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1 string-plate

дека (фортепиано)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > string-plate
2 string plate

Общая лексика: дека

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > string plate
3 string-plate

['strɪŋpleɪt]
Общая лексика: дека (фортепиано)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > string-plate
4 string-plate

n

дека ( фортепіано)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > string-plate
5 string-plate

n

дека ( фортепіано)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > string-plate
6 string plate

(n) дека

Новый англо-русский словарь > string plate
7 string-plate

дека

Новый англо-русский словарь > string-plate
8 string-plate

[ʹstrıŋpleıt] n
дека ( фортепиано)

НБАРС > string-plate
9 string-plate

дека

English-Russian smart dictionary > string-plate
10 string-plate

n дека

English-Russian base dictionary > string-plate
11 stringplate

string-plate
1> дека (фортепиано)

НБАРС > stringplate
12 дека

1) General subject: string plate, string-plate (фортепиано), ventage

2) Geology: surface (грохота)

3) Naval: deca (приставка, означающая десять)

4) Military: (грохота) deck (plate)

5) Engineering: deck plate, head (сотрясательного стола), sounding board (музыкального инструмента), tape-drive mechanism (магнитофонная приставка), tape-recording mechanism, tape-transport mechanism

6) Agriculture: concave

7) Professional term: tape deck

8) Mining: table

9) Forestry: sound board (музыкального инструмента)

10) Metallurgy: deck (сотрясательного стола)

11) Music: belly, sounding-board

12) Textile: cover

13) Information technology: deck (аппаратный блок)

14) Oil: deck (грохота, вибросита)

15) Resins: saddle (шелушильного станка)

16) Silicates: deck (грохота)

17) Polymers: deca-

18) Beer production: yeast head

19) Semiconductors: deka

20) Medical appliances: cradle (В МРТ - Часть стола для исследования пациента, перемещающая пациента в магнит. (из инструкции к МРТ))

21) Makarov: concave (комбайна, молотилки), cover (пива), deck (напр. сортировочного стола), tape deck (магнитофон без усилителя), tape player (магнитофон без усилителя)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дека
13 дека

ж

1) тех. thrasher concave

2) муз. sounding board; ( фортепіано) string plate

Українсько-англійський словник > дека
14 дека

sounding board

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deck

drive

string-plate

Новый русско-английский словарь > дека
15 колонна

column архит., leg, pillar, ( подъемного крана) post, stanchion, standard, (1. труб, штанг 2. автомашин) string, tower хим.

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коло́нна ж.
column
абсорбцио́нная коло́нна — absorption column, absorption tower, absorber

аммиа́чная коло́нна ( в коксохимическом производстве) — ammonia still

аниони́товая коло́нна — anionite column

анионообме́нная коло́нна — anion-exchange column

барбота́жная коло́нна — bubble column

бра́жная коло́нна — beer column

бури́льная коло́нна — drill pipe string

ва́куумная коло́нна — vacuum column

дефлегмацио́нная коло́нна — reflux tower

дистилляцио́нная коло́нна — distilling tower

коло́нна дро́бной перего́нки — fractionating tower

ионообме́нная коло́нна — ion-exchange column

испари́тельная коло́нна — flash column

концентрацио́нная коло́нна — evaporation rower

наса́дочная коло́нна хим. — packed column, packed tower

обса́дная коло́нна ( для бурения) — casing string

опережа́ющая коло́нна ( для бурения) — advance column

осади́тельная коло́нна — precipitation column

отпарна́я коло́нна — stripping tower

перего́нная коло́нна — distillation column

перколяцио́нная коло́нна — percolation column

раздели́тельная коло́нна — separation column

ректификацио́нная коло́нна — fractionating [rectifying] tower, cracking fractionator

коло́нна с колпачко́выми таре́лками — bubble-cap column, bubble-cap tower

коло́нна с си́тчатыми таре́лками — perforated-plate [perforated-tray] column, perforated-plate [perforated-tray] tower

