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am·ple  (mpl)

adj. am·pler, am·plest

1. Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity: an ample living room. See Synonyms at spacious.

2.

a. Large in degree, kind, or quantity: an ample reward.

b. More than enough: ample evidence.

3. Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose: had ample food for the party. See Synonyms at plentiful.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin amplus.]

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ample·ness n.

amply (-pl) adv.

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ample [ˈæmp^əl]

adj

1. more than sufficient; abundant an ample helping

2. large in size, extent, or amount of ample proportions

[from Old French, from Latin amplus spacious]

ampleness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water" sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
	2.	ample - affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" plenteous, plentiful, copious, rich abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
	3.	ample - fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" sizable, sizeable big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

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ample

adjective

1. plenty of, great, rich, liberal, broad, generous, lavish, spacious, abounding, abundant, plentiful, expansive, copious, roomy, unrestricted, voluminous, capacious, profuse, commodious, plenteous The design gave ample space for a good-sized kitchen.
plenty of little, small, restricted, inadequate, insufficient, unsatisfactory, scant, meagre, sparse, skimpy

2. large, great, big, full, wide, broad, extensive, generous, abundant, voluminous, bountiful a young mother with a baby resting against her ample bosom

Translations

ample [ˈæmpl] ADJ (ampler (compar) (amplest (superl)))

1. (= plentiful, more than sufficient)

1.1. (before noun) [evidence, proof, resources] → abundante; [time, space] → de sobra
to have ample time (to do sth) → tener tiempo de sobra(para hacer algo)
there is ample space for a desk in this room → hay sitio de sobra para un escritorio en esta habitación
she has ample means → tiene medios más que suficientes
there'll be ample opportunity to relax → habrá oportunidades de sobra para relajarse
an ample supply of jars → una abundante cantidad de tarros
there was an ample supply of food → había comida en abundancia
to make ample use of sth → usar algo en abundancia
she was given ample warning that → se le avisó con tiempo de sobra de que ...

1.2.
to be ample → ser más que suficiente
eight hours' sleep should be ample → ocho horas de sueño deberían ser más que suficientes
one cupful of rice is ample for two people → una taza de arroz es más que suficiente para dos personas
thanks, I have ample → gracias, tengo bastante

2. (= generous) [garment] → amplio, grande; [waist] → ancho, generoso; [portion, bosom] → generoso
his ample stomach → su enorme or prominente barriga
his ample chin → su papada

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ample [ˈæmp^əl] adj

(= more than adequate) [supply] → amplement suffisant(e); [space, storage] → largement assez de before n
This is ample → C'est largement suffisant.
there is ample evidence that ... → tout porte à croire que ..., tout tend à démontrer que ...
there is ample proof that ... → tout tend à démontrer que ..., tout porte à croire que ...
to have ample time → avoir bien assez de temps, avoir largement le temps
to have ample room → avoir bien assez de place, avoir largement la place
to have ample opportunity
We will have ample opportunity to relax later → On aura largement l'occasion de se détendre plus tard.
ample parking
There is ample parking in front of the building → Il y largement assez de places de parking devant le bâtiment.

(= large) [stomach, bosom, cleavage] → généreux/euse

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ample

adj (+er)

(= plentiful) → reichlich; that will be ample → das ist reichlich; more than ample → überreichlich; to make ample use of something → etw reichlich benutzen

(= large) figure, proportions → üppig; boot of car etc → geräumig; garden → weitläufig, ausgedehnt

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ample [ˈæmpl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (large, boot of car) → ampio/a, spazioso/a; (garment) → ampio/a

b. (more than enough, money) → in abbondanza; (space, means, resources) → abbondante, ampio/a
we have ample reason to believe that ... → abbiamo parecchie ragioni per credere che...
we have ample time to finish it → abbiamo tutto il tempo (necessario) per finirlo
that should be ample (time, money) → dovrebbe essere più che sufficiente

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ample

adj ample [ˈӕmpl]

(more than) enough There is ample space for four people. oorgenoeg مُتَّسِع، فَسِيح،واسِع достатъчно hojný rigelig; mere end plads nok reichlich άφθονος bastante, de sobra küllaldane پهناور؛ بیش از حد لزوم riittävä largement assez (de) מַספִּיק, בְשֶּפַע पर्याप्त रूप से, बहुत बड़ा komotan bő(séges) cukup, banyak ríflegur sufficiente 広い 광대한, 넓은 pakankamas plašs; bagātīgs banyak rijkelijk rikelig, mer enn nok wystarczający bastante sufi­cient достаточный hojný več kot dovolj prostran mer än nog, gott om เพียงพอ bol 足夠的 достатній rộng 足够的

adv amply

oorgenoeg بِسِعَه، بِوَفْرَة، بِإسْهاب достатъчен bohatě rigeligt reichlich επαρκώς, άφθονα ampliamente küllaldaselt فراوان yllin kyllin amplement בְשֶּפַע पर्याप्त रूप से komotno bőségesen cukup ríkulega, ríflega ampiamente たっぷりと 넉넉히 pakankamai, užtektinai plaši; bagātīgi dengan banyaknya ruim rikelig, rommelig obficie, suto amplamente amplu вполне достаточно hojne v večji meri, kot je potrebno obimno mer än nog, rikligt พอเพียง bol, yeterli 足夠地 достатньо کافی ، وافر dư dả, đầy đủ 足够地