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a great poet

  • 1 great poet

    stor poet, betydelsefull diktare

    English-Swedish dictionary > great poet

  • 2 great poet

    משורר דגול
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    ◙ לוגד ררושמ◄

    English-Hebrew dictionary > great poet

  • 3 great poet

    groot dichter

    English-Dutch dictionary > great poet

  • 4 great poet

    பெருங்கவிஞர்

    English-Tamil dictionary > great poet

  • 5 a great poet

    a great poet
    um grande poeta.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > a great poet

  • 6 Shakespeare will ever be a great poet

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Shakespeare will ever be a great poet

  • 7 kindred with the great poet

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > kindred with the great poet

  • 8 great

    great [greɪt] (compar greater, superl greatest)
    (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
    (f) familiar (term of approval) génial, super;
    ∎ 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 mpl
    2 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 influents
    ∎ (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;
    American familiar the Great White Way Broadway□ ;
    Zoology great white shark grand requin m blanc
    ✾ Book 'Great Expectations' Dickens 'Les Grandes Espérances'
    ✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Great Gatsby' Fitzgerald, Clayton 'Gatsby le Magnifique'
    ✾ Film 'The Great Escape' Sturges 'La Grande Évasion'
    ⓘ 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.

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > great

  • 9 great

    ɡreit
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante
    2) (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; especial
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo
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    - greatness
    great adj
    1. gran / grande
    2. gran / importante
    3. estupendo / fenomenal
    you look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!
    tr[greɪt]
    2 (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, importante
    4 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!
    ■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!
    1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal
    1 (people) los grandes nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino importante
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to be no great shakes no ser gran cosa
    to go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popa
    the Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coral
    great circle círculo máximo
    the Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundial
    great ['greɪt] adj
    1) large: grande
    a great mountain: una montaña grande
    a great crowd: una gran muchedumbre
    2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grande
    great pain: gran dolor
    3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguido
    a great poet: un gran poeta
    4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabuloso
    to have a great time: pasarlo en grande
    5)
    a great while : mucho tiempo
    adj.
    • 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 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)

    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, fabuloso

    he'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)


    II
    noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

    III
    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

    • she lived to a great age — vivió hasta una edad muy avanzada

    • I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré mucho

    • he didn't say a great deal — no dijo mucho

    a great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo

    • with great difficulty — con gran or mucha dificultad

    • to a great extent — en gran parte

    • we had great fun — lo pasamos fenomenal

    • great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

    • to be a great help — ser de gran ayuda

    well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!

    • I'm in no great hurry, I'm not in any great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa

    • you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *

    • a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razón

    • it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no vinieses

    • with great pleasure — con gran placer

    it's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...

    • great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresos

    • great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

    • the concert was a great success — el concierto fue un enorme éxito

    gun 1., 1)
    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 día

    • everyone said she was destined for great things — todos decían que llegaría lejos

    • great work — (=masterpiece) obra f maestra

    3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande

    • a player of great ability — un jugador de gran habilidad

    • she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles

    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 antigüedades

    he'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 *

    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 *

    • 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 *

    • you look great! — (=attractive) ¡estás guapísimo!; (=healthy) ¡tienes un aspecto estupendo!

    • 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 plancharlo

    7) (Bot, Zool) grande
    2. EXCL
    1) * (=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.
    ADV
    4.
    N (=person) grande mf

    the great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas

    5.
    CPD

    the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino

    the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor

    great tit N — paro m grande, herrerillo m grande

    GREAT, BIG, LARGE
    "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
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    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)

    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, fabuloso

    he'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)


    II
    noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

    III
    adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

    English-spanish dictionary > great

  • 10 great

    1. adjective
    1) (large) groß

    great 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) großartig

    the 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) großartig
    5) (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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    [ɡreit]
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) bedeutend
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) groß
    3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) besonder
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) großartig
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) sehr gut
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    - academic.ru/32313/greatly">greatly
    - greatness
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    [greɪt]
    I. adj
    1. (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 bekanntzugeben
    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
    a \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viel
    a \great deal of time/money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geld
    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 many [or number of] people sehr viele Menschen
    a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit
    2. (famous) groß; (important) bedeutend; (outstanding) überragend
    the \greatest boxer/show der größte Boxer/die größte Show
    a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit
    3. (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
    \great! ( iron fam) na prima! iron fam, klasse! iron fam, wunderbar! ÖSTERR iron fam, super! SCHWEIZ iron fam
    the \great thing about sth/sb is [that]... das Tolle an etw/jdm ist[, dass]... fam
    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
    4. inv (for emphasis) ausgesprochen
    \great fool Volltrottel m fam
    \great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin
    as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde fam
    5. (very good) hervorragend, toll 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 fühlen
    6. (enthusiastic) begeistert
    our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger
    7.
    ▶ to be going \great guns ( dated fam) richtig [toll] in Schwung [o in Fahrt] sein fam
    ▶ \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 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 ( prov fam) genial [o großartig] sein
    ▶ to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein fam
    II. adv inv (extremely) sehr
    \great big riesengroß
    a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne
    a \great long queue [or AM line] eine riesenlange Schlange fam
    III. n (person) Größe f; (in titles)
    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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    [greɪt]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (in size) groß; (= very large) sehr groß; (= huge) riesig; (in extent) effort, variety, shock, need, success, help etc groß

    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

    See:
    → also deal
    2) (= important, famous) person, achievement, work, event, city etc groß

    to 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 befreundet

    he'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

    4) (inf: terrific) person, idea toll (inf), prima (inf)

    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, großartig
    2. interj (inf)
    toll (inf), super (inf)

    if that's what they want to believe, great — wenn sie das glauben wollen, dann sollen sie doch

    3. adv
    1) (inf

    = well) she's doing great (in job) — sie macht sich hervorragend; (healthwise) sie macht große Fortschritte

    2)

    I want to give you a great big kiss —

    4. n
    1) pl
    2) usu pl (= person) Größe f

    one of the all-time greats —

    the golfing/literary greats — die Golfgrößen/literarischen Größen

    * * *
    great [ɡreıt]
    A adj (adv → greatly)
    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 Einzelheiten
    2. lang (Zeit):
    a great while ago vor langer Zeit
    3. hoch (Alter):
    live to a great age ein hohes Alter erreichen, sehr alt werden
    4. groß:
    a great big lump umg ein Mordsklumpen
    5. groß (Buchstabe):
    6. groß, Groß…:
    7. groß, bedeutend, wichtig (Probleme etc)
    8. groß, wichtigst(er, e, es), Haupt…:
    the great attraction die Hauptattraktion
    9. (geistig) groß, überragend, berühmt, bedeutend:
    a great poet ein großer Dichter;
    a great city eine bedeutende Stadt;
    Frederick the Great Friedrich der Große
    10. (gesellschaftlich) hoch(stehend), groß:
    the great world die vornehme Welt;
    a great family eine vornehme oder berühmte Familie
    11. groß, erhaben (Gedanken etc)
    12. groß, beliebt, oft gebraucht:
    be the great thing at the moment im Moment sehr modern sein
    13. groß (in hohem Maße):
    a great friend of mine ein guter oder enger Freund von mir;
    a great landowner ein Großgrundbesitzer
    14. ausgezeichnet, großartig (Möglichkeit etc):
    it is a great thing to be healthy es ist sehr viel wert, gesund zu sein
    15. (nur präd) umg
    a) 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 groß
    b) interessiert (on für):
    be great on sth sich für etwas begeistern
    c) 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)( vor grand…) Ur…
    B s
    1. the great koll die Großen pl, die Prominenten pl
    2. great and small Groß und Klein, die Großen pl und die Kleinen pl
    C adv umg prima, bestens
    gt abk great
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (large) groß

    great 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) großartig

    the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

    be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

    4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig
    5) (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.)

    * * *
    adj.
    bedeutend adj.
    groß adj.

    English-german dictionary > great

  • 11 great

    [ɡreit]
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande
    3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) muito
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) óptimo
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente
    •
    - 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.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > great

  • 12 great 18th century Turkmenian poet

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > great 18th century Turkmenian poet

  • 13 (a) great writer

    a great writer (man, poet, holiday, day) великий писатель (человек, поэт, праздник, день)

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) great writer

  • 14 Nayanar (Any of the Tamil poet-musicians of the 7th and 8th centuries AD who composed devotional hymns of great beauty in honour of the Hindu god Shiva)

    Религия: наянар

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Nayanar (Any of the Tamil poet-musicians of the 7th and 8th centuries AD who composed devotional hymns of great beauty in honour of the Hindu god Shiva)

  • 15 his fame as a poet was great

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > his fame as a poet was great