таре́льчатая коло́нна — plate-type [tray-type] column, plate-type [tray-type] tower

теплова́я коло́нна яд. физ. — thermal column, sigma pile

ходова́я коло́нна ( для бурения) — mobile rig

эксплуатацио́нная коло́нна ( для бурения) — production string

экстракцио́нная коло́нна — extraction column

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > колонна
16 кондуктор

1) General subject: check taker, conductor, guard, jig

2) Military: trainman

3) Engineering: bushing plate, jig plate, jigging fixture (сварочный), master plate

4) Construction: conductor (направляющая труба при бурении), guide casing, welding slab, conductor pipe (при буровых работах - AD)

5) Railway term: brakeman, check-taker, fare collector

6) Accounting: fare inspector

7) Automobile industry: (сверлильный) drill jig

8) Mining: brakesman, casing (цементационной скважины), collar pipe (для скважины), collar sleeve (для скважины), gripman, grout nipple (для цементации), injection pipe (при цементации), injection tube (при цементации), insert (цементационной скважины), nipple, patcher, runner (состава), set rider, snapper, stand pipe (скважины), standing pipe (скважины), standpipe (скважины), train boy, well head (вместе с запорным устройством, установленным в скважине), well-spring (вместе с запорным устройством, установленным в скважине), wellhead (вместе с запорным устройством, установленным в скважине)

9) Metallurgy: fixture

10) Polygraphy: fixture (приспособление для ориентации детали или инструмента)

11) Jargon: brakey, brakie, dude

12) Oil: collar piping, conductor string, director, foundation pile (свайной платформы), pilot hole, soil pipe (первая колонна обсадных труб), standpipe, surface casing (первая колонна обсадных труб), surface pipe (первая колонна обсадных труб), surface string

13) Power engineering: template (для установки фундаментных болтов пылеприготовительной мельницы)

14) Drilling: guide, surface casing string

15) Sakhalin energy glossary: can, conductor (Group Detailed Design)

16) Oil&Gas technology surface casing (первая обсадная колонна)

17) Automation: master

18) Sakhalin R: surface casing (обсадная колонна)

19) Makarov: surface pipe (1. первая колонна обсадочных труб, перекрывающая верховодку и верхний горизонт грунтовых вод, 2. проводник шлама через рыхлые близповерхностные породы)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кондуктор
17 valve

1. клапан; вентиль; задвижка; шибер, заслонка; распределительный кран; золотник || подавать [питать] через клапан

2. затвор

direct acting control valve — контрольный клапан прямого действия

drill pipe safety valve — предохранительный клапан бурильной трубы

dual guided slush service valve — клапан бурового насоса с двумя направляющими

flush bottom dump valve — донный разгрузочный клапан (шламовой ёмкости или ёмкости для бурового раствора на морской буровой)

main air stop valve — главный воздушный (запорный) клапан

open and shut valve — двухпозиционный клапан (открыт - закрыт)

