Sentence examples of "grands" in French with translation "great"

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J'aime les grands espaces. I love the great outdoors.
Les grands esprits se rencontrent. Great minds think alike.
Ils sont de grands amis. They are great friends.
Un peuple malheureux fait les grands artistes. An unhappy people makes for great artists.
Les grands esprits pensent de la même manière. Great minds think alike.
Les grands artistes n'ont pas de patrie. Great artists have no country.
Des propos inconsidérés peuvent causer de grands torts. Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
Les grands hommes ne sont pas toujours sages. Great men are not always wise.
Il compte parmi les plus grands scientifiques mondiaux. He is numbered among the greatest scientists in the world.
Les Grands Lacs fournissent de l'eau potable. The Great Lakes supply drinking water.
C'est un des plus grands scientifiques au Japon. He is one of the greatest scientists in Japan.
Je ne peux résister à l'attrait des grands profits. I could not resist the lure of great profits.
Rien ne nous rend si grands qu'une grande douleur. Nothing makes us greater than a great suffering.
C'est l'un des plus grands artistes au Japon. He is one of the greatest artists in Japan.
Aimer et être aimé sont les plus grands des bonheurs. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness.
Beaucoup de grands scientifiques avaient pensé à des choses absurdes. Many great scientists had thought about absurd things.
Ce sont de grands chefs d'oeuvres de l'art européen. They are great masterpieces of European art.
La lecture est l'un des grands plaisirs de la vie. Reading is one of life's great pleasures.
Il a gagné le premier prix en récompense de ses grands efforts. He won first prize as a result of his great effort.
Chacun des grands succès dans le monde fut d'abord un échec. Each one of the world's great successes was a failure first.
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