extravagance
extravagancia
definition
noun
his reckless extravagance with other people's money
lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources.
translation of 'extravagance'
noun
lo excesivo,
derroche,
dotación,
lujo desmedido,
rareza,
exorbitancia,
despilfarro,
extravagancia,
prodigalidad
example
I got bored with 'extravagance' , the time wasting and delaying, the speeches that were so horrendously long… it was enough to make any real person want to sleep for an eternity.
salmon trout is an unnecessary 'extravagance'
We are going to end the culture of 'extravagance' and waste, because New Zealanders have had enough.
While always treating James with deference, Cecil urged him to curtail his 'extravagance' and also to restrain his partiality for Scots advisers and companions.
The probe found vast waste, 'extravagance' , and hoarding.
It is not just a case of eliminating 'extravagance' and waste, we have got to manage the budget and be even more efficient.
In reckless 'extravagance' he outdid the prodigals of all times in ingenuity… and set before his guests loaves and meats of gold, declaring that a man ought either to be frugal or be Caesar.
Impulsiveness, impatience, senseless rebellion, and 'extravagance' are the traits that so often undermine their work and dreams.
The same could be said of my bedroom, which lacks the 'extravagance' I would expect at these prices.
They rely upon a language of ‘verbal 'extravagance' and outrageousness’.
They range from lovely, understated elegance and simplicity to wild 'extravagance' .
During his lifetime, Fitzgerald's reputation for 'extravagance' and dissipation affected assessments of his writings.
Peter Stringer has occasionally been charged with a lack of 'extravagance' behind the scrum, but his antennae are never down.
Yesterday the Environment Agency advised against 'extravagance' with ‘a precious resource’ but stressed there was no serious cause for concern.
Curtis sits in the director's chair for the first time and seems willing to commit to film his whole romantic scrapbook with sporting 'extravagance' .
the 'extravagance' of the decor
For all its richness and 'extravagance' , the hospital hotel lacked warmth.
When you shear it of all its pomp and 'extravagance' , when you whittle it down to the very basics of musical comedy plotting, Half a Sixpence should work like a lucky charm.
He is, to this day, associated with 'extravagance' and regal lavishness.
But the appearance of financial cronyism, allied to the vexed issue of government 'extravagance' on failing computer systems, does not sit well with the chancellor's austere image.
I think 'extravagance' is wasted on ourselves and should always be directed at other people.
The degree of excess and 'extravagance' seemed over the top in even the most subdued tiki bar.
They seem to be giant physical manifestations of a kind of 'extravagance' , or excessiveness, a breaking out of boundaries, form, and structure.
Godwin and Mill both wrote with Burkean 'extravagance' about Hastings's disastrous effect on English national character.
The big unknown for hotels and restaurants that had factored corporate 'extravagance' into their plans is how much spending will be reined in.
And 'extravagance' and waste prevailing on campus has seldom, if at all, been addressed as a pressing issue.
his reckless 'extravagance' with other people's money
Even so, it has left me with a sense of unease about waste, especially in this industry where 'extravagance' is so normal.
salmon trout is an unnecessary 'extravagance'
This is the harvest one reaps when one sows in 'extravagance' and dissipation.
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