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Jan 4, 2004 18:02
20 yrs ago
English term
extravagant
English to Italian
Art/Literary
... the idea that liberal democracy was destined to prevail and to dominate the world, sooner or later. Francis Fukuyama presented this idea in its most **extravagant** version with his pop-eyed Hegelian phrase about "the End of History" - in which capital-H History meant the story of man's effort to devise a proper, stable, satisfying social and political system.
Nel senso di eccessivo, esagerato? Grazie
Nel senso di eccessivo, esagerato? Grazie
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 5 | extravagant |
Olaf Reibedanz
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| 4 | zugespitzt [radikal] |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 | esagerato |
Harry Bornemann
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| 3 +1 | trasgressivo |
verbis
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| 3 | bizarr, außergewöhnlich |
akkord (X)
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Proposed translations
1 min
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Colombia
Colombia
Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
extravagant
Was this meant to be posted as an English-German question???
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Note added at 2004-01-04 18:05:21 (GMT)
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Here the definition of the word according to Webster\'s New World Dictionary:
EXTRAVAGANT
going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained
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Note added at 2004-01-04 18:05:21 (GMT)
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Here the definition of the word according to Webster\'s New World Dictionary:
EXTRAVAGANT
going beyond reasonable limits; excessive or unrestrained
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Steffen Walter
: extravagant passt m.E. nicht in den Zusammenhang des Ausgangstextes - siehe Vorschlag (falls die Frage wirklich En>De war)
3 mins
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4 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
zugespitzt [radikal]
die Idee in ihrer zugespitztesten [radikalsten] Form
Yes, you are right with your assumption.
Yes, you are right with your assumption.
5 mins
bizarr, außergewöhnlich
wenn es denn eine deutsche Übersetzung sein soll???
11 mins
Harry Bornemann
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Information Technology Specialist
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German
esagerato
:)
+1
1 day 4 hrs
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