luxury

luxury
plural - luxuries; noun
1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; (also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) lujo; (de) lujo
2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) lujo
•
- luxuriously
- luxuriousness
luxury n lujo
El plural de luxury se escribe luxuries
luxury
tr['lʌkʃərɪ]
noun (pl luxuries)
1 lujo
■ it's a luxury to get off work early es un lujo salir temprano de trabajar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
luxury goods artículos nombre masculino plural de lujo
luxury hotel hotel nombre masculino de lujo
luxury ['lʌkʃəri, 'lʌgʒə-] n, pl -ries : lujo m
luxury
adj.
• de lujo adj.
n.
• fausto s.m.
• lujo s.m.
• regalo s.m.
'lʌkʃəri
noun (pl -ries)
a) u (indulgence) lujo m

a life of luxury — una vida de lujos

to live in luxury — vivir rodeado de lujos; (before n) <car, hotel> de lujo

luxury goods — (Busn) artículos mpl suntuarios or de lujo

b) c (item) lujo m
['lʌkʃǝrɪ]
1.
N (=opulence) lujo m ; (=extravagance, treat) lujo m ; (=article) artículo m de lujo

to live in luxury — vivir con mucho lujo

a holiday is a luxury we can't afford — unas vacaciones son un lujo que no nos podemos permitir

2.
CPD [goods, apartment] de lujo

luxury tax N — impuesto m de lujo

* * *
['lʌkʃəri]
noun (pl -ries)
a) u (indulgence) lujo m

a life of luxury — una vida de lujos

to live in luxury — vivir rodeado de lujos; (before n) <car, hotel> de lujo

luxury goods — (Busn) artículos mpl suntuarios or de lujo

b) c (item) lujo m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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