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1 grandstand
noun (rows of raised seats at a sports ground etc: We watched the sports meeting from the grandstand; ( also adjective) grandstand seats; We had a grandstand (= a very good) view of the parade.) tribuneIsubst. \/ˈɡræn(d)stænd\/ ( sport)1) hovedtribune, sittetribune2) publikum på hovedtribunenIIverb \/ˈɡræn(d)stænd\/(amer., hverdagslig) spille for galleriet, vise segIIIadj. \/ˈɡræn(d)stænd\/1) hovedtribune-2) fra et gunstig stedhave a grandstand view of ha flott utsikt over, betrakte som fra parkett -
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3 grandstand play
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4 grand
ɡrænd 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) storslått, prektig2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) stolt, fornem, overlegen3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) deilig, praktfull4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) ærverdig2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) tusen dollar/pund- grand jury
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- grand total Isubst. (flertall: grand) \/ɡrænd\/1) ( musikk) flygel2) ( slang) tusen dollar, tusen pundIIadj. \/ɡrænd\/1) storslått, storslagen, praktfull, majestetisk, prektig, staselig, flott2) edel, nobel, fin, fornem, distingvert3) aristokratisk, adelig4) betydningsfull, viktig5) stolt, overlegen, fornem, fin på det, stor på dethan er blitt så stor på det at han ikke lenger snakker med de gamle vennene sine6) svulstig, pompøs, høyttravende, opphøyd, stor7) hoved-, stor(-), størst, høyeste, øverste8) fullstendig, total, slutt9) ( hverdagslig) førsteklasses, utmerket, glimrende, kjempefin, herlig, flott, deiligflott!, utmerket!, supert!• wouldn't it be grand if...hadde det ikke vært flott hvis...grand entrance hovedinngangGrand Lodge storlosjegrand orchestra stort orkester (med alle typer instrumenter)live in grand style leve flott, leve på stor fotput on a grand air eller put on a grand manner gjøre seg viktig
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grandstand — ► NOUN ▪ the main stand at a racecourse or sports ground … English terms dictionary
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grandstand — UK [ˈɡræn(d)ˌstænd] / US noun [countable] Word forms grandstand : singular grandstand plural grandstands a large structure with rows of seats from which people watch sports events • a grandstand view (of something) a view of something in which… … English dictionary
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grandstand — American to accentuate a difficulty in order to win praise Where the spectators whom you wish to impress are located, but the expression is not confined to sport: I relied on you to grandstand enough to let her get wise to you.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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grandstand — I. noun Date: 1831 1. a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium 2. audience II. adjective Date: 1888 done for show or to impress onlookers < a grandstand play > III. intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary