No. 378 in Italian
grande
Large; great.
In a sentence
Il palazzo in città è molto grande.
The building in the city is very large.
Here, 'grande' is used as an adjective to denote the large size of the building.
È un grande onore ricevere questo premio.
It is a great honor to receive this award.
In this context, 'grande' means significant or important, used metaphorically.
Da bambino, sognavo di diventare un grande artista.
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a great artist.
Here, 'grande' is used figuratively to mean 'successful or renowned'.
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