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1 generous
• runsaskätinen• ruokaisa• ruhtinaallinen• runsas• hyväntahtoinen• ihmisystävällinen• jalo• jalosydäminen• jalomielinen• hellä• aulis• avulias• auttavainen• avokätinen• epäitsekäs• antelias• reilu• suurpiirteinen* * *'‹enərəs1) (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.) avokätinen2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) runsas3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) hyväntahtoinen•- generosity -
2 free
• omaehtoinen• pakoton• riippumaton• ilmainen• ilmaiseksi• irrallaan• irtonainen• itsenäinen• irrallinen• irti• irralleen• irtaintechnology• irrottaa• joutilas• tuttavallinen• varaamaton• vastikkeeton• vapauttaa• vapaasti• esteetön• epävirallinen• estoton• antelias• täysivaltainen• valtoin• vapaa• valtoimenaan• väljä• liikenevä• kainostelematon• kahlehtimaton• pelastaa• maksuton• suvereeni• luonteva* * *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.) vapaa2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) vapaa3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) avokätinen4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) avoin5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) ilmainen6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) vapaa7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) vapaa8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) vapaa, ilman2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) vapauttaa2) ((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.) vapautua•- 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
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3 friend
• toveri• tuttava• tuttu• kaveri• ystävä• ystävätär• kumppani• kveekari* * *frend1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) ystävä2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) ystävä•- friendly
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- make friends with
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4 handsome
• runsas• näyttävä• ihana• hyvännäköinen• tyylikäs• hieno• hauskannäköinen• edustava• sievoinen• sievä• upea• uhkea• uljas• pramea• kaunis• muhkea• melkoinen• sorea• suurenmoinen• suurellinen• ylellinen• ylväs• korskea• komea• komea (tyylikäs)• loistelias• loistava* * *'hænsəm1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) komea2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) sievoinen, runsas•- handsomeness -
5 liberal
• runsas• jalomielinen• hillitty• vapaamielinen• avaramielinen• avarakatseinen• avokätinen• aulis• ennakkoluuloton• antelias• vapaa• kiihkoton• liberaalinen• liberalisti• liberaali• maltillinen• suvaitseva• suvaitsevainen• suurpiirteinen* * *'libərəl1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) runsaskätinen2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) vapaamielinen3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) liberaali•- liberally -
6 magnanimous
• jalomielinen• ylevämielinen* * *mæɡ'næniməs(noble and generous: a magnanimous gesture.) jalomielinen- magnanimity -
7 mean
• pahanilkinen• ruma• totunnainen• nuuka• normaali• ilkeämielinen• hävytön• häijy• ilkeä• häpeällinen• ilmentää• itsekäs• huono• viheliäinen• edustaa• epäystävällinen• esittää• ahne• aikoa• alhainen• ajatella• raukkamainen• tavallinen• tavanomainen• tietää• katala• kehno• keski-• keskiarvoinen• keskimääräinenmathematics• keskiarvo• keskivaihe• kelvoton• keskimäärä• keski• keskinkertainen• kelju• keskus• keskiverto• kitsasfinance, business, economy• halpakorkoinen• halpamainen• halpamielinen• halpa• merkitä• pelkurimainen• saita• meinata• matalamielinen• sovinnainen• suunnitella• tarkoittaa• kurja• kunnoton• kunniaton• kuvata• käsittää• pikkumainen• pihi• pirullinen• konnamainen• konventionaalinen* * *mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) saita2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) pahansuopa3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ilkeä4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) kehno•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) keskiarvo2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) keskimääräinen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 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?) tarkoittaa2) (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.) aikoa•- 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.) merkitsevä- meaningless
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8 nature
• ominaisuus• mielenlaatu• mieli• laatu• luonne• luomakunta• luonto• luonteenlaatu* * *'nei ə1) (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.) luonto2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) luonne3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) luonne4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) kaltainen•- - natured- in the nature of -
9 niggardly
• niukka• itara• visu• puutteellinen• kitsas• saita* * *'niɡədli(not generous; unwilling to give or spend money: He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift.) saita -
10 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.) paljastaa oikea karvansaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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11 soft-hearted
• tunteellinen• helläsydäminen• pehmeäsydäminen* * *adjective (kind-hearted and generous: He had been given some money by a soft-hearted aunt.) helläsydäminen -
12 tip
• palveluraha• tippi• nokka• nipukka• juomaraha• tyhjentää• helalla ym• hela• heloittaa• varustaa kärjellä• vihjaus• vihje• viittaus• vinkki• vihjaista• antaa vihje• antaa juomarahaa• pudottaa• pää• kevyesti lyödä• kevyt lyönti• kenkäin• keikauttaa• kiepsahtaa• keikahtaa• kipata• kippiauto• kallistua• kaataa• kaatopaikka• kaatua• tarjoilupalkkio• kärki• koskettaa* * *I 1. tip noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) kärki2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.)- 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.) keikahtaa2) (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.) kaataa3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) heittää2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.)- tip overIII 1. tip noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) juomaraha2. verb(to give such a gift to.)IV tip noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) vinkki- tip off -
13 to a fault
(to too great an extent: She was generous to a fault.) liian
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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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