Great, big, tall - Grand (The 59th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Great, big, tall is Grand. It can be used as adjective, adverb. It is the 59th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about measures, materials & quality, culture & arts, body & health. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: great, big, tall

French: grand

Examples


I've never seen such a big dog.	Je n'ai jamais vu de si grand chien.
This dog is the biggest in this town.	Ce chien est le plus grand de cette ville.
Once there lived a great king.	Il était une fois un grand roi.
This is a big step forward.	C'est un grand pas en avant.
He is the tallest man that I have ever seen.	C'est l'homme le plus grand que j'ai jamais vu.
I have a big black dog.	J'ai un grand chien noir.
He's too tall.	Tu es trop grand.
This is the biggest hotel in this city.	C'est le plus grand hôtel de la ville.

The sun is big.	Le Soleil est grand.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.	Le grand plaisir de la vie est de faire ce que les gens disent que vous ne pouvez pas faire.
That gives me great pleasure.	Cela me fait grand plaisir.
It's a great pleasure to be here.	C'est un grand plaisir d'être ici.
The boy is tall for his age.	Le gamin est grand pour son âge.
The tall man wears a black suit.	Le grand homme porte un costume noir.
He's a big businessman.	C'est un grand homme d'affaires.
The tall man came out of the house.	Le grand homme sortit de la maison.
The new movie was a great success.	Le nouveau film fut un grand succès.
That's great	C'est grand
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.
He's the tallest one in the class.	Il est le plus grand de la classe.
I'm a little taller than you.	Je suis un peu plus grand que vous.