big

adjective16 collocationsFréquence moyenne: 8.1

très grand

the most common intensifier for 'big'

l'intensificateur le plus courant pour 'grand'

extrêmement grand

to a very high degree

à un très haut degré

un peu grand

slightly larger than desired

légèrement plus grand que souhaité

assez grand

moderately or quite large

modérément ou assez grand

incroyablement grand

used to express that something is surprisingly or unbelievably large

utilisé pour souligner une très grande taille

légèrement grand

a small amount larger than desired

un peu plus grand que souhaité

potentiellement grand

used to indicate that something has the possibility of becoming large or significant

utilisé pour indiquer que quelque chose a la possibilité de devenir grand ou significatif

informal way to say very big

grand et gros

used for emphasis to mean very big, often in a friendly or descriptive way

Une expression informelle utilisée pour souligner que quelque chose est très grand.

gros et gras / un gros

used for emphasis, often with a negative noun like 'lie' or 'zero'

Un intensificateur pour 'gros', ou utilisé de manière informelle pour signifier 'grand' ou 'significatif', comme dans 'un gros chèque'.

être grand

used to state the size of something

utilisé pour indiquer la taille de quelque chose

devenir grand

indicates a process of becoming large, common in informal speech

indique un processus pour devenir grand, courant dans le langage informel

paraître grand

used to describe the visual appearance of size

utilisé pour décrire l'apparence visuelle de la taille

grandir

indicates a process of increasing in size, often through natural development

indique un processus d'augmentation de la taille, souvent par développement naturel

sembler grand

used to express an impression of size

utilisé pour exprimer une impression de taille

devenir grand

indicates a process of becoming large, often in an abstract sense

indique un processus pour devenir grand, souvent dans un sens abstrait

Collocations with "big"

... + big

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