  • 16 höfuðskáld

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  • 17 þjóðskáld

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  • 18 महा _mahā

    1
    महा A cow.
    2
    महा The substitute of महत् at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. (Note: The number of compounds of which महा is the first mem- ber is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum. The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below.)
    -Comp. -अक्षः an epithet of Śiva. ˚पटलिक a chief keeper of archives.
    -अङ्ग a. huge, bulky.
    -(ङ्गः) 1 a camel.
    -2 a kind of rat.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -अञ्जनः N. of a mountain.
    -अत्ययः a great danger or calamity.
    -अध्वनिक a. 'having gone a long way', dead.
    -अध्वरः a great sacrifice.
    -अनसम् 1 a heavy carriage.
    -2 cooking utensils. (
    -सी) a kitchen-maid. (
    -सः, -सम्) a kitchen; सूपानस्य करिष्यामि कुशलो$स्मि महानसे Mb.4.2.2.
    -अनिलः a whirl- wind; महानिलेनेव निदाघजं रजः Ki.14.59.
    -अनुभाव a.
    1 of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; ग्रहीतुमार्यान् परिचर्यया मुहुर्महानु- भावा हि नितान्तमर्थिनः Śi.1.17; Ś.3.
    -2 virtuous, righteous, just.
    (-वः) 1 a worthy or respectable person.
    -2 (pl.) people of a religious sect in Mahārāṣtra founded by Chakradhara in the 13th century.
    -अन्तकः 1 death.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -अन्धकारः 1 thick darkness.
    -2 gross (spiritual) ignorance.
    -अन्ध्राः (pl.) N. of a people and their country.
    -अन्वय, -अभिजन a. nobly-born, of noble birth. (
    -यः, -नः) noble birth, high descent.
    -अभिषवः the great extraction of Soma.
    -अमात्यः the chief or prime minister (of a king).
    -अम्बुकः an epithet of Śiva.
    -अम्बुजम् a billion.
    -अम्ल a. very sour. (
    -म्लम्) the fruit of the tamarind tree. अरण्यम् a great (dreary) forest, large forest.
    -अर्घ a. very costly, costing a high price; महार्घस्तीर्थानामिव हि महतां को$प्यतिशयः U.6.11. (
    -र्घः) a kind of quail.
    -अर्घ्य a.
    1 valuable, precious.
    -2 invaluable; ines- timable; see महार्ह below.
    -अर्चिस् a. flaming high.
    -अर्णवः 1 the great ocean.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 rich.
    -2 great, noble, dignified.
    -3 important, weighty.
    -4 significant.
    -अर्बुदम् one thousand millions.
    -अर्ह a.
    1 very valuable, very costly; महार्हशय्यापरिवर्तनच्युतैः स्वकेशपुष्पैरपि या स्म दूयते Ku.5.12.
    -2 invaluable, inestimable; महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि Rām.6.19. 2. (
    -र्हम्) white sandal-wood.
    -अवरोहः the fig-tree.
    -अशनिध्वजः a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; जहार चान्येन मयूरपत्रिणा शरेण शक्रस्य महाशनि- ध्वजम् R.3.56.
    - अशन a. voracious, gluttonous; Mb. 4.
    -अश्मन् m. a precious stone, ruby.
    -अष्टमी the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā; आश्विने शुक्लपक्षस्य भवेद् या तिथिरष्टमी । महाष्टमीति सा प्रोक्ता......
    -असिः a large sword.
    -असुरी N. of Durgā.
    -अह्नः the afternoon.
    -आकार a. extensive, large, great.
    -आचार्यः 1 a great teacher.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -आढ्य a. wealthy, very rich. (
    -ढ्यः) the Kadamba tree.
    -आत्मन् a.
    1 high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; अयं दुरात्मा अथवा महात्मा कौटिल्यः Mu.7; द्विषन्ति मन्दाश्चरितं महात्मनाम् Ku.5.75; U.1.49; प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम् Bh.1.63.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent; किमाचाराः किमाहाराः क्व च वासो महात्मनाम् Mb.3. 1.4.
    -3 mighty (महाबल); अथायमस्यां कृतवान् महात्मा लङ्केश्वरः कष्टमनार्यकर्म Rām.5.9.74. (-m.)
    1 the Supreme Spirit; युगपत्तु प्रलीयन्ते यदा तस्मिन् महात्मनि Ms.1.54.
    -2 the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sāṅkhyas. (महात्मवत् means the same as महात्मन्).
    -आनकः a kind of large drum.
    -आनन्दः, -नन्दः 1 great joy or bliss.
    -2 espe- cially, the great bliss of final beatitude.
    (-न्दा) 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha.
    -आपगा a great river.
    -आयुधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -आरम्भ a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. (
    -म्भः) any great enterprize.
    -आलयः 1 a temple in general.
    -2 a sanctuary, an asylum.
    -3 a great dwelling.
    -4 a place of pilgrimage.
    -5 the world of Brahman.
    -6 the Supreme Spirit.
    -7 a tree &c. sacred to a deity.
    -8 N. of a particular dark fortnight.
    -9 पितृश्राद्ध in the month of Bhādra- pada. (
    -या) N. of a particular deity.
    - आशय a. high- souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble; दैवात् प्रबुद्धः शुश्राव वराहो हि महाशयः Ks; राजा हिरण्यगर्भो महाशयः H.4; see महात्मन्.
    (-यः) 1 a noble-minded or magnanimous person; महाशयचक्रवर्ती Bv.1.7.
    -2 the ocean.
    -आस्पद a.
    1 occupying a great position.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -आहवः a great or tumultuous fight.
    -इच्छ a.
    1 magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; मही महेच्छः परिकीर्य सूनौ R.18.33.
    -2 having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; विद्यावतां महेच्छानां...... नाश्रयः पार्थिवं विना Pt.1.37.
    -इन्द्रः 1 'the great Indra', N. of Indra; इयं महेन्द्रप्रभृतीनधिश्रियः Ku.5.53; R.13.2; Ms.7.7.
    -2 a chief or leader in general.
    -3 N. of a mountain range; पतिर्महेन्द्रस्य महोदधेश्च R.6.54;4.39,43. ˚चापः rain-bow. ˚नगरी N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. ˚मन्त्रिन् m. an epithet of Bṛihaspati. ˚वाहः the elephant Airāvata; महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा Mb.9.17.52.
    -इभ्य a. very rich.
    -इषुः a great archer; अधिरोहति गाण्डीवं महेषौ Ki.13.16.
    -इष्वासः a great archer, a great warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भामार्जुनसमा युधि Bg.1.4.
    -ईशः, -ईशानः N. of Śiva; महेशस्त्वां धत्ते शिरसि रसराजस्य जयिनीम् Udb. ˚बन्धुः the Bilva tree.
    -ईशानी N. of Pārvatī.
    -ईश्वरः 1 a great lord, sovereign; महेश्वरस्त्र्यम्बक एव नापरः R.; गोप्तारं न निधीनां कथयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः Pt.2.74.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 a god (opp. प्रकृति).
    -5 the Supreme Being (परमात्मा); मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम् Śvet. Up.4.1. ˚सखः N. of Kubera; यया कैलासभवने महेश्वरसखं बली Mb.9.11.55.
    (-री) 1 N. of Durgā.
    -2 a kind of bell-metal.
    -उक्षः (for उक्षन्) a large bull; a full grown or strong bull; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R.3.32;4.22;6.72; Śi.5.63.
    -उत्पलम् a large blue lotus. (
    -लः) the Sārasa bird.
    -उत्सवः 1 a great festival or occasion of joy; नयनविषयं जन्मन्येकः स एव महोत्सवः Māl.1.36.
    -2 the god of love.
    -उत्साह a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering; अहं च कर्णं जानामि...... सत्यसंधं महोत्साहं...... Mb.3.91.2.
    (-हः) 1 perseverance.
    -2 great pride; ये जात्यादिमहो- त्साहान्नरेन्द्रान्नोपयान्ति च । तेषामामरणं भिक्षा प्रायश्चितं विनिर्मितम् ॥ Pt.1.38.
    -उदधिः 1 the great ocean; महोदधेः पूर इवेन्दु- दर्शनात् R.3.17.
    -2 an epithet of Indra. ˚जः a conch- shell, shell.
    - उदय a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity.
    (-यः) 1 (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; नन्दस्त्वतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोकपालमहोदयम् Bhāg.1.28.1; अपवर्ग- महोदयार्थयोर्भुवमंशाविव धर्मयोर्गतौ R.8.16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (c) greatness, pre-eminence.
    -2 final beatitude.
    -3 a lord, master.
    -4 N. of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App.
    -5 N. of the capital of Kanouja.
    -6 sour milk mixed with honey.
    -7 = महात्मन् q. v.; संसक्तौ किमसुलभं महोदयानाम Ki.7.27. ˚पर्वन् a time of union of the middle of श्रवण नक्षत्र and the end of व्यतिपात (generally in the month of माघ or पौष at the beginning of अमावास्या).
    - उदर a. big-bellied, corpulent.
    -(रम्) 1 a big belly.
    -2 dropsy.
    -उदार a.
    1 very generous or magnanimous.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -उद्यम a. = महोत्साह q. v; महोद्यमाः कर्म समा- रभन्ते.
    -उद्योग a. very industrious or diligent, hard- working.
    -उद्रेकः a particular measure (= 4 प्रस्थs).
    -उन्नत a. exceedingly lofty. (
    -तः) the palmyra tree.
    -उन्नतिः f. great rise or elevation (fig. also), high rank.
    -उपकारः a great obligation.
    -उपाध्यायः a great preceptor, a learned teacher.
    -उरगः a great serpent; वपुर्महोरगस्येव करालफणमण्डलम् R.12.98.
    -उरस्क a. broad-chested. (
    -स्कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -उर्मिन् m. the ocean; ततः सागरमासाद्य कुक्षौ तस्य महोर्मिणः Mb.3.2.17.
    -उल्का 1 a great meteor.
    -2 a great fire-brand.
    -ऋत्विज् m. 'great priest', N. of the four chief sacri- ficial priests.
    -ऋद्धि a. very prosperous, opulent. (-f.) great prosperity or affluence.
    -ऋषभः a great bull.
    -ऋषिः 1 a great sage or saint; यस्मादृषिः परत्वेन महांस्त- स्मान्महर्षयः; (the term is applied in Ms.1.34 to the ten Prajāpatis or patriarchs of mankind, but it is also used in the general sense of 'a great sage').
    -2 N. of Sacute;iva.
    -3 of Buddha.
    -ओघ a. having a strong current.
    -घः a very large number; शतं खर्व- सहस्राणां समुद्रमभिधीयते । शतं समुद्रसाहस्रं महौघमिति विश्रुतम् ॥ Rām.6.28.37.
    -ओष्ठ (महोष्ठ) a. having large lips. (
    -ष्ठः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -ओजस् a. very mighty or powerful, possessed of great splendour or glory; महौजसा मानधना धनार्चिताः Ki.1.19. (-m.) a great hero or warrior, a champion. (-n.) great vigour.
    -ओजसम् the discus of Viṣṇu (सुदर्शन). (
    -सी) N. of plant (Mar. कांगणी).
    -ओदनी Asparagus Racemosus (Mar. शतावरी).
    -ओषधिः f.
    1 a very efficacious medicinal plant, a sovereign drug.
    -2 the Dūrvā grass.
    -3 N. of various plants ब्राह्मी, श्वेतकण्टकारी, कटुका, अतिविष &c. ˚गणः a collection of great or medicinal herbs:-- पृश्निपर्णी श्यामलता भृङ्गराजः शतावरी । गुड्चा सहदेवी च महौषधिगणः स्मृतः ॥ cf. also सहदेवी तथा व्याघ्री बला चातिबला त्वचा । शङ्खपुष्पी तथा सिंही अष्टमी च सुवर्चला ॥ महौषध्यष्टकं प्रोक्तं....
    -औषधम् 1 a sovereign remedy, panacea.
    -2 ginger.
    -3 garlic.
    -4 a kind of poison (वत्सनाभ).
    -कच्छः 1 the sea.
    -2 N. of Varuṇa.
    -3 a mountain.
    -कन्दः garlic.
    -कपर्दः a kind of shell.
    -कपित्थः 1 the Bilva tree.
    -2 red garlic.
    -कम्बु a. stark naked. (
    -म्बुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर a.
    1 large-handed.
    -2 having a large revenue.
    -कर्णः an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर्मन् a. doing great works. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कला the night of the new moon.
