diffusion+boat

large [laʀʒ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = grand) wide ; [lame, dos, visage, main, nez, front] broad ; [jupe] full ; [chemise] loose-fitting ; [pantalon] baggy

• large de 3 mètres 3 metres wide

• avec un large sourire with a broad smile

• ce veston est trop large this jacket is too big across the shoulders

• être large d'épaules to be broad-shouldered

• être large de hanches to have wide hips

   b. [pouvoirs, diffusion, extraits] extensive ; [choix, gamme] wide

• une large majorité a big majority

• destiné à un large public designed for a wide audience

• au sens large du terme in the broad sense of the term

   c. ( = généreux) generous

   d. ( = tolérant) il est large d'esprit

• il a les idées larges he's very broad-minded

2. adverb

• calculer large to allow a bit extra in one's calculations

• prends un peu plus d'argent, il vaut mieux prévoir large take a bit more money, it's better to allow a bit extra

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = largeur) une avenue de 8 mètres de large an avenue 8 metres wide

   b. ( = haute mer) le large the open sea

• le grand large the high seas

• gagner le large to reach the open sea

• au large de Calais off Calais

• prendre le large (inf) to clear off (inf)

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1) ( de grande dimension) [épaules, hanches, paumes] broad; [couloir, avenue, rivière, lit] wide; [sillon] broad; [manteau] loose-fitting; [pantalon] loose; [jupe, cape] full; [chandail] big; [geste, mouvement] sweeping; [sourire] broad; [courbe, détour] long

2) ( important) [avance, bénéfice] substantial; [choix, public] wide; [concertation, coalition] broad; [extrait, majorité] large

3) ( généreux) [personne] generous ( avec to)

4) ( ais é) [vie] comfortable

5) ( ouvert)

1) ( généreusement) [prévoir] on a generous scale; [calculer, mesurer] on the generous side

2)

nom masculin

1) ( largeur)

2) Nautisme open sea

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1. adj

1) (passage, boulevard, étendue, couverture, éventail) wide, (majorité) large, (épaules, visage, sourire) broad

2)

3) fig (= généreux) generous

2. adv

1) [voir, prévoir, calculer]

2)

3. nm

1) (= largeur)

2) (= mer)

3)

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large

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( de grande dimension) [front, épaules, hanches, paumes, nez] broad; [couloir, avenue, rivière, lit] wide; [sillon] broad; [manteau] loose-fitting; [pantalon] loose; [jupe, cape] full; [chandail] big; [geste, mouvement] sweeping; [sourire] broad; [courbe, détour] long; une caisse aussi large que haute a box as wide as it is high; faire de larges gestes des bras to make sweeping gestures with one's arms; former un large cercle to form a big circle; être large d'épaules/de hanches to have broad shoulders/hips; être large de trois mètres to be three metres^GB wide;

2 ( important) [avance, bénéfice] substantial; [choix, gamme, public] wide; [concertation, coalition] broad; [extrait, majorité] large; remporter une large victoire to win by a wide margin; dans une large mesure, pour une large part to a large extent; au sens large in a broad sense; prendre une large part dans qch to take a large part in sth; bénéficier d'un large soutien to have widespread support;

3 ( généreux) [personne] generous (avec to);

4 ( aisé) [vie] comfortable; mener une existence large to live very comfortably;

5 ( ouvert) avoir les idées larges, être large d'idées to be broad-minded, to be liberal; avoir l'esprit large, être large d'esprit to be broad-minded.

B adv

1 ( généreusement) [prévoir] on a generous scale; [calculer, mesurer] on the generous side; il vaut mieux prévoir large it's better to plan on a generous scale; et quand je dis dix je suis large○! and when I say ten I'm erring on the generous side!; trois kilos de spaghetti, tu as vu large○! three kilos of spaghetti, you don't believe in skimping, do you?;

2 Mode s'habiller large to wear loose-fitting clothes; un modèle qui chausse large a wide-fitting shoe.

C nm

1 ( largeur) faire quatre mètres de large to be four metres^GB wide; un ruban de deux centimètres de large a ribbon five centimetres^GB wide; être au large○ to have plenty of room;

2 Naut open sea; gagner le large to reach the open sea; au large offshore; au large de Marseille/des côtes bretonnes off Marseilles/the coast of Brittany; l'air/le vent du large the sea air/breeze; prendre le large Naut to sail; fig○ to make oneself scarce○; ⇒ grand.

ne pas en mener large○ to be worried stiff○.

[larʒ] adjectif

1. [grand - généralement] broad, wide ; [ - plaine] big, wide ; [ - rue] broad ; [ - tache] large

2. [ample - vêtement] big, baggy ; [ - chaussures] wide

3. [considérable] large

4. [généralementéral]

5. [généralementéreux] generous

6. [ouvert] open

7. [excessif]

ton estimation était un peu large your estimate was a bit wide of the mark

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[larʒ] nom masculin

1. [dimension] width

2. NAUTIQUE

il est temps de prendre le large (familier & figuré) it's time we beat it

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[larʒ] adverbe

voir large to think big

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en large locution adverbiale

widthways

SUBJECT AREA: Textiles

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As a youth, Dyer constructed an unsinkable life-boat but did not immediately pursue his mechanical bent, for at 16 he entered the counting-house of a French refugee named Nancrède and succeeded to part of the business. He first went to England in 1801 and finally settled in 1811 when he married Ellen Jones (d. 1842) of Gower Street, London. Dyer was already linked with American inventors and brought to England Perkins's plan for steel engraving in 1809, shearing and nail-making machines in 1811, and also received plans and specifications for Fulton's steamboats. He seems to have acted as a sort of British patent agent for American inventors, and in 1811 took out a patent for carding engines and a card clothing machine. In 1813 there was a patent for spinning long-fibred substances such as hemp, flax or grasses, and in 1825 there was a further patent for card making machinery. Joshua Field, on his tour through Britain in 1821, saw a wire drawing machine and a leather splitting machine at Dyer's works as well as the card-making machines. At first Dyer lived in Camden Town, London, but he had a card clothing business in Birmingham. He moved to Manchester c.1816, where he developed an extensive engineering works under the name "Joseph C.Dyer, patent card manufacturers, 8 Stanley Street, Dale Street". In 1832 he founded another works at Gamaches, Somme, France, but this enterprise was closed in 1848 with heavy losses through the mismanagement of an agent. In 1825 Dyer improved on Danforth's roving frame and started to manufacture it. While it was still a comparatively crude machine when com-pared with later versions, it had the merit of turning out a large quantity of work and was very popular, realizing a large sum of money. He patented the machine that year and must have continued his interest in these machines as further patents followed in 1830 and 1835. In 1821 Dyer had been involved in the foundation of the Manchester Guardian (now The Guardian) and he was linked with the construction of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway. He was not so successful with the ill-fated Bank of Manchester, of which he was a director and in which he lost £98,000. Dyer played an active role in the community and presented many papers to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. He helped to establish the Royal Institution in London and the Mechanics Institution in Manchester. In 1830 he was a member of the delegation to Paris to take contributions from the town of Manchester for the relief of those wounded in the July revolution and to congratulate Louis-Philippe on his accession. He called for the reform of Parliament and helped to form the Anti-Corn Law League. He hated slavery and wrote several articles on the subject, both prior to and during the American Civil War.

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See also: Arnold, Aza