great in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for great in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] ADJ

1. great (large):

great height, distance, speed, majority, object, danger, number, percentage, difference etc.

grande

at great speed

a gran velocità

a pay rise of 10% or £1200, whichever is the greater

un aumento di stipendio del 10% o di 1200 sterline, tenendo conto di quella che sarà la cifra più alta

2. great (as intensifier):

great excitement, relief, force, heat

grande

great surprise, tragedy, success, advantage

grande, grosso

great pain

grande, forte, acuto

a great deal (of)

una gran quantità (di) or un gran numero (di)

a great many people, houses

moltissime persone, case

to have great difficulty doing

avere grandi difficoltà a fare

in great detail

nei minimi dettagli

the map was a great help

la carta geografica è stata di grande aiuto

you're a great help! iron

bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!

3. great (remarkable):

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

grande, importante, degno di nota

4. great (excellent) inf:

great book, film, party, vacation, weather

grande, fantastico, magnifico

great opportunity

grande, fantastico

it's great to be back, to see you

è meraviglioso essere tornato, rivederti

to feel great

sentirsi benissimo, in grande forma

you look great! (healthy)

ti vedo in gran forma!

you look great! (attractive)

stai benissimo! sei splendida!

that dress looks great on you

quel vestito ti sta benissimo

to have a great time

divertirsi tantissimo or un mondo

X is the greatest!

X è il più grande or il migliore!

5. great (talented) inf:

great teacher, singer, team

bravo, abile, bravissimo

to be great at tennis, football

essere bravissimo a

to be great at fixing cars

essere un mago nel riparare le auto

to be great with children, animals

essere bravissimo or saperci fare con

to be great on history, architecture

essere bravissimo in

6. great (enthusiastic) inf:

great admirer, friend, fan, flirt, organizer, reader

grande

he's a great walker

è un gran camminatore

he' s a great theatregoer

gli piace moltissimo andare a teatro

he's a great worrier

è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo or da matti

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

everything's going great

tutto sta andando benissimo or alla grande

I'm doing great

le cose mi vanno benissimo or alla grande

the car, machine is working great

l'automobile, la macchina va benissimo

III.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt] N

1. great (in title):

Peter the Great

Pietro il Grande

2. great (powerful people):

the great + verbo pl

i grandi mpl

IV.greats N

greats npl (remarkable people or things):

greats

grandi m

V.Greats

Greats pl Brit UNIV:

Greats

esami finali per la laurea in discipline umanistiche a Oxford e a Cambridge

VI.great [Brit ɡreɪt, Am ɡreɪt]

to cross the great divide

andare nel numero dei più

great-great grandchild <pl great-great grandchildren> [ˌɡreɪtˌɡreɪtˈɡræntʃaɪld] N

great-great grandchild

trisnipote mf

great-great grandmother [ˌɡreɪtˌɡreɪtˈɡrænmʌðə(r)] N

great-great grandmother

trisavola f

great-great grandfather [ˌɡreɪtˌɡreɪtˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)] N

great-great grandfather

trisavolo m

great auk [Brit, Am ˌɡreɪt ˈɑk] N

great auk

alca f impenne

great-grandchild <pl great-grandchildren> [Brit ɡreɪtˈɡrantʃʌɪld, Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌtʃaɪld] N

great-grandchild

pronipote mf (di nonni)

great ape [Brit, Am ˌɡreɪt ˈeɪp] N

great ape

scimmia f antropomorfa

great-grandson [Brit ɡreɪtˈɡransʌn, Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌsən] N

great-grandson

pronipote m (di nonni)

great-grandmother [Brit ɡreɪtˈɡranmʌðə, Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌməðər] N

great-grandmother

bisnonna f

great-heartedness [Brit ˌɡreɪtˈhɑːtɪdnəs, Am ˌɡreɪtˈhɑrdədnəs] N

great-heartedness

grandezza f d'animo

great-heartedness

generosità f

great-heartedness

magnanimità f

great in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for great in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.great [greɪt] N

great

grande mf

Alexander the great

Alessandro Magno

II.great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big, very good):

great

grande

a great amount

una gran quantità

a great deal of time/money

moltissimo tempo/denaro

a great many people

moltissima gente

the great majority of people

la stragrande maggioranza (de la gente)

it gives me great pleasure to announce … form

è con immenso piacere che annuncio …

it is with great sorrow that I tell you of …

mi dispiace immensamente comunicarvi che …

the greatest boxer ever

il più grande pugile di tutti i tempi

great minds think alike

i geni pensano allo stesso modo

2. great (wonderful):

great

fantastico, -a

to be great at doing sth inf

essere bravissimo in qc

she's great at playing tennis inf

gioca benissimo a tennis

to be a great one for doing sth

essere bravissimo a fare qc

it's great to be back home again

che bello essere di nuovo a casa

the great thing about sth/sb is (that)

il bello di qc/qu è (che)

I had a great time

mi sono divertita moltissimo

great!

bene!

to feel great

stare benissimo

they're great friends

sono molto amici

he's a great big …

è un grandissimo…

great-great-grandparents N pl

great-great-grandparents

trisnonni m pl

great-great-grandparents

trisavoli pl

great-niece N

great-niece

pronipote f

great-aunt N

great-aunt

prozia f

great-grandparents N pl

great-grandparents

bisnonni m pl

great-grandparents

bisavoli pl

great-grandchild N

great-grandchild

bisnipote mf

great-uncle N

great-uncle

prozio m

great-nephew N

great-nephew

pronipote m

Great Depression N

Great Depression

Grande Depressione f

Great Lakes N

Great Lakes

Grandi Laghi m pl

great Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a great weight off my mind

mi sono tolto un gran peso

to be of great/little worth to sb

avere grande/poco valore per qu

it is a great worry to me

mi preoccupa molto

to put [or place] great emphasis on punctuality

dare particolare importanza alla puntualità

unlike you, I'm not a great dancer

a differenza di te, io non sono un grande ballerino

to go to great lengths to do sth

darsi un gran daffare per fare qc

to be a great one for doing sth

essere bravissimo a fare qc

it's great to be back home again

che bello essere di nuovo a casa

to be a matter of great urgency

essere una questione della massima urgenza

great white shark (white pointer, man-eating shark)

squalo azzurro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A combination of zoning, management plans, permits, education and incentives (such as eco-tourism certification) are used in the effort to conserve the Great Barrier Reef.

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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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The vein runs north-south and, although showing some cobalt, was found to contain a great deal more arsenic.

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Some women go to great lengths to keep their skin fair, including wearing face masks when out in the sun.

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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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In addition, they think a great deal about the afterlife, which makes sense considering that they constantly face death in the line of duty.

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Their marriage was composed of terror and great violence, storm-tossed and seasoned with all the terrible salts of pain.

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The pessimistic mood was further depressed in 2011 following the great earthquake and tsunami.

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It is clear from other chola grants that parantaka was a great militarist who had made extensive conquests.

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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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