profligates

[/ˈprɒflɪɡeɪts/]

noun/verbpl: profligates (noun); profligates (verb, third person singular present)

pródigos; dissolutos

1. Persons who spend money or resources in a recklessly extravagant way; debauched or licentious persons

The profligates squandered their inheritance on luxury and excess.

Os pródigos esbanjaram sua herança em luxo e excesso.

2. Third person singular present tense: to spend money or resources recklessly; to behave in a dissolute manner

He profligates his wealth on gambling and drinking.

Ele esbanja sua riqueza em jogos de azar e bebida.

NYC Slang

big spenders; wastoids (informal)

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General Brazilian

pródigos; dissolutos; esbanjadores

Common usage across Brazil

Portugal

pródigos; dissipadores

Standard European Portuguese usage

prodigal son/daughter - filho/filha pródigo(a)

throw money around - gastar dinheiro à toa

live high on the hog - viver na farra

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