charity

Wohltätigkeitsorganisation

Eine Organisation, die hilfsbedürftigen Menschen Geld, Güter oder Dienstleistungen zur Verfügung stellt.

In einfachem Englisch: An organization that gives money, goods, or services to people who need help.

• She works for a charity.
• The charity provides meals for homeless people.
• Several charities helped after the flood.

Synonyme: aid organization

Häufige Wendungen: local charity, registered charity, work for charity

Wohltätigkeit

Die Tätigkeit, armen, kranken oder anderweitig bedürftigen Menschen zu helfen.

In einfachem Englisch: The work of helping people who are poor, ill, or in need.

• They raised money for charity.
• He spends weekends doing charity work.
• All ticket sales will go to charity.

So benutzt man es: for charity (We held a concert for charity.)

Synonyme: charitable work

Häufige Wendungen: for charity, charity work, give to charity

Almosen, Unterstützung

Geld, Güter oder andere Hilfe, die bedürftige Menschen erhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: Money, goods, or other help given to people who need them.

• He refused to accept charity.
• The family depended on charity for food.
• She needed a job, not charity.

Synonyme: aid, help

Häufige Wendungen: accept charity, live on charity, receive charity

Nächstenliebe, Güte

Die Eigenschaft, andere freundlich, fürsorglich und verständnisvoll zu behandeln.

In einfachem Englisch: The quality of treating others with kindness, care, and understanding.

• She treated everyone with charity.
• Try to show some charity toward his mistakes.
• His harsh judgment lacked charity.

So benutzt man es: charity toward someone (She showed charity toward people who disagreed with her.)

Synonyme: kindness, compassion, benevolence

Gegenteile: cruelty

Häufige Wendungen: show charity, Christian charity, charity toward someone