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    Significado de large en inglés

    largelarge1 /lɑːdʒ $ lɑːrdʒ/ adjective (comparative larger, superlative largest) Ver todas las traducciones1big in size, amount, or numbergrande en tamaño, cantidad o número OPP  small:  Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US.Los Ángeles es la segunda ciudad más grande de EE. UU. The T-shirt comes in Small, Medium and Large.La camiseta viene en tallas Small, Medium y Large. a large ovenproof panuna sartén grande apta para horno large sums of moneygrandes sumas de dinero those who drink large amounts of coffeequienes beben grandes cantidades de café A large number of students have signed up for the course.Un gran número de estudiantes se ha inscrito en el curso.► see thesaurus at big2a large person is tall and often fat(dicho de una persona)alta y frecuentemente gorda OPP  small► see thesaurus at fat3be at large if a dangerous person or animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere or have not been caughtsi una persona o animal peligroso está at large, ha escapado de algún lugar o no ha sido capturado:  The escaped prisoners are still at large.Los presos fugados siguen en libertad.4the population/public/society/world etc at large people in generalla gente en general:  The chemical pollution poses a threat to the population at large.La contaminación química representa una amenaza para la población en general.5the larger issues/question/problem/picture more general facts, situations, or questions related to somethinghechos, situaciones o preguntas más generales relacionados con algo:  The book helps to explain the larger picture in the Middle East.El libro ayuda a explicar el panorama general en Oriente Medio.6in large part/measure formalformal mostlyen gran parte:  Their success was due in large part to their ability to speak Spanish.Su éxito se debió en gran parte a su capacidad para hablar español.7(as) large as life British English spokenoral used when someone has appeared or is present in a place where you did not expect to see themse usa cuando alguien ha aparecido o está presente en un lugar donde no esperabas verlo:  I turned a corner and there was Joe, as large as life.Doblé la esquina y allí estaba Joe, en carne y hueso.8larger than life someone who is larger than life is very amusing or exciting in an attractive wayalguien larger than life resulta muy divertido o emocionante de manera atractiva9by and large used when talking generally about someone or somethingse usa al hablar en términos generales sobre alguien o algo:  Charities, by and large, do not pay tax.Las organizaciones benéficas, en términos generales, no pagan impuestos. → loom large at loom1(3), → writ large at writ2
    largelarge2 verb large it (up) British English informalinformal to enjoy yourself, especially in a way that involves drinking alcohol, dancing etcdivertirse, especialmente bebiendo alcohol, bailando, etc.:  Here’s a picture of us larging it up in Brighton last summer.Aquí hay una foto de nosotros pasándola en grande en Brighton el verano pasado.