gros
/gʁo/
adjective
A1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close, informal — gros can colloquially describe being visibly, late-stage pregnant.
Close, near-synonym for "enormous, big."
Close, near-synonym for "gigantic, big."
Close, figuratively — "astronomical" means huge/enormous.
Practice
1 What does gros mean?
big, fat
2 Fill the gap: Le chat est un peu ___.
Full sentence: Le chat est un peu gros. (The cat is a bit fat.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gros?
gros: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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