English-German translation for "generosity"

"generosity" German translation

generosity
[dʒenəˈr(ɒ)siti; -əti]noun | Substantiv s

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Freigebigkeit, Großzügigkeit Großmut, Edelmut edle Tat
  • Großmutfeminine | Femininum f
    generosity magnanimity
    Edelmutmasculine | Maskulinum m
    generosity magnanimity
    generosity magnanimity
  • edle Tat
    generosity noble deed obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    generosity noble deed obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
to draw on sb’s generosity
jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen
to draw on sb’s generosity
to call upon sb’s generosity
an jemandes Großzügigkeit (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk) appellieren
to call upon sb’s generosity
to surprisesomebody | jemand sb into unwonted generosity
jemanden zu ungewohnter Freigebigkeit verleiten
to surprisesomebody | jemand sb into unwonted generosity
Die Kommission zeigt sich diesen Regionen gegenüber besonders großzügig.
The Commission is showing remarkable generosity towards these regions.
Source: Europarl
Was Okolloh machte, wäre nicht möglich gewesen ohne menschliche Großzügigkeit.
What Okolloh did would not have been possible without human generosity.
Source: TED
Wir fühlen uns daher bevollmächtigt, sie um Mäßigung und Großmut zu bitten.
We therefore feel we are in a position to appeal to them for moderation and generosity.
Source: Europarl
Ich möchte zum Zweiten die Großzügigkeit des Europäischen Parlaments unterstreichen.
Secondly, I would like to stress the generosity of the European Parliament.
Source: Europarl
Handelsaktivitäten werden wieder einmal als Akt der Großzügigkeit dargestellt.
Once again, commercial concerns are being portrayed as acts of generosity.
Source: Europarl
Also bitte etwas Großzügigkeit, was diesen Bereich in Estland betrifft!
So please let there be some generosity towards this sector in Estonia!
Source: Europarl
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