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1. adjective1) (large) großgreat big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)
take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für
3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartigthe great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...
Peter the Great — Peter der Große
be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)
4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]2. noun(person) Größe, die; as pl.the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]
the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)
* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) bedeutend2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) groß3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) besonder4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) großartig5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) sehr gut•- academic.ru/32313/greatly">greatly- greatness* * *[greɪt]I. adj1. (very big) groß, riesigit gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekanntzugebenit is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben istI feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dira \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viela \great deal of time/money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geldto a \great extent im Großen und Ganzena \great joy eine große Freudethe \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leutea \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeitthe \greatest boxer/show der größte Boxer/die größte Showa \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit3. (wonderful) großartig, wunderbarwe had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiertit's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu seinit was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren\great! ( iron fam) na prima! iron fam, klasse! iron fam, wunderbar! ÖSTERR iron fam, super! SCHWEIZ iron famthe \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeithe's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen fammy sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball\great fool Volltrottel m fam\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundinas children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde famshe is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisierenhe is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzählerto feel \great sich akk großartig fühlento feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen6. (enthusiastic) begeistertour kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger7.▶ \great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] ( prov hum) große Geister denken gleich prov hum, zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke prov hum▶ to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut seinI'm no \great shakes as a cook/at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister▶ to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein fam\great big riesengroßa \great big spider eine dicke, fette SpinneAlexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Großethe \great and the good die Prominenzan all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Starto be an all-time \great unerreicht seinone of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen* * *[greɪt]1. adj (+er)1) (in size) groß; (= very large) sehr groß; (= huge) riesig; (in extent) effort, variety, shock, need, success, help etc großwith a great effort — mit großer Mühe or Anstrengung
at a great pace — in or mit schnellem Tempo
x is greater/not greater than 10 (Math) —
a player of great ability — ein sehr or ausgesprochen fähiger Spieler
a great many, a great number of — sehr viele
a great many people — sehr viele or eine Menge (inf) Leute
See:→ also deal2) (= important, famous) person, achievement, work, event, city etc großto think great thoughts —
the great thing is to... — das Wichtigste ist zu...
3)(= strong, enthusiastic)
he was a great friend of my father — er war mit meinem Vater sehr gut befreundethe's a great one for criticizing others — im Kritisieren anderer ist er (ganz) groß
to be a great believer in doing sth — grundsätzlich dafür sein, etw zu tun
he was a great womanizer — er stellte ständig den Frauen nach
I think she's great — ich finde sie toll (inf) or prima (inf)
this cookbook is great for desserts — in diesem Kochbuch findet man besonders gute Nachspeisen
to be great at football/at singing — ein großer Fußballspieler/Sänger sein
my wife isn't feeling so great —
Great Scott or Heavens! (dated) — (ach du) großer Gott or lieber Himmel!
5) (= excellent, outstanding) ausgezeichnet, großartig2. interj (inf)toll (inf), super (inf)oh great (iro) — na wunderbar
if that's what they want to believe, great — wenn sie das glauben wollen, dann sollen sie doch
3. adv1) (inf= well)
she's doing great (in job) — sie macht sich hervorragend; (healthwise) sie macht große Fortschritte2)I want to give you a great big kiss —
4. n1) plthe great — die Großen pl
2) usu pl (= person) Größe fone of the all-time greats —
the golfing/literary greats — die Golfgrößen/literarischen Größen
* * *great [ɡreıt]1. groß, beträchtlich (auch Anzahl), (Nachfrage etc) stark:of great popularity sehr beliebt;a great many sehr viele, eine große Anzahl;the great majority die große oder überwiegende Mehrheit;in great detail in allen Einzelheiten2. lang (Zeit):a great while ago vor langer Zeit3. hoch (Alter):live to a great age ein hohes Alter erreichen, sehr alt werden4. groß:a great big lump umg ein Mordsklumpen5. groß (Buchstabe):6. groß, Groß…:7. groß, bedeutend, wichtig (Probleme etc)8. groß, wichtigst(er, e, es), Haupt…:the great attraction die Hauptattraktion9. (geistig) groß, überragend, berühmt, bedeutend:a great poet ein großer Dichter;a great city eine bedeutende Stadt;Frederick the Great Friedrich der Große10. (gesellschaftlich) hoch(stehend), groß:the great world die vornehme Welt;a great family eine vornehme oder berühmte Familie11. groß, erhaben (Gedanken etc)12. groß, beliebt, oft gebraucht:be the great thing at the moment im Moment sehr modern sein13. groß (in hohem Maße):a great friend of mine ein guter oder enger Freund von mir;a great landowner ein Großgrundbesitzer14. ausgezeichnet, großartig (Möglichkeit etc):it is a great thing to be healthy es ist sehr viel wert, gesund zu sein15. (nur präd) umga) groß, gut, sehr geschickt ( alle:at, in in dat):he is great at chess er spielt sehr gut Schach, er ist ein großer Schachspieler vor dem Herrn;he’s great at drinking im Trinken ist er großb) interessiert (on für):be great on sth sich für etwas begeisternc) sehr bewandert (on in dat)16. umg eifrig, begeistert (Leser etc)17. umg großartig, herrlich, wunderbar, famos:we had a great time wir haben uns großartig amüsiert, es war toll;wouldn’t that be great? wäre das nicht herrlich?a) Groß…B sC adv umg prima, bestens* * *1. adjective1) (large) großgreat big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)
2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für
3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartigthe great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...
