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1 grandiose
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2 grand
grand [grænd]1. adjectiveb. ( = ambitious) [scheme, design] ambitieux2. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le système judiciaire américain, le grand jury est le jury d'accusation, qui décide si une personne devra comparaître devant le jury de jugement (« trial jury » ou « petit jury »), qui statuera sur son éventuelle culpabilité.Composé de 12 à 23 personnes, le grand jury se réunit à huis clos ; il a le droit de citer des témoins à comparaître.* * *[grænd] 1.noun GB mille livres fpl sterling; US mille dollars mpl2.1) ( impressive) [building, ceremony] grandiose; [park] magnifiqueon the grand scale — ( expensively) sur un grand pied
2) ( self-important)3) (colloq) ( fine)‘is everything all right?’ - ‘it's grand thanks’ — ‘tout va bien?’ - ‘très bien merci’
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3 grandeur
grandeur [ˈgrændjər][of scenery, house] splendeur f* * *['grændʒə(r)]1) ( of scenery) majesté f; ( of building) caractère m grandiose2) ( of character) noblesse f; (power, status) éminence f -
4 towering
towering [ˈtaʊərɪŋ]a. ( = tall) [building] imposant par sa hauteurb. ( = great) [achievement, performance] grandiose ; [genius, ambition] hors du commun* * *['taʊərɪŋ]adjective (épith) gen imposant; fig [performance] excellent -
5 grand
A nB adj1 ( impressive) [building, ceremony] grandiose ; [park] magnifique ; in grand style en grande pompe ; on a grand scale sur une très grande échelle ; in the grand manner dans un style de grand seigneur ; to make a grand entry faire une entrée spectaculaire ; the grand old man of theatre/of letters le grand monsieur du théâtre/de la littérature ;2 ( self- important) she's very grand elle joue à la grande dame pej ; to put on a grand air prendre de grands airs ;3 ○ (fine, excellent) to have a grand time passer un moment formidable ; ‘is everything all right?’-‘it's grand thanks’ ‘tout va bien?’-‘très bien merci’ ; he did a grand job il a fait un travail splendide ; that's grand! c'est formidable! ;4 (in titles, names) grand, Grand. -
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7 grandeur
grandeur ['grændjə(r)](a) (of person) grandeur f, noblesse f, éminence f(b) (of building, surroundings etc) splendeur f, magnificence f;∎ the grandeur of the landscape la majesté du paysage;∎ an air of grandeur quelque chose de grandiose;∎ faded grandeur (of house, furnishings etc) splendeur f passée
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