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1 scheutig
1 [vrijgevig] generous2 [bereidwillig] willing♦voorbeelden:scheutig met complimentjes zijn • be generous with compliments2 hij is niet scheutig om iets voor een ander te doen • he is reluctant to do something for someone else -
2 scheutig met complimentjes zijn
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3 avare
avare [avaʀ]1. adjective[personne] miserly2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *avaʀ
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adjectif miserly
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nom masculin et féminin miser* * *avaʀ1. adj1) (= pingre) miserly2) figavare de [paroles, détails] — sparing with
2. nmf* * *A adj mean with money GB, miserly; avare de qch sparing with; être avare de son temps to give one's time to people sparingly; être avare de paroles to use words sparingly; il n'est pas avare de compliments he's generous with his compliments.B nmf miser.à père avare, fils prodigue Prov a miser will father a spendthrift son.[avar] adjectif2. (figuré)il n'a pas été avare de compliments/de conseils he was generous with his compliments/advice————————[avar] nom masculin et féminin -
4 prodigue
prodigue [pʀɔdig]adjective( = dépensier) extravagant ; ( = généreux) generous* * *pʀɔdig1) ( gaspilleur) extravagant2) ( libéral)être prodigue de compliments/de son argent — to be lavish with one's praise/one's money
être prodigue de son temps/ses efforts — to be generous with one's time/one's efforts
3) Religion* * *pʀɔdiɡ adj1)2)3) (= dépensier) prodigal4) (= généreux) generous* * *A adj1 ( gaspilleur) extravagant;2 ( libéral) être prodigue de conseils to be free with advice; être prodigue de promesses to be good at making promises; être prodigue de compliments/de son argent to be lavish with one's praise/one's money; être prodigue de son temps/ses efforts to be generous with one's time/one's efforts; il est peu prodigue de compliments he's not one to give praise;3 Relig l'enfant or le fils prodigue the prodigal son.B nmf spendthrift.[prɔdig] adjectif2. (figuré)prodigue de generous ou overgenerous with————————[prɔdig] nom masculin et féminin -
5 prodigo
prodigo agg. prodigal, lavish; ( di denaro) (very) extravagant: è facile essere prodigo con il denaro degli altri, it is easy to be extravagant with someone else's money; essere prodigo di lodi, cure, to be prodigal (o lavish) with praise, care; essere prodigo di consigli verso qlcu., to be lavish with one's advice to s.o. (o to lavish one's advice on s.o.); fu prodigo di sorrisi per i fotografi, he lavished smiles (o he lavishly bestowed smiles) on the photographers // il figliuol prodigo, the prodigal son◆ s.m. prodigal, spendthrift.* * *1.1) (dissipatore) extravagant, lavish, prodigal, thriftless2) fig. generous, free, lavishessere prodigo di complimenti, consigli — to be free with compliments, advice
3) bibl.2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) spendthrift, unthrift* * *prodigo1 (dissipatore) extravagant, lavish, prodigal, thriftless2 fig. generous, free, lavish; essere prodigo di complimenti, consigli to be free with compliments, advice(f. -a) spendthrift, unthrift. -
6 lésiner
lésiner [lezine]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• ne pas lésiner sur les moyens to use all the means at one's disposal ; (pour mariage, repas) to pull out all the stops (inf)* * *lezineverbe intransitifne pas lésiner sur — to be liberal with [ingrédient, argent, compliments]
* * *lezine vt* * *lésiner verb table: aimer vi lésiner sur to skimp on [argent, moyens, travail, ingrédient]; to be sparing with [compliments]; ne pas lésiner sur to be liberal with [ingrédient, argent, compliments]; ne pas lésiner sur la dépense to spare no expense.[lezine]lésiner sur verbe plus prépositiontu n'as pas lésiné sur le sel! you got a bit carried away with ou you were a bit too generous with the salt! -
7 chiche
I.chiche1 [∫i∫]adjective→ poisII.chiche2 [∫i∫]adjectivea. ( = mesquin) mean* * *ʃiʃ
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1) ( parcimonieux) mean GB, stingy2) (colloq) ( capable)
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(colloq) exclamation‘je vais le faire’ - ‘chiche!’ — ‘I'll do it’ - ‘I dare you!’
* * *ʃiʃ1. adj1) (= mesquin) mean, niggardly2) (= pauvre) meagre Grande-Bretagne meager USA3) (en locution) (= capable)Tu n'es pas chiche de lui parler! — You wouldn't speak to her!, You wouldn't dare speak to her!
2. excl(en réponse à un défi) you're on!* * *A adj3 ○( capable) être chiche de faire qch to be able to do sth; t'es pas chiche de le faire I bet you can't do it; ⇒ pois.B excl ‘je vais le faire’-‘chiche!’ ‘I'll do it’-‘I dare you!’; chiche que je le fais! bet you I can do it![ʃiʃ] adjectif1. [avare] mean3. (familier) [capable]je vais lui dire ce que je pense! - allez, chiche! I'm going to give him a piece of my mind! - go on, I dare you!
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