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1 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 -
2 generous
generous [ˈdʒenərəs][person, gesture] généreux* * *['dʒenərəs]1) (beneficent, lavish) généreux/-euseto be generous with — ne pas être avare de [praise, time]
2) ( magnanimous) [person] magnanime3) ( large) [quantity, supply, funding] libéral; [size] grand; [hem] bon/bonne -
3 generous
1 (beneficent, lavish) [person] généreux/-euse ; to be generous with ne pas être avare de [praise, time] ;2 ( magnanimous) [person] magnanime ; the most generous interpretation is that l'interprétation la plus charitable est que ;
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