grand

grand  (grnd)

adj. grand·er, grand·est

1. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent; magnificent: The bridge that crosses the bay is a grand structure.

2.

a. Rich and sumptuous: A grand meal was laid before them.

b. Of a solemn, stately, or splendid nature.

3.

a. Dignified or noble in appearance or effect: a grand old face that bespeaks suffering but not defeat.

b. Noble or admirable in conception or intent: a grand purpose.

c. Lofty or sublime in character: a speech delivered in the grand style of the great orators.

4. Wonderful or very pleasing: had a grand time.

5. Having higher rank than others of the same category: a grand admiral.

6. Having more importance than others; principal: the grand ballroom of a hotel.

7. Of a haughty or pretentious nature.

8. Including or covering all units or aspects: the grand total.

n.

1. A grand piano.

2. pl. grand Slang A thousand dollars: sold the car for six grand.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grandis.]

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grandly adv.

grandness n.

Synonyms: grand, magnificent, imposing, stately, majestic, august, grandiose
These adjectives mean strikingly large in size, scope, or extent. Both grand and magnificent apply to what is physically or aesthetically impressive. Grand implies dignity, sweep, or eminence: a grand hotel lobby with marble floors.
Magnificent suggests splendor, sumptuousness, and grandeur: a magnificent cathedral.
Imposing describes what impresses by virtue of its size, bearing, or power: mountain peaks of imposing height.
Stately refers principally to what is dignified and handsome: a stately oak.
Majestic suggests lofty dignity or nobility: the majestic Alps.
August describes what inspires solemn reverence or awe: the august presence of royalty.
Grandiose often suggests pretentiousness, affectation, or pompousness: grandiose ideas.

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grand [grænd]

adj

1. large or impressive in size, extent, or consequence grand mountain scenery

2. characterized by or attended with magnificence or display; sumptuous a grand feast

3. of great distinction or pretension; dignified or haughty

4. designed to impress he punctuated his story with grand gestures

5. very good; wonderful

6. comprehensive; complete a grand total

7. worthy of respect; fine a grand old man

8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) large or impressive in conception or execution grand ideas

9. most important; chief the grand arena

n

1. (Music / Instruments) short for grand piano

2. pl grand Slang a thousand pounds or dollars

[from Old French, from Latin grandis]

grandly  adv

grandness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grand - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 1000, chiliad, one thousand, thou, thousand, K, M, G, yard large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
	2.	grand - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs grand piano baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano - a small grand piano concert grand, concert piano - a grand piano suitable for concert performances leg - one of the supports for a piece of furniture forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
Adj.	1.	grand - of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" expansive, heroic impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	2.	grand - of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" august, lordly noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	3.	grand - rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" deluxe, opulent, princely, sumptuous, luxurious, gilded rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"
	4.	grand - extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, wonderful, wondrous, fantastic, terrific, tremendous extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	5.	grand - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" exalted, high-minded, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, high-flown, elevated, sublime noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
	6.	grand - large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	7.	grand - the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase" important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	8.	grand - used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" distinguished, imposing, magisterial dignified - having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"

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grand

adjective

1. impressive, great, large, magnificent, striking, fine, princely, imposing, superb, glorious, noble, splendid, gorgeous, luxurious, eminent, majestic, regal, stately, monumental, sublime, sumptuous, grandiose, opulent, palatial, ostentatious, splendiferous (facetious) a grand building in the centre of town
impressive undignified, unimposing

2. ambitious, great, glorious, lofty, grandiose, exalted, ostentatious He arrived in America full of grand schemes and lofty dreams.

3. superior, great, lordly, noble, elevated, eminent, majestic, dignified, stately, lofty, august, illustrious, pompous, pretentious, haughty She's too busy with her grand new friends to bother with us now.

