| large (lärj) adj. larg·er, larg·est Idiom: 1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big. 2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive. 3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods. 4. a. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit. b. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions" (Stephen Koch). 5. a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners. b. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language. 6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind. at large 1. Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty: a convict still at large. 2. As a whole; in general: the country at large. 3. Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination: councilor-at-large. 4. Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination: ambassador-at-large. 5. At length; copiously. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous.] large  ness n.Synonyms: large, big, great These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big brown barn; a great ocean liner. Antonym: small |
large [lɑːdʒ]
adj
1. having a relatively great size, quantity, extent, etc.; big
2. of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive a large effect
3. having or showing great breadth of understanding a large heart
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction
5. Rare overblown; pretentious
6. generous
7. Obsolete (of manners and speech) gross; rude
n
at large
a. (esp of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) free; not confined
b. roaming freely, as in a foreign country
c. as a whole; in general
d. in full detail; exhaustively
e.
ambassador-at-large See ambassador [4]
in (the) large as a totality or on a broad scale
adv
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical with the wind blowing from a favourable direction
by and large
a. (sentence modifier) generally; as a rule by and large, the man is the breadwinner
b. Nautical towards and away from the wind
loom large to be very prominent or important
[C12 (originally: generous): via Old French from Latin largus ample, abundant]
largeness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  large - a garment size for a large person size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
| Adj. | 1. | 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" |
| 2. | large - fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations" significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" | |
| 3. |  large - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" | |
| 4. | large - generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" | |
| 5. | large - conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" | |
| 6. | large - having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" | |
| 7. |  large - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life | |
| Adv. | 1. | large - at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark) |
| 2. | large - with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large" | |
| 3. |  large - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" |
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 He was a large man with a thick square head.
big little, small, minute, short, tiny, slight, slim, slender, inconsiderable, infinitesimal
big little, small, minute, short, tiny, slight, slim, slender, inconsiderable, infinitesimal
2. massive, great, big, huge, giant, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, immense, tidy (informal), jumbo (informal), gigantic, monumental, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, stellar (informal), king-size, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang), sizable or sizeable In a large room about a dozen children are sitting on the carpet.
massive little, small, minute, tiny, inconsiderable, infinitesimal
massive little, small, minute, tiny, inconsiderable, infinitesimal
3. plentiful, full, grand, liberal, sweeping, broad, comprehensive, extensive, generous, lavish, ample, spacious, abundant, grandiose, copious, roomy, bountiful, capacious, profuse The gang finally left with a large amount of cash and jewellery.
plentiful scarce, sparse, scanty
plentiful scarce, sparse, scanty
4. serious, important, difficult, worrying, pressing, deep, significant, crucial, urgent, far-reaching, momentous, weighty, of moment or consequence the already large problem of under-age drinking
at large
5. in general, generally, chiefly, mainly, as a whole, in the main The public at large does not seem to want any change.
6. free, roaming, on the run, fugitive, at liberty, on the loose, unchained, unconfined The man who tried to have her killed is still at large.
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 By and large, the papers greet the government's new policy with scepticism.
Translations
large [lɑːdʒ]
A. ADJ (larger (compar) (largest (superl)))
1. (in size) [house, object, organization] → grande; [person] → corpulento; [area] → grande, extenso
a large room → una gran habitación, una habitación grande
in large doses the toxin is fatal → en grandes dosis, la toxina es mortal
he has very large feet → tiene unos pies muy grandes
do you have (it in) a larger size? → ¿lo tiene en una talla más grande?
by and large → en general
to grow larger → crecer
as large as life → en carne y hueso, en persona
he was a larger-than-life character → era una persona que se salía de lo corriente
the central character is a larger-than-life, cantankerous Italian → el personaje principal es un italiano exuberante y cascarrabias
to make larger → hacer más grande; [+ premises etc] → ampliar, ensanchar
in large part → en gran parte
see also extent 3
see also measure A6
a large room → una gran habitación, una habitación grande
in large doses the toxin is fatal → en grandes dosis, la toxina es mortal
he has very large feet → tiene unos pies muy grandes
do you have (it in) a larger size? → ¿lo tiene en una talla más grande?
by and large → en general
to grow larger → crecer
as large as life → en carne y hueso, en persona
he was a larger-than-life character → era una persona que se salía de lo corriente
the central character is a larger-than-life, cantankerous Italian → el personaje principal es un italiano exuberante y cascarrabias
to make larger → hacer más grande; [+ premises etc] → ampliar, ensanchar
in large part → en gran parte
see also extent 3
see also measure A6
2. (in number) [family, group, army] → numeroso, grande; [sum, amount] → grande, importante
a large group of people → un grupo numeroso or grande de personas
a large crowd had gathered → se había formado un gran gentío
a large number of them → un gran número de ellos
large numbers of people came → vinieron muchísimas personas, vinieron gran número de personas
a large proportion of → una gran proporción de
a large quantity of → una gran cantidad de
a large group of people → un grupo numeroso or grande de personas
a large crowd had gathered → se había formado un gran gentío
a large number of them → un gran número de ellos
large numbers of people came → vinieron muchísimas personas, vinieron gran número de personas
a large proportion of → una gran proporción de
a large quantity of → una gran cantidad de
B. N
at large
at large
1. (= in general) the country/society at large → el país/la sociedad en general
2. (= on the loose) to be at large [dangerous person, animal] → andar suelto
C. ADV
see loom 2 2
see loom 2 2
D. CPD the large intestine N (Anat) → el intestino grueso
large [ˈlɑːrdʒ] adj
(gen) [amount, quantity, group, area, family, company, house] → grand(e); [animal] → gros*(grosse)
a large house → une grande maison
a large dog → un gros chien
a large number → un grand nombre
a large number of people → un grand nombre de personnes
on a large scale → sur une grande échelle
a large sum of money → une grosse somme d'argent
to make sth larger → agrandir qch
a large house → une grande maison
a large dog → un gros chien
a large number → un grand nombre
a large number of people → un grand nombre de personnes
on a large scale → sur une grande échelle
a large sum of money → une grosse somme d'argent
to make sth larger → agrandir qch
[man, woman] → de forte corpulence
He was a large man with enormous hands → C'était un homme de forte corpulence aux mains énormes.
