Topic: French
https://www.duolingo.com/M.Elsherif

"The big girl"

    March 7, 2013

    7 Comments

    https://www.duolingo.com/M.Elsherif

      i think "grosse" means "heavy" in this sentence not "big" , "la fille grande" is a wrong answer here

      March 7, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/aurelienche

        I'm not sure I get what you want to say. But here “big” is either « grosse », or « grande » if you speek figuratively. In english, if you say (affectionately) “big boy”, in french it's « grand garçon ».

        March 7, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/M.Elsherif

          merci beaucoup!

          March 11, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/adaobi

            can 'gros' and 'grand' be used interchangeably in french?

            June 1, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/lprest

              Gros=fat. Grand=big/tall.

              September 9, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/ejm_etherwork

                If there had been a choice of La grande fille, would that have been a correct solution as well?

                June 17, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/reynaldi

                  is grande/grosse for feminine ?

                  June 25, 2013
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