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splurge

(splûrj)

v. splurged, splurg·ing, splurg·es

v.intr.

To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury: splurged on room service.

v.tr.

To spend extravagantly or wastefully: splurged his last dollars on sunglasses.

1. An expensive indulgence; a spree: a splurge in a fine restaurant.

2. An extravagant display or large amount: a splurge of flowers.

[Perhaps blend of splash and surge.]

splurg′y adj.

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splurge

(splɜːdʒ)

1. an ostentatious display, esp of wealth

2. a bout of unrestrained extravagance

(often foll by on) to spend (money) unrestrainedly or extravagantly

[C19: of uncertain origin]

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splurge

(splɜrdʒ)

v. splurged, splurg•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, esp. a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe.

2. to show off.

v.t.

3. to spend (money) lavishly or ostentatiously.

4. an ostentatious display.

5. an instance or bout of extravagant spending.

[1820–30, Amer.; perh.b. splash and surge]

splurge

Past participle: splurged
Gerund: splurging

Imperative
splurge
splurge

Present
I splurge
you splurge
he/she/it splurges
we splurge
you splurge
they splurge

Preterite
I splurged
you splurged
he/she/it splurged
we splurged
you splurged
they splurged

Present Continuous
I am splurging
you are splurging
he/she/it is splurging
we are splurging
you are splurging
they are splurging

Present Perfect
I have splurged
you have splurged
he/she/it has splurged
we have splurged
you have splurged
they have splurged

Past Continuous
I was splurging
you were splurging
he/she/it was splurging
we were splurging
you were splurging
they were splurging

Past Perfect
I had splurged
you had splurged
he/she/it had splurged
we had splurged
you had splurged
they had splurged

Future
I will splurge
you will splurge
he/she/it will splurge
we will splurge
you will splurge
they will splurge

Future Perfect
I will have splurged
you will have splurged
he/she/it will have splurged
we will have splurged
you will have splurged
they will have splurged

Future Continuous
I will be splurging
you will be splurging
he/she/it will be splurging
we will be splurging
you will be splurging
they will be splurging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been splurging
you have been splurging
he/she/it has been splurging
we have been splurging
you have been splurging
they have been splurging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been splurging
you will have been splurging
he/she/it will have been splurging
we will have been splurging
you will have been splurging
they will have been splurging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been splurging
you had been splurging
he/she/it had been splurging
we had been splurging
you had been splurging
they had been splurging

Conditional
I would splurge
you would splurge
he/she/it would splurge
we would splurge
you would splurge
they would splurge

Past Conditional
I would have splurged
you would have splurged
he/she/it would have splurged
we would have splurged
you would have splurged
they would have splurged

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Noun	1.	splurge - an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) fanfare, ostentation, flash - a gaudy outward display
	2.	splurge - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" binge, orgy humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
Verb	1.	splurge - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" fling ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
	2.	splurge - be showy or ostentatious flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

Translations

concedersi

splurge

[splɜːdʒ]

A. N (= excess) → derroche m

B. VI to splurge on sth → derrochar dinero comprando algo

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splurge

[ˈsplɜː^rdʒ]

vi (= splash out) → faire des folies
to splurge on sth → dépenser une fortune dans qch

splurge

n (inf: = shopping spree) → Kauforgie f (pej inf); to go on a splurge → groß einkaufen gehen; a big splurge on publicity → eine groß aufgemachte Werbekampagne; we had a big splurge on the reception → unser Empfang war ein Riesentamtam (inf)

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splurge

[splɜːdʒ] (fam)

1. vi → fare una follia
to splurge on sth → fare una follia comprando qc

2. vt to splurge one's money (on sth) → fare una follia (comprando qc)

3. n (spending spree) → spese fpl folli
to go on or have a splurge → darsi alle spese folli

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