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large English-French

grand/-e before n

large-scale English-French

à grande échelle

large British & World English

of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity

large2 English-Spanish

at large

at large in large British & World English

(especially of a criminal or dangerous animal) at liberty; escaped or not yet captured

large-cap British & World English

denoting or relating to the stock of a company with a large capitalization

bulk large in bulk British & World English

be or seem to be of great importance

large-scale British & World English

involving large numbers or a large area; extensive

large-scale English-German

groß angelegt

extra-large English-Italian

extra large

large-scale English-Italian

a grande scala

large-hearted British & World English

sympathetic and generous

large-minded British & World English

open to and tolerant of other people’s ideas; liberal

by and large in by British & World English

on the whole; everything considered

large-breasted (also large-bosomed) British & World English

(of a woman) having large breasts

large intestine British & World English

the caecum, colon, and rectum collectively

large intestine English-Italian

intestino m crasso

have or give it large in large British & World English

go out and enjoy oneself, typically with drink or drugs; go clubbing

as large as life in life British & World English

used to emphasize that a person is conspicuously present

statutes at large British & World English

a country’s statutes in their original version, regardless of later modifications

Very Large Array (abbreviation: VLA) British & World English

the world’s largest radio telescope, consisting of 27 dish antennas near Socorro, New Mexico

loom2 British & World English

(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen

ambassador-at-large British & World English

an ambassador with special duties not appointed to a particular country

Large Hadron Collider (abbreviation: LHC) British & World English

a large particle accelerator located at the CERN laboratory on the French-Swiss border near Geneva. Operation of the collider began in 2008, and an initial aim was to provide evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson

ambassador-at-large English-Italian

ambasciatore, -trice mf a disposizione

le grand large French-English

the high seas

extent British & World English

the particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case

cabbage white British & World English

a mainly white butterfly that has caterpillars which are pests of cabbages and related plants

largemouth British & World English

the largemouth bass (see black bass)

large calorie in calorie British & World English

the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods

large calorieCal in calorie British & World English

the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods

large white in cabbage white British & World English

a mainly white butterfly that has caterpillars which are pests of cabbages and related plants

at large in large English-German

auf freiem Fuß

Magellanic Clouds British & World English

two diffuse luminous patches in the southern sky, now known to be small irregular galaxies that are the closest to our own. The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 169,000 light years away and the Small Magellanic Cloud is about 210,000 light years