poppet type check valve — обратный клапан тарельчатого типа

rack bar sluice valve — задвижка с кремальерой

— adjusting valve

— admission valve

— air valve

— angle needle valve

— angle valve

— atmospheric valve

— automatic check valve

— auxiliary valve

— back pressure valve

— back valve

— bailer valve

— ball valve

— bleeder valve

— block valve

— blow-off valve

— bottom discharge valve

— breather valve

— bucket valve

— butterfly valve

— bypass valve

— cement valve

— center valve

— change-over valve

— charging valve

— check valve

— chemical injector valve

— circulating valve

— clapper valve

— clutch application valve

— compensation valve

— cone valve

— control valve

— cross valve

— cross-over valve

— cup valve

— cut-off valve

— deadweight safety valve

— delivery valve

— diaphragm valve

— discharge valve

— disk valve

— displacement pump valve

— distribution valve

— double seat valve

— drain valve

— drilling valve

— dry back-pressure valve

— dual valve

— dump valve

— eduction valve

— electric solenoid valve

— electro-hydraulic control valve

— electro-pneumatic valve

— emergency valve

— equalizing valve

— escape valve

— feed valve

— filling valve

— finger valve

— flapper valve

— float valve

— floating regulating valve

— flow control valve

— fluid valve

— foot valve

— four-way valve

— full-opening valve

— gas check valve

— gas control valve

— gas relief valve

— gas valve

— gas-saving shutoff valve

— gauge valve

— geared valve

— globe valve

— governor valve

— grease valve

— handwheel valve

— hydraulic back-pressure valve

— hydraulic valve

— hydrostatic back-pressure valve

— induction valve

— inlet valve

— intake valve

— intercepting valve

— internal check valve

— kelly valve

— kick off valve

— lever safety valve

— lift valve

— linearised valve

— lower kelly valve

— lower valve

— magnetic valve

— main valve

— manifold valves

— master valve

— mechanical inlet valve

— metering valve

— motorized valve

— mud check valve

— mud pump valve

— mud relief valve

— mud valve

— multiple valve

— needle valve

— non-return valve

— operating valve

— orifice control valve

— outlet valve

— overflow valve

— oxygen valve

— pass valve

— PCT valve

— pilot valve

— pipe manifold valves

— pipeline control valves

— pipeline valve

— piston operated valve

— piston valve

— plate valve

— plug valve

— plug-type valve

— plunger valve

— pod selector valve

— pop safety valve

— pop valve

— pop-off valve

— poppet valve

— pressure control valve

— pressure reducer valve

— pressure release valve

— pressure relief valve

— pressure valve

— pressure vent valve

— pressure-and-vacuum release valve

— quantity control valve

— quick opening valve

— ratio plug valve

— reducing valve

— reduction valve

— reflux valve

— regulating valve

— release valve

— relief valve

— retaining valve

— retrievable valve

— reverse flow valve

— reversing valve

— rising stem valve

— safety bleeder valve

— safety valve

— sand pump valve

— self-closing valve

— sequence valve

— shut off valve

— shuttle valve

— sleeve valve

— slide valve

— sliding valve

— solenoid shear valve

— speed control valve

— stop valve

— subsea lubricator valve

— subsea production valve

— suction valve

— tap valve

— three-way valve

— throttle valve

— transfer valve

— transforming valve

— travelling valve

— trip valve

— tubing lubricator valve

— T-valve

— unloading valve

— water knockout valve

— water valve

— wellhead control valve

— wing guided valve

— wing valve

— working barrel valve

— working valve

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клапан

casing pressure operated gas lift valve — газлифтный клапан прямого действия (обсадной колонны)

conventional gas lift valve — стационарный газлифтный клапан

differential gas lift valve — дифференциальный газлифтный клапан

discharge valve of pump — задвижка на нагнетательной линии насоса

drill pipe float valve — обратный клапан бурильной колонны,

drill stem float valve — обратный клапан бурильной колонны,

drill string float valve — обратный клапан бурильной колонны,

drill string safety valve — предохранительный клапан бурильной колонны

drilling mud settling valve — отстойный резервуар для бурового раствора

dual block gate valve — двухклиновая задвижка (трубопровода)

flow valve of packer — проточный клапан пакера

flush bottom dump valve — донный разгрузочный клапан (резервуара для бурового раствора)

gas lift starting valve — пусковой газлифтный клапан

main pipeline gate valve — линейная задвижка магистрального трубопровода

manifold side Christmas-tree valve — боковая задвижка манифольда фонтанной арматуры

master control gate valve — фонтанная задвижка (в устьевой арматуре)

negative pressure pulse valve — управляющий клапан системы измерения параметров в процессе бурения

nonretrievable gas lift valve — стационарный газлифтный клапан

pig scraper launching valve — узел запуска скребков (для чистки трубопровода)

pig scraper receiver valve — узел приёма скребков (для чистки трубопровода)

pipeline scraper pig injection valve — клапан для запуска трубопроводного скребка

