great

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great
A n
1 (in title) Peter the Great Pierre le Grand ;
2 (powerful people) the great (+ v pl) les grands mpl.
B greats npl (remarkable people or things) grands mpl.
C Greats pr npl GB Univ études fpl de lettres classiques.
D adj
1 (large) [height, width, distance, speed, majority, object, danger] grand (before n) ; [number, amount, percentage] grand (before n), important ; [increase] fort (before n), important ; [improvement, difference] grand (before n), considérable ; at great speed très vite, à grande vitesse ; a pay rise of 10% or £1200, whichever is the greater une augmentation de 10% ou de 1 200 livres sterling, le chiffre le plus élevé étant pris en compte ;
2 (as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy, force, advantage] grand (before n) ; [heat, pain] fort (before n) ; a great deal (of) beaucoup (de) ; a great many people/houses beaucoup de personnes/maisons, un grand nombre de personnes/maisons ; to have great difficulty doing avoir beaucoup de mal à faire ; in great detail dans les moindres détails ; the map was a great help la carte a été très utile ; you're a great help! iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup! ;
3 (remarkable) [person, writer, name, achievement, painting, discovery] grand (before n) ;
4 (excellent) [book, film, party, vacation, weather] génial , formidable ; [opportunity] formidable ; it's great to be back/to see you c'est formidable d'être de retour/de te revoir ; to feel great se sentir en pleine forme ; you look great! (healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme! ; (attractive) tu es superbe! ; that dress looks great on you cette robe est géniale sur toi ; to have a great time bien s'amuser ; X is the greatest! X est génial ! ;
5 (talented) [teacher, singer, team] génial , formidable ; to be great at être un as à [tennis, football] ; to be great at fixing cars être génial quand il s'agit de réparer des voitures ; to be great with être génial avec [children, animals] ; to be great on être imbattable sur [history, architecture] ;
6 (enthusiastic) [worrier, flirt, organizer] de première ; [admirer, friend, fan] grand (before n) ; he' s a great theatregoer/walker il adore aller au théâtre/marcher ; I've never been a great reader la lecture n'a jamais été mon truc .
E adv everything's going great tout marche comme sur des roulettes ; I'm doing great ça marche très bien pour moi ; the car/machine is working great la voiture/machine marche très bien.
Idiom
to cross the great divide faire le grand saut.

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