grande in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Río Grande

Rio Grande

espalda mojada

The name in Mexico for people who try to enter the US illegally by crossing the Rio Grande that separates Mexico from the USA.
In Spain the term refers to illegal immigrants from Morocco who cross the Straits of Gibraltar to enter Spain. In both countries espaldas mojadas are a source of cheap unskilled labor. See also patera

la gran dama del teatro

the grande dame of the theater

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English

The principal botanicals are grande wormwood, green anise, and florence fennel, which are often called the holy trinity.

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It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

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