extremely grand

grand, e [gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d]

1. adjective

   a. ( = de haute taille) tall

   b. ( = plus âgé) son grand frère his older or big (inf) brother

• ils ont deux grands enfants they have two grown-up children

• quand il sera grand [enfant] when he grows up

• il est assez grand pour savoir he's old enough to know

• tu es grand/grande maintenant you're a big boy/girl now

   c. (en dimensions) big, large ; [bras, distance, voyage, enjambées] long ; [avenue, marge] wide

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

• l'amour avec un grand A love with a capital L

   d. (en nombre, en quantité) [vitesse, poids, valeur, puissance] great ; [nombre, quantité] large ; [famille] large, big

• la grande majorité des gens the great majority of people

   e. ( = intense) [bruit, cri] loud ; [froid, chaleur] intense ; [vent] strong ; [danger, plaisir, pauvreté] great

• avec un grand rire with a loud laugh

• à ma grande surprise to my great surprise

   f. ( = riche, puissant) [pays, firme, banquier, industriel] leading

   g. ( = important) great ; [ville, travail] big

• je t'annonce une grande nouvelle ! I've got some great news!

• c'est un grand jour pour nous this is a great day for us

   h. ( = principal) main

• c'est la grande nouvelle du jour it's the main news of the day

• la grande difficulté consiste à... the main difficulty lies in...

   i. (intensif) [travailleur, collectionneur, ami, rêveur] great ; [buveur, fumeur] heavy ; [mangeur] big

• un grand verre d'eau a large glass of water

• les grands malades the very ill

• un grand invalide a seriously disabled person

   j. ( = remarquable) great

• un grand vin a great wine

• une grande année a vintage year

• c'est du grand jazz (inf) it's jazz at its best

   k. ( = de gala) [réception, dîner] grand

• en grande pompe with great pomp

   l. ( = noble) [âme] noble ; [pensée, principe] lofty

   m. ( = exagéré) faire de grandes phrases to voice high-flown sentiments

• tous ces grands discours all these high-flown speeches

   n. ( = beaucoup de) cela te fera (le plus) grand bien it'll do you the world of good

• grand bien vous fasse ! much good may it do you!

2. adverb

   a. (en taille) ces sandales chaussent grand these sandals are big-fitting (Brit) or run large (US)

   b. ( = largement) ouvrir (en) grand [+ porte] to open wide ; [+ robinet] to turn full on

• la fenêtre était grand(e) ouverte the window was wide open

• voir grand to think big

• il a vu trop grand he was over-ambitious

• il fait toujours les choses en grand he always does things on a large scale

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = élève) senior boy

• jeu pour petits et grands game for old and young alike

   b. (terme d'affection) viens, mon grand come here, son

   c. ( = personne puissante) les grands de ce monde men in high places

• Alexandre le Grand Alexander the Great

4. feminine noun

grande

   a. ( = élève) senior girl

• elle parle comme une grande she talks like a much older child

   b. (terme d'affection) ma grande (my) dear

5. compounds

► la grande Bleue or bleue the Med (inf)

► grande personne grown-up

► la grande vie the good life

• mener la grande vie to live the good life

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The grandes écoles are competitive-entrance higher education establishments where engineering, business administration and other subjects are taught to a very high standard. The most prestigious include « l'École Polytechnique » (engineering), the three « Écoles normales supérieures » (arts and sciences), « l'ÉNA » (the civil service college), and « HEC » (business administration).

