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81 give generous praise
Общая лексика: не скупиться на похвалу -
82 hand out generous loans
Банковское дело: выдавать щедрые кредиты (англ. цитата - из статьи в Wall Street Journal)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hand out generous loans
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83 have the name of being generous
Общая лексика: славиться щедростьюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have the name of being generous
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84 he is a generous giver
Общая лексика: он щедр на подаркиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he is a generous giver
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85 he is a generous spirit
1) Общая лексика: у него (это) широкая душа2) Макаров: у него широкая душа, у него это широкая душа, это широкая душаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he is a generous spirit
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86 he is generous to excess
Макаров: он излишне щедрУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he is generous to excess
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87 he is very generous with his time
Общая лексика: он совершенно не считается со своим временемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he is very generous with his time
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88 he was generous towards others, while stinting himself
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he was generous towards others, while stinting himself
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89 his appeal met with a generous response
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > his appeal met with a generous response
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90 it is not his way to be generous
Общая лексика: он не отличается щедростьюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is not his way to be generous
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91 of generous size
Общая лексика: большого размера -
92 she is generous to a fault
Макаров: в своей щедрости она не знает мерыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she is generous to a fault
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93 she is not very generous with the food
Общая лексика: она скуповата по части угощенияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > she is not very generous with the food
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94 the neighbours were as generous as could be
Общая лексика: соседи проявили необычайную щедростьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the neighbours were as generous as could be
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95 the seams in this dress are very generous
Общая лексика: в этом платье (в швах) большой запасУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the seams in this dress are very generous
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96 to be generous to a fault
Общая лексика: быть чрезмерно щедрым, доводить щедрость до абсурдаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > to be generous to a fault
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97 to be generous with
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98 to be generous with (one's) money
Общая лексика: быть щедрым (не скупиться, на деньги)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to be generous with (one's) money
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99 under generous volume conditions
Автоматика: в условиях обильной подачи (напр. СОЖ)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > under generous volume conditions
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100 ways of generous proportions
Автоматика: широкие направляющиеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > ways of generous proportions
См. также в других словарях:
Generous — Gen er*ous, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]reux, fr. L. generous of noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth, race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generous — Upload / Commons Upload Père : Caerleon … Wikipédia en Français
generous — [jen′ər əs] adj. [L generosus, of noble birth, excellent, generous < genus: see GENUS] 1. Obs. of noble birth 2. having qualities attributed to people of noble birth; noble minded; gracious; magnanimous 3. giving or sharing liberally and… … English World dictionary
generous — I adjective altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big hearted, bountiful, capacious, charitable, chivalrous, copious, decent, donative, gracious, humane, kind, kindly, magnanimous, meritorious, munificent, noble, philanthropic, unselfish, warm… … Law dictionary
generous — 1580s, of noble birth, from M.Fr. généreux, from L. generosus of noble birth, figuratively magnanimous, generous, from genus (gen. generis) race, stock (see GENUS (Cf. genus)). Secondary senses of unselfish (1690s) and plentiful (1610s) were… … Etymology dictionary
generous — [adj1] giving, big hearted acceptable, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, considerate, easy, equitable, excellent, fair, free, good, greathearted, helpful, high minded, honest, honorable, hospitable, just,… … New thesaurus
generous — bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent, *liberal, handsome Analogous words: lavish, prodigal, *profuse, exuberant: benevolent, philanthropic, eleemosynary, *charitable, altruistic Antonyms: stingy Contrasted words: close, closefisted,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
generous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) freely giving more than is necessary or expected. 2) kind towards others. 3) larger or more plentiful than is usual. DERIVATIVES generosity noun generously adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «of noble birth»: from Latin… … English terms dictionary
generous — gen|er|ous [ dʒen(ə)rəs ] adjective ** 1. ) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected: Merton is clearly a warm and generous human being. generous to: Billy was very generous to people who had less than he did. generous… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
generous */*/ — UK [ˈdʒenərəs] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəs] adjective 1) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected Merton is clearly a warm and generous person. generous to: Billy was very generous to people who had less than he did. generous with … English dictionary
generous — gen|e|rous [ˈdʒenərəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: généreux, from Latin generosus born into a high rank , from genus; GENUS] 1.) someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them… … Dictionary of contemporary English