handsome

handsome
adjective,
handsomer, handsomest
1) (good-looking) gut aussehend [Mann, Frau]; schön, edel [Tier, Möbel]
2) (generous) großzügig [Geschenk, Belohnung, Mitgift]; nobel [Behandlung, Verhalten, Empfang]; (considerable) stattlich, ansehnlich [Vermögen, Summe, Preis]
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['hænsəm]
adjective
1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) hübsch
2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) beträchtlich
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- handsomeness
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hand·some
<-er, -est or more \handsome, most \handsome>
[ˈhæn(d)səm]
adj
1. (attractive) man gut aussehend; woman attraktiv
\handsome face hübsches Gesicht
the most \handsome man der bestaussehende Mann
2. (impressive) object, furniture schön; building imposant
3. (approv: larger than expected) number beachtlich, beträchtlich
a \handsome sum eine stolze [o stattliche] Summe
4. (approv: generous) großzügig, nobel fam
a \handsome apology eine mehr als ausreichende Entschuldigung
a \handsome praise ein dickes Lob
a \handsome present ein großzügiges Geschenk
5.
▶ \handsome is as \handsome does (prov) gut ist, wer Gutes tut prov, man soll jdn nicht nach seinem Äußeren beurteilen
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['hnsəm]
adj
1) (= good-looking) man, woman gut aussehend; (= well-built) stattlich; face, features attraktiv; animal, building, place, furniture schön; (= elegant) elegant; (= imposing) stattlich, imposant

he is handsome/has a handsome face — er sieht gut aus

handsome is as handsome does (Prov) — edel ist, wer edel handelt

2) (= large) profit, return, increase, salary ansehnlich; reward großzügig; sum stolz, stattlich; win, victory deutlich, entscheidend

a handsome 57 per cent — ansehnliche 57 Prozent

to win a handsome victory — überlegen gewinnen

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handsome [ˈhænsəm] adj (adv handsomely)
1. hübsch, schön, stattlich (alle auch fig), (besonders Mann auch) gut aussehend
2. fig beträchtlich, ansehnlich (Summe etc)
3. großzügig, nobel, anständig:
handsome is as handsome does (Sprichwort) edel ist, wer edel handelt; → come down 10
4. US gewandt, geschickt:
a handsome speech eine geschickt aufgebaute Rede
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adjective,
handsomer, handsomest
1) (good-looking) gut aussehend [Mann, Frau]; schön, edel [Tier, Möbel]
2) (generous) großzügig [Geschenk, Belohnung, Mitgift]; nobel [Behandlung, Verhalten, Empfang]; (considerable) stattlich, ansehnlich [Vermögen, Summe, Preis]
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adj.
gut aussehend adj.
gutaussehend adj.
hübsch adj.

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