generous

generous
[ˈdʒenərəs]
adjetivo
1generoso(a)

generous [ye-ne-ros]
adjetivo
1Liberal, bizarro, dadivoso; vigoroso; franco, abierto.
2Generoso, noble, magnánimo.
3Que tiene cualidades estimulantes, como el vino.

generous [ˈdʒenərəs] ?
adjective
1 (not mean) [+person, mood] generoso
she must have been feeling generousfeeling debía sentirse generosa dadivosa;or
to be generous [in] one's praise
she was generous in her praise of himin se deshizo en elogios para con él
she was generous in her praise of what he'd done hizo grandes elogios de lo que había realizado
the captain was generous in defeat She is deferential and Charles is generous in his praise of her He was generous in his praise of the winning team
that's very generous of youof eso es muy generoso de tu parte
he was rather too generous with the chilli saucetoo se pasó un poco con la salsa picante; se le fue un poco la mano con la salsa picante
to be generous with one's moneywith ser generoso desprendido con el dinero;or
be generous with the cream no escatimes la nata; he wasn't exactly generous with the whisky no fue muy espléndido que digamos con el whisky
2 (lavish, sizeable) [+gift] espléndido; [+donation] cuantioso; generoso; [+rise] importante; generoso; [+pay, offer] generoso
the pay is very generous
[+portion] grande; generoso; [+bosom, figure] opulento
very generous credit terms unas condiciones de crédito muy favorables
the portions are always very generous
a generous amount of sthamount una buena cantidad de algo
the dress emphasized her generous bosom she runs a successful clothes shop geared to the more generous figure
a generous helping of sthhelping una ración generosa de algo; una buena ración de algo
3 (kind) [+person, gesture] amable
it was very generous of Nigel to say what he did fue muy amable por parte de Nigel decir lo que dijo
thank you for your generous remarksremarks gracias por sus amables observaciones

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