    -कल्पः a great cycle of time (1 years of Brahman); Bhāg.7.15.69.
    -कविः 1 a great poet, a classical poet, such as कालिदास, भवभूति, बाण, भारवि &c.
    -2 an epithet of Śukra.
    -कषायः N. of a plant (Mar. कायफळ).
    -कान्तः an epithet of Śiva. (
    -ता) the earth.
    -काय a. big-bodied, big, gigantic, bulky.
    (-यः) 1 an elephant.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 of a being attending on Śiva (= नन्दि).
    -कारुणिक a. exceedingly compassionate.
    -कार्तिकी the night of full-moon in the month of Kārtika.
    -कालः 1 a form of Śiva in his character as the destroyer of the world; महाकालं यजेद्देव्या दक्षिणे धूम्रवर्णकम् Kālītantram.
    -2 N. of a cele- brated shrine or temple of Śiva (Mahākāla) (one of the 12 celebrated Jyotirliṅgas) established at Ujjayinī (immortalized by Kālidāsa in his Meghadūta, which gives a very beautiful description of the god, his temple, worship &c., together with a graphic picture of the city; cf. Me.3-38; also R.6.34); महाकालनिवासिनं कालीविलासिनमनश्वरं महेश्वरं समाराध्य Dk.1.1.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -4 N. of a kind of gourd.
    -5 N. of Śiva's servant (नन्दि). ˚पुरम् the city of Ujjayinī. ˚फलम् a red fruit with black seeds; पक्वं महाकालफलं किलासीत् N.22.29.
    -काली an epithet of Durgā in her terrific form.
    -काव्यम् a great or classical poem; (for a full description of its nature, contents &c., according to Rhetoricians see S. D.559). (The number of Mahākāvyas is usually said to be five:-- रघुवंश, कुमारसंभव, किरातार्जुनीय, शिशुपालवध and नैषधचरित or six, if मेघदूत-- a very small poem or खण़्डकाव्य-- be added to the list. But this enumeration is apparently only traditional, as there are several other poems, such as the भट्टिकाव्य, विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित, हरविजय &c. which have an equal claim to be considered as Mahākāvyas).
    -कीर्तनम् a house.
    -कुमारः the eldest son of a reigning prince, heir-apparent.
    -कुल, -कुलीन a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born. (
    -लम्) a noble birth or family, high descent.
    -कुहः a species of parasitical worm.
    -कृच्छ्रम् a great penance.
    -केतुः N. of Śiva.
    -केशः, -कोशः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a large sheath.
    -क्रतुः a great sacrifice; e. g. a horse-sacrifice; तदङ्गमग्ऱ्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोरमुं तुरङ्गं प्रतिमोक्तुमर्हसि R.3.46.
    -क्रमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -क्रोधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -क्षत्रपः a great satrap.
    -क्षीरः sugar-cane.
    -क्षीरा f. a She-buffalo; Nighaṇṭaratnākara.
    -खर्वः, -र्वम् a high number (ten billions ?).
    -गजः a great elephant; see दिक्करिन्.
    -गणपतिः a form of the god Gaṇeśa.
    -गदः fever.
    -गन्ध a. exceedingly fragrant. (
    -न्धः) a kind of cane. (
    -न्धम्) a kind of sandal- wood. (
    -न्धा) N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -गर्तः, -गर्भः -गीतः N. of Śiva.
    -गर्दभगन्धिका N. of a plant, भारङ्गी.
    -गल a. longnecked.
    -गवः Bos gavaeus.
    -गुण a. very efficacious, sovereign (as a medicine); त्वया ममैष संबन्धः कपिमुख्य महागुणः Rām.5.1.12. (
    -णः) a chief quality, cardinal virtue.
    -गुरुः a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; पिता माता तथाचार्यो महागुरुरिति स्मृतः).
    -गुल्मा the Soma plant.
    -गृष्टिः f. a cow with a large hump.
    -ग्रहः 1 an epithet of Rāhu.
    -2 the sun; महाग्रहग्राहविनष्टपङ्कः Rām.5.5.6.
    -ग्रामः N. of the ancient capital of Ceylon, the modern Māgama.
    -ग्रीवः 1 a camel.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -ग्रीविन् m. a camel.
    -घूर्णा spirituous liquor.
    -घृतम् ghee kept for a long time (for medicinal purposes).
    -घोष a. noisy, loud-sounding. (
    -षम्) a market, fair. (
    -षः) a loud noise, clamour.
    -चक्रम् the mystic circle in the शाक्त ceremonial.
    -चक्रवर्तिन् m. a universal monarch.
    -चण्डा N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -चपला a kind of metre.
    -चमूः f. a large army.
    -छायः the fig-tree.
    -जङ्घः a camel.
    -जटः an epithet of Śiva.
    -जटा 1 a great braid of hair.
    -2 the matted hair of Śiva.
    -जत्रु a. having a great collar-bone. (
    -त्रुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -जनः 1 a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः Mb.3.313. 117; आगम्य तु ततो राजा विसृज्य च महाजनम् 6.98.25.
    -2 the populace, mob; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति Ku.5.7.
    -3 a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नोन्नतिकारकः । पद्मपत्रस्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ताफलश्रियम् Pt.3.6.
    -4 the chief of a caste or trade.
    -5 a merchant, tradesman.
    -जवः an antelope.
    -जातीय a.
    1 rather large.
    -2 of an excellent kind.
    -जालिः, -ली N. of a plant (Mar. सोनामुखी)
    -जिह्वः an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्ञानिन् m.
    1 a very learned man.
    -2 a great sage.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -ज्यैष्ठी the day of fullmoon in the month of Jyeṣṭha; ताभिर्दृश्यत एष यान् पथि महाज्यैष्ठीमहे मन्महे N.15.89; पूर्णिमा रविवारेण महाज्यैष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता Agni P.121.63.
    -ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्वरः great affliction.
    -ज्वाल a. very brilliant or shining.
    (-लः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 a sacrificial fire.
    -डीनम् a kind of flight; 'यानं महाडीनमाहुः पवित्रामूर्जितां गतिम्' Mb.8.41.27 (com.).
    -तपस् m.
    1 a great ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -तलम् N. of one of the seven lower regions; see पाताल.
    -तारा N. of a Buddhist goddess.
    -तिक्तः the Nimba tree.
    -तिथिः the 6th day of a lunation.
    -तीक्ष्ण a. exceedingly sharp or pungent. (
    -क्ष्णा) the marking- nut plant.
    -तेजस् a.
    1 possessed of great lustre or splendour.
    -2 very vigorous or powerful, heroic. (-m.)
    1 a hero, warrior.
    -2 fire.
    -3 an epithet of Kārtikeya. (-n.) quick-silver.
    -त्याग, -त्यागिन् a. very generous. (-m.) N. of Śiva.
    -दंष्ट्रः a species of big tiger.
    -दन्तः 1 an elephant with large tusks.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -दण्डः 1 a long arm.
    -2 a severe punishment.
    -दम्भः an epithet of Śiva.
    -दशा the influence exercised (over a man's destiny) by a predominant planet.
    -दानम् the gift of gold equal to one's own weight; अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि महादानस्य लक्षणम्.
    -दारु n. the devadāru tree.
    -दुर्गम् a great calamity; Pt.
    -दूषकः a kind of grain.
    -देवः N. of Śiva.
    (-वी) 1 N. of Pārvatī.
    -2 the chief queen.
    -द्रुमः the sacred fig-tree.
    -द्वारम् a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.
    -धन a.
    1 rich.
    -2 expensive, costly; हेमदण्डैर्महाधनैः Rām.7. 77.13.
    (-नम्) 1 gold.
    -2 incense.
    -3 a costly or rich dress.
    -4 agriculture, husbandry.
    -5 anything costly or precious.
    -6 great booty.
    -7 a great battle (Ved.).
    -धनुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -धातुः 1 gold.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 lymph.
    -4 N. of Meru.
    -धी a. having a great understanding.
    -धुर्यः a full-grown draught ox.
    -ध्वजः a camel.
    -ध्वनिक a. dead.
    -नग्नः an athlete; Buddh.
    -नटः an epithet of Śiva; महानटः किं नु...... तनोति...... साम्प्रतमङ्गहारम् N.22.7; महानटबाहुनेव बद्धभुजाङ्केन Vās.
    -नदः a great river.
    -नदी 1 a great river, such as Gaṅgā, Kṛiṣṇā; मन्दरः पर्वतश्चाक्षो जङ्घा तस्य महानदी Mb.8.34.2; संभूयाम्भोधिमभ्येति महानद्या नगापगा Śi.2.1.
    -2 N. of a river falling into the bay of Bengal.
    -नन्दा 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 N. of a river.
    -3 ninth day of the bright half of the month of Māgha; माघमासस्य या शुक्ला नवमी लोकपूजिचा । महानन्देति सा प्रोक्ता....
    -नरकः N. of one of the 21 hells.
    -नलः a kind of reed.
    -नवमी the ninth day in the bright half of Āśvina, sacred to the worship of Durgā ततो$नु नवमी यस्मात् सा महानवमी स्मृता.
    -नाटकम् 'the great drama', N. of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D.:-- एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकैर्युतम् । अङ्कैश्च दशभिर्धीरा महानाटकमूचिरे ॥
    -नाडी sinew, tendon.
    -नादः 1 a loud sound, uproar.
    -2 a great drum.
    -3 a thunder-cloud.
    -4 a shell.
    -5 an elephant.
    -6 a lion.
    -7 the ear.
    -8 a camel.
    -9 an epithet of Śiva. (
    -दम्) a musical instrument.
    -नाम्नी 1 N. of a परिशिष्ट of Sāmaveda.
    -2 (pl.) N. of 9 verses of Sāmaveda beginning with विदा मघवन् विदा.
    -नायकः 1 a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls.
    -2 a great head or chief.
    -नासः an epithet of Śiva.
    -निद्र a. fast asleep. (
    -द्रा) 'the great sleep', death.
    -निम्नम् intestines, abdomen.
    -नियमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -निर्वाणम् total extinction of individuality (according to the Buddhists).
    -निशा 1 the dead of night, the second and third watches of the night; महानिशा तु विज्ञेया मध्यमं प्रहरद्वयम्
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -नीचः a washerman.
    -नील a. dark-blue. (
    -लः) a kind of sapphire or emerald; इन्द्रनीलमहानीलमणिप्रवरवेदिकम् Rām.5.9.16; महा- महानीलशिलारुचः Śi.1.16;4.44; R.18.42; Kau. A.2.11. 29. ˚उपलः a sapphire.
    -नृत्यः, -नेत्रः an epithet of Śiva.
    -नेमिः a crow.
    -न्यायः the chief rule.
    -पक्ष a.
    1 having many adherents.
    -2 having a large family or retinue; महापक्षे धनिन्यार्थे निक्षेपं निक्षिपेद् बुधः Ms.8.179.
    (-क्षः) 1 an epithet of Garuḍa.
    -2 a kind of duck. (
    -क्षी) an owl.
    -पङ्क्तिः, -पदपङ्क्तिः a kind of metre.
    -पञ्चमूलम् the five great roots:-- बिल्वो$ग्निमन्थः श्योनाकः काश्मरी पाटला तथा । सर्वैस्तु मिलितैरेतैः स्यान्महापञ्चमूलकम् ॥
    -पञ्चविषम् the five great or deadly poisons:-- शृङ्गी च कालकूटश्च मुस्तको वत्सनाभकः । शङ्खकर्णीति योगो$यं महापञ्चविषाभिधः ॥
    -पटः the skin.
    -पथः 1 chief road, principal street, high or main road; संतानकाकीर्णमहापथं तत् Ku.7.3.
    -2 the passage into the next world, i. e. death.
    -3 N. of certain mountain-tops from which devout persons used to throw themselves down to secure entrance into heaven.
    -4 an epithet of Śiva.
    -5 the long pilgrimage to mount Ke- dāra.
    -6 the way to heaven.
    -7 the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in the pilgrimage to Kedāra.
    -पथिक a.
    1 undertaking great journeys.
