a large number of sick people

plus grand que nature — larger than life

ouvrir de grands yeux — to open one's eyes wide

pas grand monde — not many people

il fait grand jour — it's broad daylight

c'est un grand timide — he's very shy

les grands malades — very sick people

les grands blessés — the seriously injured

c'est un grand jour pour elle — it's a big day for her

les grandes lignes d'une politique — the broad lines of a policy

les grandes industries — the big industries

c'est un grand homme — he's a great man

les grandes personnes — grown-ups

une grande fille comme toi! — a big girl like you!

assez grand pour faire — old enough to do

il est grand temps que tu partes — it's high time you went

d'une grande timidité — very shy

à ma grande surprise — much to my surprise

sans grand espoir — without much hope

ça te ferait le plus grand bien — it would do you a world of good

la grande bourgeoisie — the upper middle class

avoir grande allure — to look very impressive

un grand merci — a big thank you

faire de grands gestes — to wave one's arms about

et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots — there you go, straight off the deep end

pour les grands et les petits — for old and young alike

ouvrir grand les bras — to throw one's arms open

ouvrir la porte toute grande — to open the door wide

leurs vêtements taillent grand — their clothes are cut on the large side

voir grand — to think big

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

les grands de l'automobile — the top car manufacturers

faire de l'élevage en grand — to breed animals on a large scale

faire les choses en grand — to do things on the grand scale

Il est grand pour son âge. — He's tall for his age.

son grand frère — his big brother

C'est sa grande sœur. — She's his big sister.

une grande personne — a grown-up

Il est assez grand pour... — He's old enough to...

une grande valise — a big suitcase

une grande maison — a big house

un grand homme — a great man

un grand voyage — a long journey

C'est un grand ami à moi. — He's a great friend of mine.

les grandes vacances — the summer holidays

un grand buveur — a heavy drinker

les grands blessés; Les grands blessés ont été emmenés à l'hôpital en hélicoptère. — The severely injured were taken to hospital by helicopter.

les grands brûlés — people with serious burns

un grand malade — a very sick person

le grand malade de l'Europe — the sick man of Europe

au grand jour — in broad daylight

au grand air — in the open air

Ça te fera beaucoup de bien d'être au grand air. — It'll be very good for you to be out in the open air.

de grand matin — at the crack of dawn

il est grand temps de — it's high time to

avoir grand besoin de — to be in great need of

grand ouvert — wide open

voir grand — to think big

Il est chez les grands maintenant. — He's in the senior school now.

C'est une grande, elle peut y aller seule. — She's a big girl now, she can go on her own.

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

en grand [ouvrir] — wide

voir les choses en grand — to think big

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because