larga

f.

full beam (British), high beam (United States) (light).

dar o poner las largas to put one's headlights on full o (British) high beam (United States)

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larga

► nombre femenino

1→ {{link=largo}}largo,-a

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f., (m. - largo)

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SF

1)

- a la larga

- dar largas a algo/algn

estamos cansados de que nos den largas — we're tired of being put off all the time

si te pregunta por el dinero, tú dale largas — if he asks you about the money, just fob him off *

- saberla larga

2) (Aut) (tb: luz larga) full beam

pon las largas — put the headlights on full beam

3) (Taur) pass with the cape

4) (Dep) length

largo

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femenino

a) (largo plazo)

a la larga — in the long run

darle largas a alguien/algo — to put somebody/something off

b) (Auto) high beam (AmE), full o main beam (BrE)

dio la(s) larga(s) — he put the lights on high o main beam

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* a la larga = over the long term, in the end, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* dar largas = fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* de larga trayectoria = long-running.

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femenino

a) (largo plazo)

a la larga — in the long run

darle largas a alguien/algo — to put somebody/something off

b) (Auto) high beam (AmE), full o main beam (BrE)

dio la(s) larga(s) — he put the lights on high o main beam

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* a la larga = over the long term, in the end, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* dar largas = fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* de larga trayectoria = long-running.

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larga

feminine

1

(largo plazo): a la larga in the long run

darle largas a algn/algo to put sb/sth off

2 (Auto) main beam

puso or (AmL) dio la(s) larga(s) he put the lights on main o full beam

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Del verbo largar: (conjugate largar)

larga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
larga    
largar
larga sustantivo femenino

a) (largo plazo):

◊ a la larga in the long run;

darle largas a algn/algo to put sb/sth off

b) (Auto) high beam (AmE), full o main beam (BrE)

largar (conjugate largar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (Náut) ‹amarras/cabo› to let out, pay out

b) (RPl) (soltar, dejar caer) to let … go

2 ‹discurso/sermón› to give;
‹palabrota/insulto› to let fly
3 (fam) (despedir) to fire, to give … the boot (colloq);
‹novio› to ditch
4 (CS, Méx) (Dep) ‹pelota› to throw;
‹carrera› to start
largarse verbo pronominal

a) (fam) (irse) to beat it (colloq);

◊ ¡yo me largo! I'm taking off! (AmE), I'm off! (BrE) (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (empezar) to start, get going (colloq);

largase a hacer algo to start to do sth, to start doing sth
largo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con longitud superior a la normal) long
2 (con duración superior a la normal) long, lengthy: es una película muy larga, it's a very long film
se me hizo larga la espera, the wait dragged
la conferencia duró tres horas largas, the lecture lasted for a good three hours
II sustantivo masculino
1 (longitud) length: ¿cuánto tiene de largo?, how long is it?
2 Natación length
3 Mús largo
III adverbio largo, at length: hablaremos largo (y tendido) de ello, we'll talk at length about it
♦ Locuciones: a lo largo de, (longitud) along
(tiempo) through
a la larga, in the long run
va para largo, it's going to go on a long time
familiar ¡largo (de aquí)!, clear off!
largar verbo transitivo
1 familiar to give
2 fam (expulsar, despedir) to sack
'larga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortizar
- largo
- lengua
- luz
- manga
- parrafada
- recobrarse
- resultar
- sombra
- cadena
- cara
- corto
- disco
- duración
- enfermedad
- espera
- fusta
- llamada
- noviazgo
- ómnibus
- onda
- trayectoria
English:
begin
- circuitous
- face
- full-length
- hold
- involved
- leotard
- lingering
- long wave
- long-life
- long-sleeved
- reel off
- run
- binoculars
- bother
- fall
- gaze
- good
- light
- line
- long
- long-distance
- shoulder
- ultimately

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larga

♦ nf

1.

largas [luces] Br full beam, US high beam;

dar o [m5]poner las largas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam

2. Taurom = one-handed pass with the “muleta”

3. Comp

dar largas a algo to put sth off;

siempre me está dando largas he's always putting me off

♦ a la larga loc adv

in the long run

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larga

f

:

poner las largas put the headlights on full beam;

dar largas a alguien fam put s.o. off