be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)
4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]2. noun(person) Größe, die; as pl.the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]
the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)
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[greɪt] adj1) ( very big) groß, riesig;it gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekannt zu geben;it is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben ist;I feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dir;to a \great extent im Großen und Ganzen;a \great joy eine große Freude;the \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leute;a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit2) ( famous) groß;( important) bedeutend;( outstanding) überragend;the \greatest boxer/ show der größte Boxer/die größte Show;a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit3) ( wonderful) großartig, wunderbar;we had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiert;it's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein;it was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren;the \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeit;to be a \great one for sth genau der/die Richtige für etw akk sein;he's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen ( fam)to be \great at doing sth ( fam) etw sehr gut können;my sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin;as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde ( fam)she is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisieren;he is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzähler;to feel \great sich akk großartig fühlen;to feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen6) ( enthusiastic) begeistert;our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte PartygängerPHRASES:\great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] (think alike[, fools seldom differ]) große Geister denken gleich (prov, hum), zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke (prov, hum)to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut sein;I'm no \great shakes as a cook/ at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister;to be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( since sliced bread) ( fam) genial [o großartig] sein;to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( since sliced bread) ( fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein ( fam) adv\great big riesengroß;a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne;Alexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Große;the \great and the good die Prominenz;an all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Star;to be an all-time \great unerreicht sein;one of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen -
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(a) (in size, scale) grand;∎ the great fire of London le grand incendie de Londres (qui, en 1666, détruisit les trois quarts de la ville, et notamment la cathédrale Saint-Paul);∎ he made a great effort to be nice il a fait un gros effort pour être agréable(b) (in degree) grand;∎ a great friend un grand ami;∎ they're great friends ce sont de grands amis;∎ great ignorance une grande ignorance, une ignorance complète;∎ there's great ignorance about the problem les gens ne sont pas conscients du problème;∎ great willpower une volonté de fer;∎ she's got great willpower elle est très volontaire;∎ to my great satisfaction à ma grande satisfaction;∎ a great surprise une grande surprise;∎ with great care avec grand soin, avec beaucoup de soin;∎ with great pleasure avec grand plaisir;∎ it is no great matter ce n'est pas une grosse affaire;∎ to be in great pain souffrir (beaucoup);∎ to reach a great age parvenir à un âge avancé;∎ to have a great opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch;∎ I have a great liking for that country j'aime beaucoup ce pays∎ a great quantity of une grande quantité de;∎ a great number of un grand nombre de;∎ a great crowd une grande ou grosse foule, une foule nombreuse;∎ to a great extent, in great part en grande partie;∎ the great majority la grande majorité(d) (important → person, event) grand;∎ a great man un grand homme;∎ Alfred the Great Alfred le Grand;∎ a great poet un grand poète;∎ a great lady une grande dame;∎ a great moment un grand moment;∎ a great occasion une grande occasion;∎ a great house une grande demeure∎ the great hall la grande salle, la salle principale;∎ France's greatest footballer le plus grand footballeur français∎ she has a great voice elle a une voix magnifique□ ;∎ he's a great guy c'est un type super ou génial;∎ she's great! (nice person) elle est super!;∎ to have a great time bien s'amuser□ ;∎ we had a great holiday nous avons passé des vacances merveilleuses□ ;∎ what's that film like? - great! comment est ce film? - génial!;∎ it would be great to have lots of money ce serait super d'avoir beaucoup d'argent;∎ the great thing is that… le grand avantage ou ce qui est bien, c'est que…□ ;∎ I feel great! je me sens super bien!;∎ you look great tonight! (in appearance) tu es magnifique ce soir!;∎ ironic he's coming too - oh, great! il vient aussi - oh, génial ou super!