1. adjective
   1. big, large;
   2. thick;
   3. fat;
   4. [customer, market] big;
      [damage] considerable;
   5. [problem] serious, big;
      [flaw] big, major;
   6. [cold] bad;
      [sobs] loud;
      [voice] deep;
      [rain] heavy;
      [smoker] heavy.

2. adverb
   1. [write] big;
   2. [bet, lose] a lot of money;
      figurative a lot.

3. noun, masculine invariable
   1. le ~ de the majority of [spectators];
      the bulk of [work];
      most of [winter];
   2. wholesale trade;
   3. la pêche au ~ game fishing.

4. en ~ phrase
   1. roughly;
      en ~ je suis d'accord avec toi basically, I agree with you;
   2. wholesale;
   3. in big letters.

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