Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| tall adj. - person | grand, grande adj. | ||||||
| great adj. - large or outstanding | grand, grande | ||||||
| large adj. - amount | grand, grande | ||||||
| wide adj. - considerable | grand, grande - considérable | ||||||
| big adj. - tall | grand, grande | ||||||
| ample adj. | grand, grande adj. | ||||||
| broad adj. - general, without details | grand, grande - au sens de : général ; par ex., les grandes lignes | ||||||
| largely adv. | en grande partie | ||||||
| choice adj. [form.] - only before a noun - of very high quality | de très grande qualité - nourriture, vin | ||||||
| (much) to my (or: his, her, our, their) surprise | à ma (or: sa, notre, leur) (grande) surprise | ||||||
| on a grand scale | en grande pompe | ||||||
| long ranged | d'une grande portée | ||||||
| tall adj. - person | de grande taille | ||||||
| in the open air | au grand air | ||||||
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. | ||||||
| big sister | la grande sœur | ||||||
| delight | la (grande) joie | ||||||
| big mouth [coll.] | la grande gueule [coll.] | ||||||
| big sis [coll.] | la grande sœur | ||||||
| mass rally | la grande manifestation | ||||||
| broad effect | la grande portée | ||||||
| main road | la grande route | ||||||
| major road | la grande route | ||||||
| great hall | la grande salle | ||||||
| high self-esteem | la grande estime de soi | ||||||
| a wide range of sth. | l'une grande variété de qc. f. | ||||||
| yen - yearning | la grande envie | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| at high speed | à grande vitesse | ||||||
| to have a big mouth [fig.] | avoir une grande gueule [fig.] [vulg.] | ||||||
| to my (or: his, her, our, their) (great) surprise | à ma (or: sa, notre, leur) (grande) surprise | ||||||
| to a great extent | en grande partie | ||||||
| to a greater extent | en grande partie | ||||||
| to a large extent | en grande partie | ||||||
| in state | en grande pompe | ||||||
| to my (or: your, his, ...) astonishment | à ma (or: ta, sa, ...) grande stupéfaction | ||||||
| with great fluency | avec une grande aisance | ||||||
| to my delight | à ma plus grande joie | ||||||
| to take great pride in sth. | tirer une grande fierté de qc. | ||||||
| to wash sth. ⇔ down - clean using a lot of water | nettoyer qc. à grande eau | ||||||
| the bulk of sth. - main part | la plus grande partie de qc. | ||||||
| to buy in bulk [COMM.] | acheter en grande quantité | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| She's tall for her age. | Elle est grande pour son âge. | ||||||
| The car's plenty big enough. | La voiture est bien assez grande. | ||||||
| The house is not nearly big enough. | La maison est loin d'être assez grande. | ||||||
| Most of my income goes to tax. | La plus grande partie de mes revenus va aux impôts. | ||||||
| You're a big girl now. | Tu es une grande fille maintenant. | ||||||
| It's high time. | Il est grand temps. | ||||||
| Thank you ever so much for helping me yesterday. | Un grand merci pour l'aide que vous m'avez apportée hier. | ||||||
| Many thanks for your assistance! | Un grand merci pour votre aide. | ||||||
| There's no room to swing a cat! | C'est grand comme un mouchoir de poche ! | ||||||
| He is tall for his age. | Il est grand pour son âge. | ||||||
| He is tall for his age. | Il fait grand pour son âge. | ||||||
| You're nearly as tall as your brother. | Tu es presque aussi grand que ton frère. | ||||||
| May I introduce you to my good friend David? | Puis-je vous présenter mon grand ami David ? | ||||||
| She is one of the greatest minds of the century. | Elle est l'un des grands esprits de ce siècle. | ||||||
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