lavish

lavish
'læviʃ
1. verb
(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) prodigar

2. adjective
1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) pródigo, generoso
2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) abundante
•
- lavishness
lavish
tr['lævɪʃ]
adjective
1 (generous) pródigo,-a, generoso,-a
2 (abundant) abundante
3 (luxurious) lujoso,-a
transitive verb
1 prodigar (on, a)
lavish ['lævɪʃ] vt
: prodigar (a), colmar (de)
lavish adj
1) extravagant: pródigo, generoso, derrochador
2) abundant: abundante
3) luxurious: lujoso, espléndido
lavish
adj.
• espléndido, -a adj.
• fastuoso (Textil) adj.
• gastador adj.
• lujoso, -a adj.
• magnífico, -a adj.
• manirroto, -a adj.
• pródigo, -a adj.
v.
• prodigar v.

I 'lævɪʃ
adjective
a) (extravagant) <lifestyle> de derroche or despilfarro

she was lavish in o with her praise — fue pródiga en elogios, no escatimó elogios

b) (large, sumptuous) <gift> espléndido, generoso; <party/meal> magnífico, espléndido; <costumes/production> fastuoso

II
transitive verb

to lavish something ON o UPON somebody — prodigar(le)* algo a alguien, no escatimar(le) algo a alguien

she lavishes attention upon the children — se desvive por los niños

['lævɪʃ]
1. ADJ
1) (=sumptuous) [apartment, meal, production, costume] suntuoso; [lifestyle] suntuoso, lleno de lujo
2) (=generous) [gift, hospitality] espléndido, generoso; [praise] profuso, abundante; [amount] abundante, generoso

to be lavish with one's gifts — hacer regalos espléndidos or generosos

to be lavish with one's money — gastar pródigamente el dinero, derrochar el dinero pej

to be lavish in or with one's praise — ser pródigo en elogios, no escatimar elogios

2.
VT

to lavish sth on or upon sb — colmar a algn de algo

to lavish attention on sb — colmar a algn de atenciones

to lavish praise on sb — ser pródigo en elogios hacia algn

* * *

I ['lævɪʃ]
adjective
a) (extravagant) <lifestyle> de derroche or despilfarro

she was lavish in o with her praise — fue pródiga en elogios, no escatimó elogios

b) (large, sumptuous) <gift> espléndido, generoso; <party/meal> magnífico, espléndido; <costumes/production> fastuoso

II
transitive verb

to lavish something ON o UPON somebody — prodigar(le)* algo a alguien, no escatimar(le) algo a alguien

she lavishes attention upon the children — se desvive por los niños


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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