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But all young passions, being, like youth itself, essentially spendthrift, raze their forests to the ground instead of merely cutting the timber.Mais essentiellement dissipatrices, les premières passions, de même que les jeunes gens, coupent leurs forêts à blanc au lieu de les aménager.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
If I had married a spendthrift he would have ruined me.Si j’eusse épousé quelque prodigue, il m’aurait ruinée.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
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spendthrift
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | spendthrift | spendthrifts |
Possessive case | spendthrift's | spendthrifts' |