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great [greɪt]1. adjectivea. (in size, importance) grand• the greatest names in football/poetry les plus grands noms du football/de la poésie• you were great! tu as été sensationnel ! (inf)• he's the greatest! il est formidable !• that's great! c'est super ! (inf)c. ( = enthusiastic) he's a great angler il est passionné de pêche2. adverba. ( = excellently) super bien (inf)3. exclamation4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOMDans l'usage courant, il est fréquent d'employer les mots Britain ou England pour désigner l'ensemble du Royaume-Uni, mais cet usage est impropre.La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain ou Britain en anglais, est, strictement parlant, un terme géographique. Il désigne la plus grande des îles Britanniques et englobe donc l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Avec l'Irlande, l'île de Man et les îles Anglo-Normandes, la Grande-Bretagne constitue les îles Britanniques ou British Isles, qui sont également une notion géographique puisqu'elles comprennent deux pays: le Royaume-Uni (capitale: Londres) et la République d'Irlande (capitale: Dublin).Le Royaume-Uni (de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord), en anglais United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ou UK, est la désignation officielle d'une entité politique. Ses citoyens sont des Britanniques.* * *[greɪt] 1.2.the great — (+ v pl) les grands mpl
1) ( large) [height, speed, majority, object, danger, improvement] grand (before n); [number] grand (before n), important; [increase] fort (before n), important2) ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy] grand (before n); [heat] fort (before n)a great many people — beaucoup de personnes, un grand nombre de personnes
you're a great help! — iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!
3) ( remarkable) [person, name, painting, discovery] grand (before n)4) (colloq) ( excellent) [book, party, weather] génial (colloq), formidable (colloq); [opportunity] formidable (colloq)you look great! — ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme!; ( attractive) tu es superbe!
that dress looks great on you — cette robe est géniale (colloq) sur toi
X is the greatest! — X est génial! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( talented) génial (colloq), formidable (colloq)to be great at — être un as (colloq) à [tennis, football]
to be great with — être génial (colloq) avec [children, animals]
to be great on — être imbattable (colloq) sur [history, architecture]
6) (colloq) ( inveterate) [worrier, organizer] de première (colloq); [admirer, fan] grand (before n)3.(colloq) adverb•• -
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[ɡreit](separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) grand-, arrière- -
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throwback ['θrəʊbæk]∎ he's a throwback to his great-grandfather il a hérité (des caractéristiques) de son arrière-grand-père(b) (of fashion, custom)∎ those new hats are a throwback to the 1930s ces nouveaux chapeaux marquent un retour aux années 30 ou sont inspirés des années 30
См. также в других словарях:
great-grandfather — (n.) 1510s, from GREAT (Cf. great) + GRANDFATHER (Cf. grandfather) … Etymology dictionary
Great-grandfather — Great grand fa ther, n. [See {Great}, 10.] The father of one s grandfather or grandmother. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
great-grandfather — /grayt gran fah dheuhr, grand /, n. a grandfather of one s father or mother. [1505 15] * * * greatˈ grandˈfather noun The father of a grandparent • • • Main Entry: ↑great * * * great grandfather etc.: see great a. 21 b … Useful english dictionary
great grandfather — grandfather of one s own parents, father of one s grandmother or grandfather … English contemporary dictionary
great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather — noun The father of someones great great great great great grandparent. When we heard the rumor that you had found a copy of the map drawn by our great great great great great great grandfather, [...] … Wiktionary
great-grandfather — noun The father of a grandparent. See Also: grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, great grandchild, great grandmother, great grandparent, great grandson, great grandd … Wiktionary
great-grandfather — /grayt gran fah dheuhr, grand /, n. a grandfather of one s father or mother. [1505 15] * * * … Universalium
great-grandfather — /greɪt ˈgrænfaðə/ (say grayt granfahdhuh) noun a parent s grandfather …
great grandfather — noun a father of your grandparent • Hypernyms: ↑great grandparent … Useful english dictionary
great great grandfather — grandfather of one s grandfather … English contemporary dictionary
great-great-grandfather — noun The father of someones great grandparent. See Also: great great grandchild, great great granddaughter, great great grandmother, great great grandson, great great grandparent … Wiktionary