grand mal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grand mal in the English»French Dictionary

grand mal [Brit ɡrɒ̃ ˈmal, Am ˌɡrænd ˈmæl, ˌɡrɑn(d) ˈmɑl] N

grand mal

grand mal m

Translations for grand mal in the English»French Dictionary

I.grand [Brit ɡrand, Am ɡrænd] N

1. grand (sum of money) inf:

grand Brit

mille livres fpl sterling

grand Brit

≈ bâton m

grand Am

mille dollars mpl

2. grand inf MUS (piano):

grand

piano m à queue

II.grand [Brit ɡrand, Am ɡrænd] ADJ

1. grand (impressive):

grand building, ceremony

grandiose

grand park

magnifique

in grand style

en grande pompe

on a grand scale

sur une très grande échelle

in the grand manner

dans un style de grand seigneur

to make a grand entry

faire une entrée spectaculaire

the grand old man of theatre/of letters

le grand monsieur du théâtre/de la littérature

2. grand (self- important):

she's very grand

elle joue à la grande dame pej

to put on a grand air

prendre de grands airs

3. grand (fine, excellent) inf:

to have a grand time

passer un moment formidable

‘is everything all right?’—‘it's grand thanks’

‘tout va bien?’—‘très bien merci’

he did a grand job

il a fait un travail splendide

that's grand!

c'est formidable!

4. grand (in titles, names):

grand

grand, Grand

grand mal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grand mal in the English»French Dictionary

I.grand [grænd] ADJ a. inf

grand

grand(e)

in grand style

en grandes pompes

the Grand Canyon

le Grand Canyon

to make a grand entrance

faire une grande entrée

grand old age a. iron hum

grand âge m

II.grand [grænd] N

1. grand inv inf FIN (one thousand dollars/pounds):

grand

brique f

2. grand MUS → grand piano

See also grand piano

grand piano N MUS

grand piano

piano m à queue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Seizures (mostly of the tonic-clonic/ grand mal type) are present in about 15%, and may be the presenting phenomenon in 10%.

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Secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures are known in the vernacular as "convulsions" or "grand mal" seizures.

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