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grand.

big

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡʁɑ̃//ɡʁɑ̃.t‿/

  1. big

  2. tall

    un garçon grand et maigre

  3. grown up, big

    Quand je serai grande, je veux être astronaute.
    Il l'a fait tout seul comme un grand garçon.

  4. great (i.e. important, outstanding, noble, fine, renowned)

    un grand homme
    une grande dame

  5. grand

    un grand duc
    un grand bal

  6. big fat, great big (an intensifier)

    un grand tricheur

  7. greater (together with the surrounding area pertaining to it)

    Grand Londres
    Grand Montréal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Latin grandem.

noun/ɡʁɑ̃//ɡʁɑ̃.t‿/

  1. grown-up

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Latin grandem.

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