pressure-controlled gas lift valve — автоматический газлифтный клапан

pressure-operated gas lift valve — автоматический газлифтный клапан

retrievable gas lift valve — съёмный газлифтный клапан

subsurface controlled downhole safety valve — забойный управляемый отсекатель скважины

suction-line valve of pump — задвижка на всасывающей линии насоса

surface-controlled gas lift valve — управляемый газлифтный клапан

surface-controlled subsurface safety valve — забойный отсекатель скважины, управляемый с поверхности

travelling valve of deep well pump — нагнетательный клапан скважинного насосе

tubing pressure operated gas lift valve — газлифтный клапан обратного действия

wireline remote-controlled safety valve — скважинный клапан-отсекатель шарикового типа для обеспечения безопасности работы (эксплуатационной скважины)

— adjusting valve

— air valve

— automatic valve

— ball valve

— bleeder valve

— bottom-hole valve

— butterfly valve

— bypass tester valve

— bypass valve

— casing fill-up valve

— casing float valve

— cement float valve

— check valve

— chemical injector valve

— choke manifold valve

— Christmas-tree gate valve

— Christmas-tree valve

— closing valve

— control slide valve

— control valve

— cross valve

— crude oil valve

— diaphragm valve

— discharge valve

— disk tester valve

— disk valve

— displacement pump valve

— distribution valve

— downhole safety valve

— downhole valve

— drain valve

— drive valve

— electropneumatic valve

— emergency gate valve

— emergency valve

— equalising tester valve

— exhaust valve

— flap valve

— flat gate valve

— float-controlled gate valve

— floating offshore valve

— flow control valve

— flow safety valve

— flush pump valve

— foot valve

— gas check valve

— gas lift valve

— gas valve

— gate valve

— guide valve

— hand-operated valve

— inflow valve

— inside tank valve

— kelly safety valve

— kelly valve

— lower kelly valve

— lower valve

— main penstock valve

— main tester valve

— manifold valve

— master Christmas-tree valve

— master valve

— metering valve

— mud check valve

— mud pump valve

— mud relief valve

— needle valve

— nonreturn valve

— opening valve

— outlet valve

— outside tank valve

— packer valve

— penstock valve

— pipe manifold valve

— pipe valve

— pipeline control valves

— pipeline valve

— plug valve

— pneumatic valve

— pop valve

— pressure valve

— pressure-controlled test valve

— production gate valve

— quick valve

— quick-opening valve

— quick-release valve

— reducing valve

— regulating valve

— relief valve

— retrievable valve

— safety valve

— scraper injector valve

— self-closing gate valve

— shutoff gate valve

— shutoff valve

— shuttle valve

— side Christmas-tree valve

— spring valve

— standing valve

— starting valve

— straight-way valve

— subsurface safety valve

— suction valve

— surface safety valve

— tank-manifold valves

— tank-pipeline valve

— traveling valve

— trip-tester valve

— tubing safety valve

— tubing-retrievable safety valve

— two-flap valve

— unbalanced valve

— vent valve

— wing valve

— wireline-retrievable safety valve

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клапан.вентиль, задвижка, заслонка, шибер; золотник; электронная лампа

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1) клапан; вентиль; задвижка; золотник

