Usage examples of "Gran" in Italian with translation to English

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La regina Vittoria fu sovrana della Gran Bretagna. Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
Il sindaco si è rivolto a un gran pubblico. The Mayor addressed a large audience.
Tom si rammaricò di aver sprecato gran parte della propria vita. Tom regretted having wasted a great deal of his life.
La popolazione del Giappone è maggiore di quella della Gran Bretagna. The population of Japan is larger than that of Britain.
La gran questione che non è stata risposta, e alla quale non ho sempre potuto rispondere io, malgrado i miei trent'anni di ricerca sull'anima femminile è: che cosa vuole una donna? The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is "What does a woman want?"
È stata una grande festa. That was a great party.
Viviamo in una grande città. We live in a big city.
Questo posto è grande, vero? This place is large, isn't it?
Quella stanza non è molto grande. That room is not very large.
Lui era un grande musicista. He was a great musician.
La mia casa è grande. My house is big.
Vive in una casa grande. He lives in a large house.
Questa casa non è molto grande. This house is not very large.
Quella è una grande idea. That's a great idea.
Lui fece un grande sbadiglio! He gave a big yawn!
Lei ha un grande seno. She has a large bosom.
È stato un grande musicista. He was a great musician.
Tom ha un cuore grande. Tom has a big heart.
Lui ha una grande famiglia. He has a large family.
Lo consideravano un grande studioso. They regarded him as a great scholar.
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