∎ she's a great reader elle adore lire, elle lit beaucoup;∎ she's a great one for television elle adore la télévision;∎ ironic she's a great one for borrowing things without asking people elle est spécialiste pour emprunter les choses sans demander l'autorisation∎ he's great at languages il est très doué pour les langues□ ;∎ she's great on sculpture elle s'y connaît vraiment en sculpture□ ;∎ she's great at making the past come alive elle arrive merveilleusement bien à faire revivre le passé□∎ the great apes les grands singes mpl2 noun∎ (person) he's one of the greats of world cinema c'est l'un des grands noms du cinéma mondial;∎ it's one of the all-time greats c'est un des plus grands classiques;∎ she's one of the all-time greats c'est une des plus grandes stars;∎ the great and the good (people) les gens mpl influents3 adverb∎ (as intensifier) a great big fish un énorme poisson;∎ an enormous great house une maison immense;∎ familiar you great fat slob! espèce de gros lard!University = examen final d'un diplôme de langues classiques et de philosophie à l'université d'Oxford►► Ornithology great auk grand pingouin m;Great Australian Bight Grande Baie f Australienne;the Great Barrier Reef la Grande Barrière;the Great Basin le Grand Bassin;Astronomy the Great Bear la Grande Ourse;Great Bear Lake le Grand Lac de l'Ours;Ornithology great black-backed gull goéland m marin;Great Britain Grande-Bretagne f;∎ in Great Britain en Grande-Bretagne;Ornithology great bustard outarde f barbue;great circle grand cercle m;Ornithology great cormorant grand cormoran m;Ornithology great crested glebe grèbe m huppé;Great Dane danois m;the Great Depression la grande dépression des années 30;the Great Divide = chaîne de montagnes dans le nord des États-Unis marquant la ligne de partage des eaux entre l'Atlantique et le Pacifique;the Great Exhibition = grande exposition sur les progrès de la technique et de l'industrie pour laquelle fut construit, en 1851, le Crystal Palace de Hyde Park;History the Great Famine la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);Great Glen Great Glen m, Glen m More (grande ligne de faille parcourant l'Écosse du nord-est au sud-ouest);Ornithology great grey shrike pie-grièche f grise;History the Great Hunger la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);the Great Lakes les Grands Lacs mpl;the Great Lake State = surnom donné au Michigan;History the Great Leap Forward le Grand Bond en avant;Ornithology great northern diver plongeon m imbrin;great organ grand orgue m; (in church) grandes orgues fpl;the Great Plains les Grandes Plaines fpl;Great Power grande puissance f;the Great Powers les grandes puissances fpl;Ornithology great reed warbler rousserolle f turdoïde;Geography the Great Rift Valley la Rift Valley, la Great Rift Valley;American great room séjour m cathédrale, French Canadian salle f de séjour à toit cathédral;the Great Salt Lake le Grand Lac Salé;great seal Grand Sceau m;Ornithology great skua labbe m cataracte, grand labbe m;the Great Slave Lake le Grand Lac des Esclaves;the Great Smoky Mountains les Smoky Mountains fpl;Ornithology great snipe bécassine f double;Ornithology great spotted cuckoo coucou-geai m;Ornithology great spotted woodpecker (pic m) épeiche f;Ornithology great tit mésange f charbonnière, charbonnier m;the Great Wall of China la Grande Muraille (de Chine);the Great War la Grande Guerre, la guerre de 14 ou de 14-18;Zoology great white shark grand requin m blancⓘ THE GREAT FAMINE La famine qui sévit en Irlande en 1845 (époque à laquelle ce pays faisait encore partie de l'Empire britannique), fut provoquée par la maladie de la pomme de terre, aliment de base de la population paysanne. Appelée également "the Great Hunger", cette catastrophe plongea le pays dans la misère: elle fit un million de morts et contraignit plus d'un million de personnes à émigrer aux États-Unis et au Canada. -
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mə'‹o-1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) mayoría2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) mayoríamajority n mayoríatr[mə'ʤɒrɪtɪ]noun (pl majorities)1 mayoría2 SMALLLAW/SMALL (adulthood) mayoría de edad1 mayoritario,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in a/the majority ser mayoríamajority rule gobierno mayoritariomajority verdict veredicto por mayoríasilent majority mayoría silenciosa1) adulthood: mayoría f de edad2) : mayoría f, mayor parte fthe vast majority: la inmensa mayoríaadj.• de la mayoría adj.n.• comandancia s.f.• generalidad s.f.• mayoría s.f.• pluralidad s.f.mə'dʒɔːrəti, mə'dʒɒrəti1)a) ( greater number) (+ sing o pl vb) mayoría fto be in the majority — ser* mayoría
the silent majority — la mayoría silenciosa; (before n) <decision, party> mayoritario
majority holding o interest — participación f mayoritaria
majority rule — gobierno m de la mayoría
b) ( margin) mayoría f, margen m2) ( adulthood) mayoría f de edad[mǝ'dʒɒrɪtɪ]1. N1) mayoría fin the majority of cases — en la mayoría or la mayor parte de los casos
such people are in a majority — la mayoría de la gente es así, predomina la gente así
the great majority of lecturers — la mayoría or la mayor parte de los conferenciantes
2) (Jur)2.CPDby a majority decision — por decisión mayoritaria or de la mayoría
majority interest N — interés m mayoritario
majority opinion N — (US) opinión f mayoritaria
majority rule N — gobierno m mayoritario, gobierno m en mayoría
majority (share)holding N — accionariado m mayoritario
majority verdict N —
by a majority verdict — por fallo or veredicto mayoritario
MAJORITY, MOSTmajority vote N —
Singular or plural verb?