Pupils prepare for entrance to the grandes écoles after their « baccalauréat » in two years of « classes préparatoires ». → CLASSES PRÉPARATOIRES  CONCOURS  ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION

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grande gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d adjectif

1) ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) tall; (en longueur, durée) long; ( en largeur) wide; (en étendue, volume) big

2) (nombreux, abondant) large, big

3) ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, ami] great; [tricheur, joueur] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy

4) ( important) [découverte, expédition, nouvelle] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big

5) ( principal) main

6) ( de premier plan) [société, marque] leading

7) (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble

8) ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte)

9) ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, valeur] great; [pointure, quantité, étendue] large; [vitesse] high

10) (extrême, fort) [bonté, amitié, danger, intérêt] great; [bruit] loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent

11) ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great

12) ( grandiose) [réception, projet] grand

13) ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding

nom masculin, féminin ( enfant) big boy/girl; École senior GB ou older pupil

adverbe wide

nom masculin

en grand locution adverbiale

- grand banditisme

- grand bassin

- grand couturier

- grand duc

- grand écart

- le grand écran

- grand ensemble

- grand invalide civil

- grand invalide de guerre

- le grand large

- grand magasin

- grand maître

- grand mât

- le grand monde

- le Grand Nord

- grand panda

- Grand Pardon

- grand patron

- grand prêtre

- le grand public

- grand quotidien

- grand teint

- grand tourisme

- la grande banlieue

- la grande cuisine

- grande distribution

- grande école

- la Grande Guerre

- grande gueule

- la grande muraille de Chine

- grande personne

- la grande presse

- grande puissance

- grande roue

- grande série

- grande surface

- grandes eaux

- grandes lignes

- grandes marées

- grandes ondes

- grands espaces

- grands fauves

- grands fonds

- Grands Lacs

- grands singes

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1. adj

1) (= de haute taille) tall

2) (= aîné)

3) (= adulte)

4) (= gros, vaste, large) big, large

5) (importance, stature) great

6) (ampleur, degré)

7) (intensif)

2. adv

3. nm/f

1) (= élève, enfant) big boy, big girl

2) (= personnage)

4. nm

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grand, grande

A adj

1 ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) [personne, arbre, tour, cierge] tall; (en longueur, durée) [bras, enjambée, promenade, voyage] long; ( en largeur) [angle, marge] wide; (en étendue, volume) [lac, ville, salle, trou, édifice, paquet] large, big; [tas, feu] big; ( démesuré) [pied, nez, bouche] big; un homme (très) grand a (very) tall man; un grand homme brun, un homme grand et brun a tall dark man; plus grand que nature larger than life; ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide;

2 (nombreux, abondant) [famille, foule] large, big; [fortune] large; grande braderie big sale; pas grand monde not many people; faire de grandes dépenses to spend a lot of money; il fait grand jour it's broad daylight; laver à grande eau to wash [sth] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [sth] down [sol]; à grand renfort de publicité with much publicity;

3 ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, travailleur, ami, ennemi, pécheur] great; [tricheur, joueur, lâcheur, idiot] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; grand amateur de ballet great ballet lover; c'est un grand timide he's very shy; les grands malades very sick people; c'est un grand cardiaque he has a serious heart condition;

4 ( important) [découverte, migration, expédition, événement, nouvelle, honneur] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big; ( principal) main; c'est un grand jour pour elle it's a big day for her; une grande partie de la maison a large part of the house; une grande partie des habitants many of the inhabitants; la grande majorité the great ou vast majority; ⇒ scène;

5 ( principal) main; le grand escalier the main staircase; le grand problème/obstacle the main ou major problem/obstacle; les grands axes routiers the main ou trunk GB roads; les grands points du discours the main points of the speech; les grandes lignes d'une politique the broad lines of a policy;

6 ( de premier plan) Écon, Pol [pays, société, industriel, marque] leading; les grandes industries the big industries;

7 (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, œuvre, civilisation, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble; c'est un grand homme he's a great man; les grands écrivains great authors; un grand nom de la musique a great musician; un grand monsieur du théâtre a great gentleman of the stage; Louis/Pierre le Grand Louis/Peter the Great; les grands noms du cinéma/de la littérature indienne the big names of the cinema/of Indian literature; de grande classe [produit] high-class; [exploit] admirable; ⇒ esprit;

8 ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte) grown-up; mon grand frère my elder brother; les grandes classes Scol the senior forms GB, the upper classes US; quand il sera grand when he grows up; mes enfants sont grands my children are quite old; une grande fille comme toi! a big girl like you!; 12 ans! tu es assez grand pour te débrouiller 12 years old! you're old enough to cope;

