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B adj1 (open-minded, tolerant) [person, institution] gen libéral ; Pol, Relig libéral ; péj bien intentionné ; [attitude, values] libéral ; liberal intellectual ≈ intellectuel/-elle m/f de gauche ;2 ( generous) [amount, offer] généreux/-euse ; [person] prodigue (with de) ; the cook has been a bit liberal with the salt la cuisinière a eu la main un peu lourde sur le sel ; to make liberal use of sth faire amplement usage de qch ;3 [translation, interpretation] libre. -
3 broad
broad [brɔ:d]∎ the road is 4 metres broad la route a 4 mètres de large ou de largeur;∎ she has a broad back elle a une forte carrure;∎ a broad grin un large ou grand sourire;∎ to be broad in the shoulders, to have broad shoulders être large d'épaules;∎ figurative he has broad shoulders, he can take it il a les reins solides, il peut encaisser;∎ British figurative it's as broad as it's long c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet, c'est du pareil ou ça revient au même(b) (extensive) vaste, immense;∎ a broad syllabus un programme très divers;∎ we offer a broad range of products nous offrons une large ou grande gamme de produits;∎ in broad daylight au grand jour, en plein jour; figurative au vu et au su de tout le monde, au grand jour∎ here is a broad outline voilà les grandes lignes;∎ in the broadest sense of the word au sens le plus large du mot;∎ his books still have a very broad appeal ses livres plaisent toujours à ou intéressent toujours un vaste public;∎ to be in broad agreement être d'accord dans les grandes lignes;(d) (not subtle) évident;∎ a broad hint une allusion transparente;∎ "surely not", she said with broad sarcasm "pas possible", dit-elle d'un ton des plus sarcastiques;∎ he speaks with a broad Scottish accent il a un accent écossais prononcé ou un fort accent écossais∎ to have broad views avoir les idées larges;∎ she has very broad tastes in literature elle a des goûts littéraires très éclectiques∎ broad humour humour m grivois;∎ a broad joke une plaisanterie osée ou leste(g) Linguistics large;∎ broad transcription transcription f large2 noun∎ the broad of the back le milieu du dos►► broad bean fève f;Religion Broad Church = groupe libéral à l'intérieur de l'Église anglicane;∎ figurative the party is a broad church le parti rassemble de nombreux courants différents; -
4 generous
generous [ˈdʒenərəs][person, gesture] généreux* * *['dʒenərəs]1) (beneficent, lavish) généreux/-euseto be generous with — ne pas être avare de [praise, time]
2) ( magnanimous) [person] magnanime3) ( large) [quantity, supply, funding] libéral; [size] grand; [hem] bon/bonne -
5 generous
1 (beneficent, lavish) [person] généreux/-euse ; to be generous with ne pas être avare de [praise, time] ;2 ( magnanimous) [person] magnanime ; the most generous interpretation is that l'interprétation la plus charitable est que ; -
6 broad
A nB adj1 ( wide) [chest, face, grin, ribbon, river, street] large ; to have a broad back lit, fig avoir le dos large ; to be broad in the hips être large de hanches ; to grow broader s'élargir ;2 ( extensive) [area, expanse, plain] vaste ;3 ( wide-ranging) [choice, range] grand ; [introduction, invitation, syllabus, consensus, feeling, implication] général ; [alliance, coalition, movement] large ; there is broad support for the law la loi a été largement approuvée ;4 ( general) [interpretation, meaning, term] large ; [aim, base, notion, option, outline, principle] général ;6 ( unsubtle) [wink] bien visible ; to drop broad hints about faire des allusions évidentes à ; to drop sb a broad hint that faire comprendre à qn que ;7 ( pronounced) [accent] fort (before n) ; to speak with ou in a broad Welsh accent parler avec un fort accent gallois ; a poem in broad Scots une poésie en dialecte écossais ;8 ( complete) in broad daylight en plein jour ;9 ( vulgar) [joke, humour] grossier/-ière ;10 Ling [transcription] phonétique.it's as broad as it's long c'est du pareil au même ○.
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