| French > English |
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| en gros |
| 1. adv. in bulk |
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| acheter en gros - to buy in bulk |
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| 2. adv. (colloquial) in a nutshell, in summary, in short |
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| En gros, c'est un outil qui permet le voyage dans le temps. - Basically, it's a gadget for time-travel. |
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| French > French |
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| en gros |
| 1. v. (Commerce) Par grande quantité. |
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| Vendre en gros. |
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| Marchand en gros, en demi-gros. |
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| 2. v. Selon les circonstances principales d'un événement, d'une affaire, sans s'arrêter aux détails. |
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| 3. v. Considéré ensemble. |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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| gros |
| 1. adj. big, thick, fat |
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| Mon petit copain a des gros doigts. - My boyfriend has fat fingers. |
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| 2. adj. coarse, rough |
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| 3. adj. (Louisiana French) famous |
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| 4. n-m. a person in overweight |
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