9 ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, poids, valeur, âge] great; [dimensions, taille, pointure, quantité, nombre, étendue] large; [vitesse] high; [kilomètre, mois, heure] good; il est grand temps que tu partes it's high time you were off ou you went;

10 (intense, extrême, fort) [bonté, lâcheté, pauvreté, amitié, chagrin, faim, danger, différence, intérêt] great; [bruit] great, loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent; avec grand plaisir with great ou much pleasure; dans le plus grand secret in great secrecy; d'une grande bêtise/timidité very ou extremely stupid/shy; à ma grande honte/surprise much to my shame/surprise; sans grand espoir/enthousiasme without much hope/enthusiasm; sans grande importance not very important; il n'y a pas grand mal à cela/à faire there isn't much harm in that/in doing; avoir grand faim/soif to be very hungry/thirsty; avoir grand besoin de to be badly in need of; ça te ferait le plus grand bien it would do you a world of good; à grands cris loudly; ⇒ cas, remède;

11 ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great; grande dame great lady; la grande bourgeoisie the upper middle class;

12 ( grandiose) [réception] grand; grands projets grand designs; avoir grande allure, avoir grand air to look very impressive;

13 ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding; 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.

B nm,f

1 ( enfant) big boy/girl; Scol senior GB ou older pupil; il a fait ça tout seul comme un grand he did it all by himself like a big boy; il fait le ménage comme un grand he does the housework like a grown-up; pour les grands et les petits for old and young alike;

2 ( terme d'affection) mon grand, ma grande my darling.

C adv wide; ouvrir grand la bouche to open one's mouth wide; ouvrir tout grand les bras to throw one's arms open; les fenêtres sont grand(es) ouvertes the windows are wide open; ouvrir la porte toute grande to open the door wide; ouvrir grand ses oreilles fig to prick up one's ears; ouvrir tout grand son cœur fig to open one's heart; les bottes chaussent grand the boots are large-fitting; leurs vêtements taillent grand their clothes are cut on the large side; voir grand fig to think big.

D nm ( pays) big power; ( entreprise) leader, big name; les grands de ce monde the great and the good; Pol the world's leaders; les cinq grands Pol the Big Five; les grands de l'automobile the top car manufacturers; c'est un grand de la publicité he's big in advertising.

E en grand loc adv [ouvrir] wide, completely; faire de l'élevage en grand to breed animals on a large scale; quand ils reçoivent, ils font les choses en grand when they entertain they do things on the grand scale or they really go to town○.