    -2 one receiving Śulka (toll) on the high way; cf. Mb.12.76.6 (com. महापथिकः समुद्रे नौयानेन गच्छन् यद्वा महापथि शुल्कग्राहकः)
    -पद्मः 1 a particular high number.
    -2 N. of Nārada.
    -3 N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera.
    -4 N. of the southernmost elephant supporting the world.
    -5 an epithet of Nanda.
    -6 a Kinnara attendant on Kubera.
    (-द्मम्) 1 a white lotus.
    -2 N. of a city. ˚पतिः N. of Nanda.
    -पराकः a. a particular penance; Hch.
    -पराङ्णः a late hour in the afternoon.
    -पवित्रः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पशुः large cattle; महापशूनां हरणे... दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् Ms.8.324.
    -पातः a long flight; Pt.2.58.
    -पातकम् 1 a great sin, a heinous crime; ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः । महान्ति पातकान्याहुस्तत्संसर्गश्च पञ्चमम् ॥ Ms.1154.
    -2 any great sin or transgression.
    -पात्रः a prime minister.
    -पादः an epithet of Śiva.
    -पाप्मन् a. very sinful or wicked.
    -पुराणम् N. of a Purāṇa; महापुराणं विज्ञेयमेकादशकलक्षणम् Brav. P.
    -पुंसः a great man.
    -पुरुषः 1 a great man, an eminent or distinguished personage; शब्दं महापुरुषसंविहितं निशम्य U. 6.7.
    -2 the Supreme Spirit.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पौरुषिकः a worshipper of Viṣṇu; तदहं ते$भिधास्यामि महापौरुषिको भवान् Bhāg.2.1.1.
    -पुष्पः a kind of worm.
    -पूजा great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions.
    -पृष्ठः a camel.
    -पोटगलः a kind of large reed.
    -प्रजापतिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -प्रतीहारः a chief door-keeper.
    -प्रपञ्चः the great universe.
    -प्रभ a. of great lustre. (
    -भः) the light of a lamp.
    -प्रभुः 1 a great lord.
    -2 a king, sovereign.
    -3 a chief.
    -4 an epithet of Indra.
    -5 of Śiva
    -6 of Viṣṇu.
    -7 a great saint or holy man.
    -प्रलयः 'the great dissolution', the total annihilation of the universe at the end of the life of Brahman, when all the lokas with their inha- bitants, the gods, saints &c. including Brahman himself are annihilated; महाप्रलयमारुत...... Ve.3.4.
    -प्रश्नः a knotty question.
    -प्रसादः 1 a great favour.
    -2 a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदकं च निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं च विशेषतः । महाप्रसाद इत्युक्त्वा ग्राह्यं विष्णोः प्रयत्नतः
    -प्रस्थानम् 1 departing this life, death.
    -2 setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा Rām.2.47.7 (com. महाप्रस्थानं मरणदीक्षा- पूर्वकमुत्तराभिमुखगमनम्); Mb.1.2.365.
    -प्राणः 1 the hard breathing or aspirate sound made in the pronunciation of the aspirates.
    -2 the aspirated letters themselves (pl.); they are:-- ख्, घ्, छ्, झ्, ठ्, ढ्, थ्, ध्, फ्, भ्, श्, ष्, स्, ह्.
    -3 a raven.
    -प्राणता possession of great strength or essence; अन्यांश्च जीवत एव महाप्राणतया स्फुरतो जग्राह K.
    -प्रेतः a noble departed spirit.
    -प्लवः a great flood, deluge;... क्षिप्तसागरमहाप्लवामयम् Śi.14.71.
    -फल a.
    1 bearing much fruit.
    -2 bringing much reward.
    (-ला) 1 a bitter gourd.
    -2 a kind of spear.
    (-लम्) 1 a great fruit or reward.
    -2 a testicle.
    -फेना the cuttle-fish bone.
    -बन्धः a peculiar position of hands or feet.
    -बभ्रुः a kind of animal living in holes.
    -बल a. very strong; नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद्राज्यं महाबलः Rām
    (-लः) 1 wind, storm.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -3 a solid bamboo.
    -4 a palm.
    -5 a crocodile.
    -बला N. of a plant; महाबला च पीतपुष्पा सहदेवी च सा स्मृता Bhāva. P. (
    -लम्) lead. ˚ईश्वरः N. of a Liṅga of Śiva near the modern Mahābaleśwara.
    -बाध a. causing great pain or damage.
    -बाहु a. long-armed, powerful. (
    -हुः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -बि(वि)लम् 1 the atmosphere.
    -2 the heart.
    -3 a water-jar, pitcher.
    -4 a hole, cave.
    -बिसी a variety of skin (चर्म), a product of द्वादशग्राम in the Himālayas.
    -बी(वी)जः an epithet of Śiva.
    -बी (वी)ज्यम् the perinæum.
    -बुध्न a. having a great bottom or base (as a mountain).
    -बुशः barley.
    -बृहती a kind of metre.
    -बोधिः 1 the great intelligence of a Buddha.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -ब्रह्मम्, -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit.
    -ब्राह्मणः 1 a great or learned Brāhmaṇa.
    -2 a low or contemptible Brāhmaṇa.
    -भटः a great warrior; तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितम् Bhāg.
    -भद्रा N. of the river Gaṅgā.
    -भाग a.
    1 very fortunate or blessed, very lucky or prosperous.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, glo- rious; उभौ धर्मौ महाभागौ Mb.12.268.3; महाभागः कामं नरपतिरभिन्नस्थितिरसौ Ś.5.1; Ms.3.192.
    -3 very pure or holy, highly virtuous; पतिव्रता महाभागा कथं नु विचरिष्यति Mb.4.3.16.
    -भागता, -त्वम्, -भाग्यम् 1 extreme good fortune, great good luck, prosperity.
    -2 great excel- lence or merit.
    -भागवतम् the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas. (
    -तः) a great worshipper of Viṣṇu.
    -भागिन् a. very fortunate or prosperous.
    -भाण्डम् a chief treasury.
    -भारतम् N. of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 Parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word भारत also); महत्त्वाद्भारतत्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते
    -भाष्यम् 1 a great commentary.
    -2 particularly, the great commentary of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini.
    -भासुरः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -भिक्षुः N. of Śākyamuni.
    -भीता a kind of sensitive plant (लाजाळू).
    -भीमः an epithet of king Śantanu.
    -भीरुः a sort of beetle or fly.
    -भुज a. long-armed, powerful.
    -भूतम् a great or primary element; see भूत; तस्यैतस्य महाभूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदः Up.; तं वेधा विदधे नूनं महाभूतसमाधिना R.1. 29; Ms.1.6.
    (-तः) 1 the Supreme Being.
    -2 a great creature.
    -भोगः 1 a great enjoyment.
    -2 a great coil or hood; great winding.
    -3 a serpent. (
    -गा) an epi- thet of Durgā.
    -मणिः 1 a costly or precious jewel; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महामणिरिव क्षीणो$पि नालक्ष्यते Ś.6.5.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -मति a.
    1 high-minded.
    -2 clever. (
    -तिः) N. of Bṛihaspati or Jupiter.
    -मत्स्यः a large fish, sea-monster.
    -मद a. greatly intoxicated. (
    -दः) an elephant in rut.
    -मनस्, -मनस्क a.
    1 high-minded, noble- minded, magnanimous; ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः Mb.4.1.7.
    -2 liberal.
    -3 proud, haughty. (-m) a fabulous animal called शरभ q. v.
    -मन्त्रः 1 any sacred text of the Vedas.
    -2 a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.
    -मन्त्रिन् m. the prime-minister, premier.
    -मयूरी N. of Buddhist goddess.
    -मलहारी a kind of Rāgiṇi.
    -महः a great festive procession; Sinhās.
    -महस् n. a great light (seen in the sky).
    -महोपाध्यायः 1 a very great preceptor.
    -2 a title given to learned men and reputed scholars; e. g. महामहो- पाध्यायमल्लिनाथसूरि &c.
    -मांसम् 'costly flesh', especially human flesh; न खलु महामांसविक्रयादन्यमुपायं पश्यामि Māl.4; अशस्त्रपूतं निर्व्याजं पुरुषाङ्गोपकल्पितम् । विक्रीयते महामांसं गृह्यतां गृह्यतामिदम् 5.12 (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).
    -माघी the full-moon day in the month of Māgha.
    -मात्र a.
    1 great in measure, very great or large.
    -2 most excellent, best; वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह Mb.1.221.27; 5.22.37.
    (-त्रः) 1 a great officer of state, high state- official, a chief minister; (मन्त्रे कर्मणि भूषायां वित्ते माने परिच्छदे । मात्रा च महती येषां महामात्रास्तु ते स्मृताः); Ms. 9.259; गूढपुरुषप्रणिधिः कृतमहामात्रापसर्पः (v. l. महामात्यापसर्पः) पौरजानपदानपसर्पयेत् Kau. A.1.13.9; Rām.2.37.1.
    -2 an elephant-driver or keeper; मदोन्मत्तस्य भूपस्य कुञ्जरस्य च गच्छतः । उन्मार्गं वाच्यतां यान्ति महामात्राः समीपगाः ॥ Pt.1.161.
    -3 a superintendent of elephants.
    (-त्री) 1 the wife of a chief minister.
    -2 the wife of a spiritual teacher.
    -मानसी N. of a Jain goddess.
    -मान्य a. being in great honour with; मकरन्दतुन्दिलानामरविन्दानामयं महामान्यः Bv.1.6.
    -मायः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -माया 1 worldly illusion, which makes the material world appear really existent.
    -2 N. of Durgā; महामाया हरेश्चैषा यया संमोह्यते जगत् Devīmāhātmya.
    -मायूरम् a particular drug. (
    -री) N. of an amulet and a goddess; Buddh.
    -मारी 1 cholera, an epidemic.
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -मार्गः high road, main street. ˚पतिः a superintendent of roads.
    -मालः N. of Śiva.
    -माहेश्वरः a great worshipper of Maheśvara or Śiva.
    -मुखः a crocodile.
    -मुद्रा a parti- cular position of hands or feet (in practice of yoga).
    -मुनिः 1 a great sage.
    -2 N. of Vyāsa.
    -3 an epithet of Buddha.
    -4 of Agastya.
    -5 the coriander plant. (
    -नि n.)
    1 coriander seed.
    -2 any medicinal herb or drug.
    -मूर्तिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -मूर्धन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -मूलम् a large radish. (
    -लः) a kind of onion.
    -मूल्य a. very costly. (
    -ल्यः) a ruby.
    -मृगः 1 any large animal.
    -2 an elephant,
    -3 the fabulous animal called शरभ.
    -मृत्युः, -मेधः N. of Śiva.
    -मृत्युंजयः a kind of drug.
    -मृधम् a great battle.
    -मेदः the coral tree; महामेदाभिधो ज्ञेयः Bhāva. P.
    -मेधा an epithet of Durgā.
    -मोहः great infatuation or confusion of mind. (ससर्ज) महामोहं च मोहं च तमश्चाज्ञानवृत्तयः Bhāg.3.12.2. (
    -हा) an epithet of Durgā.
    -यज्ञः 'a great sacrifice', a term applied to the five daily sacrifices or acts of piety to be performed by a house-holder; अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम् । होमो दैवो (or देवयज्ञः) बलिर्भौतो (or भूतयज्ञः) नृयज्ञो$तिथिपूजनम् ॥ Ms.3.7,71, (for explanation, see the words s. v.).
    -2 N. of Viṣṇu.
    -यमकम् 'a great Yamaka', i. e. a stanza all the four lines of which have exactly the same words, though different in sense; e. g. see Ki.15.52, where विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः has four different senses; cf. also बभौ मरुत्वान् विकृतः समुद्रः Bk.1.19.
    -यशस् a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.
    -यात्रा 'the great pilgrimage', the pilgrimage to Benares.
    -यानम् N. of the later system of Buddhist teaching, firstly promul- gated by Nāgārjuna (opp. हीनयान).
    -याम्यः an epi- thet of Viṣṇu.
    -युगम् 'a great Yuga', consisting of the four Yugas of mortals, or comprising 4,32, years of men.
    -योगिन् m.
