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Англо-русский политический словарь - luxury

 
 

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luxury

n

1) роскошь

2) излишества, предметы роскоши

to wallow in luxury — купаться в роскоши

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  noun  1) роскошь; to live in luxury - жить в роскоши  2) предмет роскоши  3) большое удовольствие, наслаждение; the luxury of a good book - удовольствие, получаемое от хорошей книги ...
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2.
  сущ. 1) роскошь, богатство 2) большое удовольствие ...
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3.
  n. (pl. -ies) 1 choice or costly surroundings, possessions, food, etc.; luxuriousness (a life of luxury). 2 something desirable for comfort or enjoyment, but not indispensable. 3 (attrib.) providing great comfort, expensive (a luxury flat; a luxury holiday). Etymology: ME f. OF luxurie, luxure f. L luxuria f. luxus abundance ...
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4.
   noun  (plural -ries)  Etymology: Middle English luxurie, from Anglo-French luxorie, from Latin luxuria rankness, ~, excess; akin to Latin luxus ~, excess  Date: 14th century  1. archaic lechery, lust  2. a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort ; sumptuous environment lived in ~  3.  a. something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary one of life's luxuries  b. an indulgence in something that provides pleasure, satisfaction, or ease had the ~ of rejecting a handful of job offers — Terri Minsky  • ~ adjective ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  (luxuries) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Luxury is very great comfort, especially among beautiful and expensive surroundings. By all accounts he leads a life of considerable luxury... She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth. = extravagance N-UNCOUNT 2. A luxury is something expensive which is not necessary but which gives you pleasure. A week by the sea is a luxury they can no longer afford... Telephones are still a luxury in some parts of Spain, Portugal, and Greece. = extravagance N-COUNT 3. A luxury item is something expensive which is not necessary but which gives you pleasure. He could not afford luxury food on his pay... He rode on the president’s luxury train through his own state. ADJ: ADJ n 4. A luxury is a pleasure which you do not often have the opportunity to enjoy. Hot baths are my favourite luxury... We were going to have the luxury of a free weekend, to rest and do whatever we pleased. N-SING: with supp ...
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6.
  ~ n 1 very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etc  (Caviar for breakfast! I was not used to such luxury. | a life of luxury)  (They led a life of luxury, in a huge house in the countryside. | luxury apartment/flat/car etc (=expensive and large)) 2 something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoyment  (We can't afford luxuries like piano lessons any more.)  (- see also in the lap of luxury lap1 (4), -compare necessity (1)) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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  See: IN THE LAP OF LUXURY. ...
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  - 1340, from O.Fr. luxurie, from L. luxuria "excess, luxury," from luxus "excess, extravagance, magnificence," related to luxus (adj.) "dislocated," and to luctari "wrestle, strain." Originally "sinful self-indulgence," lost its pejorative taint 17c. First used as an adjective 1930. ...
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