grand argentier Hist royal treasurer; hum keeper of the nation's purse, Finance minister; le grand art alchemy; grand banditisme organized crime; grand bassin ( de piscine) main pool; Anat upper pelvis; grand cacatois main royal sail; grand caniche standard poodle; le grand capital Écon big money, big investors pl; grand commis de l'État top civil servant; grand coq de bruyère capercaillie; grand corbeau raven; grand couturier couturier; grand débutant absolute beginner; grand duc Zool eagle owl; grand écart Danse, Sport splits (sg); faire le grand écart to do the splits; le grand écran the big screen; grand électeur ( en France) elector who votes in the elections for the French Senate; ( aux États-Unis) presidential elector; grand ensemble high-density housing complex; la vie dans les grands ensembles high-rise living; grand d'Espagne Spanish grandee; grand foc outer jib; grand frais Météo moderate gale; grand hunier main topsail; grand hunier fixe lower main topsail; grand hunier volant upper main topsail; grand invalide civil, GIC civilian who is registered severely disabled; grand invalide de guerre, GIG Prot Soc ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled; le grand large Naut the high seas (pl); grand magasin Comm department store; grand maître ( aux échecs) grand master; grand maître de l'ordre des Templiers Hist Grand Master of the Knights Templar; grand mât Naut mainmast; le grand monde high society; le Grand Nord Géog the Far North; Grand Œuvre Great Work; grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur high-ranking officer of the Legion of Honour^GB; le Grand Orient the Grand Lodge of France; grand panda giant panda; Grand Pardon Day of Atonement; grand patron Méd senior consultant GB, head doctor US; grand perroquet Naut main topgallant sail; grand prêtre Relig, fig high priest; grand prix Courses Aut, Sport grand prix; le grand public the general public; Comm produit grand public consumer product; grand quart Naut six-hour watch; Grand quartier général, GQG Mil General Headquarters, GHQ; grand quotidien Presse big national daily; grand roque Jeux ( aux échecs) castling long; le Grand Siècle Hist the 17th century (in France); grand teint colourfast^GB; grand tétras capercaillie; grand tourisme Courses Aut, Aut GT, gran turismo; le Grand Turc the Sultan; grand veneur Chasse master of the hounds; grande Armée Hist Grande Armée (Napoleon's army); grande Baie Australienne Géog Great Australian Bight; la grande banlieue the outer suburbs (pl); Grande Barrière (de Corail) Géog Great Barrier Reef; la grande bleue the sea; la grande cuisine Culin haute cuisine; grande distribution Écon volume retailing; grand école higher education institution; la Grande Guerre Hist the First World War; grande gueule○ loud mouth○; grande hune Naut maintop; la grande muette the army; la grande muraille de Chine Géog the Great Wall of China; grande personne grown-up, adult; la grande presse Presse the popular dailies (pl); grande puissance Pol superpower; grande roue ( de foire) big wheel GB, Ferris wheel US; grande série Comm mass production; fabriqué en grande série mass-produced; grande surface Comm supermarket; grandes eaux fountains; fig ( pleurs) waterworks; dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les grandes eaux the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks; grandes lignes Rail main train routes; grandes marées spring tides; grandes ondes Radio long wave (sg); Grandes Plaines Géog Great Plains; les grands blessés the seriously injured; grands corps de l'État Admin senior branches of the civil service; grands espaces Écol open spaces; grands fauves Zool big cats; grands fonds Naut ocean depths; les grands froids the cold of winter; Grands Lacs Géog Great Lakes; grands singes Zool great apes; ⇒ école, voyage.

ⓘ Grande école A prestigious third-level institution where admission is usually by competitive entrance examination or concours. Places are much sought after as they are widely considered to guarantee more promising career prospects than the standard university institutions. Many grandes écoles specialize in particular disciplines or fields of study, e.g. ENA, Sciences Po, etc.

( féminin grande) [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) adjectif

A.[ASPECT QUANTITATIF]

1. [de taille élevée - adulte] tall ; [ - enfant] tall, big

2. [de grandes dimensions - objet, salle, ville] big, large ; [ - distance] long

3. [d'un certain âge - être humain] big

[aîné - frère, sœur] big

[au terme de sa croissance - personne] grown-up ; [ - animal] fully grown, adult

4. [qui dure longtemps] long

5. [intense, considérable] great

6. [pour qualifier une mesure] large, great

7. [entier]

B.[ASPECT QUALITATIF]

1. [important] great, major

2. [acharné, invétéré] great, keen

3. [puissant, influent - banque] top ; [ - industriel] top, leading, major ; [ - propriétaire, famille] important ; [ - personnage] great

4. [dans une hiérarchie]

5. [noble]

6. [généralementéreux]

7. [exagéré] big

8. [fameux, reconnu] great

10. [omnipotent, suprême] great

C.[EN INTENSIF]

il est grand temps que tu le lises it's high time you read it

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, grande [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [enfant - d'un certain âge]

[en appellatif]

2. [adulte - généralement] grown-up, adult

[en appellatif]

[personne de grande taille]

pour la photo, les grands se mettront derrière for the photo, tall people ou the taller people will stand at the back

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adverbe

1. [vêtement]

2. (locution)

3. [largement]

4. ART

représenter quelque chose plus grand que nature to enlarge something

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nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE → link=infiniment infiniment

2. [entrepreneur, industriel]

les grands de l'automobile the major ou leading car manufacturers

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grands nom masculin pluriel

les grands [les puissants] the rich (and powerful)

les deux Grands POLITIQUE the two superpowers

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en grand locution adverbiale

[complètement] on a large scale

grande école nom féminin

grand ensemble nom masculin

grande surface nom féminin

The grandes écoles are relatively small and highly respected higher education establishments. Admission is usually only possible after two years of intensive preparatory studies and a competitive entrance examination. Most have close links with industry. The grandes écoles include l'École des hautes études commerciales or HEC (management and business), l'École polytechnique or l'X (engineering) and l'École normale supérieure (teacher training).