4. excellent, great (informal), fine, wonderful, very good, brilliant, outstanding, smashing (informal), superb, first-class, divine, marvellous (informal), terrific (informal), splendid, awesome (slang), world-class, admirable, super (informal), first-rate, splendiferous (facetious) He was having a grand time meeting new people.
excellent bad, poor, terrible, awful, pants (informal), crappy (slang), poxy (slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang)

5. chief, highest, lead, leading, head, main, supreme, principal, big-time (informal), major league (informal), pre-eminent the federal grand jury
chief little, small, secondary, inferior, trivial, insignificant, unimportant

Translations

grand [grænd] (grander (compar) (grandest (superl)))

A. ADJ

1. (= impressive) [building, architecture] → imponente, grandioso; [clothes] → elegante; [person] → distinguido
the job isn't as grand as it sounds → el trabajo no es de tanta categoría como parece
I went to a rather grand dinner → fui a una cena bastante lujosa or solemne
to make a grand entrance → hacer una entrada solemne
grand finale → broche m de oro
for the grand finale → como broche de oro ...
last night diplomats were preparing for the summit's grand finale → anoche los diplomáticos se preparaban para la apoteosis de la conferencia cumbre
a grand gesture (magnanimous) → un gesto magnánimo; (ostentatious) → un gesto grandilocuente
in the grand manner → por todo lo alto
it was a very grand occasion → fue una ocasión muy espléndida
the grand old man of English politics → el patriarca de la política inglesa
grand opening → apertura f solemne
on a grand scale → a gran escala
to do sth in grand style → hacer algo a lo grande or por todo lo alto

2. (= ambitious) [scheme, plan, design, strategy] → ambicioso

3. (o.f.) (= great) [adventure, experience] → maravilloso, fabuloso; [weather, day, person] → estupendo
what grand weather we've been having! → ¡qué tiempo más estupendo nos ha estado haciendo!, ¡qué tiempo tan estupendo hemos tenido!
we've had some grand times together, haven't we? → nos lo hemos pasado estupendamente juntos, ¿verdad?
that's grand! → ¡fabuloso!

4. (in hotel names) → gran

B. N

1. (= thousand) ten grand (Brit) → diez mil libras (US) → diez mil dólares
we still need another couple of grand → aún necesitamos otras dos mil

2. (also grand piano) → piano m de cola
see also baby C3

C. CPD the Grand Canyon N (US) → el Gran Cañón del Colorado
grand duchess N → gran duquesa f
grand duchy N → gran ducado m
grand duke N → gran duque m
grand jury N (esp US) (Jur) → jurado m de acusación(que decide si hay suficiente causa para llevar a algn a juicio)
grand larceny N (US) (Jur) → hurto m de mayor cuantía
grand mal N (Med) → grand mal m
grand master N (Chess) → gran maestro m (de ajedrez)
the Grand National N (Brit) (Horse racing) → el Grand National
the Grand Old Party N (US) mote que tiene el partido republicano de Estados Unidos desde 1880
grand opera N → gran ópera f
grand piano N → piano m de cola
Grand Prix N → Grand Prix m, Gran Premio m
grand slam N (Sport) → gran slam m
to win the grand slam → ganar el gran slam
grand total N → total m
a grand total of £50 → un total de 50 libras
grand tour N (hum) (= trip) → recorrido m de rigor(hum)
we'll give you a grand tour of the house → te haremos el recorrido de rigor por la casa
the Grand Tour N (Hist) → la gran gira europea
grand vizier N (Hist) → gran visir m

GRAND JURY

En el sistema legal estadounidense, un grand jury es un jurado de consulta que decide si debe acusarse a una persona de un delito y llevarla a juicio. Este jurado está compuesto por un número de miembros que oscila entre doce y veintitrés, y normalmente llevan a cabo sus reuniones en secreto. El grand jury tiene autoridad para citar a testigos a prestar declaración.

Además del grand jury, existe en la legislación americana otro jurado llamado trial jury (jurado de juicio) o petit jury, compuesto de doce miembros, cuya función es la de determinar la inocencia o culpabilidad del acusado ante el tribunal.

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grand [ˈgrænd]

adj

(= impressive) → grandiose, imposant(e)
Samantha lives in a very grand house → Samantha habite une maison grandiose.

