large (adjective): suggested translations

Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "large (adjective)."

ample, big, broad, comprehensive, deep, expansive, extensive, full, generous, great, huge, large, liberal, lots, major, plenty, prominent, significant, solid, strong, vast, wide, wide-ranging, widespread

  • avoir un large appui international pour démarrer ce projet / have ample international support to start this project
  • l’industrie de la biotechnologie occupe une très large place au Canada / biotechnology is a very big industry in Canada
  • se donner un mandat très large / take on a very broad mandate
  • unir les pays de l’hémisphère dans une large zone de libre-échange / unite the countries of the hemisphere in a comprehensive free trade area
  • planter une bordure d’arbres d’un demi-mille de large / plant a row of trees half a mile deep
  • jouer un rôle plus large dans l’organisation / undertake a more expansive role in the organization
  • avoir une très large connaissance de la scène politique canadienne / have a very extensive knowledge of the Canadian political scene
  • prévoir des conséquences sérieuses pour un large éventail de crimes / ensure meaningful consequences for a full (wide) range of crimes
  • définir un concept de la façon la plus large possible / define a concept in the most generous of senses
  • on doit accorder une large part de crédit au comité / a great deal of credit should be given to the committee
  • représenter une large partie de la population / speak for a huge (large, major) segment of the population
  • permettre une interprétation plus large du système d’assurance-emploi dans ces régions / allow a more liberal interpretation of the employment insurance system in these areas
  • le gouvernement doit faire sa large part dans l’indemnisation de toutes les victimes d’un sinistre / the government must play a major part in compensating all disaster victims
  • une des entreprises les plus larges de la communauté / one of the most prominent businesses in the community
  • de larges portions du projet de loi seront invalidées / significant parts of the bill will be struck down
  • il y a un large consensus entre tous les intervenants / there is a solid (strong) consensus among all the stakeholders
  • le ministère doit fournir un large éventail de produits et de services / the department must deliver a vast (huge) range of products and services
  • investir dans une large gamme de projets communautaires méritoires / invest in a wide array of worthy community projects
  • tenir compte du très large appui pour ce programme / take into account the wide-ranging (widespread) support for the program

NOTE: The French adjective large can sometimes be translated into English by a noun, as in the following example:

  • il y a une large proportion de gens qui sont d’accord avec le gouvernement / there are lots (plenty) of people who agree with the government

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