- pródigo
- adj.1 prodigal, lavish, profuse.2 wasteful, improvident, unsparing, prodigal.* * *pródigo► adjetivo1 (generoso - persona) lavish; (- naturaleza) bountiful2 (derrochador) wasteful\FRASEOLOGÍAser pródigo,-a en (generoso) to be generous with 2 (derrochador) to be extravagant withel Hijo Pródigo the Prodigal Son* * *(f. - pródiga)adj.1) lavish2) prodigal* * *pródigo, -a1. ADJ1) (=exuberante) bountiful
un discurso pródigo en citas bíblicas — a discourse rich in biblical quotations
fui tan pródigo en los pormenores que ... — I was so lavish in o with details that ...
la pródiga naturaleza — bountiful nature
2) (=generoso) lavish, generous (de with)ser pródigo de sus talentos — to be generous in offering one's talents
3) (=derrochador) prodigal, wastefulhijo pródigo — prodigal son
2.SM / F (=derrochador) spendthrift, prodigal* * *-ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
un discurso pródigo en promesas — a speech prodigal with promises
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex. The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex. The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.----* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *-ga adjetivo prodigalpródigo EN algo — prodigal with o (frml) of something
un discurso pródigo en promesas — a speech prodigal with promises
* * *= prodigal, lavish, unsparing, unstinting.Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.* hijo pródigo, el = prodigal son, the.* * *pródigo -gaadjective1 (derrochador) extravagant, wasteful, prodigal (liter)el Hijo Pródigo (Bib) the Prodigal Son2 (generoso, abundante) pródigo EN algo:fue pródigo en alabanzas para con sus colegas he was generous o lavish o unstinting in his praise of his colleaguesun discurso pródigo en palabras conciliadoras a speech which was full of o (frml) which abounded in conciliatory words* * *
Del verbo prodigar: (conjugate prodigar)
prodigo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
prodigó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
prodigar
pródigo
pródigo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (productivo, fértil) bountiful
2 (generoso) fue pródigo en elogios, he was very lavish with his praise
3 (que malgasta, derrocha) extravagant, wasteful
'pródigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pródiga
English:
lavish
- prodigal
* * *pródigo, -a♦ adj1. [derrochador] extravagant;el hijo pródigo [en la Biblia] the prodigal son2. [generoso] generous, lavish;es muy pródigo con su familia he's very generous to his family3. [abundante]una región pródiga en recursos naturales a region rich in natural resources;un país pródigo en abogados a country with vast numbers of lawyers♦ nm,fspendthrift* * *pródigoI adj1 (generoso) generous2 (derrochador) extravagant;el hijo pródigo the prodigal sonII m, pródiga f spendthrift* * *pródigo, -ga adj1) : generous, lavish2) : wasteful, prodigalpródigo, -ga n: spendthrift, prodigal
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.