1 carriage, transport costs (gasto de transporte).

portes debidos (commerce) carriage forward (British), freight collect (United States)

portes pagados (commerce) carriage paid (British), freight paid (United States)

2 carriage, transport (transport).

una empresa de portes y mudanzas a removal firm (British), a moving firm (United States)

3 bearing, demeanor (aspecto).

4 conduct, behaviour, bearing, behavior.

5 appearance, air.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: portar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (aspecto - de una persona) bearing; (- de un edificio etc) appearance

2 (transporte) carriage, freight

■ ¿quién va a pagar los portes? who will pay the cost of freight?

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portes debidos carriage due

portes pagados carriage paid

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1) bearing

2) carriage

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1) (Com) (=acto) carriage, transport; (=costos) carriage; (Correos) postage

2) ( esp Náut) (=tonelaje) capacity

3) (=presencia) bearing, demeanour, demeanor (EEUU)

4) (=conducta) behaviour, behavior (EEUU), conduct frm

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1) (aspecto, aire) bearing, demeanor*

2) ( tamaño) size

3)

a) ( costo) carriage

b) ( acción de portar) carrying

4) portes masculino plural ( transporte) transport

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= set, porterage, deportment, cartage, haulage, drayage.

Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex. The price includes porterage based on one suitcase per person.

Ex. Our deportment depends upon our dress.

Ex. Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.

Ex. Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.

Ex. Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.

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1) (aspecto, aire) bearing, demeanor*

2) ( tamaño) size

3)

a) ( costo) carriage

b) ( acción de portar) carrying

4) portes masculino plural ( transporte) transport

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A (aspecto, aire) bearing, demeanor*

un joven de porte distinguido a distinguished-looking young man, a young man of distinguished bearing o with a distinguished air

una mansión de porte señorial a mansion of extremely grand appearance

B (tamaño) size

un buque de gran porte a vessel of enormous size

es de este porte ( AmL); it's about this big

del porte de una casa or catedral ( Chi fam); huge, enormous, tremendous

1 (precio, costo) carriage

la mercancía se envía a porte pagado the goods are sent freight paid o postage paid o ( BrE) carriage paid

2 (acción de portar) carrying

no se permite el porte de armas it is forbidden to carry arms, the carrying of arms is forbidden

D portes mpl (transporte) transport

portes pagados freight/postage paid, carriage paid ( BrE)

[ S ] se hacen portes freight delivery service

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1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

a) ( comportarse):

◊ portese bien to behave (oneself);

b) ( cumplir):

◊ el Zaragoza se portó en la final Zaragoza delivered the goods in the final;

◊ es de este porte (AmL) it's about this big

◊ portes pagados freight/postage paid

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porte nm

1. [gasto de transporte] transport costs, carriage;

los portes corren a cargo del destinatario transport o carriage is payable by the addressee

enviar algo a portes debidos to send sth Br carriage forward o US freight collect;

enviar algo a portes pagados to send sth Br carriage paid o US freight paid

2. [transporte] carriage, transport;

una empresa de portes y mudanzas Br a removal firm, US a moving firm

3. [capacidad, tamaño] size, capacity;

llegó una caja de este porte [muy grande] a box arrived that was THIS big

4. [aspecto] bearing, demeanour;

su padre tiene un porte distinguido your father has a very distinguished air;

un edificio de porte majestuoso a very grand-looking building

5. RP [permiso] permit, licence;

¿usted tiene porte de armas? do you have a gun licence?

