Grandet (en. Big)

/ɡʁɑ̃.dɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An individual who demonstrates great greed.

This man is so grandet that he refuses to share even a crumb.

Cet homme est si grandet qu'il refuse de partager même une miette.

A person who spends very little and is obsessed with savings.

Don't be so grandet; a little spending doesn't hurt.

Ne sois pas aussi grandet; un peu de dépense ne fait pas de mal.

Derived from the adjective 'grand', with a connotation of stinginess or restriction.

To be grandet

To be stingy or extremely frugal.

Être grandet

To act like a grandet

To show stinginess in one's actions.

Agir comme un grandet

stingy

A person who doesn't like to spend money.

avare

frugal

Someone who manages their money carefully.

économe

Refers to a person who refuses to spend money unnecessarily.

He's a real grandet, he won't even buy a coffee.

C'est un vrai grandet, il ne veut même pas acheter un café.

Used to describe a person who shows meanness.

He's so grandet, he doesn't even share his food.

Il est tellement grandet, il ne partage même pas sa nourriture.