(= terrific) → magnifique, formidable

(= overall) [design, plan] → d'ensemble
grand total → somme totale

n

a grand (British) (= one thousand pounds) → mille livres fpl (US) (= one thousand dollars) → mille dollars mpl

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grand

adj (+er)

(= imposing) → grandios; architecture, building → prachtvoll, grandios; scheme, strategy → groß angelegt; gesture → großartig; ideas → hochfliegend; person, clothes, manner → vornehm; job → bedeutend; grand design → groß angelegter (Gesamt)plan; on a grand scale → im großen Rahmen; to make a grand entrance → einen großen Auftritt inszenieren; to do something in the grand manner → etw im großen Stil tun; to give oneself grand airs → den großen Herrn/die große Dame spielen; grand occasion → großer or feierlicher Anlass; the grand opening → die große Eröffnung; the grand old man of English politics → der große Alte or der Grand Old Man der englischen Politik

(dated: = great, wonderful, inf) activity, experience, success, idea → fabelhaft, großartig; person → fantastisch (inf), → phantastisch (inf), → toll (inf); to have a grand (old) time → sich glänzend or großartig amüsieren

n

(Fin inf: = thousand pounds or dollars) → Riese m (inf); ten grand → zehn Riesen (inf)

(Mus inf: = grand piano) → Flügel m ? also baby grand (piano)

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grand:

grandaunt

n → Großtante f

Grand Canary

n → Gran Canaria nt

Grand Canyon

n → Grand Canyon m

grandchild

n → Enkel (→ kind nt) m

grand(d)ad

n (inf) → Opa m (inf), → Opi m (inf)

granddaughter

n → Enkelin f

grand duchess

n → Großherzogin f

grand duchy

n → Großherzogtum nt

grand duke

n → Großherzog m

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grand:

grandma

n (inf) → Oma f (inf), → Omi f (inf)

grand mal

n (Med) → Grand Mal nt

grand master, grandmaster

n (Chess) → Großmeister(in) m(f)

grandmother

n → Großmutter f

grandmotherly

adj → großmütterlich

Grand National

n → Grand National nt (bedeutendes Pferderennen in Großbritannien)

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grand:

Grand Old Party

n the grand (US Pol) → die Republikanische Partei

grand opera

n → große Oper

grandpa

n (inf) → Opa m (inf), → Opi m (inf)

grandparent

n → Großelternteil m (form), → Großvater m → /-mutter f

grandparents

pl → Großeltern pl

grand piano

n → Flügel m

Grand Prix

n → Grand Prix m

grand slam

n (Bridge) → Großschlemm m; to win the grand (Sport) → alle Wettbewerbe gewinnen

grandson

n → Enkel(sohn) m

grandstand

n → Haupttribüne f; a grand finish → eine Entscheidung auf den letzten Metern; to have a grand view of something → (direkten) Blick auf etw (acc) → haben

grand total

n → Gesamtsumme f; a grand of £50 → insgesamt £ 50

grand tour

n

the Grand Tour (Hist) → die Kavalierstour

(fig, of a place) → große Besichtigungstour; to give somebody a grand of something → jdm etw in allen Einzelheiten zeigen

grand vizier

n (Hist) → Großwesir m

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grand [grænd]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (splendid, occasion, person) → splendido/a, magnifico/a; (person, important) → altolocato/a; (style, house) → sontuoso/a, grandioso/a (fam) (very pleasant) → eccezionale, stupendo/a
we had a grand time → ce la siamo proprio spassata
the grand old man of ... → il grande vecchio di...

2. n (fam) → mille dollari mpl (or sterline fpl)

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grand [grænd]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (splendid, occasion, person) → splendido/a, magnifico/a; (person, important) → altolocato/a; (style, house) → sontuoso/a, grandioso/a (fam) (very pleasant) → eccezionale, stupendo/a
we had a grand time → ce la siamo proprio spassata
the grand old man of ... → il grande vecchio di...

