Usage examples of "grand" in French with translation to English

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Il est grand temps d'y aller ! It's high time to get going!
Il est grand temps que vous crachiez le morceau. It is high time you spilled the beans.
Mon grand frère fait autorité en philosophie. My elder brother is an authority on philosophy.
J'achète habituellement mes vêtements au grand magasin. I usually buy my clothes at the department store.
Nous avons passé la journée au grand air. We spent the day in the open air.
Entre les fabricants de ce que l'on nomme « l'électronique grand public » règne une concurrence impitoyable, à mort. Among the manufacturers of so-called "consumer electronics", there exists ruthless cut-throat competition.
Il est grand temps que les enfants aillent dormir. It's high time the children went to bed.
Il est grand temps que vous alliez au lit. It is high time you went to bed.
Il est moins intelligent que son grand frère. He is less clever than his elder brother.
C'était un bordel dans le grand magasin. It was a mess in the department store.
Il est grand temps que tu ailles te coucher, Ken. It's high time you went to bed, Ken.
Il est grand temps que tu ailles au lit. It is high time you were in bed.
Mon grand frère a fini ses devoirs très rapidement. My elder brother finished his homework very quickly.
J'ai aidé le garçon qui s'était perdu dans le grand magasin. I helped the boy who got lost in the department store.
Il est grand temps que les enfants aillent au lit. It's high time the children went to bed.
Il est grand temps que vous entrepreniez une nouvelle affaire. It is high time you started a new business.
J'ai un grand frère et une petite sœur. I have one elder brother and a younger sister.
Il est grand temps que tu te fasses couper les cheveux. It's high time you had a hair cut.
Il est grand temps que tu démarres une nouvelle affaire. It is high time you started a new business.
Sa grande soeur est plus âgée que mon grand frère. His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.
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