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1 liberal
1. adjective2) (not strict) liberal; frei [Auslegung]3) (open-minded; also Polit.) liberal2. nounthe Liberal Democrats — (Brit.) die Liberaldemokraten
•• Cultural note:Liberal — (Polit.) Liberale, der/die
Inoffiziell oft auch als Lib Dems bezeichnet. Die drittgrößte politische Partei Großbritanniens. Sie ging 1988 aus einem Zusammenschluss der Liberal Party und Mitgliedern der Social Democratic Party hervor* * *['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) freigebeig2) (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•- academic.ru/42712/liberality">liberality- liberally* * *Lib·er·al[ˈlɪbərəl]II. adj liberalthe \Liberal candidate der Kandidat/die Kandidatin der Liberalen [Partei]the \Liberal manifesto das Manifest der Liberalen [Partei]the \Liberal vote die Wählerschaft [o Stimmen] der Liberalen [Partei]* * *['lIbərəl]1. adjto be liberal with one's praise/comments — mit Lob/seinen Kommentaren freigebig sein
2) (= broad-minded) liberalthe Liberal Party ( Brit Hist, in Canada ) — die Liberale Partei
2. n2) (= liberal-minded person) Liberalgesinnte(r) mfhe's a liberal in social matters — er hat eine liberale Einstellung in sozialen Angelegenheiten
* * *liberal [ˈlıbərəl; ˈlıbrəl]A adj (adv liberally)1. liberal, frei(sinnig), vorurteilslos, aufgeschlossen:a liberal thinker ein liberal denkender Mensch3. großzügig:a) freigebig (of mit)b) reichlich (bemessen):a liberal gift ein großzügiges Geschenk;a liberal quantity eine reichliche Mengec) frei (Interpretation etc)4. allgemein(bildend), nicht berufsbezogen:liberal education allgemeinbildende Erziehung, (gute) AllgemeinbildungB s1. liberal denkender Mensch* * *1. adjective1) (generous, abundant) großzügig2) (not strict) liberal; frei [Auslegung]3) (open-minded; also Polit.) liberal2. nounthe Liberal Democrats — (Brit.) die Liberaldemokraten
•• Cultural note:Liberal — (Polit.) Liberale, der/die
Inoffiziell oft auch als Lib Dems bezeichnet. Die drittgrößte politische Partei Großbritanniens. Sie ging 1988 aus einem Zusammenschluss der Liberal Party und Mitgliedern der Social Democratic Party hervor* * *n.Liberale -n m.,f. -
2 generous
adjective1) großzügig; (noble-minded) großmütig2) (ample, abundant) großzügig; reichhaltig [Mahl]; reichlich [Nachschub, Vorrat, Portion]; üppig [Figur, Formen, Mahl]* * *['‹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.) freigiebig3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) großmütig•- academic.ru/87393/generously">generously- generosity* * *gen·er·ous[ˈʤenərəs]he is \generous in defeat/victory er ist ein guter [o fairer] Verlierer/fairer Gewinner\generous contribution großzügige Spendeto be \generous with money/talents/time großzügig [o freigebig] mit Geld/Talent/Zeit umgehento have a \generous nature großzügig sein2. (kind) wohlwollend, wohlmeinend3. (ample) großzügiga \generous helping [or portion] eine große Portiona \generous tip ein großzügiges Trinkgeld* * *['dZenərəs]adj1) (= liberal) person, mood großzügigto be generous in one's praise — mit Lob nicht geizen, voll des Lobes sein (geh)
to be generous with one's time —
he was generous in sharing his knowledge — er ließ andere an seinem Wissen großzügig teilhaben
2) (= lavish) gift, hospitality, subsidy, prize, sum, offer großzügig; terms günstig; (= plentiful) portion, supply reichlicha generous amount or helping of... — eine reichliche Portion...
with the generous support of... — mit großzügiger Unterstützung von...
she was generous in defeat —
they were generous enough to overlook the mistake — sie waren so großzügig, den Fehler zu übersehen
* * *generous adj (adv generously)1. großzügig:a) freigebigb) edel(mütig), hochherzig2. reichlich, üppig (Portion etc):a generous mouth volle Lippen pl3. gehaltvoll, vollmundig (Wein)4. reich, fruchtbar (Boden etc)* * *adjective1) großzügig; (noble-minded) großmütig2) (ample, abundant) großzügig; reichhaltig [Mahl]; reichlich [Nachschub, Vorrat, Portion]; üppig [Figur, Formen, Mahl]* * *adj.freigebig adj.freigiebig adj.freizügig adj.großzügig adj.
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