Forme compuse:
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a great deal,
a good deal n | (bargain) | chilipir s.n. |
| | | ofertă avantajoasă s.f. |
| | I chose the car because it was reliable and a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (much, large amount) | cantitate mare s.f. |
| | | mult de lucru expr. |
| | I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | mult, multă, mulți, multe adj. |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (greatly, very much) | mult adv. |
| | I value your input a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (considerably) | considerabil adv. |
| | (stare: bine, rău) | mult mai loc.adv. |
| | I'm feeling a great deal better since I ate some soup. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) | efort supraomenesc s.n. |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a great one for doing [sth] n | informal (person: does [sth] frequently) | a se pricepe la vb.reflex. |
| | | a fi mare meșter la loc.vb. |
| | | a fi mare amator de expr. |
| | He's a great one for telling stories. |
| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) (informal) | de minune loc.adv. |
| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
| at great cost adv | (at great financial expense) | cu cheltuieli mari loc.adv. |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) | cu mari sacrificii adv. |
| at great expense adv | (at great financial cost) | cu cheltuieli mari adv. |
| | My parents paid my way through four years of college at great expense. |
the beyond,
the great beyond n | (the afterlife) | tărâm de dincolo s.n. |
| | | viața de apoi s.f. |
| | The dying woman hoped to meet her beloved husband again in the beyond. |
| Britain n | abbreviation (Great Britain) | Britania s.f. |
| | There will be rain across most parts of Britain this weekend. |
| | Weekendul acesta, va ploua în majoritatea regiunilor din Britania. |
by a great deal,
by a good deal adv | (by a large amount or extent) | cu mult loc.adv. |
| | The Indian Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean by a great deal. |
the Depression,
the Great Depression n | (Great Depression: 1930s economic crisis) | Marea depresie s.f. |
| | | Marea criză economică s.f. |
| | Many who grew up in the Great Depression are very frugal. |
| do great harm v expr | (hurt [sb] greatly) | a răni pe cineva vb.tranz. |
| | Smoking can do great harm to your body. |
| do great harm v expr | (cause serious trouble or damage) | a devasta vb.tranz. |
| | | a distruge, a nimici vb.tranz. |
| | The hurricane did great harm to the coastline. |
GB,
G.B. n | initialism (Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales) | Marea Britanie abr. |
| | Maxwell shows his British pride with a "GB" bumper sticker on his car. |
| go to great pains to do [sth] v expr | (go to a lot of effort to do) | a se da peste cap ca să loc.vb. |
| | | a se face luntre și punte expr. |
| great abundance n | (plentiful amount) | abundență s.f. |
| | There always seem to be a great abundance of fools. |
| great age n | (advanced age, old age) | vârstă înaintată s.f. |
| | Turtles can live to a great age. |
| great ape n | (large ape: gorilla, etc.) | primată mare s.f. |
| | Gorillas are without doubt the most powerful and majestic of the great apes. |
| Great Barrier Reef n | (reef off Australian coast) | Marea barieră de corali |
| Great Bear n | (constellation, Ursa Major) | Ursa Mare s.f. |
| | | carul mare s.n. |
| great beauty n | (very beautiful woman) | mare frumusețe s.f. |
| | His wife was a great beauty. |
| great beauty n | (immense physical attractiveness) | mare frumusețe s.f. |
| | The people admired the great beauty of the statue. |
| great big adj | informal (huge) | foarte mare adj. |
| | Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| Great Britain n | (England, Wales, Scotland) | Marea Britanie s.propriu |
| | During the Victorian Era, Great Britain had a huge empire. |
| great cause n | ([sb], [sth]: deserves charity) | cauză măreață s.f. |
| Great Dane n | (breed of large dog) (rasă câine) | ogar danez s.m. |
| the Great Depression n | (economic crisis of 1930s) | Marea depresie s.f. |
| | | Marea criză economică s.f. |
| | We haven't seen this kind of economic turmoil since the Great Depression. My grandparents were children during the Great Depression. |
| great distance n | (long way) | distanță mare s.f. |
| | Radio waves are capable of travelling a great distance. |
| great effort n | (hard work, exertion) | efort enorm s.n. |
| | It was a great effort for her to walk up the hill. |
| great effort n | (sincere attempt) | efort enorm s.n. |
| | They made a great effort to move the heavy rock, but did not succeed. |
| Great Expectations n | (novel by Charles Dickens) (roman) | Marile speranțe s.f. |
| | I had to read 'Great Expectations' at school. |
| great friend n | ([sb] loved and trusted) | prieten bun s.m. |
| | He was a great friend of mine and I will sorely miss him. |
| great fun adj | informal (enjoyable) | distracție pe cinste s.f. |
| | Our day out at the theme park was great fun. |
| great horned owl n | (bird with tufted ears) (cu smocuri lungi în zona urechilor) | bufniță mare cu coarne s.f. |
| | | bufniță mare cornută s.f. |
| Notă: Bubo virginianus |
| great job n | informal (success) | treabă grozavă s.f. |
