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[grænd] 1. прил.1)а) большой, величественный, грандиозный, великийб) возвышенный, благородныйв) важный, знатный; важничающий, исполненный самомненияг) великий, главный ( приставки к различным титулам)Syn:preeminent, chief2)а) великолепный, пышныйб) роскошный, парадныйв) разг. богато, щегольски одетый•Syn:3) разг. отличный, крутой, клёвый, отпадный4)а) главный, принципиальный, основной, очень важныйSyn:б) = grand total, = grand sum общая сумма, совокупный итогв) большой (в названиях учреждений, географических элементов, зданий)the Grand Canyon — геогр. Большой Каньон (на плато Колорадо, в США)
5) здоровый, хорошо себя чувствующий ( всегда с отрицанием или в отрицательных оборотах)You don't look grand. — Ты неважно выглядишь.
••2. сущ.not on a grand scale — скромно, небогато
1) = grand piano2) мн. grand; разг. тысяча долларов, штука баксов; тысяча фунтовHe lost three grand in the gambling casino last night. — Вчера в казино он просадил три штуки баксов.
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