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# large — French to English

How French *large* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: large (108 226), larges (9 780). By style: everyday 107 · literary 50 · biblical 30 · parliamentary 10 367 · legal and administrative 6 715 · UN documents 100 737.

## broad

Used about 39 224 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · literary ≈ 6 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 3 456 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 168 · UN documents ≈ 33 579). Forms: broad, broader. Meaning: [broad in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/broad/).

- Il a de **larges** épaules.
  He has **broad** shoulders.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by U2FS and CK · checked, community translation · [\#296000](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/296000) [\#2508063](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2508063))

- Au-dessus de ce cadre, une espèce de panneau de bois plus long que **large** était posé à terre et appuyé en plan incliné contre le mur.
  Beneath this frame, a sort of wooden panel, which was no longer than it was **broad**, stood on the ground and rested in a sloping attitude against the wall.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 16149)

- La mesure en est plus longue que la terre, Elle est plus **large** que la mer.
  Its measure is longer than the earth, and **broader** than the sea.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 11:9)

- Cette Agence européenne aura des missions **larges**.
  This European Agency will have a **broad** range of tasks.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 526720)

- Scarole (endive à **larges** feuilles)
  Scarole (**broad**-leaf endive)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1193752)

## wide

Used about 17 223 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 37 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 13 · parliamentary ≈ 1 080 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 399 · UN documents ≈ 14 691). Meaning: [wide in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wide/).

- C'est trop **large**.
  That's too **wide**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and jimkillock · checked, community translation · [\#8838788](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8838788) [\#12148778](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12148778))

- Le Grand Égout en effet a huit pieds de **large** sur sept de haut.
  The Grand Sewer is, in fact, eight feet **wide** and seven feet high.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27820)

- Ils arrivent comme par une **large** brèche, Ils se précipitent sous les craquements.
  As through a **wide** breach they come. They roll themselves in amid the ruin.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 30:14)

- Il s'agit d'une proposition importante parce que sa portée est **large**.
  It is an important proposal because its scope is **wide**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1667147)

- Tôles laminées à chaud sur trains à **larges** bandes
  Plate and sheet rolled in lengths in **wide** strip mills
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2424776)

## large

Used about 15 651 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22 · literary ≈ 22 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 404 · legal and administrative ≈ 560 · UN documents ≈ 13 641). Meaning: [large in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/large/).

- Le portail est **large**.
  The portal is **large**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6685178](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6685178) [\#6629997](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6629997))

- Il y avait à la porte vermoulue de son bouge une fente assez **large**, il y colla son visage.
  There was a tolerably **large** crack in the worm-eaten door of his den; he put his face to it.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 4644)

- Il m’a mis au **large**, Il m’a sauvé, parce qu’il m’aime.
  He also brought me out into a **large** place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2SA 22:20)

- De **larges** pans du secteur porcin et de la volaille en Belgique ont été touchés à cette époque.
  **Large** sections of the pig and poultry industry in Belgium were affected at that time.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 335410)

- Chicorée à **larges** feuilles ou chicorée italienne
  **Large**-leaved chicory or Italian chicory
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3556042)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Nous voulons atteindre un public plus **large**.
  We want to reach a wider audience.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1635589](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635589) [\#1635854](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635854))

- Cette veste est beaucoup trop **large** pour vous.
  That jacket is way too big for you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1202254](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1202254) [\#1202525](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1202525))

- Après y avoir réfléchi en long, en **large** et en travers, je n’ai abouti à rien.
  After thinking over it over and over, I came up with nothing.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and VirtuOZ · checked, community translation · [\#2583341](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2583341) [\#7862373](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7862373))

## Grammar

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