When m ayoría is the subject of a verb, the verb can be in the singular or the plural, depending on the context. ► When translating maj ority rather than most, put the verb in the singular if majority is seen as a unit rather than a collection of individuals:
The socialist majority voted against the four amendments La mayoría socialista votó en contra de las cuatro enmiendas ► If la mayoría is seen as a collection of individuals, particularly when it is followed by de + ((plural noun)), the plural form of the verb is more common than the singular, though both are possible:
The majority still wear this uniform La mayoría siguen vistiendo or sigue vistiendo este uniforme
Most scientists believe it is a mistake La mayoría de los científicos creen or cree que se trata de un error ► The plural form must be used when la mayoría or la mayoría de + ((plural noun)) is followed by ser or estar + ((plural complement)):
Most of them are men La mayoría son hombres
Most of the dead were students La mayoría de los muertos eran estudiantes
Most of the children were black La mayoría de los niños eran negros For further uses and examples, see majority, most* * *[mə'dʒɔːrəti, mə'dʒɒrəti]1)a) ( greater number) (+ sing o pl vb) mayoría fto be in the majority — ser* mayoría
the silent majority — la mayoría silenciosa; (before n) <decision, party> mayoritario
majority holding o interest — participación f mayoritaria
majority rule — gobierno m de la mayoría
b) ( margin) mayoría f, margen m2) ( adulthood) mayoría f de edad -
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ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo•- greatly- greatness
great adj1. gran / grande2. gran / importante3. estupendo / fenomenalyou look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!tr[greɪt]1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no great shakes no ser gran cosato go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popathe Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coralgreat circle círculo máximoGreat Dane gran danés nombre masculinothe Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundialgreat ['greɪt] adj1) large: grandea great mountain: una montaña grandea great crowd: una gran muchedumbre2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grandegreat pain: gran dolor3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguidoa great poet: un gran poeta4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabulosoto have a great time: pasarlo en grande5)a great while : mucho tiempoadj.• enorme adj.• garrafal adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.• largo, -a adj.• magno, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.• pistonudo, -a adj.• principal adj.• solemne adj.• vasto, -a adj.
I greɪt1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)[ɡreɪt]1. ADJ(compar greater) (superl greatest)1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme•
I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré muchoa great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo
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great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!
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you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *•
a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razóna great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos
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it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no viniesesit's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...
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great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresosgun 1., 1)•
great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande•
the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado•
one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande•
she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles4) (with names)Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande
5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande•
she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro•
she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedadeshe's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *
6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *
you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *
it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *
"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *
(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!
wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?
camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *
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she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien•
he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol•
to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *•
she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *•
the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo7) (Bot, Zool) grande2. EXCL1) * (=excellent)(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!
2) iro(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!
if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú
3.ADVgreat big * — grandísimo
4.N (=person) grande mfthe great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas
5.CPDgreat ape N — antropoide mf
the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino
the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor
Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f
GREAT, BIG, LARGEGreat Dane N — gran danés m
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large* * *
I [greɪt]1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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mə'‹o-1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) flertall, de fleste2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) flertallsubst. \/məˈdʒɒrətɪ\/1) majoritet, flertall2) myndig alder, myndighetsalder3) majorgrad, majors rangattain\/reach one's majority bli myndigbe in the majority være i majoritetby a majority of ten (votes) med ti stemmers overvektgain a majority komme i majoritet, være i flertalljoin the great majority ( hverdagslig) gjenforenes med sine (for)fedre, slutte seg til sine fedreobtain one's majority få majors rang, bli majorordinary majority simpelt flertallthe silent majority det tause flertalla thin majority en knapp majoritet -
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1. [greıt] n1. (the great)1) собир. сильные мира сего2) великие писатели, классики2. pl студ. жарг. последний экзамен на степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук ( в Кембридже и Оксфорде)2. [greıt] a♢
by /in/ the great - оптом, гуртом1. 1) большой; огромный, громадный, колоссальныйgreat mountain - большая /огромная, громадная/ гора
great building - громадное /огромное/ здание
great sum of money - большая /крупная/ сумма денег
great A - прописное «А»
great gut - анат. толстая кишка
a great [the great er] part of the work was done by him - большая [большая] часть работы была сделана им
2) большой, значительный, многочисленный (о числе, количестве, мере, степени и т. п.)a great company - большое /многочисленное/ общество
in a great measure - в значительной /большой/ мере
a great deal, a great many, a great number - большое количество; множество
with a great deal of trouble - с большими неприятностями; с множеством хлопот
there is a great deal of truth in what you say - в том, что вы говорите, много правды
3) длинный, большой ( о пространственной протяжённости)4) долгий, продолжительный, длительный, большой ( о временной протяжённости)to reach a great age - достичь глубокой старости, дожить до глубокой старости
of great antiquity - очень древний, относящийся к глубокой древности
5) большой, сильный, глубокий, колоссальный, огромный (о чувствах, состояниях, свойствах и т. п.)great patience - колоссальное /большое, огромное/ терпение; большая /колоссальная/ выдержка
with great [the greatest] pleasure - с большим [величайшим] удовольствием
it's a great shame! - какая жалость!
6) сильный, интенсивный, высокий, большой (о действиях, процессах и т. п.)great light - сильный /яркий/ свет
great wind [noise, heat] - сильный ветер [шум, -ая жара]
great talker [eater] - (большой) любитель поговорить [поесть]
a great reader of novels - страстный /большой/ любитель романов
at a great pace - на большой /высокой/ скорости
to take great care of smb., smth. - очень заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.
to pay great attention to smb. - обращать большое внимание на кого-л.; оказывать большое внимание кому-л.; быть очень внимательным к кому-л.
7) крупный, значительныйgreat transactions at the stock-exchange - крупные сделки на фондовой бирже
great landowner [exporter] - крупный землевладелец [экспортёр]
2. 1) великийthe Great October Socialist Revolution - Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция
great painter [writer, composer] - великий художник [писатель, композитор]
the Great Charter - ист. Великая хартия вольностей
2) настоящий, большой3. 1) возвышенный, благородныйgreat deed - благородный /славный/ подвиг
great beginning - великое начинание, благородный почин
2) хороший, положительныйto have no great opinion of smb. - быть невысокого мнения о ком-л.
4. 1) благородный ( по происхождению)great lady - благородная дама, дама из аристократической семьи
2) светскийthe great world - светское общество, высший свет
3) пышный; внушительный5. разг.1) замечательный, великолепныйthat's great! - вот здорово!
that's a great story! - до чего же интересно!
he is great! - он великолепен!, он замечательный (парень)!
he was great when he spoke - он был бесподобен, когда выступал
wouldn't it be great if... - вот было бы здорово, если бы...
it's a great thing to have knowledge of foreign languages - замечательно /здорово/, когда знаешь иностранные языки
2) замечательный, важный, главныйthe great thing is that he's already on the spot - главное - он уже на месте
6. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. в сочетании с другим прилагательным размера) большущийgreat big man - большущий /высоченный/ человек
great fat boy - толстенный /очень толстый/ мальчишка
see what a great big fish I've caught - посмотри, какую рыбину /рыбищу/ я поймал
a nation great in arms - страна, сильная в военном отношении
8. predic (on)1) понимающий, разбирающийся (в чём-л.)to be great on history - хорошо знать историю, хорошо разбираться в истории [см. тж. 2)]
he is great on dates - он отлично знает даты (исторических событий), он отменный знаток хронологии
2) страстно увлечённыйto be great on history - страстно увлекаться историей [см. тж. 1)]
9. (great-) как компонент сложных слов пра-10. уст. беременная (тж. great with child)♢
great chair - креслоgreat cats - львы, тигры, леопарды
great Heavens!, great God /Lord/! - боже мой!; о господи!; видит бог!
great Scott /guns/! - чёрт возьми!; вот те на!
no great shakes - ничего особенного; не ахти как важно
to have a great mind to do smth. - намереваться /стремиться/ сделать что-л.
to have a great notion that... - сильно подозревать, что...
