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.

• Il a de larges épaules.

  He has broad shoulders.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by U2FS and CK · checked, community translation · #296000 #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) · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.

• C'est trop large.

  That's too wide.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and jimkillock · checked, community translation · #8838788 #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) · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.

• Le portail est large.

  The portal is large.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · #6685178 #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) · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · #1635589 #1635854

• Cette veste est beaucoup trop large pour vous.

  That jacket is way too big for you.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #1202254 #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 · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and VirtuOZ · checked, community translation · #2583341 #7862373

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