroche m

2. extravagance (luxury):

extravagance

lujo m

3. extravagance (elaborateness):

extravagance

extravagancia f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her husbands failed investment had left her with little money; his extravagances had matched his income.

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The book is a satire on human society, and a warning about the dangers and extravagances of life in the city.

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He later developed a different style from his early feudal extravagances, of rural scenes intermingled with tragic incidents of town poverty and aristocratic splendor.

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It would therefore seem there was little official approval for such extravagances, which were rarely committed to writing.

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The two of them would spend the evening railing against other people's extravagances while they shared a single glass of wine.

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Yet these exceptional extravagances came not of weakness but from excess of power.

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Though his works were universally admired by contemporaries, later commentators have remarked that their erudition was marred by speculative extravagances.

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They show a great self-regard and self-assertion, sometimes running into extravagances which are impossible to credit.

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