6. RP [acción] carrying;

se prohíbe el porte de armas the carrying of weapons o arms is forbidden

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1 ( aspecto) appearance, air

2 ( gasto de correo) postage;

a portes debidos collect on delivery, Br cash on delivery;

a portes pagados freight paid, Br carriage paid

de este porte about this big

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porte nm

1) aspecto: bearing, demeanor

2) transporte: transport, carrying

porte pagado: postage paid

Grand Canyon, extremely deep gorge of the Colorado river which is one of the natural wonders of the world (located in northern Arizona, USA)

extrême [εkstʀεm]

1. adjective

   a. (le plus éloigné) extreme

• l'extrême droite/gauche (Politics) the far right/left

   b. (le plus intense) extreme

• c'est avec un plaisir extrême que it is with the greatest pleasure that

• il m'a reçu avec une extrême amabilité he received me with the utmost kindness

• d'une difficulté extrême extremely difficult

   c. ( = radical) [théories, moyens] extreme

• ça l'a conduit à des mesures extrêmes that drove him into taking extreme steps

2. masculine noun

( = opposé) extreme

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other

► à l'extrême

• cela lui répugnait à l'extrême he was extremely reluctant to do it

• noircir une situation à l'extrême to paint the blackest possible picture of a situation

• scrupuleux à l'extrême scrupulous to a fault

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1) ( le plus distant) furthest

2) ( très grand) [simplicité, prudence] extreme; [pureté] very great

3) ( immodéré) [opinion, situation, comportement] extreme; [décision, remède] drastic

4) Politique [parti] extremist; [droite, gauche] far, extreme

nom masculin

1) ( ce qui est excessif) extreme

2) ( opposé) extreme

3) Météorologie extreme

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1. adj

1) (personne, vue) extreme

2) (sport) extreme

3) (intensif) extreme

2. nm

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extrême

A adj

1 ( le plus distant) [bord, limite] very; [bout] very, far; [sud, nord] far; [partie] furthest; [date] very last; dans l'extrême nord/sud du pays in the far north/south of the country, in the northernmost/southernmost part of the country;

2 ( très grand) [précision, simplicité, courage, prudence] extreme; [pureté] very great; l'extrême jeunesse du candidat the candidate's extreme youth; leur extrême vieillesse their very great age; avec une prudence extrême with extreme caution, extremely cautiously; avec une courtoisie/un plaisir extrême with the greatest courtesy/pleasure; d'une pureté/complexité extrême extremely pure/complex; il fait un froid extrême it's extremely cold;

3 ( immodéré) [climat, opinion, exemple, situation, comportement] extreme; [décision, proposition, remède] drastic; [passion] intense; il est extrême en tout, c'est quelqu'un d'extrême he always goes to extremes;

4 Pol [parti] extremist; [droite, gauche] far, extreme.

B nm

1 ( ce qui est excessif) extreme; cet exemple fait figure d'extrême this is an extreme example; ville de tous les extrêmes town of extremes; c'est pousser la probité/logique à l'extrême that's taking honesty/logic to extremes; inquiet/courageux à l'extrême extremely worried/brave; événement médiatisé à l'extrême event which was given a lot of media hype○; limiter ses dépenses à l'extrême to keep one's expenses to a bare minimum;

2 ( opposé) extreme; passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other; à l'extrême opposé or inverse at the other extreme; les extrêmes se rejoignent extremes meet;

3 Météo extreme; les extrêmes saisonniers seasonal extremes.

C extrêmes nmpl

1 Pol les extrêmes ( d'un parti) the extremists; ( au Parlement) the far ou extreme right and left;

2 Math extremes.

[ɛkstrɛm] adjectif

1. [intense - confort, importance, soin etc.] extreme, utmost ; [ - froid] extreme, intense

