~ banditisme organized crime;
~ bassin (de piscine) main pool;
~ couturier couturier;
~ duc Zool eagle owl;
~ écart Sport splits (sg);
le ~ écran the big screen;
~ ensemble high-density housing complex;
~ invalide civil, GIC civilian who is registered severely disabled;
~ invalide de guerre, GIG ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled;
le ~ large Naut the high seas (pl);
~ magasin department store;
~ maître (aux échecs) grand master;
~ mât mainmast;
le ~ monde high society;
le Grand Nord the Far North;
~ panda giant panda;
Grand Pardon Day of Atonement;
~ patron Méd senior consultant GB, head doctor US;
~ prêtre Relig, fig high priest;
le ~ public the general public;
Comm produit ~ public consumer product;
~ quotidien big national daily;
~ teint colourfast (British spelling);
~ tourisme Aut GT, gran turismo;
la ~e banlieue the outer suburbs (pl);
la ~e cuisine haute cuisine;
~e distribution volume retailing;
~e école higher education institution;
la Grande Guerre the First World War;
~e gueule (familier) loud mouth (familier);
la ~e muraille de Chine the Great Wall of China;
~e personne grown-up, adult;
la ~e presse the popular dailies (pl);
~e puissance Pol superpower;
~e roue (de foire) big wheel GB, Ferris wheel US;
~e série Comm mass production;
fabriqué en ~e série mass-produced;
~e surface Comm supermarket;
~es eaux fountains;
dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les ~es eaux fig the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks;
~es lignes Rail main train routes;
~es marées spring tides;
~es ondes long wave (sg);
~s espaces open spaces;
~s fauves big cats;
~s fonds ocean depths;
Grands Lacs Great Lakes;
~s singes great apes;
➡ See Also→ voyage .