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ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) stor, fremragende2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stor, svær3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) svært god4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) storartet5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) kjempegod/-flink•- greatly- greatnessbegjærlig--------betydelig--------flott--------ivrig--------nidkjær--------stor--------sværtIsubst. \/ɡreɪt\/bare i uttrykkgreat and small store og små, høy og lavthe great(s) de store, storhetene, essenede rike og fornemme, de mektigeIIadj. \/ɡreɪt\/1) stor2) stor (og imponerende)3) stor, viktig, betydningsfull, vesentlig, hoved-4) stor, berømt, fremstående, fremragende, eminent, ledende, dyktig5) dyp, sterk, mektig, stor6) fornem, fin7) ( om tid) lang8) stor(-), skikkelig, ivrig, flittig9) herlig, flott, storartet, fantastisk, vidunderlig• that's great!(be) a great one for (være) entusiastisk opptatt av, -entusiastgreat at svær til, god til, flink tilgreat big veldig stor(a) great deal en hel del, temmelig mye(a) great many eller (a) great number en hel del, mangegreat on svært opptatt avIIIadv. \/ɡreɪt\/( hverdagslig) utmerket, godt, veldig bra -
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[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) muito4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) óptimo5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente•- greatly- greatness* * *[greit] adj 1 grande, vasto, numeroso, extenso, comprido. 2 desmedido. 3 importante, famoso, poderoso, notável. 4 principal, gran-, grão-. 5 nobre, generoso. 6 preferido, favorito. 7 formidável, magnífico, excelente. a great deal, a great many muito, muitos. a great muddle uma grande desordem. a great poet um grande poeta. a great storyteller um excelente contador de histórias. a great while bastante tempo. Alfred the Great Alfredo o Grande. great age idade avançada. Great Scott! interj meu Deus! great with young prenhe. he is a great reader ele lê muito. in great favour em boas graças. it is no great matter não tem importância. no great Amer coll nada de importante. that is great isto é formidável. the great os grandes, os importantes. the Great Assizes o juízo final. the great majority a grande maioria. the great powers as grandes potências. to be great at fencing ser bom em esgrima. -
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[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) večina2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) večina* * *[mədžɔriti]nounvečina; polnoletnost; military majorska stopnjapolitics majority party — večinska strankaAmerican parliament majority leader — vodja večinske stranke -
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A n1 ( in title) Peter the Great Pierre le Grand ;D adj1 ( large) [height, width, distance, speed, majority, object, danger] grand (before n) ; [number, amount, percentage] grand (before n), important ; [increase] fort (before n), important ; [improvement, difference] grand (before n), considérable ; at great speed très vite, à grande vitesse ; a pay rise of 10% or £1200, whichever is the greater une augmentation de 10% ou de 1 200 livres sterling, le chiffre le plus élevé étant pris en compte ;2 ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy, force, advantage] grand (before n) ; [heat, pain] fort (before n) ; a great deal (of) beaucoup (de) ; a great many people/houses beaucoup de personnes/maisons, un grand nombre de personnes/maisons ; to have great difficulty doing avoir beaucoup de mal à faire ; in great detail dans les moindres détails ; the map was a great help la carte a été très utile ; you're a great help! iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup! ;3 ( remarkable) [person, writer, name, achievement, painting, discovery] grand (before n) ;4 ○ ( excellent) [book, film, party, vacation, weather] génial ○, formidable ○ ; [opportunity] formidable ○ ; it's great to be back/to see you c'est formidable ○ d'être de retour/de te revoir ; to feel great se sentir en pleine forme ; you look great! ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme! ; ( attractive) tu es superbe! ; that dress looks great on you cette robe est géniale ○ sur toi ; to have a great time bien s'amuser ; X is the greatest! X est génial ○ ! ;5 ○ ( talented) [teacher, singer, team] génial ○, formidable ○ ; to be great at être un as ○ à [tennis, football] ; to be great at fixing cars être génial ○ quand il s'agit de réparer des voitures ; to be great with être génial ○ avec [children, animals] ; to be great on être imbattable ○ sur [history, architecture] ;6 ○ ( enthusiastic) [worrier, flirt, organizer] de première ○ ; [admirer, friend, fan] grand (before n) ; he' s a great theatregoer/walker il adore aller au théâtre/marcher ; I've never been a great reader la lecture n'a jamais été mon truc ○.E ○ adv everything's going great tout marche comme sur des roulettes ○ ; I'm doing great ça marche très bien pour moi ○ ; the car/machine is working great la voiture/machine marche très bien.to cross the great divide faire le grand saut. -
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great [greɪt]1. adjectivea. (in size, importance) grand• the greatest names in football/poetry les plus grands noms du football/de la poésie• you were great! tu as été sensationnel ! (inf)• he's the greatest! il est formidable !• that's great! c'est super ! (inf)c. ( = enthusiastic) he's a great angler il est passionné de pêche2. adverba. ( = excellently) super bien (inf)3. exclamation4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOMDans l'usage courant, il est fréquent d'employer les mots Britain ou England pour désigner l'ensemble du Royaume-Uni, mais cet usage est impropre.La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain ou Britain en anglais, est, strictement parlant, un terme géographique. Il désigne la plus grande des îles Britanniques et englobe donc l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Avec l'Irlande, l'île de Man et les îles Anglo-Normandes, la Grande-Bretagne constitue les îles Britanniques ou British Isles, qui sont également une notion géographique puisqu'elles comprennent deux pays: le Royaume-Uni (capitale: Londres) et la République d'Irlande (capitale: Dublin).Le Royaume-Uni (de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord), en anglais United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ou UK, est la désignation officielle d'une entité politique. Ses citoyens sont des Britanniques.* * *[greɪt] 1.2.the great — (+ v pl) les grands mpl
1) ( large) [height, speed, majority, object, danger, improvement] grand (before n); [number] grand (before n), important; [increase] fort (before n), important2) ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy] grand (before n); [heat] fort (before n)a great many people — beaucoup de personnes, un grand nombre de personnes
you're a great help! — iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!
