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overindulgence noun excess, overeating, intemperance, immoderation, lack of restraint or balance His condition is the natural consequence of a lifetime's overindulgence. Translations overindulgence [ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒəns] N 1. (= excess) → abuso m (in de) 2. (with children) → exceso m de tolerancia (towards con) overindulgence n → allzu große Nachsicht or Nachgiebigkeit (of sb jdm gegenüber) (as regards eating) → Völlerei f; overindulgence in wine → übermäßiger Weingenuss; overindulgence in cigarettes → zu starkes Rauchen; the author’s regrettable overindulgence in the use of metaphor → die bedauerlicherweise ungezügelte Vorliebe dieses Autors für Metaphern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In spite of his wisdom, he could not find fault with her for her overindulgence of the children, who had managed to convert Dinah the preacher, before whom a circle of rough men had often trembled a little, into a convenient household slave--though Dinah herself was rather ashamed of this weakness, and had some inward conflict as to her departure from the precepts of Solomon. They all had to go, even little Stanislovas, who was ill from overindulgence in sausages and sarsaparilla. |
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