large

large
large [lα:dʒ]
1. adjective
grand ; [dose] fort ; [sum, share, group] important ; [family, crowd] nombreux
• to grow large(r) [stomach] grossir ; [population, overdraft] augmenter
• to make larger agrandir
• the large size (of packet, tube) le grand modèle
• a large number of them refused beaucoup d'entre eux ont refusé
• large numbers of people came les gens sont venus nombreux
• to a large extent dans une grande mesure
• in large measure dans une large mesure
• in large part en grande partie
• there he was large as life c'était bien lui
• larger than life [character] plus vrai que nature
2. noun
► at large ( = at liberty) en liberté ; (US) [candidate, congressman] non rattaché à une circonscription électorale
• the country/population at large ( = as a whole) le pays/la population dans son ensemble
3. adverb
► by and large d'une façon générale
4. compounds
► large intestine noun gros intestin m
► large-scale adjective [map, production, attack, operation] à grande échelle ; [unrest] général ; [reforms] de grande ampleur
* * *
[lɑːdʒ] 1.
adjective
1) (big) [area, car, feet, house] grand (before n); [appetite, piece, nose] gros/grosse (before n)
2) (substantial) [amount] important, gros/grosse (before n); [part] gros/grosse (before n); [number, quantity] grand (before n); [population] fort (before n), important; [crowd, family] nombreux/-euse (after n)
3) (fat) [person] gros/grosse (before n)
2.
at large adjectival phrase
1) (free) [prisoner] en liberté
2) (in general) [society, population] en général, dans son ensemble
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by and large — en général

larger than life — exubérant

as large as life — bien vivant


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