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1 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) caritate, milă2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) organizaţii de binefacere•- charitably -
2 fête
[feit](an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) -
3 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) a patrona2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) a sponsoriza2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) sponsor -
4 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) a apela (la); a cere2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.)3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) a plăcea2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apel, chemare2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) farmec• -
5 charitable
1) ((negative uncharitable) kind.) generos2) (of a charity: a charitable organization.) de binefacere -
6 charities
plural; see charity -
7 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) a contribui2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) a contribui (la)•- contributor -
8 contribution
[kon-]1) (the act of contributing.) contribuţie2) (something contributed, especially money: Would you like to make a contribution to this charity?) donaţie -
9 deserving
1) (worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc): I only give money to deserving causes.) nobil2) ((with of) worthy of: He is deserving of better treatment than this.) demn (de) -
10 freely
1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) liber2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) de bunăvoie((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.) -
11 good works
noun plural (acts of charity: He is known throughout the city for his good works.) operă de caritate -
12 handsome
['hænsəm]1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) frumos2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) frumos, apreciabil•- handsomeness -
13 homeless
noun plural, adjective ((people) without a place to live in: This charity was set up to help the homeless; homeless people.) persoane fără adăpost -
14 in aid of
(as a financial help to (a charity etc): The collection is in aid of the blind.) pentru ajutorarea -
15 jumble sale
(a sale of unwanted possessions, eg used clothing, usually to raise money for a charity etc.) -
16 lottery
['lotəri]plural - lotteries; noun(the sharing out of money or prizes won by chance, through drawing lots: They held a public lottery in aid of charity.) loterie -
17 proceeds
['prəusi:‹]noun plural (money or profit made (from a sale etc): They gave the proceeds of the sale to charity.) beneficiu -
18 promotion
[-ʃən]1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) promovare, avansare2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) încurajare3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promotion, publicitate -
19 show oneself in one's true colours
(to show or express one's real character, opinion etc: He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.) a-şi arăta adevărata faţăEnglish-Romanian dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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20 subscribe
1) (to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause: He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present.) a dona2) ((with to) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc): I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years.) a se abona, a plăti un abonament (la)•- subscription
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Charity — Char i*ty, n.; pl. {Charities}. [F. charit[ e] fr. L. caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly, loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend, W. caru to love. Cf. {Caress}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Love; universal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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charity — char·i·ty n pl ties: a gift for humanitarian, philanthropic, or other purposes beneficial to the public (as maintaining a public building); also: an institution (as a hospital or school) or organization founded by such a gift compare private… … Law dictionary
charity — 1 *mercy, clemency, grace, lenity Analogous words: love, affection, *attachment: benevolence, humaneness, altruism (see corresponding adjectives at CHARITABLE): benignity, benignancy, kindness, kindliness (see corresponding adjectives at KIND):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Charity — Charity … Wikipedia Español
Charity — f English: from the vocabulary word, denoting originally the Christian s love for his fellow man (Latin caritās, from carus dear). In spite of St Paul s words ‘and now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is… … First names dictionary
charity — (n.) mid 12c., benevolence for the poor, from O.Fr. charité (O.N.Fr. carité), from L. caritatem (nom. caritas) costliness, esteem, affection (in Vulgate often used as translation of Gk. agape love especially Christian love of fellow man perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
charity — ► NOUN (pl. charities) 1) an organization set up to help those in need. 2) the voluntary giving of money or other help to those in need. 3) help or money given in this way. 4) tolerance in judging others. ● charity begins at home Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
charity — [n1] generosity, gift alms, alms giving, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fund, gifting, hand*, hand out, helping hand*, largesse, oblation, offering, philanthropy, relief, write off; concepts 337,657 … New thesaurus
Charity — [char′i tē] n. [see CHARITY] a feminine name … English World dictionary
charity — /ˈtʃariti, ingl. ˈtʃærɪtɪ/ [vc. ingl., propr. «carità, beneficenza»] s. f. inv. 1. evento benefico 2. ente benefico, fondazione, onlus … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