He was a large man with enormous hands → C'était un homme de forte corpulence aux mains énormes.
by and large adv → en général
at large (= as a whole)
the world at large → l'ensemble du monde
the community at large → l'ensemble de la communauté
the world at large → l'ensemble du monde
the community at large → l'ensemble de la communauté
large
large:
adj (+er)
(= big) → groß; person → stark, korpulent; meal → reichlich, groß; list → lang; large print → Großdruck m; “large” (on clothing label) → „Large“; I need a larger size → ich brauche eine größere Größe; he’s a large landowner → er ist ein Großgrundbesitzer m; she looks as large as life in that photograph → sie sieht auf dem Foto aus, wie sie leibt und lebt; there he/it was as large as life → da war er/es in voller Lebensgröße
(= extensive) interests, power → weitreichend, weit reichend, bedeutend; his interests were on a large scale → er hatte weitreichende or breit gestreute Interessen; taking the large view → global betrachtet
adv → groß; guilt was written large all over his face → die Schuld stand ihm deutlich im Gesicht geschrieben
n
at large (= in general) → im Großen und Ganzen, im Allgemeinen; people or the world at large → die Allgemeinheit; he wanted to tell his story to the world at large → er wollte der ganzen Welt seine Geschichte erzählen
to be at large (= free) → frei herumlaufen
strewn at large (= at random) → kreuz und quer verstreut; scattering accusations at large → mit Anschuldigungen um sich werfend
ambassador at large → Sonderbotschafter(in) m(f)
large:
large-print
adj book → in Großdruck; large edition → Großdruckausgabe f
large-scale
adj → groß angelegt; reception, party, changes → in großem Rahmen; a large producer of food → ein Großhersteller m → von Nahrungsmitteln; large production (Ind) → Massenproduktion f; large unrest → Massenaufruhr m, → Massenunruhen pl; a large map → eine (Land)karte in großem Maßstab; large integration (Comput) → Großintegration f
large screen
n → Großbildschirm m
large-sized
adj → groß
large [lɑːdʒ]
large [lɑːdʒ]
1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → grande; (item of clothing) → di taglia grande; (garden, room) → grande, ampio/a; (person) → grande e grosso/a; (animal) → grosso/a; (sum, loss) → grosso/a, ingente; (family, population) → numeroso/a; (meal) → lauto/a
a large number of people → molta gente
we had a large meal → abbiamo mangiato tanto
on a large scale → su vasta scala
as large as life → in carne e ossa
larger than life → portato/a all'estremo
to grow large(r) → ingrandirsi
to make large(r) → ingrandire
a large number of people → molta gente
we had a large meal → abbiamo mangiato tanto
on a large scale → su vasta scala
as large as life → in carne e ossa
larger than life → portato/a all'estremo
to grow large(r) → ingrandirsi
to make large(r) → ingrandire
2. n at large (criminal, dangerous animal) → in libertà; (generally) → in generale, nell'insieme
the world at large → il mondo nel complesso
the world at large → il mondo nel complesso
3. adv by and large → generalmente
large [lɑːdʒ]
1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → grande; (item of clothing) → di taglia grande; (garden, room) → grande, ampio/a; (person) → grande e grosso/a; (animal) → grosso/a; (sum, loss) → grosso/a, ingente; (family, population) → numeroso/a; (meal) → lauto/a
a large number of people → molta gente
we had a large meal → abbiamo mangiato tanto
on a large scale → su vasta scala
as large as life → in carne e ossa
larger than life → portato/a all'estremo
to grow large(r) → ingrandirsi
to make large(r) → ingrandire
a large number of people → molta gente
we had a large meal → abbiamo mangiato tanto
on a large scale → su vasta scala
as large as life → in carne e ossa
larger than life → portato/a all'estremo
to grow large(r) → ingrandirsi
to make large(r) → ingrandire
2. n at large (criminal, dangerous animal) → in libertà; (generally) → in generale, nell'insieme
the world at large → il mondo nel complesso
the world at large → il mondo nel complesso
3. adv by and large → generalmente
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, 많은 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 enimmäkseen dans une large mesure בְּמִידָה רַבָּה विशालता uglavnom jórészt terutama að mestu leyti in larga misura, ampiamente 大いに 주로, 크게 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 vapaana en liberté חוֹפשִׁי मुक्त na slobodi szabadlábon bebas sem leikur lausum hala in libertà 捕われないで 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 yleensä 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
large → عريض velký stor groß ευμεγέθης grande suuri grand velik grande 大きい 큰 groot stor wielki grande большой stor ใหญ่ büyük rộng lớn 大的
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