Sentence examples of "prodigal" in English

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The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon. La vierge la plus ménagère d'elle-même est déjà assez prodigue si elle démasque sa beauté aux regards de la lune.
My roommate is prodigal when it comes to spending money on movies; he buys them the day they're released, regardless of price. Mon colocataire ne regarde pas à la dépense quand il s'agit de cinéma : il achète les films le jour de leur sortie, quel que soit le prix.
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