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grand [grænd](a) (impressive → house) magnifique; (→ style) grand, noble; (→ music, occasion) grand; (pretentious, self-important) suffisant, prétentieux; (dignified, majestic) majestueux, digne;∎ to do sth in grand style faire qch en grande pompe;∎ to live in grand style mener la grande vie;∎ she likes to do things on a grand scale elle aime faire les choses en grand;∎ to entertain on a grand scale recevoir des gens en grande pompe;∎ to invest on a grand scale faire de gros investissements;∎ to build on a grand scale réaliser de grands projets de construction;∎ that dress is a bit too grand for me cette robe est un peu trop chic pour moi;∎ it was all part of his grand design tout cela faisait partie de son grand projet;∎ lexicographer is just a grand name for someone who writes dictionaries lexicographe est simplement un mot pompeux pour désigner une personne qui écrit des dictionnaires(b) British old-fashioned or Irish, North of England & Scottish familiar (excellent → food, accommodation) excellent; (→ weather) magnifique;∎ I'm not feeling too grand je ne suis pas dans mon assiette;∎ she sounded absolutely grand when I spoke to her on the phone elle avait l'air en pleine forme quand je l'ai eue au téléphone;∎ to have a grand time bien s'amuser;∎ ironic we had a grand old time trying to find the house! on s'est marré pour trouver la maison!2 noun►► Grand Canary (Island) Grande Canarie f;∎ in Grand Canary à la Grande Canarie;the Grand Canyon le Grand Canyon;the Grand Canyon State = surnom donné à l'Arizona;grand duchess grande-duchesse f;grand duchy grand-duché m;grand duke grand-duc m;grand finale apothéose f;American grand jury jury m d'accusation;American grand larceny vol m qualifié;the Grand National = la plus importante course d'obstacles de Grande-Bretagne, qui se déroule à Aintree, dans la banlieue de Liverpool;the Grand Old Man = surnom de William Gladstone;∎ the grand old man of trade unionism/Scottish folk music le patriarche du syndicalisme/de la musique folklorique écossaise;grand opera grand opéra m;grand piano piano m à queue;Grand Slam tournament tournoi m du grand chelem;grand total total m;∎ that comes to a grand total of £536 ça fait en tout 536 livres;the Grand Tour le tour d'Europe;grand tour (of mansion etc) visite f;∎ humorous would you like a grand tour of the house? je te fais faire le tour du propriétaire?;∎ she did or went on a grand tour of Italy elle a visité toute l'Italie;Physics the Grand Unified Theory la théorie de grande unification;the Grand Union Canal = canal reliant Londres aux Midlands;History grand vizier grand vizir m;grand wizard Grand Sorcier m -
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believe [bɪ'li:v](a) (consider as real or true) croire;∎ don't believe a word she says ne croyez pas un mot de ce qu'elle dit;∎ I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois rien ou pas un mot;∎ don't you believe it! détrompe-toi!;∎ he's getting married! - I don't believe it! il va se marier! - c'est pas vrai!;∎ she's fifty, would you believe it! elle a cinquante ans, figure-toi!;∎ he couldn't believe his ears/his eyes il n'en croyait pas ses oreilles/ses yeux;∎ and, believe it or not, she left et, crois-le si tu veux, elle est partie;∎ I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire, je veux bien le croire;∎ it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire(b) (accept statement or opinion of) croire;∎ if she is to be believed, she was born a duchess à l'en croire, elle est duchesse;∎ and believe (you) me, I know what I'm talking about! et croyez-moi, je sais de quoi je parle!;∎ familiar you'd better believe it! bien sûr que oui!(c) (hold as opinion, suppose) croire;∎ I believe he left je crois qu'il est parti;∎ I don't believe we've met je ne crois pas que nous nous connaissions;∎ I believe I've taken a wrong turning je crois que je me suis trompé de route ou que j'ai pris la mauvaise route;∎ Law the jury believes him (to be) guilty le jury le croit coupable;∎ I don't know what to believe je ne sais que croire, je ne sais pas à quoi m'en tenir;∎ it is widely believed that the prisoners have been killed on pense généralement que les prisonniers ont été tués;∎ she is, I believe, our greatest novelist elle est, je crois ou à mon avis, notre meilleure romancière;∎ we have every reason to believe he's telling the truth nous avons tout lieu de croire qu'il dit la vérité;∎ he'd have her believe it's an antique il voudrait lui faire croire que c'est un objet d'époque;∎ I believe not je crois que non, je ne crois pas;∎ I believe so je crois que oui, je crois;∎ I wouldn't have believed it of him je n'aurais pas cru cela de lui(have religious faith) être croyant, avoir la foi∎ to believe in miracles/in God croire aux miracles/en Dieu∎ I believe in free enterprise je crois à la libre entreprise;∎ they believe in their president ils ont confiance en ou font confiance à ou croient en leur président;∎ he believes in giving the public greater access to information il est d'avis qu'il faut donner au public un plus grand accès à l'information;∎ I don't believe in making promises je ne fais jamais de promesses
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