generous

großzügig

Anderen gern Geld, Hilfe oder Zeit geben.

In einfachem Englisch: Happy to give money, help, or time to other people.

• My aunt is very generous.
• He was generous with his time.
• It was generous of you to help us move.

So benutzt man es: generous with something (She is generous with her money.); generous to someone (They have always been generous to us.); generous of someone to do something (It was generous of him to pay for everyone.)

Synonyme: giving, kind

Gegenteile: stingy, mean

Häufige Wendungen: generous person, generous with something, generous to someone, generous gift

reichlich, großzügig

Mehr als üblich oder so viel, dass alle reichlich davon bekommen.

In einfachem Englisch: Larger than usual or enough to give plenty to everyone.

• They serve generous portions here.
• Add a generous amount of cheese.
• The room has generous space for all your books.

Synonyme: large, ample, plentiful

Gegenteile: small, meagre

Häufige Wendungen: generous portion, generous helping, generous amount