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1 grandeur
grandeur [gʀɑ̃dœʀ]feminine nouna. ( = dimension) sizeb. ( = importance) [de sacrifice, œuvre, amour] greatnessc. ( = dignité) greatness ; ( = magnanimité) magnanimityd. ( = gloire) greatness* * *gʀɑ̃dœʀ1) ( taille) sizegrandeur nature — [reproduction] full-scale; [portrait] life-size
de première grandeur — lit, fig of the first magnitude
2) ( énormité) scale3) (élévation, gloire) greatness••* * *ɡʀɑ̃dœʀ nf1) (= dimension) size2) (ampleur, importance) magnitude3) (gloire, puissance) greatness* * *grandeur nf1 ( taille) size; être de la grandeur d'un mouchoir to be the size of a handkerchief; être de la même grandeur to be the same size; grandeur nature, en vraie grandeur [maquette, reproduction] full-scale ( épith); [peinture, portrait, statue] life-size;2 ( énormité) scale;3 ( élévation) greatness; la grandeur de leur sacrifice their great sacrifice; ce fut une finale sans grandeur Sport it wasn't a great ou memorable final;4 (gloire, puissance) greatness; politique de grandeur politics of national greatness;5 Astron, Math magnitude; de première grandeur Astron, fig of the first magnitude; grandeur de base Math base quantity.grandeur d'âme generosity of spirit; par grandeur d'âme out of generosity of spirit.[grɑ̃dɶr] nom féminin1. [taille] size2. [noblesse] greatness5. MATHÉMATIQUES & SCIENCES -
2 façade
façade [fasad]feminine noun[de maison] façade ; [de magasin] front• ce n'est qu'une façade ( = apparence) it's just a façade• se refaire la façade (inf) ( = se maquiller) to redo one's face (inf) ; ( = se faire faire un lifting) to have a face-lift* * *fasad1) ( de bâtiment) front2) ( apparence) façade* * *fasad nf1) [maison] front, façade2) fig façade* * *façade nf1 Archit, Constr front, façade; avec deux chambres en façade with two front bedrooms; la façade arrière the back; façade nord/est north/east side;2 ( apparence) façade; ce n'est qu'une façade it's all a façade; tout pour la façade! it's all for show!se refaire la façade◑ to put one's face on◑.[fasad] nom féminin1. ARCHITECTUREfaçade principale façade, (main) frontage2. [paroi] front wall ou panelce n'est qu'une façade it's all show ou a façade5. GÉOGRAPHIE————————de façade locution adjectivale
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