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1 generous
generous ['dʒenərəs](a) (with money, gifts) généreux;∎ she's always generous with her time elle n'est pas avare de son temps;∎ he was very generous in his praise il ne tarissait pas d'éloges∎ generous mark (for homework etc) note f généreuse∎ a generous portion une part copieuse ou généreuse;∎ food and drink were in generous supply il y avait à boire et à manger en abondance;∎ she cut him a generous slice of cake elle lui a servi une bonne tranche de gâteau;∎ they serve generous helpings of cream ils ne lésinent pas sur la crème;∎ a generous harvest une récolte abondante(e) (physically → size) généreux, ample;∎ euphemism to have generous curves avoir des formes généreuses -
2 liberal
liberal ['lɪbərəl](a) (tolerant → person) libéral, large d'esprit; (→ ideas, mind) libéral, large; (→ education) libéral(b) (generous) libéral, généreux;∎ the cook was a bit too liberal with the salt le cuisinier a eu la main un peu lourde avec le sel;∎ he was always very liberal with his praise il n'était jamais avare de compliments(c) (copious → helping, portion) abondant, copieux2 noun∎ (moderate) she's a liberal elle est de centre gauche(19th century) libéral; (today) centriste2 noun(party member) libéral(e) m,f►► the liberal arts les sciences fpl humaines;1 noun= membre du parti libéral démocratelibéral démocrate;the Liberal Democrats parti m libéral démocrate (parti politique britannique de tendance centriste);the Liberal Party le parti libéral;liberal studies ≃ programme m de culture générale
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