generous

generous
adjective
1) großzügig; (noble-minded) großmütig
2) (ample, abundant) großzügig; reichhaltig [Mahl]; reichlich [Nachschub, Vorrat, Portion]; üppig [Figur, Formen, Mahl]
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['‹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.) freigiebig
2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) üppig
3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) großmütig
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gen·er·ous
[ˈʤenərəs]
adj
1. (giving) großzügig, freigebig, SCHWEIZ a. generös
he is \generous in defeat/victory er ist ein guter [o fairer] Verlierer/fairer Gewinner
\generous contribution großzügige Spende
to be \generous with money/talents/time großzügig [o freigebig] mit Geld/Talent/Zeit umgehen
to have a \generous nature großzügig sein
2. (kind) wohlwollend, wohlmeinend
3. (ample) großzügig
a \generous helping [or portion] eine große Portion
a \generous tip ein großzügiges Trinkgeld
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['dZenərəs]
adj
1) (= liberal) person, mood großzügig

they were in a less generous mood — sie waren weniger großzügig

to be generous in one's praise — mit Lob nicht geizen, voll des Lobes sein (geh)

to be generous with one's time —

he was generous in sharing his knowledge — er ließ andere an seinem Wissen großzügig teilhaben

2) (= lavish) gift, hospitality, subsidy, prize, sum, offer großzügig; terms günstig; (= plentiful) portion, supply reichlich

a generous amount or helping of ... — eine reichliche Portion ...

to be a generous size — großzügig bemessen sein

a generous size 14 — eine groß ausgefallene Größe 14

with the generous support of ... — mit großzügiger Unterstützung von ...

or trunk (US) — der Wagen hat einen großzügigen Kofferraum

3) (= kind) person, gesture, spirit großmütig; remarks wohlwollend

she was generous in defeat —

they were generous enough to overlook the mistake — sie waren so großzügig, den Fehler zu übersehen

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generous adj (adv generously)
1. großzügig:
a) freigebig
b) edel(mütig), hochherzig
2. reichlich, üppig (Portion etc):
a generous mouth volle Lippen pl
3. gehaltvoll, vollmundig (Wein)
4. reich, fruchtbar (Boden etc)
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adjective
1) großzügig; (noble-minded) großmütig
2) (ample, abundant) großzügig; reichhaltig [Mahl]; reichlich [Nachschub, Vorrat, Portion]; üppig [Figur, Formen, Mahl]
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adj.
freigebig adj.
freigiebig adj.
freizügig adj.
großzügig adj.

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