liberal
(=tolerant)
[person] tolérant(e)
→ I hope I'm as liberal as your father was.
[attitude] libéral(e)
→ She has liberal views on divorce.
[régime, society] libéral(e)
→ Their policy towards China is to encourage a more liberal political regime there.
[education] libéral(e)
→ the values of a liberal education
(=generous)
liberal amounts of sth de généreuses quantités de qch
to be liberal with sth être prodigue de qch
→ As always he is liberal with his jokes.
to make liberal use of sth faire un usage généreux de qch
→ She made liberal use of her sister's make-up.
bleeding-heart liberal
n libéral m au cœur tendre, libéral m au grand cœur
→ I'm not a bleeding heart liberal.
Liberal
n libéral(e) m/f
→ The Liberals hold twenty-three seats in parliament.
→ He's a Liberal.
adj libéral(e)
→ the Liberal leader
adv
to vote Liberal voter libéral
liberal arts (US)
npl arts mpl libéraux
→ He read liberal arts at Georgetown University
modif
[college] d'arts libéraux
[course, degree] en arts libéraux
→ There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business.
Liberal Democrat
n libéral(e) -démocrate m/f
the Liberal Democrats les libéraux-démocrates
liberal-minded , liberally-minded
adj libéral(e) , tolérant(e)