THE / A PRODIGAL (SON)

Meaning of THE / A PRODIGAL (SON) in English

a person who leaves home and wastes their money and time on a life of pleasure, but who later is sorry about this and returns home

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SON — [son] pr pl of esser are (= (nos, vos, illes, illas, illos) es )
Interlingua English vocab
SON — filio. SON-IN-LAW: bel-filio
English interlingue dictionary
SON — I. ˈsən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sone, from Old English sunu; akin to Old High German sun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — I. ˈprädə̇gəl, -dēg- adjective Etymology: Latin prodig us prodigal (from prodigere to drive away, squander, from prod- — variant of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SON- — combining form or soni- or sono- Etymology: Latin son-, soni-, from sonus — more at sound : sound son al …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SON — (n.) Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.
Английский словарь Webster
PRODIGAL — (a.) Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal …
Английский словарь Webster
SON — ( n. ) Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — ( a. ) Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SON — — sonless , adj. — sonlike , adj. /sun/ , n. 1. a male child or person in relation to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — — prodigally , adv. /prod"i geuhl/ , adj. 1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. 2. giving or yielding profusely; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — I. ˈprä-di-gəl adjective Etymology: Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SON — noun Etymology: Middle English sone, from Old English sunu; akin to Old High German sun son, Greek hyios Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SON — noun the produce of anything. 2. son ·noun jesus christ, the savior; called the son of god, and the …
Webster English vocab
PRODIGAL — noun one who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a …
Webster English vocab
SON — [son] n [ME sone, fr. OE sunu; akin to OHG sun son, Gk hyios] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a male …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRODIGAL — [prod.i.gal] adj [L prodigus, fr. prodigere to drive away, squander, fr. pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive--more at pro-, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SON — I son 'male child', ▷ Son sʌn (= sun) ▷ sons sʌnz II son French word, 'sound', BrE AmE sɒn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — prodigal BrE AmE ˈprɒd ɪɡ ə l AmE \ ˈprɑːd- ▷ prodigal|ly ‿i ▷ prodigal|s z ▶ ˌ prodigal ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SON — / sʌn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a person's male child : We have two sons and a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — / ˈprɒdɪgl; NAmE ˈprɑːd-/ adjective ( formal , disapproving ) too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SON — son S1 W1 /sʌn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sunu ] 1 . [countable] someone’s male …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRODIGAL — I. prod ‧ i ‧ gal 1 /ˈprɒdɪɡ ə l $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] formal [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRODIGAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 recklessly wasteful. 2 (foll. by of) lavish. --n. 1 a prodigal person. 2 (in full …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SON
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 recklessly wasteful. 2 (foll. by of) lavish. n. 1 a prodigal person. 2 (in full …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
PRODIGAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. recklessly wasteful. 2 (foll. by of) lavish. --n. 1. a prodigal person. 2 (in full …
Oxford English vocab
SON — ( sons) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone’s son is their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — ( prodigals) 1. You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — (~s) 1. You can describe someone as a ~ son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRODIGAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN son ▪ He is a classic modern tough guy as well as being …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRODIGAL — [adjective] [formal] - wasteful with money; tending to spend large amounts without thinking of the futureThere have been rumours that …
Cambridge English vocab
PRODIGAL — Synonyms and related words : Adamic, abounding, abundant, affluent, aggrandized, alive with, all-sufficing, ample, amplified, aplenty, backsliding, ballyhooed, bibulous, big-time …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SON — See: FAVORITE SON, LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
Slang English vocab
SON
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — adj. Prodigal is used with these nouns: ↑ son
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRODIGAL — n. 25B6; adjective prodigal habits die hard : WASTEFUL, extravagant, spendthrift, profligate, improvident, imprudent. a composer who is prodigal with …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRODIGAL — adj. 1 wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, lavish, excessive, profligate, squandering, immoderate, intemperate, wanton, improvident, reckless If the government were less prodigal, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SON — See: FAVORITE SON, LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
Словарь английских идиом
SON — The term "son" is used in Scripture language to imply almost any kind of descent or succession, as ben shanah, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRODIGAL — 1. прил. 1) а) неэкономный, расточительный He has been prodigal with company funds. ≈ Он неэкономно тратил деньги компании. Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRODIGAL — prodigal.ogg 1. ʹprɒdıg(ə)l n мот, транжира the return of the prodigal - библ. возвращение блудного сына 2. ʹprɒdıg(ə)l] a 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRODIGAL — prodigal прил.1) а) неэкономный, расточительный He has been prodigal with company funds. — Он неэкономно тратил деньги компании. Syn:spendthrift, extravagant, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRODIGAL — 1. ʹprɒdıg(ə)l n мот, транжира the return of the prodigal - библ. возвращение блудного сына 2. ʹprɒdıg(ə)l] a 1. расточительный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SON
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRODIGAL — 1. прил. 1) а) неэкономный, расточительный He has been prodigal with company funds. — Он неэкономно тратил деньги компании. Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SON
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRODIGAL — 1. прил. 1) а) неэкономный, расточительный He has been prodigal with company funds. — Он неэкономно тратил деньги компании. Syn: spendthrift, extravagant, wasteful б) щедрый prodigal of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SON
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRODIGAL — 1. _a. 1> расточительный 2> щедрый; prodigal of favours - щедрый на милости 3> чрезмерный, обильный - prodigal son _Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRODIGAL — 1. a. 1. расточительный 2. щедрый; prodigal of favours - щедрый на милости 3. чрезмерный, обильный - prodigal son Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PRODIGAL — 1. _a. 1> расточительный 2> щедрый; prodigal of favours щедрый на милости 3> чрезмерный, обильный; the prodigal son _библ. блудный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SON
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRODIGAL — 1. прил. 1) а) неэкономный, расточительный He has been prodigal with company funds. ≈ Он неэкономно тратил деньги компании. Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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