    1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -3 a cock.
    -योनिः f. excessive dilation of the female organ.
    -रक्तम् coral.
    -रङ्गः a large stage.
    -रजतम् 1 gold; उच्चैर्महारजतराजिविराजितासौ Śi.4.28.
    -2 the thorn-apple.
    -रजनम् 1 safflower.
    -2 gold.
    -3 turmeric; तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपं यथा महारजनं वासः Bṛi. Up.2.3.6.
    -रत्नम् 1 a precious jewel; वज्रं मुक्ता प्रवालं च गोमेदश्चेन्द्रनीलकः ॥ वैडूर्यः पुष्करागश्च पाचिर्माणिक्यमेव च । महारत्नानि चैतानि नव प्रोक्तानि सूरिभिः ॥ Śukra.4.155-56.
    -रथः 1 a great chariot.
    -2 a great warrior or hero; द्रुपदश्च महारथः Bg.1.4; कुतः प्रभावो धनंजयस्य महारथजयद्रथस्य विपत्तिमुत्पादयितुम् Ve.2; दशरथः प्रशशास महारथः R.9.1; Śi.3.22; (a महारथ is thus defined:-- एको दशसहस्राणि योधयेद्यस्तु धन्विनाम् ॥ शस्त्रशास्त्र- प्रवीणश्च विज्ञेयः स महारथः ॥).
    -3 desire, longing; cf. मनोरथ.
    -रवः a frog.
    -रस a. very savoury.
    (-सः) 1 a sugar- cane.
    -2 quicksilver.
    -3 a precious mineral.
    -4 the fruit of the date tree.
    -5 any one of the eight substan- ces given below:-- दरदः पारदं शस्ये वैक्रान्तं कान्तमभ्रकम् । माक्षिकं विमलश्चेति स्युरेते$ष्टौ महारसाः ॥ (
    -सम्) sour ricewater.
    -राजः 1 a great king, sovereign or supreme ruler; पञ्चाशल्लक्षपर्यन्तो महाराजः प्रकीर्तितः Śukra.1.184.
    -2 a respect- ful mode of addressing kings or other great personages (my lord, your majesty, your highness); इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धो$स्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः Mb.
    -3 a deified Jaina teacher.
    -4 a fingernail. ˚अधिराजः a universal emperor, para- mount sovereign. ˚चूतः a kind of mango tree.
    -राजिकः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -राजिकाः (m. pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 22 or 236 in number.).
    -राज्यम् the rank or title of a reigning sovereign.
    -राज्ञी 1 the reigning or chief queen, principal wife of a king.
    -2 N. of Durgā.
    -रात्रम् midnight, dead of night.
    -रात्रिः, -त्री f.
    1 see महाप्रलय; ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च महाकल्पो भवेन्नृप । प्रकीर्तिता महारात्रिः.
    -2 midnight.
    -3 the eighth night in the bright half of Āśvina.
    -राष्ट्रः 'the great kingdom', N. of a country in the west of India, the country of the Marāṭhās.
    -2 the people of Mahārāṣṭra; the Marāṭhās (pl.). (
    -ष्ट्री) N. of the principal Prākṛita; dialect, the language of the people of the Mahārāṣṭra; cf. Daṇḍin:-- महाराष्ट्राश्रयां भाषां प्रकृष्टं प्राकृतं विदुः Kāv.1.34.
    -रिष्टः a kind of Nimba tree growing on mountains.
    -रुज्, -ज a. very painful.
    -रुद्रः a form of Śiva.
    -रुरुः a species of antelope.
    -रूप a. mighty in form.
    (-पः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 resin.
    -रूपकम् a kind of drama.
    -रेतस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -रोगः a dangerous illness, grievous malady; (these are eight:-- उन्मादो राजयक्ष्मा च श्वासस्त्वग्दोष एव च । मधुमेहश्चाश्मरी च तथो- दरभगन्दरौ ॥).
    -रौद्र a. very dreadful. (
    -द्री) an epithet of Durgā.
    -रौरवः N. of one of the 21 hells; Ms.4.88-9.
    -लक्ष्मी 1 the great Lakṣmī, or Śakti of Nārāyaṇa; सेवे सैरिभमर्दिनीमिह महालक्ष्मीं सरोजस्थिताम्.
    -2 a young girl who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival.
    -लयः 1 a great world destruction.
    -2 the Supreme Being (महदादीनां लयो यस्मिन्).
    -लिङ्गम् the great Liṅga or Phallus. (
    -ङ्गः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -लोलः a crow.
    -लोहम् a magnet.
    -वंशः N. of a wellknown work in Pali (of the 5th century).
    -वक्षस् m. epithet of Śiva.
    -वनम् a large forest in Vṛindāvana.
    -वरा Dūrvā grass.
    -वराहः 'the great boar', an epithet of Viṣṇu in his third or boar incarnation.
    -वर्तनम् high wages;
    -वल्ली 1 the Mādhavī creeper.
    -2 a large creeping plant.
    -वसः the porpoise.
    -वसुः silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -वाक्यम् 1 a long sentence.
    -2 any continuous composition or literary work.
    -3 a great proposition, principal sentence; such as तत्त्वमसि, ब्रह्मैवेदं सर्वम् &c.
    -4 a complete sentence (opp. अवान्तरवाक्य q. v.); न च महावाक्ये सति अवान्तरवाक्यं प्रमाणं भवति ŚB. on MS.6.4.25.
    -वातः a stormy wind, violent wind; महावाता<?>तैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः Mk.5.22.
    -वादिन् m. a great or powerful disputant.
    -वायुः 1 air (as an element).
    -2 stormy wind, hur- ricane, tempest.
    -वार्तिकम् N. of the Vārtikas of Kātyāyana on Pāṇini's Sūtras.
    -विडम् a kind of factitious salt.
    -विदेहा N. of a certain वृत्ति or condition of the mind in the Yoga system of philosophy.
    -विद्या the great lores; काली तारा महाविद्या षोडशी भुवनेश्वरी । भैरवी छिन्नमस्ता च विद्या धूमवती तथा । बगला सिद्धविद्या च मातङ्गी कमला- त्मिका । एता दश महाविद्याः... ॥
    -विपुला a kind of metre.
    -विभाषा a rule giving a general option or alternative; इति महाविभाषया साधुः.
    -विभूतिः an epithet of Śiva.
    -विषः a serpent having two mouths.
    -विषुवम् the vernal equinox. ˚संक्रान्तिः f. the vernal equinox (the sun's entering the sign Aries).
    -विस्तर a. very extensive or copious.
    -वीचिः N. of a hell.
    -वीरः 1 a great hero or warrior.
    -2 a lion.
    -3 the thunderbolt of Indra.
    -4 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -5 of Garuḍa.
    -6 of Hanumat.
    -7 a cuckoo.
    -8 a white horse.
    -9 a sacrificial fire.
    -1 a sacrificial vessel.
    -11 a kind of hawk. ˚चरितम् N. of a celebrated drama by Bhavabhūti.
    -वीर्य a. of great valour, very powerful.
    (-र्यः) 1 N. of Brah- man.
    -2 the Supreme Being. (
    -र्या) the wild cotton shrub.
    -2 an epithet of संज्ञा, the wife of the sun.
    -वृषः a great bull.
    -वेग a.
    1 very swift or fleet.
    (-गः) 1 great speed, excessive velocity.
    -2 an ape.
    -3 the bird Garuḍa.
    -वेघः a particular position of hands or feet (in the practice of Yoga).
    -वेल a. billowy.
    -व्याधिः f.
    1 a great disease.
    -2 a very bad kind of leprosy (black leprosy).
    -व्याहृतिः f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस् and स्वर्.
    -व्रत a. very devotional, rigidly observing vows.
    (-तम्) 1 a great vow, a great reli- gious observance; a vow for not taking even water for a month; महाव्रतं चरेद्यस्तु Mb.12.35.22 (com. महाव्रतं मासमात्रं जलस्यापि त्यागः).
    -2 any great or funda- mental duty; प्राणैरपि हिता वृत्तिरद्रोहो व्याजवर्जनम् । आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतम् Mv.5.59; क्रतौ महाव्रते पश्यन् ब्रह्मचारी- त्वरीरतम् N.17.23.
    -व्रतिन् m.
    1 a devotee, an ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -शक्तिः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Kārtikeya.
    -शङ्कुः the sine of the sun's eleva- tion.
    -शङ्खः 1 a great conch-shell; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं Bg.1.15; महाशङ्खमयी माला ताराविद्याजपे प्रिया Tantra.
    -2 the temporal bone, forehead.
    -3 a human bone.
    -4 a particular high number.
    -5 one of Kubera's treasures.
    -शठः a kind of thorn-apple.
    -शब्द a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.
    -शल्कः a kind of sea- crab or prawn; Ms.3.272.
    -शालः a great householder.
    -शालिः a kind of large and sweetsmelling rice.
    -शाल्वणम् ('great fomentation') N. of a remedy; Suśr.
    -शासन a.
    1 exercising great power.
    -2 whose commands are great; त्रैलोक्यघिपतित्वमेव विरसं यस्मिन् महा- शासने Bh.3.8.
    (-नम्) 1 the knowledge of Brahma as expounded in the Upaniṣadas.
    -2 great order of government.
    -शिरस् m. a kind of serpent.
    -शिवरात्रिः N. of a festival on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha,
    -शुक्तिः f. a pearl-shell.
    -शुक्ला an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -शुभ्रम् silver.
    -शूद्रः (-द्री f.)
    1 a Sūdra in a high position.
    -2 a cowherd.
    -3 an upper servant. (
    -द्री) a female cow-keeper. (
    -द्रा) a Śudra woman in a high position.
    -शून्यम् a particular mental condi- tion of a Yogin.
    -शृङ्गः 1 a species of stag.
    -2 the शरभ animal.
    -श्मशानम् an epithet of Benares.
    -श्यामा the Sissoo tree. (Mar. शिसवी).
    -श्रमणः 1 an epithet of Buddha.
    -2 a Jain monk.
    -श्लक्ष्णा sand.
    -श्वासः a kind of asthma.
    -श्वेता 1 an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -2 of Durgā.
    -3 white sugar.
    -संहिता great combi- nation.
    -संक्रान्तिः f. the winter solstice.
    -सती a very chaste woman.
    -सत्ता absolute existence.
    -सत्यः an epithet of Yama.
    -सत्त्व a.
    1 noble.
    -2 very strong or powerful.
    -3 just, righteous.
    (-त्त्वः) 1 a large animal.
    -2 N. of Sākyamuni.
    -3 an epithet of Kubera.
    -संधिविग्रहः the office of the minister of peace and war.
    -सन्नः an epithet of Kubera.
    -सन्निः m. (in music) a kind of measure.
    -समुद्रः the great ocean.
    -सर्गः a great or completely new creation (after a complete destruction of the world).
    -सर्जः the bread- fruit or jack-tree.
    -साधनभागः a great executive officer.
    -सांतपनः a kind of very rigid penance; see Ms.11. 218.
    -सांधिविग्रहिकः a minister of peace and war.
    -सामन्तः a great vassal.
    -सामान्यम् the widest genera- lity.
    -सारः a kind of Khadira tree.
    -सारथिः an epithet of Aruṇa.
    -साहसम् great violence or outrage, great audacity.
    -साहसिकः a dacoit, highwayman, a daring robber.
    -सिंहः the fabulous animal called Śarabha.
    -सिद्धिः f. a kind of magical power.
    -सुखम् 1 great pleasure.
    -2 copulation. (
    -खः) a Buddha.
    -सुगन्धम् a fragrant unguent.
    -सुगन्धिः a kind of antidote.
    -सुधा silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -सुभिक्षम् good times.
    -सूक्तः the composer of the great Sūktas or hymns of the 1th Maṇḍala of the Ṛigveda.
    -सूक्ष्मा sand.
    -सूतः a mili- tary drum.
    -सेनः 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya; महासेन- प्रसूतिं तद्ययौ शरवणं महत् Rām.7.16.1.
    -2 the commander of a large army. (
    -ना) a great army.
    -स्कन्धः a camel.
    -स्थली the earth.
    -स्थानम् a great position.
    -स्नेहः a combination of the 4 kinds of fat.
    -स्मृतिः the Ṣaḍaṅgas and Smṛitis; महास्मृतिं पठेद्यस्तु तथैवानुस्मृतिं शुभाम् Mb.12.2.3.
    -स्रोतस् n. the bowels.
    -स्रग्विन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -स्वनः a kind of drum.
    -हंसः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -हविस् n. clarified butter.
    -हस्तः an epithet of Śiva.
    -हासः a loud or boisterous laughter, cachinnation.
    -हिमवत् m. N. of a mountain.
    -ह्रस्वा N. of a plant (Mar. कुहिली).

