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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
sporota f
- (obsolete) frugality, thrift
- Synonym: šetrnost
- Antonyms: marnotratnost, rozmařilost
- 1850, Jakub Malý, tr. F. Mignet Historie rewoluce francouzské od 1789-1814, Tiskem a w komissí u Jaroslava Pospíšila, page 11:
Necker radil k sporotě, Calonne vychvaloval marnotratnost; Neckra svrhli dvořáci, Calonne chtěl se udržeti jejich pomocí.- Necker avait conseille l´économie, Calonne vanta la prodigalité; Necker était tombé par les courtisans, Calonne voulout se maintenir par eux. (11th ed., 1838: 17)
Necker recommended economy, Calonne boasted of his lavish expenditure. Necker fell through courtiers, Calonne sought to be upheld by them. (London, 1856: 12)
Declension
Declension of sporota (hard feminine)
Further reading
- “sporota”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sporota”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989