generous in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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generous [Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs, Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs] ADJ

1.1. generous (open-handed):

generous person
generoso
generous person
dadivoso
generous person
magnánimo
generous contribution
generoso
he's very generous to his children
es muy generoso con sus hijos
he must have been in a generous mood!
¡debía sentirse de lo más generoso or dadivoso!
she's generous to a fault
peca de excesivamente generosa
she's generous to a fault
es generosa en extremo
your gift was more than generous
tu regalo fue realmente espléndido
to be generous with sth she is generous with her money
es muy generosa or desprendida con el dinero
she's very generous with her criticism
cuando se trata de criticar, no se queda corta
he wasn't exactly generous with the rum
no fue precisamente espléndido con el ron
for a superb dessert, be generous with the sherry
si quiere un postre realmente espléndido, no escatime el jerez
I have been too generous with the salt
me pasé con la sal
I have been too generous with the salt
se me fue la mano con la sal
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absurdly expensive/generous/complicated
ridículamente
absurdly expensive/generous/complicated
absurdamente

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dadivoso (dadivosa)
generous
[ser]
generous
hidalgo
generous
rangoso (rangosa)
generous
cuarto (cuarta)
generous and easygoing
rasgado (rasgada)
generous
es exageradamente generoso
he's much too generous
es exageradamente generoso
he's ridiculously o excessively generous
generoso (generosa)
generous
no es muy generoso con el vino
he isn't very generous with the wine
fueron muy generosos con nosotros
they were very generous to us
es de espíritu generoso y noble
she has a generous and noble spirit
generoso (generosa)
generous
una propina muy generosa
a very generous tip
generoso (generosa)
generous

generous in the PONS Dictionary

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Translations for generous in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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generous Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be generous to a fault
ser demasiado generoso
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The bank also gave out generous loans to allow the customers to continue their investments, also profiting from the interest.
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He was so generous that he fed all his friends, rich or poor...
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At the same time, there are reports that he privately funded several college educations and was sometimes very generous, though always secretly.
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He was also known to be very generous.
In 1937 the university acquired the golf course through a generous donation.
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While he was efficient in collecting the royal revenues, he was generous to his own men, and later in life gave liberally to the poor.
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He will pay her tuition and also give her a generous monthly allowance.
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However, they would be able to retain a generous remuneration for the services he performed.
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His father gave him a generous allowance and never insisted that he follow him into business.
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She had no children of her own, but was generous in supporting the education of all 15 of her nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
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