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1 generous
adj. ädel; storsint; rik, väl tilltagna dimensioner, bördig* * *['‹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.) generös, frikostig2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) generöst tilltagen, stor3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) storsint•- generosity -
2 generous person
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3 generous tip
generös dricks -
4 free
adj. fri; obunden, frisläppt; självständig, oberoende; ledig; befriad, undantagen; gratis; ymnig, riklig; otyglad, otvungen--------adv. gratis; fritt--------v. frigöra; befria; frita; göra sig av med (bördor etc.); lösgöra; rädda* * *[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.) fri2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) fri3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) frikostig4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) frispråkig, rättfram5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratis6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) ledig7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) ledig8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) befriad, fri, utan2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) befria2) ((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.) bli av med, befria•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) frilansa- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
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5 friend
n. vän; kompis, kamrat; supporter; gynnare; pojk- flickvän; kväkare (medlem av kväkarnas samfund)* * *[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) vän, väninna2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) vän, gynnare•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
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6 handsome
adj. stilig, vacker; ansenlig* * *['hænsəm]1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) snygg, stilig, vacker2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) ansenlig, frikostig•- handsomeness -
7 liberal
adj. frisinnad; fördomsfri; vidsynt; frikostig; liberal--------n. liberal, fördomsfri, frisinnad; medlem av det liberala partiet* * *['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) frikostig, generös2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) liberal3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) liberal•- liberally -
8 magnanimous
adj. storsint, högsint, ej småaktig* * *[mæɡ'næniməs](noble and generous: a magnanimous gesture.) storsint, ädelmodig- magnanimity -
9 mean
adj. medelvärde; medel-; nedrig, elak, simpel, lumpen; snål; lågsint--------n. mitt; genomsnitt--------v. mena; avse; betyda* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) snål2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) simpel, gemen3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) elak, otäck4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) torftig, eländig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) medel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) i medeltal, genomsnittlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medeltal, -värde, -vägIII 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?) betyda, mena2) (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.) ha för avsikt, ämna•- 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.) menande- meaningless
- be meant to
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10 nature
n. natur* * *['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.) natur, naturen2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) kynne3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) karaktär, beskaffenhet, typ4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) art, slag, sort•- - natured- in the nature of -
11 niggardly
adv. knussligt, snålt; svartsjukt* * *['niɡədli](not generous; unwilling to give or spend money: He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift.) snål, gnidig -
12 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.)English-Swedish dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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13 soft-hearted
godhjärtad, ömsint, deltagande* * *adjective (kind-hearted and generous: He had been given some money by a soft-hearted aunt.) godhjärtad -
14 tip
n. dricks; tips; spets, topp; soptipp--------v. ge dricks; tippa, stjälpa; få att luta* * *I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) spets, topp, snibb2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) förse med spets (topp)- 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.) tippa, välta2) (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.) tippa (tömma, stjälpa) []3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) tömma, tippa, slänga2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) tipp- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) dricks2. verb(to give such a gift to.) ge dricksIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) tips- tip off -
15 to a fault
(to too great an extent: She was generous to a fault.) överdrivet, alldeles för
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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
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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
