Significado de luxury en inglés
luxuryluxury /ˈlʌkʃəri/ noun (plural luxuries)
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etcgran comodidad y placer, como el que se obtiene de comida cara, casas hermosas, autos, etc.in luxury
She stole to keep her boyfriend in luxury.Robaba para mantener a su novio en el lujo.
He was leading a life of luxury in Australia.Llevaba una vida de lujo en Australia.luxury hotel/car/home etc (=expensive and large)(=caro y grande)
We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel.Nos alojamos en un lujoso hotel de cinco estrellas.
The dress is lambswool – pure luxury.El vestido es de lana de cordero: puro lujo.2[countable] something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoymentalgo caro que no necesitas, pero que compras por placer y disfrute OPP necessity:
luxuries like chocolate and perfumelujos como el chocolate y el perfume3afford/have/enjoy the luxury of something to have something that is very pleasant or convenient, that you are not always able to havetener algo muy agradable o conveniente que no siempre se puede tener:
For the first time in three years, they actually had the luxury of a whole day together.Por primera vez en tres años, tuvieron el lujo de pasar un día entero juntos. → in the lap of luxury at lap1(5)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosgreat luxury· She was used to a life of great luxury.· Estaba acostumbrada a una vida de gran lujo.pure/sheer luxury (=used when you want to emphasize that something gives great comfort and pleasure)· The blouse was satin, and felt like pure luxury.· La blusa era de satén y se sentía como puro lujo.the ultimate luxury (=something you consider a very great luxury)· A hot tub in your own back yard is the ultimate luxury.· Tener un jacuzzi en el jardín de tu propia casa es el lujo supremo.comparative luxury (=comfortable when compared to other things)· We were glad to return to the comparative luxury of our tent away from the rain.· Nos alegramos de regresar a la relativa comodidad de nuestra tienda, lejos de la lluvia.luxury + NOUNluxury + SUSTANTIVOa luxury hotel/home/apartment· They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.· Se alojaron en hoteles de lujo durante su viaje.a luxury car· The manager drove a luxury car.· El gerente conducía un auto de lujo.a luxury ship/yacht· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.· Había reservado unas vacaciones en un crucero de lujo.a luxury holiday· The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.· El primer premio del concurso es unas vacaciones de lujo para dos personas en Jamaica.luxury items/goods (=expensive things)· At Christmas we try to afford a few luxury items.· En Navidad intentamos permitirnos algunos artículos de lujo.verbsverboslive in luxury· While some people live in luxury, most are struggling to find enough money to live on.· Mientras algunas personas viven en el lujo, la mayoría lucha por conseguir suficiente dinero para vivir.phrasesfrasesa life of luxury· It was difficult to give up a life of luxury.· Era difícil renunciar a una vida de lujo.the lap of luxury (=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· Después de acampar una semana, mi propia cama me parecía el colmo del lujo.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.· Los extranjeros vivían rodeados de grandes lujos.a touch of luxury (=something that makes something seem more pleasurable and comfortable)· Leather chairs added a touch of luxury to the room.· Las sillas de cuero añadían un toque de lujo a la habitación.something is the height of luxury (=something that is extremely comfortable and gives you a lot of pleasure)· If you want bath time to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by our latest range of shower accessories.· Si quieres que el baño sea el máximo exponente del lujo, nuestra última gama de accesorios de ducha te inspirará.
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etcgran comodidad y placer, como el que se obtiene de comida cara, casas hermosas, autos, etc.in luxury
She stole to keep her boyfriend in luxury.Robaba para mantener a su novio en el lujo.
He was leading a life of luxury in Australia.Llevaba una vida de lujo en Australia.luxury hotel/car/home etc (=expensive and large)(=caro y grande)
We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel.Nos alojamos en un lujoso hotel de cinco estrellas.
The dress is lambswool – pure luxury.El vestido es de lana de cordero: puro lujo.2[countable] something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoymentalgo caro que no necesitas, pero que compras por placer y disfrute OPP necessity:
luxuries like chocolate and perfumelujos como el chocolate y el perfume3afford/have/enjoy the luxury of something to have something that is very pleasant or convenient, that you are not always able to havetener algo muy agradable o conveniente que no siempre se puede tener:
For the first time in three years, they actually had the luxury of a whole day together.Por primera vez en tres años, tuvieron el lujo de pasar un día entero juntos. → in the lap of luxury at lap1(5)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosgreat luxury· She was used to a life of great luxury.· Estaba acostumbrada a una vida de gran lujo.pure/sheer luxury (=used when you want to emphasize that something gives great comfort and pleasure)· The blouse was satin, and felt like pure luxury.· La blusa era de satén y se sentía como puro lujo.the ultimate luxury (=something you consider a very great luxury)· A hot tub in your own back yard is the ultimate luxury.· Tener un jacuzzi en el jardín de tu propia casa es el lujo supremo.comparative luxury (=comfortable when compared to other things)· We were glad to return to the comparative luxury of our tent away from the rain.· Nos alegramos de regresar a la relativa comodidad de nuestra tienda, lejos de la lluvia.luxury + NOUNluxury + SUSTANTIVOa luxury hotel/home/apartment· They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.· Se alojaron en hoteles de lujo durante su viaje.a luxury car· The manager drove a luxury car.· El gerente conducía un auto de lujo.a luxury ship/yacht· He'd booked a holiday on a luxury cruise ship.· Había reservado unas vacaciones en un crucero de lujo.a luxury holiday· The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.· El primer premio del concurso es unas vacaciones de lujo para dos personas en Jamaica.luxury items/goods (=expensive things)· At Christmas we try to afford a few luxury items.· En Navidad intentamos permitirnos algunos artículos de lujo.verbsverboslive in luxury· While some people live in luxury, most are struggling to find enough money to live on.· Mientras algunas personas viven en el lujo, la mayoría lucha por conseguir suficiente dinero para vivir.phrasesfrasesa life of luxury· It was difficult to give up a life of luxury.· Era difícil renunciar a una vida de lujo.the lap of luxury (=a very comfortable situation, especially compared to other situations or other people)· After camping for a week, my own bed felt like the lap of luxury.· Después de acampar una semana, mi propia cama me parecía el colmo del lujo.· The foreigners lived in the lap of luxury.· Los extranjeros vivían rodeados de grandes lujos.a touch of luxury (=something that makes something seem more pleasurable and comfortable)· Leather chairs added a touch of luxury to the room.· Las sillas de cuero añadían un toque de lujo a la habitación.something is the height of luxury (=something that is extremely comfortable and gives you a lot of pleasure)· If you want bath time to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by our latest range of shower accessories.· Si quieres que el baño sea el máximo exponente del lujo, nuestra última gama de accesorios de ducha te inspirará.