2. n (fam) → mille dollari mpl (or sterline fpl)

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grand

adj grand [grӕnd]

1 splendid; magnificent a grand procession. vername, deftige, grootse فَخْم، مَهيب внушителен skvělý, velkolepý storslået; prægtig großartig μεγαλόπρεπος magnífico, espléndido, imponente suurejooneline مجلل؛ باشکوه mahtava magnifique מַרשִׁים बड़ा, भव्य, शानदार veličanstven, sjajan nagy, óriási megah stórkostlegur, tilkomumikill grandioso 壮麗な 장대한 didingas lielisks; krāšņs besar-besaran groots, prachtig storslått, prektig wspaniały esplêndido splendid грандиозный veľkolepý imeniten veličanstven pampig, storslagen, ståtlig ใหญ่โตหรูหรา muhteşem 盛大的 величний, грандіозний شاندار tráng lệ 盛大的

2 proud She gives herself grand airs. belangrike, waardige فخور، فخْم величав hrdý stolt erhaben φαντασμένος de grandeza suursugune متکبر mahtaileva de grandeur יָהִיר अभिमान ponosan előkelő angkuh merkilegur; göfugmannlegur grande 尊大な 우쭐해진 išdidus, pasipūtęs svarīgs; uzpūtīgs berlagak trots, imponerend, arrogant stolt, fornem, overlegen dumny altivo mân­dru гордый, важный hrdý vzvišen važan förnäm, fin ผึ่งผาย mağrur 傲慢的 важливий فاخرانہ dáng tôn quý 傲慢的

3 very pleasant a grand day at the seaside. mooi, pragtige رائِع، مُمْتِع велик báječný, prima pragtfuld; herlig fabelhaft θαυμάσιος, περίφημος magnífico, formidable, maravilloso suurepärane خیلی خوب erinomainen formidable נֶהדָר आनन्ददायक vrlo ugodan remek menyenangkan prÿðilegur magnifico, stupendo すてきな 멋진 nuostabus, puikus lielisks baik sekali prachtig deilig, praktfull znakomity formidável plăcut восхитительный nádherný imeniten divan härlig, förträfflig ดีเยี่ยม çok güzel, zevkli 非常愉快的 чудовий, прекрасний نہایت پر لطف rất đẹp 非常愉快的

4 highly respected a grand old man. waardige مَهيب، مُؤَثِّر издигнат vznešený fin bedeutend αρχοντικός distinguido, respetable, venerable auväärne ارجمند arvostettu grand חָשוּב בְּיוֹתֵר अत्यन्‍त सम्मानित veličanstven, uznosit nagy (ember) terhormat virðulegur illustre 威厳のある 숭고한 garbus ievērojams; cildens; dižens sangat dihormati voornaam ærverdig dostojny venerável foarte respectat знатный vznešený odličen za poštovanje ärevördig, distingerad น่านับถือ saygın 德高望重的 шановний اعلی، محترم được kính trọng 德高望重的

n – plural grand –

a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000 I paid five grand for that car. Duisend rand ألف دولار хиляда долара tác, tisícovka tusse tausend Dollar χιλιάρικο mil dólares/libras tonn هزار دلار tuhat mille dollars “אֶלֶף” एक हजार tisuća ezer dollár/font seribu þúsund dollarar/pund (biglietto da) mille dollari 1000ドル[] 천 달러 gabalas tūkstoš dolāru/sterliņu mārciņu ribu duizend dollars tusen dollar/pund patyk mil o mie de dolari штука, косая tisícka tisočak hiljadu papp, lakan 1,000 ดอลลาร์ bin dolar 一千美元 тисяча, тисяча доларів بہت بڑی رقم số một ngàn 一千美元

grand finale

the final act or scene in a show etc, usually with all the actors, singers etc on the stage. المَشْهَد الأخير من العَرْض големия финал finále slutnummer; finale das große Finale μεγάλο φινάλε final triunfal lõppvaatus, lõpustseen قسمت پایانی loppukohtaus apothéose הַסִיוּם किसी प्रदर्शन का अंतिम भाग veliko finale finálé adegan puncak lokasena, lokaatriði gran finale 劇の大詰め (오페라 등의) 대단원 iškilmingas finalas fināls; noslēguma skats akhir finale sluttnummer, grandfinale wielki finał cena final punct culminant торжественный финал (veľké) finále veliki finale poslednja scena grande finale ตอบสุดท้ายของการแสดง büyük final 壓軸 урочисте завершення کسی ناٹک کا آخری منظر یا حصہ phần cuối của buổi kịch 高潮性结尾

