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1 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) devīgs; dāsns2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) bagātīgs3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) augstsirdīgs•- generosity* * *cēlsirdīgs, augstsirdīgs; devīgs; dāsns, bagātīgs; auglīgs; piesātināts, intensīvs; izturēts, stiprs -
2 generous harvest
bagāta raža -
3 he is generous with his money
viņš nav skops -
4 this speaks him generous
tas liecina par viņa augstsirdību -
5 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) brīvs2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) brīvs3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) devīgs; izšķērdīgs4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) brīvs; nepiespiests5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) bezmaksas6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) brīvs7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) brīvs; neaizņemts8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) bezmaksas2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) atbrīvot2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) atbrīvot; atbrīvoties•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.)- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free* * *izlaist brīvībā, atbrīvot; atbrīvot; neatkarīgs, brīvs; labprātīgs, nepiespiests; neaizņemts, brīvs; bezmaksas; neaprobežots, neierobežots; devīgs; graciozs, nepiespiests, viegls; pieejams, brīvs; vaļīgs, neapvaldīts; brīvs; nefiksēts, brīvs; nesaistīts; bez rīkiem, brīvs; labvēlīgs; brīvi; bez maksas, par velti -
6 friend
[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) draugs2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) draugs; labvēlis•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends* * *draudzene, draugs; paziņa; kolēģis, biedrs; labvēlis, piekritējs; kvēkers -
7 handsome
['hænsəm]1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) glīts; izskatīgs2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) prāvs; krietns (par summu u.tml.)•- handsomeness* * *glīts, izskatīgs; krietns, prāvs; devīgs -
8 liberal
['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) devīgs; augstsirdīgs2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.)3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) liberāls•- liberally* * *liberālis, liberālisma piekritējs; liberāļu partijas biedrs, liberālis; devīgs, augstsirdīgs; brīvi domājošs, bez aizspriedumiem; liberāls; brīvs -
9 magnanimous
[mæɡ'næniməs](noble and generous: a magnanimous gesture.) augstsirdīgs, cēls- magnanimity* * *augstsirdīgs -
10 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skops2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) zemisks; negodīgs3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) nejauks; niķīgs4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) nabadzīgs; pieticīgs•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) vidējais2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) vidējais2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) vidusIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) nozīmēt2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) gribēt; būt nodomājušam; būt domātam•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) zīmīgs, izteiksmīgs- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *vidus; vidējais skaitlis; nozīmēt; būt nodomājušam; iecerēt, paredzēt; vidējais, vidus; viduvējs; nabadzīgs; sīkumains, skops; negodīgs, zemisks; niķīgs; mulstošs -
11 nature
['nei ə]1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) daba2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) daba, raksturs3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) būtība4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) veids; tips•- - natured- in the nature of* * *daba; daba, raksturs; pamatīpašība, būtība; veids; organisms -
12 niggardly
['niɡədli](not generous; unwilling to give or spend money: He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift.) skops* * *skopulīgs, skops; skopi, trūcīgi -
13 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) gals2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) uzlikt uzgali; nosmailināt- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) atkritumu izgāztuve- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) dzeramnauda2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dot dzeramnauduIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) padoms; mājiens; informācija- tip off* * *gals; viegls pieskāriens; dzeramnauda; mājiens; noliekšana, sašķiebšana; uzgalis; atkritumu izgāztuve; viegli pieskarties; uzlikt uzgali; dot dzeramnaudu; dot mājienu; sašķiebt, noliekt; apgriezt; sašķiebties; padot, pasniegt; izgāzt -
14 to a fault
(to too great an extent: She was generous to a fault.) pārlieku* * *pārlieku -
15 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.) parādīt savu īsto sejuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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16 soft-hearted
adjective (kind-hearted and generous: He had been given some money by a soft-hearted aunt.) mīkstsirdīgs
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