3) ( remarkable) [person, name, painting, discovery] grand (before n)4) (colloq) ( excellent) [book, party, weather] génial (colloq), formidable (colloq); [opportunity] formidable (colloq)you look great! — ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme!; ( attractive) tu es superbe!
that dress looks great on you — cette robe est géniale (colloq) sur toi
X is the greatest! — X est génial! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( talented) génial (colloq), formidable (colloq)to be great at — être un as (colloq) à [tennis, football]
to be great with — être génial (colloq) avec [children, animals]
to be great on — être imbattable (colloq) sur [history, architecture]
6) (colloq) ( inveterate) [worrier, organizer] de première (colloq); [admirer, fan] grand (before n)3.(colloq) adverb•• -
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I 1. [greɪt]1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acutoa great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di
a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!
3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantasticoto feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma
you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!
to have a great time — divertirsi tantissimo o un mondo
he's the greatest! — è il più grande o il migliore!
5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimoto be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]
to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]
to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]
6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande2.he's a great worrier — è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo o da matti
avverbio colloq.I'm doing great — le cose mi vanno benissimo o alla grande
••II [greɪt]1) (in title)the great — + verbo pl. i grandi
* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) grande4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) meraviglioso5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) bravo, abile•- greatly- greatness* * *I 1. [greɪt]1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acutoa great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di
a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!
3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantasticoto feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma
you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!
to have a great time — divertirsi tantissimo o un mondo
he's the greatest! — è il più grande o il migliore!
5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimoto be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]
to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]
to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]
6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande2.he's a great worrier — è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo o da matti
avverbio colloq.I'm doing great — le cose mi vanno benissimo o alla grande
••II [greɪt]1) (in title)the great — + verbo pl. i grandi
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большинство, большая часть(Слово majority употребляется как в единственном, так и во множественном числе. Если оно употреблено самостоятельно, то оно в единственном числе, если за ним следует существительное во множественном числе, то оно означает множество. Оно употребляется только с исчисляемыми существительными, например: a majority of people [ но не a majority of the work]; в сочетании с of обычно согласуется с глаголом во множественном числе.)The majority of shares were bought by existing shareholders.
The majority of students believe him to be innocent.
The majority of transgressors are apprehended within 24 hours of the crime.
( Для обозначения совокупности людей the majority может употребляться с глаголом как во множественном, так и в единственном числе)The majority are driving their own cars.When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.
но: The majority never has right on its side.A man with God is always in the majority. (John Knox)Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > majority
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с другой стороны; зато; см. тж. on the one hand... on the other...it will always remain true that you must have great novelists before you get great novels. On the other hand, the sceptic would do well to remember that in the grim battle of ideas in the world of to-day, the majority of the best of the writers of the bourgeoisie have begun to move sharply to the Left... (R. Fox, ‘The Novel and the People’, ch. 9) —...и всегда будет справедливо положение, что великие романы могут быть написаны только великими писателями. С другой стороны, пускай скептики вспомнят, что в жестокой борьбе идей, происходящей сейчас в мире, большинство лучших писателей буржуазии начало резко двигаться влево...