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > महा _mahā

  • 19 groß

    big; tall; great; large; grand; heavyset
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    [groːs]
    1. ADJEKTIV
    comp ordm;er ['grøːsɐ] superl ordm;te(r, s) ['grøːstə]
    1) big; Fläche, Raum, Haus, Hände big, large; Höhe, Breite great; Größe, Tube, Dose, Packung etc large; (TYP ) Buchstabe capital

    ein ganz großes Haus/Buch — a great big house/book

    der große ( Uhr)zeiger — the big or minute hand

    ein Loch größer machen — to make a hole bigger

    ein großes Bier, ein Großes (inf) — ≈ a pint (of beer) (Brit), a large beer

    großes Geld — notes pl (Brit), bills pl (US)

    im Großen und Ganzen (gesehen) — by and large

    im Großen einkaufen — to buy in bulk or quantity

    2) = hoch, hochgewachsen tall

    wie groß bist du? — how tall are you?

    er ist 1,80 Meter groß — he's one metre (Brit) or meter (US) eighty (tall)

    3) = älter Bruder, Schwester big

    unsere Große — our eldest or oldest (daughter); (von zweien) our elder daughter

    Groß und Klein — young and old (alike)

    zu groß für etw sein — to be too big for sth

    4) zeitlich Verzögerung, Rede big, long

    die großen Ferien — the summer holidays (Brit) or holiday (US)

    5) = beträchtlich, wichtig, bedeutend great; Erfolg, Enttäuschung, Hoffnung, Eile great, big; Gewinn, Ereignis big; Katastrophe, Schreck terrible; Summe large; Geschwindigkeit high

    er hat Großes geleistet — he has achieved great things

    die größten Erfindungen unseres Jahrhunderts — the greatest inventions of our century

    ein großer Dichter wie Goethe — a great poet like Goethe

    eine große Dummheit machen — to do something very or really stupid

    großen Durst haben — to be very thirsty

    er ist kein großer Esser (inf) — he's not a big eater

    die großen Fragen unserer Zeit — the great or big questions of our time

    vor meinem Haus war or herrschte ein großer Lärm — there was a lot of noise outside my house

    großen Hunger haben — to be very hungry

    ich habe große Lust zu verreisen — I'd really like to go away (on holiday (Brit) or vacation (US))

    sie hatte große Lust, sich zu verkleiden — she really wanted to get dressed up

    große Mode sein — to be all the rage (inf)

    einen großen Namen haben — to be a big name

    die große Nummer (im Zirkus) — the big number, the star turn (esp Brit)

    ich bin kein großer Redner (inf) — I'm no great speaker

    im größten Regen/Schneesturm — in the middle of a downpour/snowstorm

    6) = großartig, bewundernswert iro great
    7) in Eigennamen Great

    Alfred/Friedrich der Große — Alfred/Frederick the Great

    8) MUS
    2. ADVERB
    comp ordm; er, superl am ordm;ten
    1)

    = nicht klein groß gewachsen — tall

    groß gemustert — large-print, with a large print

    groß machen (baby-talk) — to do number two (baby-talk), to do a poo (Brit baby-talk)

    groß daherreden (inf) — to talk big (inf)

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    2)

    = in großem Ausmaß groß einkaufen gehen — to go on a spending spree, to splash out (Brit inf)

    groß ausgehen — to go out somewhere expensive

    groß und breit (fig inf) — at great length

    3)

    = besonders jdn groß anblicken — to give sb a hard stare

    groß in Mode sein — to be all the rage (inf)

    was ist das schon groß? (inf) — big deal! (inf), so what? (inf)

    was soll man da schon groß machen/sagen? (inf) — what can you do/say?

    er hat sich nicht gerade groß für unsere Belange eingesetzt (inf) — he didn't exactly put up a big fight for us

