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# grands — French to English

How French *grands* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: grands (81 484). By style: everyday 329 · literary 52 · biblical 136 · parliamentary 8 229 · legal and administrative 5 109 · UN documents 67 629.

## major

Used about 27 721 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 1 714 · legal and administrative ≈ 639 · UN documents ≈ 25 361). Meaning: [major in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/major/).

- La défense Caro-Kann (1. e4 c6) est une ouverture utilisée par les **grands** maîtres du monde entier.
  The Caro-Kann defense (1. e4 c6) is an opening used by **major** Grand Masters around the world.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10283108](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10283108) [\#10283153](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10283153))

- C'est pourquoi seuls des **grands** principes fondamentaux doivent guider l'action de l'Union européenne dans ce domaine.
  This is why the European Union' s action in this field must be guided by **major** fundamental principles alone.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 85721)

- Utilisation prévue des **grands** projets(le cas échéant)
  Planned use of **major** projects(where appropriate)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5382207)

- Ces **grands** programmes étaient les suivants:
  These **major** programmes comprised:
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 24915666)

- Dans le contexte qui nous occupe, il s'agit de résoudre de **grands** problèmes de société tels que le chômage, par exemple.
  In this connection, efforts are required to solve the **major** social problems, for example unemployment.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 106896)

## great

Used about 13 086 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 48 · literary ≈ 27 · biblical ≈ 68 · parliamentary ≈ 2 229 · legal and administrative ≈ 852 · UN documents ≈ 9 863). Meaning: [great in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/great/).

- Manger est l'un des **grands** plaisirs de la vie.
  Eating is one of life's **great** pleasures.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2915165](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2915165) [\#12452732](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12452732))

- Ces grandes fièvres ont de **grands** rêves.
  These **great** fevers create great dreams.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 29383)

- Celui qui frappa de **grands** rois, Car sa miséricorde dure à toujours!
  to him who struck **great** kings, for his loving kindness endures forever;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 136:17)

- La Bulgarie a fait de **grands** pas en avant ces dernières années.
  Bulgaria has made **great** strides in recent years.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 387327)

- Prime sur **Grands** Lacs (EUR/t)
  **Great** Lakes premium (EUR/t)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 758285)

## large

Used about 8 514 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 1 372 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 490 · UN documents ≈ 5 636). Meaning: [large in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/large/).

- Ils ont tout transporté dans de **grands** sacs.
  They hauled everything in **large** bags.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and Lillith · checked, community translation · [\#9306370](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9306370) [\#10164066](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10164066))

- Un moment après, la portière de tapisserie se souleva, et la bohémienne parut sur le seuil de la chambre, rouge, interdite, essoufflée, ses **grands** yeux baissés, et n'osant faire un pas de plus.
  A moment later, the tapestry portière was raised, and the gypsy appeared on the threshold of the chamber, blushing, confused, breathless, her **large** eyes drooping, and not daring to advance another step.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 3704)

- L'investissement dans les **grands** projets est simplifié.
  Investment in **large** projects is being simplified.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1374249)

- Dont: exigences pour **grands** risques
  Of which: requirements for **large** exposures
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4875831)

- c) Promotion de **grands** projets de développement très destructeurs pour les forêts;
  (c) The promotion of **large**-scale development projects with high negative impacts on forests;
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 6277395)

## big

Used about 1 838 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 82 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 343 · UN documents ≈ 1 409). Meaning: [big in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/big/).

- Que vous êtes **grands** !
  How **big** you are!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sctld · checked, community translation · [\#750920](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/750920) [\#1015255](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1015255))

- Si c'est l'été, il se traîne dans la cour, dans le jardin, arrache l'herbe d'entre les pavés, regarde naïvement les **grands** chiens, les **grands** chevaux, sans peur, joue avec les coquillages, avec les fleurs, et fait gronder le jardinier qui trouve le sable dans les plates-bandes et la terre dans les allées.
  If it is summer time, it crawls about the yard, in the garden, plucks up the grass between the paving-stones, gazes innocently at the **big** dogs, the big horses, without fear, plays with the shells, with the flowers, and makes the gardener grumble because he finds sand in the flower-beds and earth in the paths.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 5445)

- Voici, même les navires, qui sont si **grands** et que poussent des vents impétueux, sont dirigés par un très petit gouvernail, au gré du pilote.
  Behold, the ships also, though they are so **big** and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JAM 3:4)

- Deux **grands** chefs de l'Union européenne se contredisent donc directement.
  So we have two **big** chiefs within the European Union directly contradicting each other.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1532519)

- La promotion du respect du droit par tous les États, **grands** et petits, servirait les intérêts de l &apos; ensemble de la communauté internationale.
  Promotion of respect for the rule of law by all States, **big** and small, would serve the interest of the international community as a whole.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 2616735)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Il se faufile entre les **grands** arbres... et passe sous le pont.
  He threads his way between the trees... and rushes under the bridge.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by melospawn and melospawn · checked, community translation · [\#1557986](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1557986) [\#1520359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1520359))

- Les **grands** singes ont un niveau d'intelligence supérieur à celui des chiens.
  Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by BigMouse and CK · checked, community translation · [\#325997](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/325997) [\#1591156](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1591156))

- Il compte parmi les plus **grands** scientifiques mondiaux.
  He is numbered among the greatest scientists in the world.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#300264](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/300264) [\#132734](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/132734))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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