charitable

char·i·ta·ble  (chr-t-bl)

adj.

1. Generous in giving money or other help to the needy.

2. Mild or tolerant in judging others; lenient.

3. Of, for, or concerned with charity: a charitable organization. See Synonyms at benevolent.

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chari·ta·ble·ness n.

chari·ta·bly adv.

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charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəb^əl]

adj

1. generous in giving to the needy

2. kind or lenient in one's attitude towards others

3. concerned with or involving charity

charitableness  n

charitably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	charitable - relating to or characterized by charity; "a charitable foundation"
	2.	charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust" generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" uncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade
	3.	charitable - showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted, benevolent, sympathetic kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

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charitable

adjective

1. benevolent, liberal, generous, lavish, philanthropic, bountiful, beneficent He made large donations to numerous charitable organizations.
benevolent mean, stingy, ungenerous

2. kind, understanding, forgiving, sympathetic, favourable, tolerant, indulgent, lenient, considerate, magnanimous, broad-minded Some people take a less charitable view of his behaviour.
kind mean, strict, unkind, unforgiving, unsympathetic, inconsiderate, uncharitable

Translations

charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbl] ADJ

1. (= helping needy) [organization, society, institution, donation] → benéfico
charitable trust → fundación f benéfica
to have charitable status → tener categoría de organización benéfica
charitable work → obras fpl benéficas, obras fpl de beneficiencia

2. (= kindly) [person, deed, gesture] → benévolo, caritativo; [remark, view] → comprensivo
to be charitable to sb → mostrarse benévolo con algn
to take a charitable view of sth → tener una visión comprensiva de algo, adoptar un punto de vista comprensivo sobre algo

charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəb^əl] adj

[event] → de bienfaisance; [institution] → caritative; [deed] → de charité

(= not unkind) → charitable
To be charitable, I suppose they meant well
BUT Pour être indulgent, je dirais qu'ils pensaient bien faire.

charitable

adj → menschenfreundlich, gütig; (= dispensing charity) trust, organization → Wohltätigkeits-, karitativ; (= financially generous, tolerant) → großzügig; thought, remark etc → freundlich; to have charitable status → als gemeinnützig anerkannt sein; a charitable deed → eine gute Tat; he wasn’t very charitable about his boss → er äußerte sich nicht gerade schmeichelhaft über seinen Chef; I’m feeling charitable today, here’s £5 → ich habe heute meinen sozialen Tag, hier hast du £ 5; to take a charitable view of something → etw milde betrachten

charitable [ˈtʃærɪtəbl] adj (organization, society) → filantropico/a, di beneficenza; (person) → caritatevole; (deed) → buono/a, di carità, caritatevole; (remark, view) → indulgente, caritatevole