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♦ grand (1) /grænd/a.1 imponente; grandioso; splendido; grande: a grand palace, un palazzo imponente; a grand spectacle, uno spettacolo grandioso; grand ladies, dame importanti; gran dame; in grand style, in grande stile2 (il) più importante; principale: the grand staircase of a building, la scala principale d'un edificio; lo scalone d'onore; grand entrance, ingresso principale3 grande; grandioso; ambizioso: a grand gesture, un gesto grandioso; un gran gesto; a grand plan, un progetto ambizioso; to have grand ideas, avere idee grandiose5 ( nei nomi di luoghi o edifici) grande: the Grand Canal, il Canal grande (a Venezia); the Grand Canyon, il Gran Canyon; Grand Hotel, Grand Hotel6 (fam.) eccellente; magnifico; meraviglioso; splendido: a grand idea, un'ottima idea; a grand party, una festa meravigliosa; grand weather, tempo magnifico; to have a grand time, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela● (in GB) grand committee, commissione permanente della Camera dei Comuni □ grand-ducal, granducale □ grand duchess, granduchessa □ grand duchy, granducato □ grand duke, granduca □ ( sport) grand final, finalissima □ (leg.) grand holidays, ferie giudiziarie □ (stor.) the Grand Inquisitor, il Grande inquisitore □ (leg., USA) grand jury, gran giurì, giuria speciale ( che decide se qualcuno debba essere rinviato a giudizio) □ (leg. USA) grand larceny, furto grave □ grand master, campione di scacchi; maestro degli scacchi □ Grand Master, Gran Maestro ( d'un ordine cavalleresco o della massoneria) □ (ipp.) Grand National, «Grand National» NOTE DI CULTURA: Grand National: è la più famosa corsa siepi della Gran Bretagna e si tiene annualmente in primavera nel circuito di Aintree, presso Liverpool. Fu istituita nel 1839 e ricevette questo nome nel 1847. Il circuito è celebre per la sua difficoltà, tanto che agli ostacoli più pericolosi è stato addirittura attribuito un nome in ricordo dei cavalli caduti durante la prima edizione: Becher's Brook ( fossato di Becher) e Valentine's Brook ( fossato di Valentine) □ the Grand Old Man of, il Grande Vecchio di ( un'attività, una disciplina, ecc.) □ (polit., USA) the Grand Old Party, il Partito Repubblicano □ (mus.) grand opera, opera lirica □ (mus.) grand orchestra, grande orchestra □ grand piano, pianoforte a coda □ ( sport e bridge) grand slam, grande slam □ grand tour, (stor.) viaggio in Europa ( fatto dai nobili inglesi nell'Ottocento); (scherz.) visita completa, giro completo □ (stor.) Grand Vizier, Gran Visir NOTA D'USO: - big, grand, great o large?-.grand (2) /grænd/n.1 (fam.) pianoforte a coda2 ( slang ingl.; inv. al pl.) mille sterline; ( slang USA; inv. al pl.) (biglietto da) mille dollari: fifty grand, cinquantamila dollari● (mus.) upright grand, grande piano verticale. -
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I [grænd]1) (impressive) [building, ceremony] grandioso; [ park] magnifico3) colloq. (fine)II [grænd]"is everything all right?" - "it's grand thanks" — "tutto bene?" - "benissimo, grazie"
nome colloq.1) BE mille sterline f.pl.; AE mille dollari m.pl.2) mus. pianoforte m. a coda* * *[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) grandioso2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) grande3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) magnifico, stupendo4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) illustre2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) (biglietto da) mille dollari- grand jury
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- grand total* * *I [grænd]1) (impressive) [building, ceremony] grandioso; [ park] magnifico3) colloq. (fine)II [grænd]"is everything all right?" - "it's grand thanks" — "tutto bene?" - "benissimo, grazie"
nome colloq.1) BE mille sterline f.pl.; AE mille dollari m.pl.2) mus. pianoforte m. a coda
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