liberal

libéral, tolérant

Prêt à accepter des idées différentes, à laisser chacun libre et à changer les anciennes règles.

En anglais simple : Willing to accept different ideas, allow personal freedom, and change old rules.

• Her parents have liberal views.
• The school takes a liberal approach to teaching.
• He became more liberal about social rules as he grew older.

Comment l'utiliser : liberal about something (Her parents are liberal about how she dresses.)

Synonymes : open-minded, tolerant, progressive

Contraires : conservative, illiberal

Expressions courantes : liberal views, liberal attitude, liberal approach

libéral, ouvert

Prêt à accepter des idées nouvelles et à laisser les gens choisir leur façon de vivre.

En anglais simple : Willing to accept new ideas and let people choose how to live.

• Her parents have liberal views.
• The school takes a liberal approach to discipline.
• His attitudes became more liberal with age.

Synonymes : open-minded, progressive, permissive

Contraires : conservative

Expressions courantes : liberal ideas, liberal views, liberal parents

permissif, souple

Qui permet aux gens de faire ou de recevoir beaucoup de choses, avec peu de règles ou de restrictions.

En anglais simple : Allowing people to do or receive a lot, with few rules or limits.

• The library has liberal borrowing rules.
• The policy allows liberal use of these images.
• Their liberal spending limits made shopping easy.

Synonymes : unrestricted, permissive

Contraires : restrictive

Expressions courantes : liberal rules, liberal access, liberal use

généreux

Qui donne beaucoup d’argent, d’aide, de compliments ou d’autres choses.

En anglais simple : Giving plenty of money, help, praise, or other things.

• He was liberal with his compliments.
• The charity received liberal donations.
• She gave the children liberal amounts of food.

Comment l'utiliser : liberal with something (She is liberal with her praise.)

Synonymes : generous

Contraires : stingy

Expressions courantes : liberal with praise, liberal donations, liberal help

libéral

Personne qui défend la liberté individuelle et accepte les changements sociaux ou politiques.

En anglais simple : A person who supports personal freedom and is open to social or political change.

• She describes herself as a liberal.
• Several liberals supported the reform.
• Can a liberal and a conservative agree on this issue?

Contraires : conservative

Expressions courantes : a committed liberal, a political liberal, a strong liberal