grand jury

in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial. jurie هَيْئَة المُحَلَّفين الكُبْرى съдебни заседатели velká porota nævningedomstol die Anklagekammer ένορκοι προανάκρισης jurado de acusación vandemeeste kogu هیئت منصفه عالی suuri valamiehistö jury d'accusation חֶבֵר מוּשבָּעִים ग्रैंड ज्यूरी velika porota esküdtszék dewan juri ákærukviðdómur (giuria di un processo istruttorio) 大陪審 대배심 didžioji žiuri (prisiekusieji, sprendžiantys, ar galima kelti bylą) pirmstiesas izmeklēšanas zvērinātie juri agung ury die beslist of er voldoende gronden voor rechtsvervolging aanwezig zijn storjury ława przysięgłych júri juriu (care hotăreşte sau respinge punerea sub acu­za­re) большое жюри veľká porota preiskovalno sodišče porota åtalsjury คณะลูกขุน büyük jüri 大陪審團 велике журі مقدمے کی کارروائی سے پہلے منتخب کی جانے والی مشیران کی جماعت جو الزام کی صحت کا جائزہ لے bồi thẩm đoàn 大陪审团

grand piano

a type of piano with a large flat top shaped like a harp. vleuelklavier بيانو كَبير فاخِر роял křídlo flygel der Flügel πιάνο με ουρά piano de cola tiibklaver پیانوی بزرگ flyygeli piano à queue פְּסַנתֵּר כָּנָף एक तरह का प्यानो koncertni klavir hangversenyzongora piano besar flygill pianoforte a coda グランドピアノ 그랜드 피아노 fortepijonas flīģelis grand piano vleugel flygel fortepian piano de cauda pian cu coadă рояль krídlo koncertni klavir koncertni klavir flygel เปียโนขนาดใหญ่ kuyruklu piano 平台鋼琴 рояль بڑا تین پایوں پر کھڑا پیانو đàn pianô cánh dơi 大钢琴

n grandstand

rows of raised seats at a sports ground etc We watched the sports meeting from the grandstand; (also adjective ) grandstand seats; We had a grandstand (= a very good) view of the parade. hoofpawiljoen مُدَرَّج трибуна hlavní tribuna; na hlavní tribuně, z hlavní tribuny overdækket tribune die Haupttribüne εξέδρα tribuna tribüün سکوهای تماشاگران pääkatsomo tribunes יָצִיע चबूतरा glavna tribina lelátó tribune (áhorfenda)stúka tribuna coperta; in/di tribuna 正面観覧席 특별 관람석 tribūna centrālā tribīne; centrālās tribīnes- astaka besar tribune tribune trybuna tribuna трибуна hlavná tribúna glavna tribuna pokriveni deo tribine huvudläktare, åskådarläktare อัฒจันทร์ kapalı tribün 看台 трибуна گھڑدوڑ کے میدان وغیرہ میں عموما سائبان کے نیچے کی تشستیں khán đài 正面看台

grand total

the final total; the total of several smaller totals. groottotaal, eindtotaal المَجموع النِهائي крайното общо celkový součet slutsum der Gesamtbetrag ολικό άθροισμα total, suma final lõppsumma جمع نهایی loppusumma somme globale סַך כּוֹלֵל कुल योग ukupna svota végösszeg jumlah seluruhnya heildartala totale complessivo 総計 총계 bendroji suma kopsumma jumlah keseluruhan totale som sluttsum, totalbeløp suma ogólna soma final sumă globală/totală общая сумма celkový súčet vse skupaj ukupan zbir slutsumma, summa summarum สรุปรวม genel toplam, umumî yekün 總計 загальний підсумок میزان کل tổng cộng 总计

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grand → عظيم velkolepý stor großartig επιβλητικός grandioso mahtava magnifique grandiozan grandioso 壮大な 웅대한 groot storartet wielki grandioso величественный storslagen ยิ่งใหญ่ gösterişli hùng vĩ 盛大的