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gross [grəʊs]1. adjectivea. [injustice] flagrant ; [inequalities, abuse, violation] choquant ; [exaggeration, mismanagement] manifeste ; [simplification] grossier ; [error] énormec. [income, profit, weight] brut• she earns $30,000 gross per annum elle gagne 30 000 dollars brut par an2. compounds* * *[grəʊs] 1. 2.1) Commerce, Finance [income, profit] brut2) ( serious) gen, Law [error, exaggeration] grossier/-ière; [ignorance] crasse; [abuse, inequality] choquant; [injustice] flagrantgross negligence — Law faute f lourde
3) ( coarse) [behaviour] vulgaire; [language] cru4) (colloq) ( revolting) dégoûtant5) (colloq) ( obese) obèse3.transitive verb faire un bénéfice brut de [x million]Phrasal Verbs: -
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A n (pl gross) ( twelve dozen) grosse f, douze douzaines fpl ; by the gross à la grosse ; per gross la grosse.B adj2 ( serious) gen, Jur [error, exaggeration] grossier/-ière ; [ignorance] crasse ; [abuse, inequality] choquant ; [injustice] flagrant ; gross negligence Jur faute f lourde ; gross dereliction of duty manquement m grave au devoir ;4 ○ ( revolting) dégueulasse ◑ ;5 ○ ( obese) obèse.■ gross out ○:▶ gross [sb] out US dégoûter [qn] ; gross me out! c'est dégoûtant!■ gross up:
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gross exaggeration — glaring overstatement, sheer embellishment, blatant stretching of the facts … English contemporary dictionary
gross — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unattractively large or bloated. 2) vulgar; unrefined. 3) informal very unpleasant; repulsive. 4) complete; blatant: a gross exaggeration. 5) (of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total.… … English terms dictionary
exaggeration — UK [ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms exaggeration : singular exaggeration plural exaggerations a) [countable] a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is To describe it as… … English dictionary
exaggeration — ex|ag|ger|a|tion [ ıg,zædʒə reıʃn ] noun count a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration she was just not very happy. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exaggeration — n. 1) a gross exaggeration 2) exaggeration to + inf. (it is an exaggeration to claim that inflation has been controlled) * * * [ɪgˌzædʒə reɪʃ(ə)n] a gross exaggeration exaggeration to + inf. (it is an exaggeration to claim that inflation has been … Combinatory dictionary
exaggeration — ex|ag|ge|ra|tion [ıgˌzædʒəˈreıʃən] n [U and C] a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, larger etc than it really is ▪ It would be an exaggeration to say that we were close friends. ▪ It is no exaggeration to say… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gross — gross1 S3 [grəus US grous] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(total)¦ 2¦(very bad)¦ 3¦(nasty)¦ 4¦(fat)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gros big, thick , from Latin grossus] 1.) ¦(TOTAL)¦ [only b … Dictionary of contemporary English
gross — 1 adjective 1 TOTAL a) a gross amount of money is the total amount before any tax or costs have been taken away: a gross profit of $15 million | gross receipts (=the gross amount of money received) compare net 3 (1) b) a gross weight is the total … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gross — 01. We saw a cat that had been run over by a car. It was really [gross]. 02. Don t pick your nose; it s really a [gross] habit. 03. He made this really [gross] meal out of all the left overs in his fridge. 04. Why does mom wear such a small… … Grammatical examples in English
exaggeration — /ig zaj euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of exaggerating or overstating. 2. an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration. [1555 65; < L exaggeration (s. of exaggeratio),… … Universalium
exaggeration — ex•ag•ger•a•tion [[t]ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of exaggerating or overstating 2) an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His version of events is a gross exaggeration[/ex] • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang