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- "Duo is strong and great."
"Duo is strong and great."
Translation:Duo ist stark und toll.
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It wanted me to answer this one twice even though I got it the first time. Indoctrination????!!!!
"Groß" isn't the suitable translation in this context. You can use "toll" or a synonyme of it: "großartig".
"Großartig" consists of the two parts "groß" which means "big" and "Art" which means "kind" or "type". "-ig" is a suffix used for adverbs and adjectives.
So literally, "großartig" can be translated as "kind of big". That indicates that being big is often good, especially in former times.
I hope I made my point clear, despite my limited English skills.
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I think 'toll' is one of those words like 'wicked' that have reversed their meanings. A few years ago 'wicked' among young people meant very good. 'Toll' means 'mad' literally - as in 'Tollwut', the German for Rabies. (At least, I think that's right.)