great in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for great in the English»French Dictionary

I.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] N

1. great (in title):

Peter the Great

Pierre le Grand

2. great (powerful people):

the great + vb pl

les grands mpl

II.greats N

greats npl (remarkable people or things):

greats

grands mpl

III.Greats

Greats pl Brit UNIV:

Greats

études fpl de lettres classiques

IV.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADJ

1. great (large):

great height, width, distance, speed, majority, object, danger

grand

great attr number, amount, percentage

grand

great attr

important

great increase

fort

great attr

important

great improvement, difference

grand

great attr

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. great (as intensifier):

great excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy, force, advantage

grand

great attr heat, pain

fort

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. great (remarkable):

great person, writer, name, achievement, painting, discovery

grand

4. great (excellent) inf:

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

génial inf

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

formidable inf

great opportunity

formidable inf

it's great to be back/to see you

c'est formidable d'être de retour/de te revoir inf

to feel great

se sentir en pleine forme

you look great! (healthy)

tu as l'air en pleine forme!

you look great! (attractive)

tu es superbe!

that dress looks great on you

cette robe est géniale sur toi inf

to have a great time

bien s'amuser

X is the greatest!

X est génial! inf

5. great (talented) inf:

great teacher, singer, team

génial inf

great teacher, singer, team

formidable inf

to be great at

être un as à inf

tennis, football to be great at fixing cars

être génial quand il s'agit de réparer des voitures inf

to be great with

être génial avec inf

children, animals to be great on

être imbattable sur inf

6. great (enthusiastic) inf:

great worrier, flirt, organizer

de première inf

great admirer, friend, fan

grand

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 inf

V.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADV inf

everything's going great

tout marche comme sur des roulettes inf

I'm doing great

ça marche très bien pour moi inf

the car/machine is working great

la voiture/machine marche très bien

VI.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt]

to cross the great divide

faire le grand saut

great-great-grandchild N

great-great-grandchild girl

arrière-arrière-petite fille f

great-great-grandchild boy

arrière-arrière-petit fils m

great-great-grandfather N

great-great-grandfather

arrière-arrière-grand-père m

great-great-grandmother N

great-great-grandmother

arrière-arrière-grand-mère f

great-niece N

great-niece

petite-nièce f

great-uncle N

great-uncle

grand-oncle m

great-nephew N

great-nephew

petit-neveu m

great-granddaughter N

great-granddaughter

arrière-petite-fille f

great-grandson N

great-grandson

arrière-petit-fils m

great-grandfather N

great-grandfather

arrière-grand-père m

great in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for great in the English»French Dictionary

I.great [greɪt] N

great

grand(e)

II.great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big, famous and important):

great

grand(e)

a great deal of time/money

beaucoup de temps/d'argent

a great many people

beaucoup de gens

2. great (wonderful):

great

merveilleux(-euse)

to be a great one for doing sth

ne pas avoir son pareil pour faire qc

the great thing about sb/sth is that ...

le grand avantage de qn/qc est que ...

to be great at doing sth inf

être doué pour faire qc

great! iron hum inf

génial!

3. great (very healthy):

great

en pleine forme

4. great (for emphasis):

great big

énorme

5. great (good):

great

excellent(e)

great organizer

de première

Phrases:

to be no great shakes at doing sth

ne pas être très doué pour faire qc

great-niece N

great-niece

petite-nièce f

great-uncle N

great-uncle

grand-oncle m

great-grandchild N

great-grandchild

arrière-petit-fils m

great-grandchild

arrière-petite-fille f

great-aunt N

great-aunt

grand-tante f

great-nephew N

great-nephew

arrière-neveu m

great-grandparents N pl

great-grandparents

arrière-grands-parents mpl

Great Lakes N

Great Lakes

les Grands Lacs

Great Bear N ASTRO

Great Bear

Grande Ourse f

Great Britain N

Great Britain

la Grande-Bretagne

Great Britain

Great Britain est constituée du royaume d'Angleterre, du royaume d'Écosse et de la principauté du pays de Galles. Le roi Edward Ier d'Angleterre annexa en 1282 le pays de Galles et le donna en 1301 à son propre fils, le "Prince of Wales". Le roi James VI d'Écosse hérita en 1603 de la couronne d'Angleterre sous le titre de James Ier et en 1707 les parlements des deux royaumes furent réunis. Avec l'Irlande du Nord, ces deux pays constituent le "United Kingdom" (Royaume-Uni). Le terme géographique de "British Isles" (îles Britanniques) comprend l'île principale de la Grande-Bretagne, l'Irlande, l'Isle of Man, les Hébrides, Orkney, Shetland, les îles Scilly et les "Channel Islands" (îles Anglo-Normandes).

great Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lay [or place] [or put] great emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

to be a pearl of great price prov

ne pas avoir de prix

to be of great/small stature

être de grande/petite envergure

to be a great one for doing sth

ne pas avoir son pareil pour faire qc

to be no great shakes at doing sth

ne pas être très doué pour faire qc

to have one's sights on great things

avoir les dents longues

to feel relieved of a great burden

se sentir délivré d'un grand poids

to do sb a great honour by doing sth Brit

faire un grand honneur à qn en faisant qc

to do sb a great honor by doing sth Am

faire un grand honneur à qn en faisant qc

to exercise care/great caution in doing sth

apporter du soin/beaucoup de précaution à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His estimation of her (and as he reveals of womankind) is based primarily upon her sexuality and place within marriage, terming marriage the great female destiny.

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Consider this your cheat sheet, young comrades with a great passion for learn-ding and an even greater passion for initiation drinking rituals.

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So great was his reputation that he was patronized by royalty in many countries and acquired great wealth.

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As a journalist, you often think that it's a great story or it's world-shattering in some way.

moneyweek.com

In the northern half of the state, a series of rivers rise on the western side of the Great Dividing Range.

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Once more the battle was hard fought and narrowly decided, with both sides suffering great losses.

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Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs.

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The worst thing for a company is to go to great lengths to solicit employee feedback, and then do nothing with it.

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His great flaw was that he was always right.

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The company puts in great efforts not to lose private or corporate contracts due to austerity measures.

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