♦ large

♦ large
♦ large /lɑ:dʒ/
A a.
1 grande; ampio; grosso; esteso; spazioso; vasto; numeroso: a large office, un ufficio spazioso; a large flat, un appartamento grande; a large sum of money, una grossa somma di denaro; a large manufacturer, un grande industriale; large companies, grosse aziende; large understanding, ampia comprensione; a large family, una famiglia numerosa
2 (lett.) largo (fig.); generoso; munifico; liberale: large views, vedute larghe; a large heart, un cuore generoso
3 (naut.: del vento) favorevole
4 (slang USA) divertente; entusiasmante; bestiale (pop.)
B n.
1 (mus., stor.) massima
2 (slang ingl.) mille sterline
large-breasted, dall'ampio seno □ (fin.) large-cap (o large capitalization), ad alta capitalizzazione (detto di società) □ large expenditures, spese ingenti; forti (o grandi) spese □ (fis. nucl.) large hadron collider (LHC), (acceleratore) LHC; grande collisore di adroni □ large-handed, generoso; munifico □ large-hearted, magnanimo; generoso □ large-heartedness, magnanimità; generosità □ (anat.) large intestine, intestino crasso □ large-minded, di larghe vedute; di mente aperta □ large-mindedness, larghezza di vedute; apertura mentale □ a large-print Bible, una Bibbia a caratteri grandi □ (stat.) large sampling method, metodo per grandi campioni □ large-scale, (di mappa) in grande scala; (fig.) su vasta scala, in grande: (econ.) large-scale production, produzione su grande scala □ large size, formato grande; (d'abito) taglia forte □ a large-type book, un libro a caratteri grandi □ as large as life, (pitt.) a grandezza naturale; (fig., scherz.) in persona: Here he is, as large as life!, eccolo in persona! □ larger than life, (di statua, ecc.) più grande del naturale; (fig.: di persona, ecc.) straripante, esuberante □ at large, in libertà (spec. di criminali); (USA: di un ambasciatore, ecc.) a disposizione (in attesa di assegnazione a una sede); diffusamente, curando tutti i particolari; in generale, nell'insieme; a casaccio, a caso: to be at large, essere in libertà; to talk [to write] at large, parlare [scrivere] diffusamente; people at large, la gente in generale □ by and large, in complesso; nell'insieme □ in large, su grande scala; ampiamente □ on a large scale, su vasta scala NOTA D'USO: -big, grand, great o large?-.

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