liberal

liberale, aperto

Disposto ad accettare idee diverse, rispettare la libertà personale e cambiare vecchie regole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: liberal about something (Her parents are liberal about how she dresses.)

Sinonimi: open-minded, tolerant, progressive

Contrari: conservative, illiberal

Espressioni comuni: liberal views, liberal attitude, liberal approach

liberale, aperto

Disposto ad accettare nuove idee e lasciare che le persone scelgano come vivere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: open-minded, progressive, permissive

Contrari: conservative

Espressioni comuni: liberal ideas, liberal views, liberal parents

permissivo, flessibile

Che permette di fare o ricevere molto, con poche regole o limitazioni.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: unrestricted, permissive

Contrari: restrictive

Espressioni comuni: liberal rules, liberal access, liberal use

generoso

Che dà molto denaro, aiuto, elogi o altre cose.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: liberal with something (She is liberal with her praise.)

Sinonimi: generous

Contrari: stingy

Espressioni comuni: liberal with praise, liberal donations, liberal help

liberale

Persona che sostiene la libertà individuale ed è aperta a cambiamenti sociali o politici.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Contrari: conservative

Espressioni comuni: a committed liberal, a political liberal, a strong liberal