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large Adjective 1. having a relatively great size, quantity, or extent; big 2. of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive: a large effect Noun at large a. as a whole; in general: both the Navy and the country at large b. (of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) out of captivity; free c. in full detail Verb [larging, larged] large it Brit slang to enjoy oneself or celebrate in an extravagant way [Latin largus ample] largeness n
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large adjective 1. big, great, huge, heavy, giant, massive, vast, enormous, tall, considerable, substantial, strapping, immense (informal) hefty, gigantic, monumental, bulky, chunky, burly, colossal, hulking, goodly, man-size, brawny, elephantine, thickset, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small adjective 2. massive, great, big, huge, giant, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, immense, tidy (informal) jumbo (informal) gigantic, monumental, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, stellar (informal) king-size, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small adjective 3. plentiful, full, grand, liberal, sweeping, broad, comprehensive, extensive, generous, lavish, ample, spacious, abundant, grandiose, copious, roomy, bountiful, capacious, profuse << OPPOSITE scanty >> at large 4. in general, generally, chiefly, mainly, as a whole, in the main 5. free, roaming, on the run, fugitive, at liberty, on the loose, unchained, unconfined by and large on the whole, generally, mostly, in general, all things considered, predominantly, in the main, for the most part, all in all, as a rule, taking everything into consideration Translations large [lɑːdʒ] adj → grand(e); [person, animal] → gros(grosse); to make larger → agrandir; by and large → en général; large [lɑːdʒ] adj → groß; [person] → korpulent; to make larger → vergrößern; (extensive) → weitreichend; at large (= as a whole) → im Allgemeinen (= at liberty); auf freiem Fuß; large [lɑːdʒ] adj → grande; [person, animal] → grosso/a adv by and large → generalmente; to make larger → ingrandire; a large number of people → molta gente; on a large scale → su vasta scala adj large [ˈlaːdʒ] great in size, amount etc; not small a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people. groot كَبير голям velký stor groß μεγάλος grande suur بزرگ suuri grand, gros גָדוֹל विशाल, व्यापक velik, širok nagy besar stór grande, vasto 大きな 큰, 다량의 didelis, didžiulis liels; plašs besar groot stor, rommelig, omfattende duży grande mare, spaţios большой veľký velik veliki stor ใหญ่โต geniş, büyük, kocaman 大的 великий بڑا rộng; lớn 大的 adv largely mainly; to a great extent This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful. grotendeels إلى حَد كَبير в голяма степен z velké části hovedsageligt; i stor udstrækning größtenteils σε μεγάλο βαθμό, ως επί το πλείστον en gran parte, en gran medida suurelt jaolt تا حد زیادی suureksi osaksi dans une large mesure בְּמִידָה רַבָּה विशालता uglavnom jórészt terutama að mestu leyti in larga misura, ampiamente 大いに 대부분 daugiausia, didžia dalimi lielā mērā; galvenokārt sebahagian besarnya; sangat grotendeels stort sett, overveiende, i høy grad w dużym stopniu em grande parte în mare măsură в большой мере z veľkej časti v veliki meri u velikoj meri till stor del, i hög grad ส่วนใหญ่ büyük ölçüde, genellikle 主要地,很大程度上 значною мірою بڑی حد تک rộng lớn 主要地, 大量地, 很大程度上 n largeness grootheid كِبَر големина velikost storhed die Größe μεγάλο μέγεθος gran tamaño suurus بزرگی suuruus grandeur, grosseur רוֹחַב לֵב विशालता veličina, prostranstvo vminek nagy volta kebesaran stærð; mikilleiki grandezza 大きさ 큼 didumas lielums; plašums kebesaran grote omvang storhet wielkość grandeza dimensiuni mari величина veľkosť velikost veličina stor omfattning ความใหญ่โต genişlik, büyüklük 大 великий розмір ضخامت sự rộng lớn 大 at large 1 (of prisoners etc) free Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large. op vrye voet حُر، طَليق свобода na svobodě på fri fod auf freiem Fuß ελεύθερος (π.χ. για κρατούμενο) en libertad, suelto vabaduses آزاد vapaalla jalalla en liberté חוֹפשִׁי मुक्त na slobodi szabadlábon bebas sem leikur lausum hala in libertà 捕われないで (범인 등이) 자유로운 laisvas, laisvėje brīvībā bebas op vrije voeten på frifot, løs na wolności em liberdade liber, în libertate на свободе na slobode na prostosti na slobodi på fri fot อิสระ serbest, kaçmış 未被捕,逍遙法外 на волі آزاد tự do 未被捕,逍遥法外 2 in general the country / the public at large. oor/in die algemeen بصورةٍ عامَّه като цяло všeobecně i almindelighed in der Gesamtheit γενικά en general üldiselt بطور کلی laajasti ottaen en général בִּכללוּתוֹ आम općenito általában pada umumnya almennt in generale 一般の 일반적으로 apskritai vispārināti; lielos vilcienos pada umumnya in het algemeen i sin alminnelighet w ogólności em geral pe larg; în general в массе všeobecne na splošno generalno i allmänhet, i stort ส่วนมาก genel olarak, genellikle 整個的 загалом, у цілому عام طور سے nói chung 整个的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It was a fairly large house of yellow brick, with a red roof, built about five and twenty years before in an ecclesiastical style. The day was powerfully hot, and as we passed through the woods, everything was motionless, excepting the large and brilliant butterflies, which lazily fluttered about. MY BELOVED BARBARA ALEXIEVNA,--I hasten to let you know that Rataziaev has found me some work to do for a certain writer--the latter having submitted to him a large manuscript. |
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