generosity

générosité

Qualité d’une personne qui donne volontiers de l’argent, de l’aide ou du temps aux autres.

En anglais simple : The quality of being kind and willing to give people money, help, or time.

• Thank you for your generosity.
• His generosity helped the family through a difficult winter.
• She showed great generosity by paying for our tickets.

Comment l'utiliser : generosity towards someone (Her generosity towards her neighbours made her popular.); generosity with something (Thank you for your generosity with your time.)

Synonymes : giving, kindness

Contraires : stinginess

Expressions courantes : show generosity, great generosity, generosity towards someone, generosity of donors

abondance

Fait d’être plus grand ou plus abondant que nécessaire ou prévu.

En anglais simple : The quality of being larger or more than is needed or expected.

• The generosity of the portions surprised us.
• We appreciated the generosity of space in each bedroom.
• Despite the generosity of the servings, nothing was left.

Synonymes : abundance, ample size

Contraires : scarcity

Expressions courantes : generosity of portions, generosity of space