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1 large
large [lɑ:dʒ]∎ a large coat un grand manteau;∎ on a large scale à grande échelle;∎ to a large extent dans une large mesure;∎ he lives in a large house il habite une grande maison;∎ she's a large woman c'est une femme plutôt grosse ou forte(b) (in number, amount) grand, important;∎ a large proportion une grande proportion, une part importante;∎ she wrote him a large cheque elle lui a fait un chèque pour une somme importante ou une grosse somme;∎ a large helping of potatoes/apple pie une grosse portion de pommes de terre/part de tarte aux pommes;∎ a large number of beaucoup de;∎ there are a large number of entrants this year il y a beaucoup de participants ou candidats cette année, les participants ou candidats sont nombreux cette année;∎ to grow or get larger (town, deficit) s'agrandir; (person, amount) grossir;∎ he was standing there as large as life il était là, en chair et en os;∎ larger than life exagéré, outrancier(c) (extensive, significant → changes) considérable, important;∎ a large part of my time/job/day une grande partie de mon temps/mon travail/ma journée2 adverb(a) to loom large menacer, sembler imminent;∎ to be writ large être évident∎ Arsenal got thrashed large Arsenal s'est fait ratatiner ou s'est fait battre à plates coutures;∎ we got ratted large last night on s'est pris une cuite maison hier soir3 noun∎ (size) I take a large je prends une grande taille;∎ this T-shirt's a large ce tee-shirt est une grande taille4 at large(at liberty) en liberté; (prisoner) en fuite;∎ the rapist is at large somewhere in the city le violeur se promène en (toute) liberté quelque part dans cette ville;∎ he was acting as the UN's ambassador at large il a été ambassadeur itinérant des Nations unies2 adverb(a) (as a whole) dans son ensemble;∎ the country at large le pays dans son ensemble;∎ people at large le grand public, la grande masse du public;∎ teachers at large la masse des professeurs(b) (in detail) tout au long, en détail;∎ to talk at large parler au hasardde manière générale, dans l'ensemble;∎ by and large they vote Conservative ils votent conservateur pour la plupartAmerican en profondeur►► Finance large denominations grosses coupures fpl;Anatomy the large intestine le gros intestin;Entomology large white piéride f (du chou) -
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large [lα:dʒ]1. adjective• the large size (of packet, tube) le grand modèle• larger than life [character] plus vrai que nature2. 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 ensemble3. adverb4. compounds► large-scale adjective [map, production, attack, operation] à grande échelle ; [unrest] général ; [reforms] de grande ampleur* * *[lɑːdʒ] 1.1) ( 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 phrase1) ( free) [prisoner] en liberté2) ( in general) [society, population] en général, dans son ensemble•• -
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A adj1 ( big) [area, car, city, feet, house] grand (before n) ; [appetite, piece, fruit, hand, nose, eye] gros/grosse ; to take a large size prendre une grande taille ; to grow ou get large grandir ;2 ( substantial) [amount, fortune, sum] important, gros/grosse (before n) ; [part] gros/grosse (before n) ; [number, quantity] grand (before n) ; [population, percentage] fort (before n), important ; [crowd, family] nombreux/-euse (after n) ; [proportion] gros/grosse, fort (before n) ; to be out in large numbers [people] être nombreux/-euses ;4 ( extensive) [selection, range, choice] grand (before n) ; in large measure, to a large extent en grande partie ; on a large scale [plan, demolish, reorganize] sur une grande échelle ; [emigrate, desert] en grand nombre.1 ( free) [prisoner, killer] en liberté ;2 ( in general) [society, population] en général, dans son ensemble ; in the country at large dans l'ensemble du pays ; the public at large le grand public.by and large de façon générale, en général ; larger than life [character, personality] exubérant ; he turned up two days later as large as life il a réapparu deux jours plus tard bien vivant. -
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à grande échelle;∎ large-scale disaster grande catastrophe f►► Computing large-scale integration intégration f à grande échelleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > large-scale
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5 large-minded
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > large-minded
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6 large-size
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7 large intestine
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8 large white
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9 large-scale
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10 large-hearted
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > large-hearted
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11 large-print
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > large-print
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12 large
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13 large screen
Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > large screen
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14 large aggregate concrete
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large aggregate concrete
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15 large bore
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large bore
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16 large dab
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large dab
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17 large diameter
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large diameter
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18 large estate
ensemble de logements m, grand ensemble mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large estate
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19 large glazed area in a wall
verrière fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large glazed area in a wall
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20 large housing estate
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > large housing estate
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