lavish
lavish(
lah
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vihsh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (splendid)
a. espléndido
Barbara would rather have a man who's practical than lavish.Bárbara prefiere tener un hombre práctico que espléndido.
b. generoso
Her uncle is fun and known for being very lavish, but he's not a very sincere person.Su tío es divertido y conocido por ser generoso, pero no es una persona muy sincera.
c. abundante
There was no way we would be able to finish the lavish portions served to us.No había modo de que pudiéramos terminarnos las porciones abundantes que nos sirvieron.
a. generoso
The company is making Luke a lavish offer.La empresa le está haciendo una oferta generosa a Luke.
b. espléndido
The travelers brought lavish gifts to the king.Los viajeros le llevaron regalos espléndidos al rey.
c. magnífico
The lavish festivities lasted for a week and a half.Las magníficas fiestas duraron semana y media.
d. pródigo
We were treated to the most lavish hospitality at the hotel.Nos otorgaron la hospitalidad más pródiga en el hotel.
e. lujoso
The tourists were marveled with the castle's lavish decoration.Los turistas estaban maravillados con la lujosa decoración del castillo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. prodigar
Vinnie's parents lavished him with praise for his sandcastle.Los padres de Vinnie lo prodigaron en elogios por su castillo de arena.
b. colmar
Dannie was so in love with her that he couldn't help but lavish her with gifts.Dannie estaba tan enamorado de ella que no podía dejar de colmarla de regalos.
c. no escatimar
Gloria lavishes her grandchildren with attention.Gloria no escatima en atenciones para sus nietos.
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