Big - Gros (The 419th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Big is Gros. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 419th most common word in French. It can be used as adjective, adverb. This word often comes up when talking about materials & quality, culture & arts. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: big

French: gros

Examples


We are keeping a big dog.	Nous avons un gros chien.
They are too big.	Ceux-là sont trop gros.
The eyes are bigger than the belly.	Les yeux sont plus gros que le ventre.
It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.	C'est peut-être un peu gros mais cette enveloppe fera très bien l'affaire. Il vaut mieux être trop grand que trop petit.
I don’t like big dogs.	Je n'aime pas les gros chiens.
People care more about animals that are big and have a name.	Les gens ont davantage de compassion pour les animaux qui sont gros et qui ont un nom.
He is big and fat and always busy.	Il est grand, gros, et toujours occupé.
Your dog is very big.	Votre chien est très gros.

This shirt does not fit me well. Is too big.	Cette chemise ne me va pas bien. C est trop gros.
The hole is big enough.	Le trou est assez gros.
You've got a big problem.	Vous avez un gros problème.
This fish is big.	Ce poisson est gros.
She has big boobs.	Elle a des gros seins.
That's a pretty big snake.	C'est un assez gros serpent.
There's a big problem.	Il y a un gros problème.
It's big for a house.	C'est gros comme une maison.
This is too big.	C'est très gros.
It's much bigger than that.	C'est bien plus gros que ça.
The rise in house prices enabled him to sell his house at a big profit.	La hausse des prix de l'immobilier lui a permis de vendre sa maison en faisant un gros profit.
What a big eater	Quel gros mangeur
What a big pumpkin	Quel gros potiron