2) распределительный кран; золотник || подавать через клапан

3) затвор

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- adjusting valve
- admission valve
- air valve
- angle valve
- angle gate valve
- automatic valve
- automatically operated valve
- auxiliary valve
- back-pressure valve
- back-pressure control valve
- bailer valve
- balanced stem valve
- ball valve
- ball-and-socket valve
- ball-type safety valve
- bleed valve
- bleeder valve
- block valve
- blocking valve
- blowoff valve
- bottom valve
- bottom-discharge valve
- bottom-hole valve
- breather valve
- bucket valve
- butterfly valve
- bypass valve
- bypass tester valve
- cargo oil valve
- casing valve
- casing fill-up valve
- casing float valve
- casing pressure operated gaslift valve
- cement float valve
- center valve
- check valve
- chemical injector valve
- choke manifold valve
- Christmas-tree valve
- circular valve
- circulation control valve
- clack valve
- clamp gate valve
- clappet valve
- closing valve
- compression valve
- concentric gaslift valve
- cone valve
- conical wing valve
- control valve
- control slide valve
- conventional gaslift valve
- cracked valve
- cross valve
- crude oil valve
- cup valve
- cutoff valve
- cutout valve
- dart valve
- delivery valve
- diaphragm valve
- differential gaslift valve
- direct acting control valve
- dischange valve
- disconnecting valve
- disk valve
- disk tester valve
- displacement pump valve
- distributing valve
- double-seat valve
- double-wedge valve
- downhole valve
- downhole safety valve
- drain valve
- drilling valve
- drilling mud settling valve
- drill-pipe float valve
- drill-pipe safety valve
- drill-rod check valve
- drill-stem float valve
- drill-string float valve
- drill-string safety valve
- drill-throttle valve
- drill-water valve
- drive valve
- dry back-pressure valve
- dual block gate valve
- dual guided slush service valve
- eduction valve
- electropneumatic valve
- emergency valve
- emergency gate valve
- emergency shutoff valve
- equalizing valve
- equalizing tester valve
- escape valve
- exhaust valve
- feed valve
- feed-control valve
- filling valve
- finger valve
- flange end valve
- flap valve
- flat gate valve
- float valve
- float-controlled gate valve
- floating offshore valve
- flow valve of packer
- flow control valve
- flow safety valve
- fluid valve
- flush bottom dump valve
- flush pump valve
- foot valve
- four-way valve
- full-flow valve
- full-opening valve
- gas valve
- gas charging valve
- gas check valve
- gas control valve
- gas relief valve
- gas reversing valve
- gaslift valve
- gaslift starting valve
- gate valve
- globe valve
- guide valve
- hand-operated valve
- high-pressure valve
- hydraulic valve
- hydraulic back-pressure valve
- hydraulic control valve
- induction valve
- inflow valve
- injection valve
- inlet valve
- inside tank valve
- intake valve
- intercepting valve
- internal check valve
- inverted valve
- kelly valve
- kelly safety valve
- kickoff valve
- lift valve
- linearized valve
- lower valve
- lower kelly valve
- main valve
- main air stop valve
- main gate valve
- main pipeline valve
- main pipeline gate valve
- main tester valve
- manifold valve
- manifold side Christmas-tree valve
- master valve
- master Christmas-tree valve
- master control gate valve
- mechanical inlet valve
- metering valve
- motor valve
- motorized valve
- mud valve
- mud check valve
- mud pump valve
- mud relief valve
- needle valve
- negative pressure pulse valve
- nonretrievable gaslift valve
- nonreturn valve
- nonrising stem valve
- oil-drain valve
- opening valve
- operating valve
- outlet valve
- outside float-controlled valve
- outside screw-and-yoke valve
- outside tank valve
- overflow valve
- packer valve
- pass valve
- pig scraper launching valve
- pig scraper receiver valve
- pilot valve
- pipe valve
- pipe manifold valve
- pipeline valve
- pipeline control valves
- pipeline scraper pig injection valve
- piston valve
- piston air valve
- piston operated valve
- plate valve
- plug valve
- plunger valve
- pneumatic valve
- pod selector valve
- pop valve
- pop-off valve
- poppet valve
- pressure valve
- pressure-and-vacuum valve
- pressure-control valve
- pressure-controlled gaslift valve
- pressure-controlled test valve
- pressure-operated gaslift valve
- pressure-reducing valve
- pressure-regulating valve
- pressure-relief valve
- pressure-vacuum vent valve
- pressure-vent valve
- production valve
- production gate valve
- puppet valve
- quantity control valve
- quick valve
- quick-opening valve
- quick-opening plug valve
- quick-release valve
- rack bar sluice valve
- reducing valve
- reduction valve
- reflux valve
- regulating valve
- release valve
- relief valve
- retaining valve
- retrievable valve
- retrievable gaslift valve
- reverse flow valve
- rising stem valve
- rotary switch valve
- safety valve
- safety bleeder valve
- sampling valve
- sand valve
- sand pump valve
- scraper injector valve
- self-acting valve
- self-closing valve
- self-closing gate valve
- shutoff valve
- shutoff gate valve
- shuttle valve
- side Christmas-tree valve
- sidepocket gaslift valve
- sleeve valve
- slide valve
- sliding valve
- solenoid-operated valve
- solid wedge valve
- split wedge valve
- spring valve
- spring valve of trap
- standing valve
- starting valve
- stop valve
- stop-gate valve
- straight-way valve
- subsea valve
- subsea production valve
- subsurface controlled downhole safety valve
- subsurface safety valve
- suction valve
- suction-line valve of pump
- surface-controlled gaslift valve
- surface-controlled subsurface safety valve
- surface-safety valve
- swing check valve
- T-valve
- tank-cap valve
- tank-manifold valves
- tank-pipeline valve
- tap valve
- three-way valve
- throttle valve
- transfer valve
- traveling valve
- trip valve
- trip-tester valve
- tubing-lubricator valve
- tubing-pressure operated gaslift valve
- tubing-retrievable safety valve
- tubing-safety valve
- two-flap valve
- unbalanced valve
- underwater valve
- unloading valve
- vacuum pressure valve
- vane valve
- variable valve
- vent valve
- water valve
- water knockout valve
- wedge valve
- wedge-action valve
- wedge-gate valve
- wellhead control valve
- wing valve
- wing guided valve
- wireline remote-controlled safety valve
- wireline-retrievable safety valve
- working valve
- working barrel valve
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• залежь

