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The French word for big is
grand





big

French Definition


big
     1. adj. Grand.
           Big boss man, big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
           Grand patron, grand patron, ne m'entends-tu pas quand je te parle ?
     2. adj. Gros (dans un contexte plus abstrait).
           big job, big discussion



Translations for big and their definitions

grand
     1. adj. big, great, grand
     2. adj. tall
           Il est grand comment ? - How tall is he ?
     3. adj. grown up, big
           Quand je serai grande, je veux être astronaute. - When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
           Il l'a fait tout seul comme un grand garçon. - He did it all on his own like a big boy.
     4. adj. (usually capitalized) great, an honorific title
           Alexandre le Grand - Alexander the Great
     5. adj. great; big fat; an intensifier
           un grand tricheur - a big fat cheater
     6. adj. extensive, large
     7. n-m. grown-up


gros
     1. adj. big, thick, fat
           Mon petit copain a des gros doigts. - My boyfriend has fat fingers.
     2. adj. coarse, rough
     3. adj. (Louisiana French) famous
     4. n-m. a person in overweight
     5. n-m. the bulk, the majority
           Le gros de la négociation c'est la baisse de prix d'achat du produit. - The bulk of the negotiation is lowering the purchasing price of the product.


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