"Questa giacca è grandiosa."

Translation: This jacket is grand.

[dnovinc]

I must say that this english sentence is a bit weird.

[Adamcadaver]

Grandioso is equivalent to 'cool' in italian.

[blazinghaze]

I feel like figo is more like cool

[blazinghaze]

Of course the feminine of that does NOT mean cool

[juraj.slavik]

This dictionary says that "figa" can be used if you want to use world "cool":

http://context.reverso.net/translation/italian-english/figa

So the meaning depends probably from the context.

And the word "figata" can be used too:

http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/figa

[il-deca]

Yes, "figata" is commonly used, but I would avoid using "figa" if were in you... It's a funny source of laughter and double sense jokes. It's a bit like the English word "❤❤❤❤❤"... It's fun to hear "I fed my ❤❤❤❤❤" 8-)

[BampaOwl]

Oh, traps for the unwary! Thanks for the explanations, but NB that the English F___y has different meanings either side of the Atlantic. Much ruder in UK than US.

[Flickter44]

Agree with Roberto - avoid the 'f' words!

[Teresinha]

That's what I thought...

[AndrDemetr]

Actually, 'grand' would be common in North-West England (Liverpool/Manchester). Down south we are more likely to say 'great' rather than 'grand' in this context.

[Come_On_Eileen]

They use "grand" in the Irish Republic, too.

[LindaNordin]

DL does not accept "great".

[jgbachand]

very much so; but then I guess I've never owned a "grand" jacket!

[LatecomerLaurie]

(American English speaker) It also accepts "great" (thank goodness)

[Giovanna282584]

But not 'splendid':-(

[mbisson]

What in the world is this sentence supposed to mean?!

[Che-Figata]

Sort-of like "elegant", perhaps?

[principessajenny]

I seriously thought this could be "large," as in, this jacket is large. Oh, Italiano... will I ever speak thee? :)

[ruddiger0]

the evening went swimmingly and this jacket is smashing

[J.Franchomme]

"This jacket is awesome." ?

I thought it was more or less the same meaning.

2015/04/10

[chartsman]

That's an American word, I suppose. In Ireland, everyone would say that it's grand, in the UK on the other hand that it's great, cool, wicked or ace.

[BampaOwl]

Or gradely. But that's Yorkshire, and pretty old-fashioned.

[il-deca]

It is, for everyone except Duolingo.

[MacIomhair]

"Grand" did mean cool quite some time ago in the UK and fairly briefly. I think it probably needs a more modern translation added.

[darraghp]

This is now irish english not american or british english. There are many weird and quite bizarre english sentences on this strange but interesting course.

[Charles141957]

Isn't grandiosa the same as grandiose?

[Tanzacos]

we do not say in English, this jacket is grand, we say this jacket is great

[chartsman]

In Ireland, "grand" is used for absolutely everything.

[KiwiKatUK]

Or posh perhaps? Jackets do behave rather oddly in Duolingo - one was just described as sottile, which confused everyone.

[LindaNordin]

I would never say a jacket is grand. What does that even mean?

[Flickter44]

Agree. This jacket is super, fancy, elegant... grand???

[Leo_Maguire]

Grand is a perfectly acceptable adjective in British English, as is grandiose, though I doubt you'd hear anyone use them in regular conversation.

[wiplala]

this jacket is fantastic?

[skywalker735]

is there any difference between "questa giacca è grande"?
i thought that 'grandiosa' is derived from 'grande'
grazie

[il-deca]

"grande" means big, "grandioso" means awesome (that is not accepted, though)

[skywalker735]

although 'big' could probably mean 'awesome', lol.

[jackierodw]

"Grand" sounds reminiscent of slightly archaic Yorkshire dialect......I think "great" or "smart" would be a better translation.

[Alvaro811549]

In (American) English "great" is the norm and as such this term should also be acceptable.

[MatthewBut2]

Hmm, but apparently this jacket is not grandiose for some reason. :(

[ArielTeije]

That makes no sense at all in English!

[Pete975877]

Why can't it be 'This is a grand jacket'?

[egglady]

The point seems to be showing the difference between "gioco" (game) in the previous question with "giacca" (jacket) in this one. I was glad to see the two words used so closely together, to be able to discern the difference.

[PATRICKPIZ1]

thanks for fixing the 'write what you hear' format

[nosola1]

English native speaker UK - 'grand' does not equate to elegant. A dress could be simple and elegant or chic (yes, appropriated from French) but not grand AND elegant. I think 'magnificent' or 'splendid' is more likely. I cannot believe that DuoL has used the dialect translation.

[LindaNordin]

do italians really use "grand" in describing a jacket?

[RikSha]

'This jacket is pizza' - Almost impossible to read this sentence in any other way :D (Google 'pizza grandiosa' if you are not familiar with the brand)