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1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) magnífico, espléndido, imponente2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) de grandeza3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) magnífico, formidable, maravilloso4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) distinguido, respetable, venerable
2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) mil dólares/libras- grand jury
- grand piano
- grandstand
- grand total
grand adj magnífico / espléndidotr[grænd]1 (splendid) grandioso,-a, espléndido,-a, magnífico,-a2 (impressive) impresionante3 (important - person) distinguido,-a, importante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon a grand scale a gran escalathe Grand Canyon SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL el Gran Cañóngrand duke gran duque nombre masculinogrand duchess gran duquesa■ a couple of grand dos mil libras, dos mil dólaresgrand jury SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL jurado de acusacióngrand piano piano de colaGrand Prix gran premiogrand staircase escalera principalgrand total total nombre masculinogrand ['grænd] adj1) foremost: grande2) impressive: impresionante, magníficoa grand view: una vista magnífica3) lavish: grandioso, suntuoso, lujosoto live in a grand manner: vivir a lo grande4) fabulous: fabuloso, magníficoto have a grand time: pasarlo estupendamente, pasarlo en grande5)grand total : total m, suma f totaladj.• airoso, -a adj.• espléndido, -a adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• grandioso, -a adj.• imponente adj.• magno, -a adj.• magnífico, -a adj.• noble adj.• soberbio, -a adj.n.• piano de cola s.m.
I grændadjective -er, -est1)a) ( impressive) magnífico, espléndidob) ( ostentatious) < gesture> grandilocuente; < entrance> triunfald) ( overall) (before n, no comp) global2)a) (formal, ceremonial) <opening/occasion> solemneb) ( socially important) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)3) ( very good) (colloq) <day/weather> espléndido, fabuloso
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1) ( piano) piano m de colababy grand — piano m de media cola
2) (pl grand) (1000 dollars, pounds) (sl)[ɡrænd] (compar grander) (superl grandest)1. ADJ1) (=impressive) [building, architecture] imponente, grandioso; [clothes] elegante; [person] distinguidofor the grand finale... — como broche de oro...
last night diplomats were preparing for the summit's grand finale — anoche los diplomáticos se preparaban para la apoteosis de la conferencia cumbre
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the grand old man of English politics — el patriarca de la política inglesa2) (=ambitious) [scheme, plan, design, strategy] ambicioso3) † * (=great) [adventure, experience] maravilloso, fabuloso; [weather, day, person] estupendowhat grand weather we've been having! — ¡qué tiempo más estupendo nos ha estado haciendo!, ¡qué tiempo tan estupendo hemos tenido!
we've had some grand times together, haven't we? — nos lo hemos pasado estupendamente juntos, ¿verdad?
that's grand! — ¡fabuloso!
4) (in hotel names) gran2. N1) ** (=thousand)ten grand — (Brit) diez mil libras; (US) diez mil dólares
3.CPDthe Grand Canyon N — (US) el Gran Cañón del Colorado
grand duchess N — gran duquesa f
grand duchy N — gran ducado m
grand duke N — gran duque m
grand jury N — (esp US) (Jur) jurado m de acusación (que decide si hay suficiente causa para llevar a algn a juicio)
grand larceny N — (US) (Jur) hurto m de mayor cuantía
grand mal N — (Med) grand mal m
grand master N — (Chess) gran maestro m (de ajedrez)
the Grand National N — (Brit) (Horse racing) el Grand National
the Grand Old Party N — (US) mote que tiene el partido republicano de Estados Unidos desde 1880
grand opera N — gran ópera f
grand piano N — piano m de cola
Grand Prix N — Grand Prix m, Gran Premio m
grand slam N — (Sport) gran slam m
grand total N — total m
a grand total of £50 — un total de 50 libras
grand tour N — hum (=trip) recorrido m de rigor hum
the Grand Tour N — (Hist) la gran gira europea
GRAND JURY En el sistema legal estadounidense, un grand jury es un jurado de consulta que decide si debe acusarse a una persona de un delito y llevarla a juicio. Este jurado está compuesto por un número de miembros que oscila entre doce y veintitrés, y normalmente llevan a cabo sus reuniones en secreto. El grand jury tiene autoridad para citar a testigos a prestar declaración. Además del grand jury, existe en la legislación americana otro jurado llamado trial jury (jurado de juicio) o petit jury, compuesto de doce miembros, cuya función es la de determinar la inocencia o culpabilidad del acusado ante el tribunal.grand vizier N — (Hist) gran visir m
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I [grænd]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( impressive) magnífico, espléndidob) ( ostentatious) < gesture> grandilocuente; < entrance> triunfald) ( overall) (before n, no comp) global2)a) (formal, ceremonial) <opening/occasion> solemneb) ( socially important) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)3) ( very good) (colloq) <day/weather> espléndido, fabuloso
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1) ( piano) piano m de colababy grand — piano m de media cola
2) (pl grand) (1000 dollars, pounds) (sl)
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