Kilo Lingo

/ɡʁɑ̃/

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Translation

big, tall, great

Word origin

From Latin grandis ('big, great, full-grown'). English 'grand' and 'grandiose' come from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
grandis
English cognates
grand, grandiose, aggrandise

Examples

C' organisation.

It's a big step forward for our team and our organisation.

, idéale .

She is tall and slim, ideal for a career in fashion.

écrivain génération lecteurs.

This great writer changed a whole generation of readers.

' promener .

This city is too big to walk around on foot.

.

We have a big garden behind the house.

Grand est un adjectif BAGS qui se place avant le nom dans son sens figuré (un grand homme = a great man) et après dans son sens physique (un homme grand = a tall man). Cette distinction de position est importante : un grand homme (a great man) vs un homme grand (a tall man).

Grand-chose (much, in negative sentences: pas grand-chose = not much), grand-père (grandfather), grand-mère (grandmother), grande surface (supermarket, hypermarket) - grand entre dans de nombreux composés. En grand (on a large scale, in a big way) et au grand jour (in broad daylight, openly) sont des locutions adverbiales. Voir les choses en grand (to think big) est une formule encourageante.

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