generous

generous
'‹enərəs
adjective
(negative ungenerous)
1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) generoso
2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) generoso, abundante
3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) generoso
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- generosity
generous adj generoso
generous
tr['ʤenərəs]
adjective
1 generoso,-a
2 (abundant) abundante, copioso,-a
generous ['ʤɛnərəs] adj
1) openhanded: generoso, dadivoso, desprendido
2) abundant, ample: abundante, amplio, generoso
♦ generously adv
generous
adj.
• bizarro, -a adj.
• dadivoso, -a adj.
• desprendido, -a adj.
• gallardo, -a adj.
• garboso, -a adj.
• generoso, -a adj.
• manilargo, -a adj.
'dʒenrəs, 'dʒenərəs
adjective
1) (open-handed) <person> generoso, dadivoso; <contribution> generoso; <nature> generoso

to be generous WITH something: she is generous with her money — es muy generosa or desprendida con el dinero

2) (ample, large) abundante, generoso

a generous cup of flour — una taza bien colmada de harina

['dʒenǝrǝs]
ADJ
1) (=not mean) [person, mood] generoso

• she must have been feeling generous — debía sentirse generosa or dadivosa

• she was generous in her praise of him — se deshizo en elogios para con él

she was generous in her praise of what he'd done — hizo grandes elogios de lo que había realizado

• that's very generous of you — eso es muy generoso de tu parte

• he was rather too generous with the chilli sauce — se pasó un poco con la salsa picante, se le fue un poco la mano con la salsa picante

• to be generous with one's money — ser generoso or desprendido con el dinero

be generous with the cream — no escatimes la nata

he wasn't exactly generous with the whisky — no fue muy espléndido que digamos con el whisky

2) (=lavish, sizeable) [gift] espléndido; [donation] cuantioso, generoso; [rise] importante, generoso; [pay, offer] generoso; [portion] grande, generoso; [bosom, figure] opulento

very generous credit terms — unas condiciones de crédito muy favorables

• a generous amount of sth — una buena cantidad de algo

• a generous helping of sth — una ración generosa de algo, una buena ración de algo

3) (=kind) [person, gesture] amable

it was very generous of Nigel to say what he did — fue muy amable por parte de Nigel decir lo que dijo

• thank you for your generous remarks — gracias por sus amables observaciones

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['dʒenrəs, 'dʒenərəs]
adjective
1) (open-handed) <person> generoso, dadivoso; <contribution> generoso; <nature> generoso

to be generous WITH something: she is generous with her money — es muy generosa or desprendida con el dinero

2) (ample, large) abundante, generoso

a generous cup of flour — una taza bien colmada de harina


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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