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    1) (large in size: a big car.) big
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) great
    3) (great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) large
    4) (fairly large: His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.) sizeable
    5) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) tall
    6) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) tall
    7) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) wide
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    <größer, größte>
    [ˈgro:s]
    I. adj
    1. (räumlich ausgedehnt) Gegenstand large, big; Buchstabe big, capital
    in \großen/größeren Formaten/Größen in large/larger formats/sizes
    2. (hoch aufragend) long
    ein \großer Kirchturm/Mast/Turm a high church steeple/pylon/tower
    3. (hoch gewachsen) Mensch tall
    du bist \groß geworden you've grown
    wie \groß bist du? how tall are you?
    er ist 1,78 m \groß he is 5 foot 10 [or 1.78m] [tall]
    ein \großer Baum/eine \große Vase a tall tree/vase
    4. (zeitlich ausgedehnt) Pause, Zeitraum long; Rede a. lengthy
    auf \große[r] Fahrt on a long journey
    die \großen Ferien the summer holidays BRIT, the summer vacation AM
    die \große Pause SCH mid-morning break
    5. (älter) big, elder, older
    ▪ die G\großen pl (die Erwachsenen) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children; (fam)
    das ist Anita, unsere G\große this is Anita, our eldest
    wenn ich \groß bin... when I'm grown up...
    mein \großer Bruder/meine \große Schwester my elder brother/my elder sister
    mit etw dat \groß geworden sein to have grown up with sth
    G\groß und Klein young and old [alike]
    im G\großen einkaufen to buy in bulk
    die \große Masse most [or the majority] of the people
    ein \großer Teil der Bevölkerung a large part of the population
    was für eine \große Freude! how delightful!
    du redest ganz \großen Unsinn you're talking complete rubbish
    was ist denn das für ein \großer Lärm auf der Straße? what's all that noise in the street?
    macht doch nicht so einen \großen Lärm! don't make so much noise!
    \große Angst haben to be terribly afraid [or frightened]
    ein \großer Aufstieg a meteoric rise
    eine \große Beeinträchtigung a major impairment
    ein \großer Betrag a large amount
    eine \große Dummheit sheer stupidity
    ein \großer Durchbruch/Reinfall a major breakthrough/disaster
    eine \große Enttäuschung a great [or deep] [or profound] disappointment
    mit \großer Geschwindigkeit at high [or great] speed
    \großen Hunger haben to be terribly hungry
    \großes Leid great [or deep] [or profound] sorrow
    ein \großer Misserfolg an abject [or a dismal] failure
    \große Nachfrage a big demand
    eine \große Preissteigerung a massive price rise [or increase]
    ein \großer Schrecken a nasty fright
    \große Schwierigkeiten serious [or real] trouble
    \große Wut unbridled fury
    \großer Zorn deep [or profound] anger
    8. (bedeutend) great
    etwas/nichts G\großes something/nothing great
    sie hat in ihrem Leben nichts G\großes geleistet she never achieved anything great [or major] in her life, she did not achieve great things in her life
    mit diesem Gemälde hat sie etwas G\großes geschaffen she has created something great [or profound] with this painting
    ein \großer Konzern/ein \großes Unternehmen a leading [or major] group/company
    9. (besonders gut) big
    im Meckern ist sie ganz \groß she's quite good at moaning
    ich bin kein \großer Esser/Trinker I'm not a big eater/drinker
    ich bin kein \großer Redner I'm no [or not a] great speaker
    ▪ ... der G\große... the Great
    Friedrich der G\große Frederick the Great
    11. (großes Glas) large, big
    ein G\großes [o ein \großes Bier] ≈ a pint [of beer] BRIT, rare a large beer
    nach den drei \großen Bier war ich ziemlich angeheitert I felt quite merry fam [or fam tipsy] after three pints [of beer]
    12.
    ▶ im G\großen und Ganzen [gesehen] on the whole, by and large
    ▶ \großes Geld notes BRIT, bills AM
    ich habe nur \großes Geld I haven't any change on me; s.a. klein
    II. adv
    1. (fam: besonders)
    was ist da jetzt schon \groß dabei! big deal! fam
    er hat sich aber nicht gerade \groß für uns eingesetzt! he didn't exactly do very much [or put himself out much] for us!
    was soll man da schon \groß sagen? you can't really say very much
    ich habe mich nie \groß für Politik interessiert I've never been particularly interested in politics
    \groß einsteigen to go in for sth in a big way
    sie ist ganz \groß in die Politik eingestiegen she's gone into politics in a big way
    [mit etw dat] [ganz] \groß rauskommen to have a real success [or big hit] with sth
    2. (von weitem Ausmaß)
    \groß angelegt large-scale
    eine \groß angelegte Offensive a full-scale offensive [or attack
    3. MODE
    etw größer machen Hosen etc. to let out sth sep
    4. (nicht klein)
    \groß kariert MODE large-checked attr
    5.
    ▶ \groß und breit (fam) at great length
    ▶ \groß machen (kindersprache fam) to do number two [or BRIT a pooh] childspeak fam
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    1.
    größer, größt... Adjektiv
    1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large < pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>

    große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes

    eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second

    ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please

    2) (eine bestimmte Größe aufweisend)

    1 m2/2 ha groß — 1 m2/2 ha in area

    sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall

    doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...

    3) (älter) big <brother, sister>

    seine größere Schwester — his elder sister

    unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son

    4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>

    [mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]

    die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children

    Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]

    5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>

    die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.

    die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break

    große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs

    7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>

    ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love

    8) (gewichtig) great; major < producer, exporter>; great, major < event>

    ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day

    große Worte — grand or fine words

    [k]eine große Rolle spielen — [not] play a great or an important part

    die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]

    9) nicht präd. (glanzvoll) grand <celebration, ball, etc.>

    die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman

    10) (bedeutend) great, major < artist, painter, work>

    Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl

    die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context

    in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline

    im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole

    12) (geh.): (selbstlos) noble <deed etc.>

    ein großes Herz haben — be great-hearted

    13) (ugs.): (großspurig)

    große Reden schwingen od. (salopp) Töne spucken — talk big (coll.)

    2.
    1)

    groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized

    groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)

    2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)
    3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly
    4) (ugs.): (großartig)

    sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)

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    groß; größer, am größten
    A. adj
    1. big (besonders gefühlsbetont); Haus, Fläche etc: large; Land: vast; Baum, Gebäude etc: (hoch) tall; (riesig) huge; Person: tall;
    Wagen ASTRON Great Bear, Ursa Major fachspr;
    ein großes Gebäude a big(, tall) building;
    der Große Ozean GEOG the Pacific (Ocean);
    die Großen Seen GEOG the Great Lakes;
    große Zehe big toe;
    großer Buchstabe capital letter;
    Gut mit großem G good with a capital G;
    wir sprechen hier von Geiz mit einem großen G fig, pej we’re talking about meanness with a capital M here;
    groß machen/müssen kinderspr do/have to do big jobs
    2. an Ausmaß, Intensität, Wert etc: great; Fehler, Lärm, Unterschied etc: auch big; Entfernung: great, long; Geschwindigkeit: high; Hitze, Kälte, Schmerzen etc: intense; Kälte: auch severe; Verlust: heavy; Wissen: extensive, wide; (tief) profound; MUS, Intervall, Terz: major; Angeber, Angsthase, Feigling etc: terrible, dreadful;
    (auf) groß stellen (Heizung, Herd etc) set on high, turn up;
    großes Bier large one, Br etwa pint, US 16 ouncer;
    große Ferien summer holiday(s), long vacation;
    zu meiner großen Freude to my great joy ( oder pleasure);
    großes Geld umg (Scheine) notes pl, US bills pl; (viel Geld) a lot of money;
    wie komme ich an das große Geld? umg how do I get into the big money?;
    großes Glück haben be very lucky;
    großen Hunger haben be very hungry; stärker: be starving;
    große Mehrheit great majority;
    große Pause long (mid-morning) break;
    ein Fest im großen Rahmen a celebration on the grand scale;
    große Schritte machen make great progress;
    zum großen Teil largely, for the most part;
    eine große Zahl von a large number of, a great many; → Liebe, Mode etc
    wie groß ist er? how tall is he?;
    er ist … groß he’s … (tall); das Grundstück
    ist 600 m2
    groß is 600 metres (US -ers) square;
    ist drei mal fünf Meter groß is five metres (US -ers) square ( oder each way);
    gleich groß Personen: the same height, as tall as each other; Flächen, Kleidungsstücke etc: the same size;
    so groß wie ein Fußballfeld the size of a football pitch (US soccer field);
    war dreimal so groß wie der der Konkurrenz was three times that of our rivals
    4. (erwachsen) grown-up; (älter) big;
    große Schwester big sister;
    groß werden Kinder: grow up;
    zu groß werden für outgrow sth, get too big for;
    er ist nur ein großes Kind he’s just a big baby;
    Groß und Klein young and old
    5. fig Augenblick, Entdeckung, Erfolg, Tag, Tat etc: great; (bedeutend) major, important; (großartig) grand, magnificent; Pläne, Ziele: great, grand, big; Künstler, Dichter etc: great;
    große Politik national (bzw international) politics, the political big time umg;
    große Worte big words;
    Friedrich der Große Frederick the Great;
    Karl der Große Charlemagne;
    die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen iron play the great lady/lord;
    große Reden schwingen iron talk big;
    6. (allgemein, wesentlich) broad, general;
    die große Linie verfolgen follow the main lines, stick to the basic ( oder broad) principles;
    den großen Zusammenhang erkennen see the big picture;
    in großen Zügen in broad outline
    7. umg (gut):
    das war ganz groß! that was really great!;
    große Klasse she’s really good ( oder she’s brilliant) at arithmetic;
    im Angeben/Geldausgeben ist er (ganz) groß iron he’s very good at showing off/spending money;
    ich bin kein großer Tänzer etc I’m not much of a dancer etc;
    ich bin kein großer Freund von Partys/Suppe I’m not a great one for parties/soup, I’m not particularly fond of parties/soup;
    er ist ein großer Schweiger/kein großer Esser he’s not a great talker/eater
    8. (edel):
    ein großes Herz haben have a noble ( oder generous) heart
    9. (aufwändig) Empfang, Fest etc: big, lavish;
    in großer Aufmachung Bericht etc: prominently featured, splashed across the page; Person: in full dress;
    in großer Garderobe in full dress; → Auge, Bahnhof, Glocke etc, Große1, größer, größt…
    B. adv
    1. big;
    groß gedruckt in large letters ( oder print);
    groß gemustert with a large pattern;
    groß kariert large-checked;
    er sah mich nur groß an he just stared at me;
    groß und breit dastehen umg, unübersehbar: stand out; stärker: stick out like a sore thumb; → auch großschreiben, großgebaut etc
    groß angelegt Aktion etc: large-scale, full-scale;
    groß ausgehen umg have a real night out;
    jemanden/etwas groß herausbringen umg pull out all the stops for sb/sth, give sb/sth a tremendous build-up
    3. umg:
    groß angeben talk big; um einzuschüchtern: throw one’s weight around ( oder about);
    groß auftreten act big;
    4. (edel) denken, handeln etc: nobly
    5. (gut):
    groß in Form in great form;
    beim Publikum groß ankommen be a big hit with the audience;
    6. umg:
    er kümmert sich nicht groß darum he doesn’t really bother about it;
    was ist schon groß dabei? so what?, US auch (so) what’s the big deal?;
    was gibt es da groß zu sagen? what can you say?;
    was gibt’s da noch groß zu fragen? is there really anything more we need to ask?;
    was kann das schon groß kosten? it can’t be very expensive, can it?;
    was war los? -
    was soll schon groß gewesen sein? what do you think happened?
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    1.
    größer, größt... Adjektiv
    1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large <pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>

    große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes

    eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second

    ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please

    1 m2/2 ha groß — 1 m2/2 ha in area

    sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall

    doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...

    3) (älter) big <brother, sister>

    unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son

    4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>

    [mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]

    die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children

    Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]

    5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>

    die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.

    die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break

    große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs

    7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>

    ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love

    8) (gewichtig) great; major <producer, exporter>; great, major < event>

    ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day

    große Worte — grand or fine words

    [k]eine große Rolle spielen — [not] play a great or an important part

    die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]

    9) nicht präd. (glanzvoll) grand <celebration, ball, etc.>

    die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman

    10) (bedeutend) great, major <artist, painter, work>

    Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl

    die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context

    in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline

    im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole

    12) (geh.): (selbstlos) noble <deed etc.>
    13) (ugs.): (großspurig)

    große Reden schwingen od. (salopp) Töne spucken — talk big (coll.)