2. [radical - idée] extreme ; [ - mesures] extreme, drastic

3. [exceptionnel - cas, exemple, situation] extreme

4. [le plus éloigné]

l'extrême droite/gauche POLITIQUE the extreme right/left

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[ɛkstrɛm] nom masculin

1. [cas limite] extreme

2. SCIENCES [terme] extreme

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à l'extrême locution adverbiale

porter ou pousser les choses à l'extrême to take ou to carry things to extremes

infiniment [ɛ̃finimɑ̃]

   a. ( = immensément) infinitely

   b. ( = beaucoup) infiniment long immensely long

• je vous suis infiniment reconnaissant I am extremely grateful

• je regrette infiniment I'm extremely sorry

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adverbe ( énormément) immensely

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infiniment adv

1 ( énormément) immensely; infiniment reconnaissant immensely grateful; infiniment plus infinitely more;

2 Math infinitely; infiniment grand infinitely great.

[ɛ̃finimɑ̃] adverbe

1. [extrêmement - désolé, reconnaissant] extremely, infinitely ; [ - généralementéreux] immensely, boundlessly ; [ - agréable, douloureux] immensely, extremely ; [ - long, grand] infinitely, immensely

2. MATHÉMATIQUES infinitely

big, large

( alto) big, tall

( largo) wide

fig (intenso, notevole) great

( adulto) grown-up, big

( vecchio) old

railway grande velocità high speed

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.

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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

2)

3) (importante, rilevante) great, (illustre, nobile) noble, great

4) (rafforzativo: lavoratore) hard, (bevitore) heavy, (amico, bugiardo) great

5)

2. sm/f

1) (persona adulta) adult, grown-up

2) (persona importante) great man (woman)

3. sm

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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

12) in grande

13) alla grande (facilmente) easily; (in grande stile) in style

sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile

1) (adulto) grown-up

2) (personaggio illustre) great person

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grande

/'grande/

I 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; 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

III avverbio

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

COMPOUNDS

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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prix [pʀi]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = coût) [d'objet, produit] price ; [de location, transport] cost

• je l'ai payé 600 € -- c'est le prix I paid 600 euros for it -- that's the going rate

• votre prix sera le mien name your price

• quel est votre dernier prix ? (pour vendre) what's the lowest you'll go? ; (pour acheter) what's your final offer?

• acheter qch à prix d'or to pay a fortune for sth

• payer le prix fort to pay the full price

• à bas prix [produit, terrain] cheap ; [acheter, vendre] cheaply

• ça n'a pas de prix it's priceless

• je vous fais un prix (d'ami) I'll let you have it cheap

• il faut y mettre le prix you have to be prepared to pay for it

• je cherche une robe -- dans quels prix ? I'm looking for a dress -- in what price range?

• c'est dans mes prix that's within my price range

• c'est hors de prix it's outrageously expensive

• mise à prix: 1 000 € (enchères) reserve (Brit) or upset (US) price: 1,000 euros