| | You did a great job on your math test. |
| great lady n | (woman: prominent) | mare doamnă s.f. |
| | The president's wife is a great lady. |
| great man n | (notable, influential man) | mare om s.m. |
| | Napoleon was a great man, although not in terms of stature. |
| Great minds think alike. expr | humorous (We have the same idea.) | Marile spirite se întâlnesc. expr. |
| | | Gând la gând. expr. |
| great power n | (authority and influence) | putere nelimitată s.f. |
| | The Church had great power over the population in the past. |
| great power npl | (politics: leading states) | mare putere s.f. |
| | Brazil is a great power in Latin America. |
| great price n | (value for money, cheap cost) | preț bun s.n. |
| | | preț avantajos s.n. |
| | That's a great price for a machine with those features. |
| great respect n | (esteem) | mare respect pentru s.n. |
| | | stimă, prețuire s.f. |
| | He has always treated me with great respect. |
| great satisfaction n | (strong feeling of gratification) | satisfacție enormă s.f. |
| | Finishing a book written in a foreign language gives me great satisfaction. |
| great scale n | (large dimensions) | scară mare s.f. |
| great success n | (event, etc.: popular, effective) | mare succes s.n. |
| | The trade show was a great success, attracting a large number of visitors. |
| great tit n | (green-and-yellow bird) | pițigoi mare s.m. |
| great toe n | (big toe, largest toe) | deget mare de la picior s.n. |
| great value n | (well worth the money) | valoare mare s.f. |
| | At £4 each, the tickets are great value as they allow unlimited bus travel throughout the day. |
the Great Wall of China,
the Great Wall n | (defensive structure in China) | Marele Zid Chinezesc s.propriu |
| | A lot of people go to China just to see the Great Wall. |
great white shark,
white shark,
great white n | (large fish) | marele rechin alb s.m. |
| great work n | (job: done well) | operă măreață s.f. |
| | | capodoperă s.f. |
| | Her boss congratulated Chloe on her great work. |
great-aunt,
Great-Aunt,
grandaunt,
Grandaunt n | (grandparent's sister) (sora bunicului / bunicii) | strămătușă s.f. |
| Notă: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| | My great-aunts Cora and Clarice still live in the house they were born in. |
great-aunt,
Great-Aunt,
grandaunt,
Grandaunt n | (great-uncle's wife) (soția fratelui bunicului sau bunicii) | mătușă s.f. |
| Notă: Takes a capital letter when used as a title or term of address |
| | My great-aunt Nelly is 88 years old. |
| great-grandchild n | (child of your grandchild) | strănepot s.m. |
| great-grandfather n | (father of a grandparent) | străbunic s.m. |
| | My great-grandfather fought in the First World War. |
| great-grandma n | (mother of a grandparent) | străbunică s.f. |
| | My great-grandma raised 10 children, the youngest of whom was my granddad. |
| great-grandmother n | (mother of a grandparent) | străbunică s.f. |
| | Cars hadn't even been invented when my great grandmother was a young girl. |
| great-grandparent n | often plural (parent's grandparent) | străbunic s.m. |
| | Each of us has eight great-grandparents. |
| great-grandson n | (son of [sb]'s grandchild) | stră-strănepot s.m. |
| great-great-grandfather n | (grandfather of a grandparent) | stră-străbunic s.m. |
| great-uncle n | (brother of your grandparent) (fratele bunicului /bunicii) | unchi de bunic s.m. |
| | My great-uncle owns a small farm in Iowa. |
| Great-Uncle n | (term of address: parent's uncle) (fratele bunicului) | unchi s.m. |
| | Great-Uncle Pete, meet my wife, Mary! |
greathearted,
great-hearted adj | figurative (kind and generous) | generos adj. |
| | | mărinimos adj. |
| | | bun la suflet loc.adj. |
| in great measure adv | (largely) | în mare măsură loc.adv. |
| | The President's re-election chances are in great measure tied to the health of the economy. |
matter of importance,
matter of great importance n | ([sth] significant) | treabă importantă s.f. |
| | I can't play with you now; I have matters of importance to deal with. I need to speak to the President now, it is a matter of great importance! |
| on a great scale adv | (far reaching) | la scară mare adv. |
| | Operations are being conducted on a great scale in order to track down the flight recorder in the aftermath of last week's plane crash. |
| Sounds great interj | informal (accepting a suggestion or invitation) | Sună extraordinar! interj. |
| Sounds great interj | informal (expressing enthusiasm) | Sună extraordinar! interj. |
| to a great degree adv | (largely, extremely) | într-o mare măsură loc.adv. |
| | He is witty to a great degree and great fun to talk with. |
| to a great extent adv | (largely, extremely) | într-o mare măsură loc.adv. |
the unwashed,
the great unwashed npl | figurative, pejorative (common people) | nespălați s.m.pl. |
| | | sărăntoci s.m.pl. |
Ursa Major,
Great Bear,
Charles's Wain n | (constellation) | Ursa Mare s.f. |
| | I identified Ursa Major on the star chart. |
| with great care adv | (very cautiously) | cu mare grijă loc.adv. |
| | Surgeons must perform open heart surgery with great care. |
| | The old woman walked with great care on the icy pavement. |
| with great care adv | (painstakingly) | cu mare grijă loc.adv. |
| | He cleaned the room with great care. |