Luxembourgish English Dictionary

Lëtzebuergesch - English

grouss in English:

1. big big


a big fish
Part of the charm of a big city lies in the variety of styles that can be seen in the architecture of its buildings.
According to a study, big women are more prone to have twins.
You should stockpile necessary supplies in case of a big earthquake.
She bought him a camera that was too big to fit in his shirt pocket.
Our negotiations to lower export taxes suffered a big setback.
In city after city, big public meetings were held.
The pressures of supporting a big family are beginning to catch up with him.
A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.
The buying and selling of peoples' personal information is becoming a big issue.
Tom can't forget the time he and Mary had their first big argument.
The theory of the Big Bang was proposed in 1927 and expanded in 1929.
When a big ape emerged from the cave, they got frightened and ran away.
Tom is used to driving a pickup truck, but he's never driven one of those really big trucks.
It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.

English word "grouss"(big) occurs in sets:

Adjectives and adverbs 1 - 50 - Adjektiven an Adve...
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2. great great


Great, isn't it?
A great warrior radiates strength. He doesn't have to fight to the death.
Though the Incas built up a great civilization, they had no system of writing.
If it were not for great books, our lives would be much the poorer.
Most people have great disinclinations to get out of bed early, even if they have to.
The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat.
Wouldn't it be great if a gender-neutral pronoun for "he" or "she" existed in English?
This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
We humans have a great way of twisting facts to fit our conclusion as soon as we have made one.
All great men are dead and I am not feeling too well myself.
By the 1750s, all the tribes of the Great Plains had horses.
The small country is making great efforts to keep up with other developing countries.
A nation need not necessarily be powerful to be great.
Being written in great haste, this letter has quite a few mistakes.
General Lee and the Confederate Army lost the great battle.

3. large large


It's too large.
It is hoped that this new policy will create jobs on a large scale.
Many large Japanese companies depend on exports.
Large areas of the ocean are polluted.
Making such a large sale is a feather in the salesman's cap.
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Not long ago we heard a father say in the presence of his large family, "I don't want any of my boys to be lawyers."
Large cars use lots of gas.
His large income enabled him to live in comfort.
When their leader died, they placed his body in a large tomb.
Throughout the United State large numbers of young people enter college every year.
The number of Europeans who visit Thailand every year is very large.
In the city, large quantities of garbage are being produced every day.
On large farms, cattle are usually marked with brands.
Large catches of squid are a sign of a coming earthquake.

English word "grouss"(large) occurs in sets:

Adjectives and adverbs 100 - 150 - Adjektiven an A...