spartan

1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.

   I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.

   spartanisch

   practicing great self-denial

2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

   The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.

   resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

3. Lacking in decoration and luxury.

   After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.

1. Dr Shinde is known for living a very spartan lifestyle.

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · sabretou · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. Leonidas was a Spartan, and so am I!

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · sabretou · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. This is evident from the conversation in Crete between Plato and his Gnosian and Spartan companions.

   CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. Besides Korinthian, Spartan, and other Doric enemies in the Peloponnesos, Boiotians to the north, Megarians on the west, were threatening Athens.

   CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular