Значення

значень: 5
  1. Wastefully extravagant.

    He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.

    The prodigal son spent his share of his inheritance until he was destitute.

  2. (часто)Yielding profusely, lavish.

    She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.

    How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?

  3. Profuse, lavishly abundant.

    großzügig, freigebig, übermäßig

  4. Behaving as a prodigal son:

    Having (selfishly) abandoned a person, group, or ideal.

  5. Returning or having returned, especially repentantly, after such an abandonment.

Ще визначення
  • recklessly wasteful

Приклади

речень: 6
  1. Reason will prove that prodigals are crazy.

  2. The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.

  3. The prodigal son returned home.

    ruБлудный сын вернулся домой. — sharptoothed

    deDer verlorene Sohn kehrte wieder heim. — Esperantostern

  4. The prodigal son is back.

    ruБлудный сын вернулся. — fizdyuk

    deDer verlorene Sohn ist zurück. — carlosalberto

  5. My roommate is prodigal when it comes to spending money on movies; he buys them the day they're released, regardless of price.

    ruМой сосед по комнате невероятно расточителен, когда дело касается траты денег на фильмы; он покупает их в день их выхода, не глядя на цену. — heccele

    deMein Zimmerkamerad ist verschwenderisch, was das Geldausgeben für Filme betrifft; er kauft sie am Tag, wo sie herauskommen, ohne Rücksicht auf den Preis. — MUIRIEL

Deutsch
За значеннями 3
lavish:
profuse, lavishly abundant:
wastefully extravagant:

Походження

From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus

From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from prōd- [from prō (“before, forward”)] + agō (“to drive”). Also see unrelated prodigy.

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