lavish

lavish
1. adjective
(generous) großzügig; überschwänglich [Lob, Liebe]; verschwenderisch [Ausgaben]; (abundant) üppig

be lavish of or with something — nicht mit etwas geizen

be too lavish with something — mit etwas übertreiben

2. transitive verb

lavish something on somebody — jemanden mit etwas überhäufen od. überschütten

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['læviʃ] 1. verb
(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) verschwenden
2. adjective
1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) verschwenderisch
2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) reichlich
- academic.ru/88649/lavishly">lavishly
- lavishness
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lav·ish
[ˈlævɪʃ]
I. adj
1. (sumptuous) meal üppig; banquet, reception großartig
the wedding reception was a really \lavish affair das Hochzeitsmahl war wirklich aufwändig
2. (generous) großzügig, verschwenderisch
to be \lavish with one's hospitality ausgesprochen gastfreundlich sein
\lavish praise überschwängliches Lob
to be \lavish with one's praise nicht mit Lob geizen
\lavish promises großartige Versprechungen
II. vt
to \lavish sth on sb jdn mit etw dat überhäufen [o überschütten]
to \lavish much effort on sth viel Mühe in etw akk stecken
to \lavish much time on sb/sth jdm/etw viel Zeit widmen
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['lvɪʃ]
1. adj
gifts großzügig, üppig; praise, affection überschwänglich; banquet üppig; party feudal; (pej) verschwenderisch; expenditure verschwenderisch

to be lavish in or with sth —

he was lavish in his help to others — er half anderen großzügig

he's lavish in giving money to good causes — für gute Zwecke spendet er großzügig Geld

you were very lavish with the cream — du hast ja mit der Sahne nicht gespart

to be lavish with one's money — das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben

2. vt

to lavish sth on sb — jdn mit etw überhäufen; praise, attention jdn mit etw überschütten

she lavished food and drink on them — sie bewirtete sie fürstlich

to lavish attention on sth — viel Aufmerksamkeit auf etw (acc) richten

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lavish [ˈlævıʃ]
A adj (adv lavishly)
1. sehr freigebig, verschwenderisch (beide:
of mit;
in in dat):
be lavish of verschwenderisch umgehen mit;
be lavish of praise nicht mit Lob geizen;
be a lavish spender, spend one’s money lavishly das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben;
lavishly illustrated reich bebildert
2. überschwänglich (Lob, Zuneigung etc), großzügig (Geschenk etc), luxuriös, aufwendig (Einrichtung etc)
B v/t verschwenden, verschwenderisch (aus)geben:
lavish sth on sb jemanden mit etwas überhäufen
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1. adjective
(generous) großzügig; überschwänglich [Lob, Liebe]; verschwenderisch [Ausgaben]; (abundant) üppig

be lavish of or with something — nicht mit etwas geizen

be too lavish with something — mit etwas übertreiben

2. transitive verb

lavish something on somebody — jemanden mit etwas überhäufen od. überschütten

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adj.
freigebig adj. v.
verschwenden v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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