    2.
    1)

    groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized

    groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)

    2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)
    3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly
    4) (ugs.): (großartig)

    sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)

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    adj.
    ample adj.
    big adj.
    capital adj.
    great adj.
    heavyset adj.
    large adj.
    sizable adj.
    tall adj. adv.
    largely adv.
    sizably adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > groß

  • 20 grande

    big, large
    ( alto) big, tall
    ( largo) wide
    fig (intenso, notevole) great
    ( adulto) grown-up, big
    ( vecchio) old
    non è un gran che it's nothing special
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    grande agg.
    1 (di dimensioni, proporzioni) big, large; vast; (nel senso della larghezza) wide, broad: una grande pianura, strada, a wide plane, road; non è un grande fiume, it's not a big (o large o wide) river; ti ci vorrebbe un tavolo più grande, you'd need a bigger table; ha le mani molto grandi, he's got very big (o large) hands; la mia camera è molto grande, my room is very large (o big); il tuo appartamento è davvero grande, your flat is really big (o large); è grande il tuo giardino?, is your garden big? // i Grandi Laghi, the Great Lakes // a grandi passi, with long strides // ha un gran cuore, (fig.) he has a big heart // ha una gran testa, (fig.) he's very intelligent // in gran parte, largely (o to a great extent)
    2 (alto, elevato) high; (di statura) tall: una grande montagna, a high mountain; la strada raggiunge grandi altezze, the road climbs to great heights; un uomo grande e grosso, a big tall man; come sei grande!, how tall you are! // a grande velocità, at high speed // grandi latitudini, high latitudes
    3 (numeroso) large, vast, great: sono una grande famiglia, they're a large family; c'era una grande folla al concerto, there was a large (o vast) crowd at the concert; un grande esercito, a large army // un gran numero di..., a great (o large) number of...
    4 (fuori misura) big, large: il suo maglione mi sta grande, his sweater is large for me; queste scarpe sono troppo grandi, these shoes are too big (o large)
    5 (fig.) (intenso, elevato, notevole) great: un grande dolore, amore, a great sorrow, love; una grande gioia, a great joy; è una grande opportunità per lui, it's a great (o big) opportunity for him; fu un grande errore, it was a big mistake; Petrarca è uno dei più grandi poeti italiani, Petrarch is one of the greatest Italian poets; quel film ebbe un grande successo, that film had a great (o big) success; fu un gran giorno, it was a great day; l'epoca delle grandi scoperte, the era of the great discoveries; è capace di grandi sentimenti, he's capable of feeling deeply; un tempo era una grande nazione, once upon a time it was a great country // Alessandro il Grande, Alexander the Great // la Grande Guerra, the Great War // messa grande, High Mass
    6 (rafforzativo) (davanti a agg.) very, really; (davanti a s.) real, utter, right; total; big: è una gran bella donna, she is a very (o really) attractive woman; sei un gran cretino, you are a real (o right o utter o total) moron; è un gran simpatico, he's really nice; un gran bevitore, a hard (o big) drinker; un gran mangione, a big eater; un gran bugiardo, a big liar; un gran chiacchierone, a real chatterbox; un grande spendaccione, a big spender; fa un gran caldo, it's very hot; ho un gran freddo, I'm very cold // si dice un gran bene di..., they speak very well of... // si è fatto un gran parlare di..., there has been a lot of talk about...
    7 (adulto) grown-up: ha due figlie grandi, he's got two grown-up daughters
    8 (maiuscola) capital
    9 (nei titoli ufficiali) grand: Gran Croce, Grand Cross; Grand'Ammiraglio, Grand Admiral; Gran Maestro, Grand Master
    ◆ s.m.
    1 (adulto) adult, grown-up: i grandi, grown-ups (o adults); un bambino che ragiona come un grande, a child who thinks like an adult; da grande farò il medico, I'll be a doctor when I grow up; racconti per grandi e piccini, tales for grown-ups and children // grandi e piccoli, (vecchi e giovani) old and young
    2 (uomo importante) great man: i grandi, the great // i grandi dello sport, sporting greats // (st.) i Quattro Grandi, the Big Four // fare il grande, (ostentare ricchezza) to act big
    3 (grandezza) greatness: in grande, on a large scale; riprodurre qlco. in grande, to make a large scale reproduction of sthg. // fare le cose in grande, to do things in a big way // alla grande, (fam.) in a big way; pensare alla grande, in grande, to think big; andare alla grande, (benissimo) to go really well, to go really great; divertirsi alla grande, (moltissimo) to have a great (o fantastic) time
    4 (titolo ufficiale) grandee: un grande di Spagna, a grandee of Spain.
    * * *
    ['ɡrande]
    1. agg a volte gran + consonante, grand' + vocale
    1) (gen) big, (quantità) large, (alto) tall, (montagna) high, (largo) wide, broad, (lungo) long, (forte: rumore) loud, (vento) strong, high, (pioggia) heavy, (caldo) intense, (affetto, bisogno) great, (sospiro) deep

    la gran maggioranza degli italiani — the great o vast majority of Italians

    ha una grande opinione di sé — he has a high opinion of himself

    una taglia più grande — a larger o bigger size

    2)

    (di età) sei abbastanza grande per capire — you're big o old enough to understand

    farsi grande — to grow up

    hanno due figli grandi — they have two grown-up children

    mio fratello più grande — my big o older brother

    è più grande di me — he's older than me

    3) (importante, rilevante) great, (illustre, nobile) noble, great
    4) (rafforzativo: lavoratore) hard, (bevitore) heavy, (amico, bugiardo) great

    è una gran bella donna — she's a very beautiful woman

    una gran bella vita — a great life

    di gran classe — (prodotto) high-class

    per sua gran fortuna non c'era la polizia — he was really lucky that the police weren't around

    in gran parte — to a large extent, mainly

    5)

    (fraseologia) ti farà un gran bene — it'll do you good

    non è o non vale (un) gran che — it (o he ecc) is nothing special, it (o he ecc) is not up to much

    2. sm/f
    1) (persona adulta) adult, grown-up

    cosa farai da grande? — what will you be o do when you grow up?

    2) (persona importante) great man (woman)

    fare il grande — (strafare) to act big

    3. sm

    fare le cose in grande — to do things on a grand scale, do things in style

    * * *
    ['grande] 1.
    aggettivo (before a vowel sound the form grand' can be used; before a consonant or a consonant cluster the form gran can be used, except when there is an s followed by a consonant, gn, pn, ps, x and z; compar. più grande, maggiore, superl. grandissimo, massimo, sommo)
    1) (di dimensioni notevoli) [città, sala, buco, edificio] large, big; [ margine] wide; (alto) [albero, torre] tall; (rispetto al normale) [piede, naso] big
    2) (numeroso, abbondante) [famiglia, folla] large, big; [ fortuna] large
    3) (a un grado elevato) [sognatore, amico] great; [giocatore, idiota] big; [bevitore, fumatore] heavy; [ lavoratore] hard
    4) (importante) [scoperta, evento, notizia, onore] great; [ problema] big
    5) (principale) main; (di primo piano) [paese, società] leading
    6) (notevole) [pittore, opera, vino] great; (nobile) [ cuore] noble
    7) (adulto, maturo)
    8) (per qualificare una misura) [altezza, lunghezza, distanza, peso, valore] great; [dimensioni, taglia, quantità, numero] large; [ velocità] high
    9) (intenso, estremo, forte) [bontà, amicizia, dolore, pericolo, differenza] great; [ freddo] severe; [ calore] intense; (violento) [ colpo] hard, nasty
    10) (di rango sociale elevato) [famiglia, nome] great
    11) (grandioso) [progetti, stile] grand

    pensare in grande — to have big ideas, to think big

    2.
    sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile
    1) (adulto) grown-up
    2) (personaggio illustre) great person
    3.

    questi stivali calzano grande — these boots are large-fitting, these boots run large

    * * *
    grande
    /'grande/
     (before a vowel sound the form grand' can be used; before a consonant or a consonant cluster the form gran can be used, except when there is an s followed by a consonant, gn, pn, ps, x and z; compar. più grande, maggiore, superl. grandissimo, massimo, sommo)
     1 (di dimensioni notevoli) [città, sala, buco, edificio] large, big; [ margine] wide; (alto) [albero, torre] tall; (rispetto al normale) [piede, naso] big
     2 (numeroso, abbondante) [famiglia, folla] large, big; [ fortuna] large; fare -i spese to spend a lot of money
     3 (a un grado elevato) [sognatore, amico] great; [giocatore, idiota] big; [bevitore, fumatore] heavy; [ lavoratore] hard; un gran bell'uomo a very handsome man
     4 (importante) [scoperta, evento, notizia, onore] great; [ problema] big; è un gran giorno per lei it's a big day for her
     5 (principale) main; (di primo piano) [paese, società] leading; le -i industrie the big industries
     6 (notevole) [pittore, opera, vino] great; (nobile) [ cuore] noble; è un grand'uomo he's a great man; i -i nomi del cinema the big names of cinema
     7 (adulto, maturo) mio fratello più grande my elder brother; quando sarà grande when he grows up; i miei figli sono -i my children are big
     8 (per qualificare una misura) [altezza, lunghezza, distanza, peso, valore] great; [dimensioni, taglia, quantità, numero] large; [ velocità] high
     9 (intenso, estremo, forte) [bontà, amicizia, dolore, pericolo, differenza] great; [ freddo] severe; [ calore] intense; (violento) [ colpo] hard, nasty; con mia grande sorpresa much to my surprise; avere una gran fame to be very hungry; a gran voce loudly
     10 (di rango sociale elevato) [famiglia, nome] great
     11 (grandioso) [progetti, stile] grand
     12 in grande fare le cose in grande to do things in a big way; pensare in grande to have big ideas, to think big
     13 alla grande (facilmente) easily; (in grande stile) in style; sto alla grande I'm feeling great
    II m. e f.
     1 (adulto) grown-up
     2 (personaggio illustre) great person; i -i the great(s); Grande di Spagna (Spanish) grandee; i -i della terra the world leaders
      questi stivali calzano grande these boots are large-fitting, these boots run large
    Grande Fratello Big Brother; Grande Guerra Great War; grande magazzino department store; grande potenza Great Power; Gran Premio Grand Prix; grande schermo big screen; Grandi Laghi Great Lakes.
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