• le prix du succès the price of success

► à tout prix at all costs

► à aucun prix on no account

► au prix de

• au prix de grands sacrifices after many sacrifices

   b. ( = récompense) (School) prize

• le prix Nobel de la paix the Nobel Peace Prize

• prix d'interprétation féminine prize for best actress

   c. ( = personne) prizewinner ; ( = livre) prizewinning book

• premier prix du Conservatoire first prize winner at the Conservatoire

   d. (Betting) race

• Grand Prix (automobile) Grand Prix

2. compounds

► prix d'achat purchase price

► prix d'appel introductory price

► prix conseillé recommended retail price

► prix coûtant cost price

► prix de détail retail price

► prix d'excellence prize for coming first in the class

► prix fixe set price ; (menu) set menu

► prix forfaitaire contract price

► prix de gros wholesale price

► prix imposé (Business) regulation price

► prix de lancement introductory price

► prix à la production farm gate price

► prix public retail price

► prix de revient cost price

► prix sortie d'usine factory price

► prix de vente selling price

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nom masculin invariable

1) Économie, fig price

2) (honneur, récompense) prize

3) ( course hippique) race

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1) (= valeur, coût) price

2) (= récompense) prize

3) ÉDUCATION prize

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prix nm inv

1 ( coût) price; prix d'achat/de vente purchase/selling price; prix de détail/de gros retail/wholesale price; prix fixe set price; prix affiché/conseillé/demandé posted/recommended/asking price; prix de revient cost price; vendre à or au prix coûtant to sell at cost price; au prix où sont les appartements nous ne pourrons jamais acheter at the price apartments are we'll never be able to buy anything; prix à la production/à la consommation producer/consumer price; prix de sortie d'usine factory(-gate) price; c'est à quel prix? how much is it?; ton prix sera le mien name your price; c'est mon dernier prix that's my final offer; tu me fais un prix (d'ami)? can you do GB ou make US me a special price○?; qu'il soit d'accord ou pas, c'est le même prix○! fig it doesn't matter whether he agrees or not!; trouver qch dans mes prix ( fourchette de prix) to find sth within my price-range; ( dans mes moyens) to find sth I can afford; meubles anciens vendus au prix fort antiques sold at a premium (price); acheter une maison au prix fort to buy a house when prices are at their highest; à bon prix [vendre] at a good price; de prix expensive; hors de prix extremely expensive; cela n'a pas de prix it's priceless; acheter qch à prix d'or to pay a small fortune for sth; c'est joli, mais j'y ai mis le prix it's pretty, but I paid a lot for it; si tu veux de la soie, il faut être prêt à y mettre le prix if you want silk, you have to be prepared to pay for it; mettre qch à prix à 50 euros [commissaire- priseur] to start the bidding at 50 euros; mettre à prix la tête de qn to put a price on sb's head;

2 (coût en efforts, sacrifices) price; le prix de la réussite the price of success; à tout prix at all costs; je ne le ferai à aucun prix I will not do it at any price; au prix de nombreux sacrifices by dint of much sacrifice;

3 (valeur affective, morale) price; son amitié n'a pas de prix pour moi his/her friendship is very precious to me; j'attache beaucoup de prix à son amitié I value his/her friendship greatly; cela donne du prix à ta visite it makes your visit all the more precious; apprécier l'amabilité de qn à son juste prix to appreciate sb's kindness fully;

4 (honneur, récompense) prize; obtenir le premier/deuxième prix to win first/second prize; il n'a pas eu de prix he didn't get a prize; prix de consolation consolation prize; prix d'encouragement special ou consolation prize; obtenir le premier prix d'interprétation to get the award for best actor; le prix Nobel ( récompense) the Nobel prize; ( personne) the Nobel prize-winner; c'est le premier prix du concours Chopin ( personne) he/she won first prize in the Chopin competition; lire le prix Goncourt to read the book which won the Prix Goncourt;

5 Turf race; ⇒ grand.

prix d'appel loss leader; prix d'excellence prize for top academic achievement; prix de retrait reserve price.

au prix où sont les choses or où est le beurre○! prices being what they are!

[pri] nom masculin

1. [tarif fixe] price, cost

a. [maximal] top ou maximum price

b. [excessif] high price

2. [étiquette] price (tag) ou label

3. [barème convenu] price

mettre quelque chose à prix [aux enchères] to set a reserve (UK) ou an upset (US) price on something

4. [valeur] price, value

5. [dans un concours commercial, un jeu] prize

[dans un concours artistique, un festival] prize, award

6. [œuvre primée - livre] award-winning book ou title ; [ - disque] award-winning record ; [ - film] award-winning film (UK) ou movie (US)

7. [lauréat] prizewinner

8. ÉDUCATION [distinction]

à aucun prix locution adverbiale

à n'importe quel prix locution adverbiale

il veut se faire un nom à n'importe quel prix he'll stop at nothing to make a name for himself

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à tout prix locution adverbiale

1. [obligatoirement] at all costs

2. [coûte que coûte] at any cost, no matter what (the cost)

nous voulons un enfant à tout prix we want a child no matter what (the cost)

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au prix de locution prépositionnelle

ma mère m'a élevé au prix de grands sacrifices my mother made great sacrifices to bring me up

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de prix locution adjectivale

[bijou, objet] valuable

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sans prix locution adjectivale

l'estime de mes amis est sans prix I value the esteem of my friends above all else

fort, e [fɔʀ, fɔʀt]

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2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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