- large
- adjective(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.) grande- largely- largeness
- at large
large adj grandethe large size works out cheaper el tamaño grande sale más baratoa large number of people un gran número de personaslargetr[lɑːʤ]adjective1 grande (before sing noun) gran; (sum, amount) importante; (meal) abundante2 (family) numeroso,-a3 (extensive) amplio,-a, extenso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) large as life familiar en personaat large (as a whole) en generalby and large por lo generalon a large scale a gran escalato be at large andar suelto,-a, estar en libertadto be larger than life ser exagerado,-alarge employers grandes empresas nombre femenino plurallarge ['lɑrʤ] adj, larger ; largest1) big: grande2) comprehensive: amplio, extenso3)by and large : por lo generallargeadj.• crecido, -a adj.• cuantioso, -a adj.• dilatado, -a adj.• gordal adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.n.• cabezorro s.m.
I lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒadjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]a) (in size) <area/room> grandehe's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote
b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numerosoa large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos
the largest collection of stamps in the world — la mayor colección de sellos del mundo
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noun1) at largea) (at liberty)to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto
b) (as a whole) en generalsociety/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general
c) (in US)representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU
2) (size) (Clothing) talla f or (RPl) talle m grande[lɑːdʒ]1. ADJ(compar larger) (superl largest)1) (in size) [house, object, organization] grande; [person] corpulento; [area] grande, extensoa 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?
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by and large — en general•
to grow larger — crecer•
as large as life — en carne y hueso, en personahe 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
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to make larger — hacer más grande; [+ premises etc] ampliar, ensancharextent, measure 1., 6)•
in large part — en gran parte2) (in number) [family, group, army] numeroso, grande; [sum, amount] grande, importantea large group of people — un grupo numeroso or grande de personas
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a large crowd had gathered — se había formado un gran gentío•
a large number of them — un gran número de elloslarge numbers of people came — vinieron muchísimas personas, vinieron gran número de personas
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a large proportion of — una gran proporción de•
a large quantity of — una gran cantidad de3) (Comm) de tamaño grandelarge — (on clothing label) grande; (on food packet, washing powder etc) tamaño familiar
a dozen large envelopes — una docena de sobres de tamaño grande
See:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2. N•
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
3.ADV see loom II4.CPDthe large intestine N — (Anat) el intestino grueso
large print N —
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in large print — en letra grande* * *
I [lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒ]adjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]a) (in size) <area/room> grandehe's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote
b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numerosoa large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos
the largest collection of stamps in the world — la mayor colección de sellos del mundo
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noun1) at largea) (at liberty)to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto
b) (as a whole) en generalsociety/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general
c) (in US)representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU
2) (size) (Clothing) talla f or (RPl) talle m grande
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
