larga

=

long

adjetivo

larga
feminine noun
1. full beam (luz) (British), high beam (United States)
  • dar o poner las largas -> to put one's headlights on full o (British) high beam (United States)
also:
  • a la larga -> in the long run
also:
  • dar largas a algo -> to put something off
  • siempre me está dando largas -> he's always putting me off

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larga [lar’-gah]
noun
1. An added piece which shoemakers put on last, in order to lengthen a shoe. (f)
2. Delay, procrastination: commonly used in the plural. (f)
adjective
1. Long, of a certain measure in length (largo, medida).
2. Long, not short (espacio, tiempo).
3. Long, protracted, not soon ceasing or at an end.
4. Large, generous (generoso), free, liberal.
5. Copious (copioso).
6. Prompt, expeditious.
7. Sharp, shrewd; quick (astuto).
  • Largo de lengua -> too free and unguarded with the tongue, to be mordacious
  • De largo a largo -> from one end to the other, length-wise
  • Navegar a lo largo de la costa -> (Naut.) to navigate along the coast
  • Pasar de largo -> to walk by without stopping
  • A la corta o a la larga -> sooner or later
  • A lo largo -> at length, slowly; in the long run; in course of time
  • A lo largo -> 1. At a distance. 2. The long way, lengthwise.
  • Pasar de largo -> to pass by a person without taking notice of him
  • Ese es cuento largo -> that is a long story
  • A lo largo de -> along
  • Dar largas a un asunto -> to delay a matter
noun
8. Length. (m)
  • El largo de las faldas -> the length of the skirts
9. Largo. (Music) (m)
adverb
10. Largely, profusely.

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