Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| great adj. - large or outstanding | grand, grande | ||||||
| great adj. - amount | fort, forte - important, par ex., somme d'argent | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | formidable m./f. | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | grandiose m./f. | ||||||
| great adj. | du feu de Dieu | ||||||
| great adj. - important | important, importante | ||||||
| great adj. adv. - intense | intense m./f. - par ex., joie | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | génial, géniale | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | super inv. [coll.] | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | chouette m./f. [coll.] | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | extra m./f. inv. [coll.] | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | royal, royale [coll.] | ||||||
| great adj. [coll.] - excellent | terrible m./f. [coll.] - sensationnel | ||||||
| in great profusion | à gogo [coll.] | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| great-great-grandfather | great-great-grandmother | l'arrière-arrière-grand-père m. | l'arrière-arrière-grand-mère f. | ||||||
| great-grandfather | great-grandmother | l'arrière-grand-père m. | l'arrière-grand-mère f. | ||||||
| great-grandson | great-granddaughter | l'arrière-petit-fils m. | l'arrière-petite-fille f. | ||||||
| great-nephew | great-niece | la petit-neveu | la petite-nièce | ||||||
| great-uncle | great-aunt | le grand-oncle | la grand-tante | ||||||
| Greater London | l'agglomération londonienne f. | ||||||
| greater kudu [ZOOL.] | le grand koudou | ||||||
| greater scaup [ZOOL.] | le fuligule milouinan | ||||||
| Great Britain [GEOG.] | la Grande-Bretagne | ||||||
| great hall | le grand hall h aspiré | ||||||
| great hall | la grande salle | ||||||
| the great outdoors pl. | le grand air | ||||||
| Great Bear [ASTR.] | la grande ourse | ||||||
| great-great-grandmother | la trisaïeule | ||||||
| greater white-fronted goose [ZOOL.] | l'oie rieuse f. | ||||||
| the Great Wall of China [HIST.] | la Grande Muraille de Chine | ||||||
| great-billed hermit [ZOOL.] | l'ermite m. à long bec | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| Great! | Super ! | ||||||
| It's great! | C'est génial ! [coll.] | ||||||
| to a greater extent | en grande partie | ||||||
| to take great pains to do sth. | se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qc. | ||||||
| to go great pains to do sth. | se donner du mal pour faire qc. | ||||||
| to take great pains over sth. | se donner du mal pour faire qc. | ||||||
| of great renown | de grand renom | ||||||
| with great fluency | avec une grande aisance | ||||||
| of great ability | talentueux, talentueuse | ||||||
| to a great extent | en grande partie | ||||||
| to my (or: his, her, our, their) (great) surprise | à ma (or: sa, notre, leur) (grande) surprise | ||||||
| Great oaks from little acorns grow. | Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières. | ||||||
| to cause great merriment | déclencher l'hilarité générale | ||||||
| Have a great day! | Bonne journée ! | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to be a great help | être d'un grand apport (à qn.) | ||||||
| to have a great deal to do | ne pas chômer [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| It's blowing great guns. | Il fait un vent à écorner les bœufs. | ||||||
| This book is great. | Ce bouquin est super. | ||||||
| She is one of the greatest minds of the century. | Elle est l'un des grands esprits de ce siècle. | ||||||
