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géant

giant, enormous

adjective noun zheh-AHN Less Common
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Origin: Latin gigantem (giant)

Also means

giant (noun)

Usage Note

géant is used both as an adjective (un écran géant = a giant screen) and as a noun (un géant de l'industrie = an industry giant). The feminine is géante. Informally, c'est géant! is a dated but still-heard colloquial expression meaning 'that's awesome!'

Examples

"Ils ont regardé le match sur un écran géant."

Natural Translation

They watched the match on a giant screen.

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