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1 ungenerous
1 ( mean) [person] peu généreux/-euse (to envers) ;2 ( unsympathetic) [person, attitude] dur (towards envers) ; it was ungenerous of you to do ce n'était pas très charitable de ta part de faire. -
2 ungenerous
ungenerous [‚ʌn'dʒenərəs](a) (allowance, person) peu généreux;∎ the offer was not ungenerous l'offre n'était pas peu généreuse(b) (criticism, remark) mesquin -
3 ungenerous
[ʌn'dʒenərəs]1) ( mean) peu généreux/-euse (to envers)2) ( unsympathetic) dur ( towards envers) -
4 mean
mean [mi:n](preterite, past participle meant)a. ( = signify) vouloir dire• what do you mean (by that)? que voulez-vous dire (par là) ?• see what I mean? (inf) tu vois ce que je veux dire ?• what does this mean? qu'est-ce que cela veut dire ?• don't I mean anything to you at all? je ne suis donc rien pour toi ?• you don't really mean that? vous n'êtes pas sérieux ?• I didn't mean to! je ne l'ai pas fait exprès !• he didn't mean anything by it (referring to an action) il l'a fait sans penser à mal ; (referring to a comment) il l'a dit sans penser à mal• he meant you when he said... c'est à vous qu'il faisait allusion lorsqu'il disait...2. noun3. adjectivea. ( = average) moyen• don't be so mean! ne sois pas si radin ! (inf)d. ( = inferior) he's no mean singer c'est un chanteur de talent4. compounds* * *[miːn] 1.1) gen, Mathematics moyenne f2) fig ( middle point) milieu m2.1) ( average) [weight, age] moyen/-enne2) ( ungenerous) [person] avare, radin (colloq); [attitude, nature] mesquin; [examiner] sévère3) ( unkind) [person] méchant (to avec)4) ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant5) ( tough) [city] implacable; [street] hostile6) (colloq) ( skilful) [artist, cook, cocktail] formidable, du tonnerre (colloq) (after n)7) ( small)8) ( lowly) littér [dwelling] misérable; [birth] bas/basse; [origin] modeste9) (colloq) US ( off colour)3.transitive verb (prét, pp meant)1) ( signify) [word, phrase, symbol] signifier, vouloir dire; [sign] vouloir dire2) ( intend)to mean for somebody to do — US vouloir que quelqu'un fasse
to be meant for somebody — [question, bomb] être destiné à quelqu'un
he means what he says — ( he is sincere) il est sérieux; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas
3) ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes]4) ( intend to say) vouloir direI mean to say (colloq), who wants a car that won't start? — non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas?
5) ( be of value)6) ( be destined)it was meant to be ou happen — cela devait arriver
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5 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.) généreux2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) généreux3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) généreux•- generosity -
6 stingy
['stin‹i](mean or ungenerous: My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food.) avare; chiche- stingily- stinginess -
7 tight-fisted
adjective (mean and ungenerous with money: a tight-fisted employer.) radin -
8 mean
A nB adj1 ( average) [weight, temperature] moyen/-enne ;2 ( ungenerous) [person] avare ; [attitude, nature] mesquin ; [examiner] sévère ; to be mean with être avare sur [portion, quantity] ; he's mean with his money il est avare ;3 ○ ( unkind) [person, action] méchant ; [trick] sale (before n) ; to be mean to sb être méchant avec qn ; to be mean about faire des remarques désobligeantes sur [appearance, performance] ; it is/was mean of you to do ce n'est pas chic de ta part de faire/d'avoir fait ; to feel mean for ou about doing avoir un peu honte de faire ;4 ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant ; that man/dog has got a mean streak cet homme/ce chien a la méchanceté en lui ;6 ○ ( skilful) [exponent, shot] formidable, du tonnerre ○ (after n) ; she makes a mean margarita elle fait un margarita du tonnerre ○ ; she plays a mean game of tennis/chess elle touche sa bille ○ au tennis/aux échecs ; you're no mean artist/poker player! tu es un sacré ○ artiste/joueur de poker! ;7 ○ ( small) to have no mean opinion of oneself avoir une haute opinion de soi-même ; that's no mean feat! ce n'est pas un mince exploit! ;1 ( signify) [word, symbol, phrase] signifier, vouloir dire (that que) ; [sign] vouloir dire ; what does this word/symbol mean? que signifie ce mot/symbole? ; the name/word means nothing to me ce nom/mot ne me dit rien ; does the term mean anything to him? est-ce que le terme lui dit quelque chose? ;2 ( intend) to mean to do avoir l'intention de faire ; to mean sb to do GB, to mean for sb to do US vouloir que qn fasse ; to be meant for sb [question, bomb] être destiné à qn ; I meant it as a joke/a compliment c'était une blague/un compliment de ma part ; he doesn't mean you any harm il ne te veut aucun mal ; what do you mean by opening my letters? qu'est-ce qui te prend d'ouvrir mon courrier? ; to mean well avoir de bonnes intentions (by sb à l'égard de qn) ; he means trouble ou mischief il a de mauvaises intentions ; she means business elle est sérieuse ; he means what he says ( he is sincere) il est sérieux ; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas ; she meant no offence elle n'y entendait pas malice ; I didn't mean to do it je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; I didn't mean anything by it je n'avais aucune arrière-pensée ; without meaning to par inadvertance ; my remark offended you? it was meant to! ma remarque t'a vexé? c'était voulu! ;3 ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes] ; [budget] signifier [tax cuts] ; his death/the accident means doing à cause de sa mort/l'accident il faut faire ;4 ( intend to say) vouloir dire ; do you mean Paul Rose? tu veux dire Paul Rose? ; what do you mean by that remark? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? ; do you mean me? c'est de moi que tu parles? ; I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas? ; I know what you mean je comprends ;5 ( be of value) a promise/designer label means nothing une promesse/marque ne veut pas dire grand-chose ; she means everything/nothing to me elle est tout/n'est rien pour moi ; money means everything/nothing to them l'argent représente tout/ne représente rien pour eux ; your friendship means a lot to me ton amitié est très importante pour moi ; what it means to live in a democracy! quelle belle chose que de vivre dans une démocratie! ;6 ( be destined) ( tjrs au passif) to be meant to do être destiné à faire ; she was meant to be/become a doctor elle était destinée à être/devenir médecin ; it was meant to be ou happen cela devait arriver ; they were meant for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre ; I was meant for better things j'étais appelé à un destin meilleur ;7 ( be supposed to be) ( tjrs au passif) he's/you're etc meant to be il est/tu es etc censé être [impartial, sad] ; I'm/you're etc meant to be doing je suis/tu es etc censé faire. -
9 chary
chary ['tʃeərɪ]∎ he's chary of allowing strangers into his home il hésite à accueillir des gens qu'il ne connaît pas chez lui(b) (ungenerous) parcimonieux;∎ he was chary of praise il faisait rarement des éloges, il était avare de compliments -
10 illiberal
illiberal [ɪ'lɪbərəl](b) (ungenerous) avare
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