• ложа

• питать через клапан

• подавать через клапан

• постель под фундаментом

• распределительный кран

• слой

• створ

• шибер

Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > valve
18 break

I [breɪk]
nome

1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.

2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.

3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.

a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

a break in transmission — un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.

5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.

to take a break — fare una pausa

I worked for six hours without a break — ho lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!

6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.

the Christmas break — le vacanze di Natale

7) fig. (departure) rottura f.

a break with the past — un taglio con il passato

it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare

8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.

a big break — una grande occasione

a lucky break — un colpo di fortuna

9) (dawn)

at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

10) (escape bid)

to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga

to make a break for the door — cercare di raggiungere la porta (per scappare)

11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.

12) (in snooker, pool)

it's your break — tocca a te cominciare

to make a 50 point break — totalizzare 50 punti di seguito
II 1. [breɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (damage) rompere [chair, eggs, stick, toy]; rompere, spaccare [plate, window]; spezzare [ rope]

to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso

to break one's leg — rompersi una gamba

to break one's neck — rompersi il collo (anche fig.)

2) (rupture) infrangere [ seal]; interrompere [ sentence]

the skin is not broken — la pelle non è offesa

the river broke its banks — il fiume ruppe gli argini

3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]

to break one's silence — rompere il silenzio

we broke our journey in Rome — facemmo una sosta a Roma

4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]

he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]

6) (lessen the impact of) tagliare [ wind]; [ branches] frenare [ fall]; [ hay] attutire [ fall]

7) fig. (destroy) [ troops] soffocare [ rebellion]; spezzare [resistance, will]

to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

to break a habit — liberarsi da un'abitudine

8) (ruin) rovinare [ person]

9) equit. domare [ young horse]

10) (in tennis)

to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]

12) (leave)

to break camp — levare il campo

13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]

to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi

the vase broke in two — il vaso si ruppe in due

the sound of breaking glass — il rumore di vetro infranto

2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi

3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa

4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessare

5) (begin) [ day] spuntare, cominciare; [ storm] scoppiare; [scandal, story] scoppiare, esplodere

6) (discontinue)

to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

to break with tradition — rompere con la tradizione

7) (weaken)

their spirit never broke — non si sono mai persi di spirito

to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare

in a voice breaking with emotion — con la voce rotta per l'emozione

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- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare

3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento

3) (an opening.) inizio

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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I [breɪk]
nome

1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.

