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grande
(mass) | grande
- velká |
grande
(encz) | grande,velká adj: Zdeněk Brož |
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delusions of grandeur
(encz) | delusions of grandeur, n: |
grande dame
(encz) | grande dame, |
grandee
(encz) | grandee,španělský princ Zdeněk Brož |
grander
(encz) | grander,ambicióznější adj: Zdeněk Brožgrander,parádnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
grandest
(encz) | grandest,nejluxusnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
grandeur
(encz) | grandeur,vznešenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
rio grande
(encz) | Rio Grande,město - Brazílie n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Grandee
(gcide) | Grandee \Gran*dee"\, n. [Sp. grande. See Grand.]
A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a
nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's
presence.
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Grandeeship
(gcide) | Grandeeship \Gran*dee"ship\, n.
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. --H. Swinburne.
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Grander
(gcide) | Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
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Grandest
(gcide) | Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
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Grandeur
(gcide) | Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See Grand.]
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness;
splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity;
elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.
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Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show
Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton.
Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness.
See Sublimity.
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Grandevity
(gcide) | Grandevity \Gran*dev"i*ty\, n. [L. grandaevitas.]
Great age; long life. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
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Grandevous
(gcide) | Grandevous \Gran*de"vous\, a. [L. grandaevus; grandig grand+
aevum lifetime, age.]
Of great age; aged; longlived. [R.] --Bailey.
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La Grande Chartreuse
(gcide) | Chartreuse \Char`treuse"\, n. [F.]
1. A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse,
mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble,
France.
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2. An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; --
made at La Grande Chartreuse.
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perdiz grande
(gcide) | Ynambu \Y*nam"bu\, n. (Zool.)
A South American tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens); -- called
also perdiz grande, and rufous tinamou. See Illust. of
Tinamou.
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delusions of grandeur
(wn) | delusions of grandeur
n 1: a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater
and more powerful and influential than you really are |
grande dame
(wn) | grande dame
n 1: a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly
respected |
grandee
(wn) | grandee
n 1: a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal |
grandeur
(wn) | grandeur
n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for
magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's
hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one
expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its
stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned
grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the
grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn:
magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour,
grandeur, grandness]
2: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character
or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness,
magnanimousness, grandeur] |
rio grande
(wn) | Rio Grande
n 1: a North American river; boundary between the United States
and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico [syn: Rio Grande,
Rio Bravo] |
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