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16 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be. -
17 vast
(of very great size or amount: He inherited a vast fortune.) vasto, inmenso- vastnessvast adj enorme / inmenso / grandetr[vɑːst]1 (extensive) vasto,-a, inmenso,-a; (huge) inmenso,-a, enormevast ['væst] adj: inmenso, enorme, vastoadj.• dilatado, -a adj.• extenso, -a adj.• inconmensurable adj.• vasto, -a adj.væst, vɑːstadjective <size/wealth> inmenso, enorme; < area> vasto, extenso; <range/repertoire> muy extenso, amplísimo; <experience/knowledge> vastovast sums of money — sumas fpl astronómicas de dinero
[vɑːst]ADJ (compar vaster) (superl vastest) [building, quantity, organization] enorme, inmenso; [area] vasto, extenso; [range, selection] enorme, amplísimo; [knowledge, experience] vasto* * *[væst, vɑːst]adjective <size/wealth> inmenso, enorme; < area> vasto, extenso; <range/repertoire> muy extenso, amplísimo; <experience/knowledge> vastovast sums of money — sumas fpl astronómicas de dinero
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18 mayoría
mayoría sustantivo femenino majority;◊ la gran mayoría de … the great majority of …;ser mayoría or estar en mayoría to be in the majority; gobierno de la mayoría majority rule; mayoría absoluta/relativa absolute/simple majority; llegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age
mayoría sustantivo femenino
1 majority, most: la mayoría de los alumnos vive cerca, most of the students live nearby
la mayoría de los españoles es escéptica, most Spaniards are sceptics
una mayoría silenciosa, a silent majority
2 Pol majority: el partido nacionalista ganó por mayoría, the nationalist party won by a majority
mayoría absoluta/relativa/simple, absolute/relative/ simple majority La palabra majority es algo formal fuera del contexto político. Normalmente traducimos mayoría por most o most of. Most se emplea para indicar un concepto general (la mayoría de la gente, most people; la mayoría de los hombres, most men) y most of para referirse a un grupo reducido (la mayoría de mis amigos, most of my friends). ➣ Ver nota en majority
' mayoría' also found in these entries: Spanish: rebaño - refrendar - abrumador - alcanzar - amplio - aplastante - arrollador - generalidad - grande - holgado - no English: adulthood - age - bulk - clear - edition - elect - electorate - get on - great - majority - most - mostly - of - often - silent - sports - vast - vote -
19 grande
grande adjetivo◊ gran is used before singular nouns1 unos grande almacenes a department store ‹ clase› big; la gran parte or mayoría the great majority 2◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!b) ( en edad):ya son grandes they are all grown up now 3 (Geog): 4 ( delante del n) a lo grande in style 5 ‹ explosión› powerful;◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season; son grandes amigos they're great friends; eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true; ¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!b) ( elevado):◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;volar a gran altura to fly at a great height; un gran número de personas a large number of people; objetos de gran valor objects of great value; en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( mayor):b) ( adulto):
grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician Locuciones: a lo grande, in style figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time ' grande' also found in these entries: Spanish: abarcar - alfombra - ampliar - ampliación - armatoste - así - bastante - bestial - bloque - buena - bueno - cabezón - cabezona - cabezudo - cajón - calabacín - campeonato - cantidad - canto - ciudad - colosal - consideración - fenomenal - formidable - gran - hermosa - hermoso - incalculable - ingeniosa - ingenioso - mía - mío - monstruosa - monstruoso - monumental - nuestra - nuestro - pila - puerta - quedar - señor - suficientemente - suma - sumo - terraza - tirada - tremenda - tremendo - venir - bailar English: abnormally - above - ample - army - awful - bag - baggy - bay - big - boat - border - box - breaker - brush - bulk - carve - cauldron - cushion - deposit - enough - extend - grand - great - grow - hers - in - integrate - large - lion - manufacturer - marrow - mighty - mine - outrank - overgrown - paving stone - place - roller - set on - set upon - slight - spanking - style - tablespoonful - tea urn - temptation - terrific - time - to - tub -
20 vast
[vɑːst] 1. прил.1) огромный, обширный, громадный; бескрайний, безбрежный, бесконечныйa vast expanse — бескрайний, безбрежный простор
The Colorado River sends a vast body of water to the Gulf of California. — Река Колорадо несёт огромную массу воды в Калифорнийский залив.
It is not a single building, but rather a vast collection of chambers and galleries. — Это не здание, а бесконечное нагромождение комнат и галерей.
Syn:2) ( the vast majority) подавляющее большинство, почти всеThe vast majority of people will support us. — Подавляющее большинство людей нас поддержит.
The vast majority of the eggs would be cracked. — Почти все яйца разбились бы.
3) разг. большой, значительныйvast numbers / quantities — большое количество, много
She has spent vast quantities of money. — Она потратила кучу денег.
The species occurs in vast numbers in this lake. — Этот вид встречается в этом озере в большом количестве.
It makes a vast difference. — Это значительно меняет дело.
Syn:2. сущ.1) поэт. простор2) диал. огромное количество
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