2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.

3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.

a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

a break in transmission — un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.

5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.

to take a break — fare una pausa

I worked for six hours without a break — ho lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!

6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.

the Christmas break — le vacanze di Natale

7) fig. (departure) rottura f.

a break with the past — un taglio con il passato

it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare

8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.

a big break — una grande occasione

a lucky break — un colpo di fortuna

9) (dawn)

at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

10) (escape bid)

to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga

to make a break for the door — cercare di raggiungere la porta (per scappare)

11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.

12) (in snooker, pool)

it's your break — tocca a te cominciare

to make a 50 point break — totalizzare 50 punti di seguito
II 1. [breɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (damage) rompere [chair, eggs, stick, toy]; rompere, spaccare [plate, window]; spezzare [ rope]

to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso

to break one's leg — rompersi una gamba

to break one's neck — rompersi il collo (anche fig.)

2) (rupture) infrangere [ seal]; interrompere [ sentence]

the skin is not broken — la pelle non è offesa

the river broke its banks — il fiume ruppe gli argini

3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]

to break one's silence — rompere il silenzio

we broke our journey in Rome — facemmo una sosta a Roma

4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]

he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]

6) (lessen the impact of) tagliare [ wind]; [ branches] frenare [ fall]; [ hay] attutire [ fall]

7) fig. (destroy) [ troops] soffocare [ rebellion]; spezzare [resistance, will]

to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

to break a habit — liberarsi da un'abitudine

8) (ruin) rovinare [ person]

9) equit. domare [ young horse]

10) (in tennis)

to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]

12) (leave)

to break camp — levare il campo

13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]

to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. broke; p.pass. broken)

1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi

the vase broke in two — il vaso si ruppe in due

the sound of breaking glass — il rumore di vetro infranto

2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi

3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa

4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessare

5) (begin) [ day] spuntare, cominciare; [ storm] scoppiare; [scandal, story] scoppiare, esplodere

6) (discontinue)

to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

to break with tradition — rompere con la tradizione

7) (weaken)

their spirit never broke — non si sono mai persi di spirito

to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare

in a voice breaking with emotion — con la voce rotta per l'emozione

•

- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

English-Italian dictionary > break
19 guita

f.

1 dough(informal) (money). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)

2 twine, string (rope).

3 cash, money.

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guita

► nombre femenino

1 argot dough, bread

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FRASEOLOGÍA

quedarse sin guita argot to be broke

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SF

1) (=cuerda) twine; (=bramante) packthread

2) ** (=dinero) dough *, cash

¿cuánta guita? — how much dough * o cash?

aflojar o soltar la guita — to cough up *, stump up *, fork out *

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femenino

a) ( cuerda) string

b) (arg) cash (colloq), dough (sl)

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femenino

a) ( cuerda) string

b) (arg) cash (colloq), dough (sl)

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guita¹

¹ = twine, rope.

Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.

Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

guita²

² = dough, lolly, dosh, wonga, readies, the ready.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.

Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.

Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.

* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.

* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

* soltar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.

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guita

feminine

1 (cuerda) string

necesitamos una/más guita we need a piece of/some more string

2 ( arg); cash ( colloq), dough

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guita sustantivo femenino (arg) cash (colloq), dough (sl)
guita sustantivo femenino
1 familiar cash, dough
2 (cordel) rope, string
' guita' also found in these entries:
English:
dough
- loot

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guita nf

1. Esp, RP Fam [dinero] dough, Br dosh;

estoy sin guita I'm broke;

Comp
RP
tener la guita loca to be rolling in it

2. [cuerda] twine, string

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guita

f

1 string

2 pop

dough pop, cash

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guita nf

: string, twine

Spanish-English dictionary > guita
20 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

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grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

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adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

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I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

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- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

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- Grande de España

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= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *
I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

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grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

* * *

grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande

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