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gen·er·ous
(jĕn′ər-əs)adj.
1. Liberal in giving or sharing. See Synonyms at liberal.
2. Showing kindness and magnanimity: It was generous of him to mention us in his remarks.
3. Marked by abundance; ample: a generous slice of cake.
4. Having a rich bouquet and flavor: a generous wine.
5. Obsolete Of noble lineage.
[French genereux, of noble birth, magnanimous, from Latin generōsus, from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
gen′er·ous·ly adv.
gen′er·ous·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | generously - in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities" |
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Translations
بِصورَة كريمَه
šlechetněštědře
gavmildtgenerøststorsindet
af örlæti
veľkoryso
velikodušno
bol bolcömertçe
generously
[ˈdʒenərəslɪ] ADV1. (= not meanly) [give, donate, reward] → generosamente
please give generously to this worthy cause → por favor, contribuyan generosamente a esta noble causa
please give generously to this worthy cause → por favor, contribuyan generosamente a esta noble causa
2. (= liberally) season generously with salt → condimentar con abundante sal
generously cut shirts → camisas de corte amplio
a generously illustrated book → un libro ampliamente ilustrado
she was a generously proportioned woman → era una mujer de opulentas formas
generously cut shirts → camisas de corte amplio
a generously illustrated book → un libro ampliamente ilustrado
she was a generously proportioned woman → era una mujer de opulentas formas
3. (= kindly) [offer, provide] → generosamente
he generously offered to cancel the debt → se ofreció generosamente a cancelar la deuda, en un gesto desinteresado, se ofreció a cancelar la deuda
they very generously offered to help us move house → se ofrecieron generosamente a ayudarnos a mudarnos de casa
he generously offered to cancel the debt → se ofreció generosamente a cancelar la deuda, en un gesto desinteresado, se ofreció a cancelar la deuda
they very generously offered to help us move house → se ofrecieron generosamente a ayudarnos a mudarnos de casa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
generously
[ˈdʒɛnərəsli] adv (= kindly) → généreusement
(= unstintingly) → généreusement
(= plentifully) → abondamment
generously sized → grand(e)gene sequence n → séquence f du génomegene sequencing n → séquençage m du génome
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generously
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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generous
(ˈdʒenərəs) adjective (negative ungenerous).
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.
2. large; larger than necessary. a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.
3. kind, willing to forgive. Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.
ˈgenerously adverbˌgeneˈrosity (-ˈrosəti) noun
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