grand-chose
Appearance
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- a big deal; something or someone important
- (not) much, (not) a lot
- Synonym: peu
- Par ici, il n’y a pas grand-chose à faire.
- There isn't much to do around here.
- Je n’ai plus grand-chose à y ajouter.
- I don't have much to add.
- 2003, Carla Bruni, Quelqu'un m'a dit:
- On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand-chose ; elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses.
- People tell me that our lives are not worth much; they go by in an instant, like roses wilt.
Usage notes
[edit]Grand-chose is used with a negative:
- Qu’est-ce que tu as fait aujourd’hui? – Pas grand-chose.
- What did you do today? – Not much.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “chose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.