- grandiose scheme
- грандиозный план
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grandiose scheme
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grandiose — grandiosely, adv. grandioseness, grandiosity /gran dee os i tee/, n. /gran dee ohs /, adj. 1. affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words. 2. more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown: a grandiose scheme. 3. grand in an… … Universalium
grandiose — gran•di•ose [[t]ˈgræn diˌoʊs[/t]] adj. 1) affectedly grand; pompous: grandiose words[/ex] 2) more complicated than necessary: a grandiose scheme[/ex] 3) grand in an imposing way • Etymology: 1830–40; < F < It grandioso < L grandi(s)… … From formal English to slang
grandiose — gran|di|ose [ˈgrændiəus US ous] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis; GRAND1] grandiose plans sound very important or impressive, but are not practical grandiose scheme/plan/idea etc ▪ grandiose schemes of … Dictionary of contemporary English
scheme — I n. 1) to concoct, cook up, devise, think up a scheme 2) to foil, thwart a scheme 3) a diabolical; fantastic; get rich quick; grandiose; nefarious; preposterous, wild eyed scheme 4) a scheme to + inf. (she concocted a scheme to get publicity) 5) … Combinatory dictionary
scheme — noun 1 plan for getting an advantage, etc. for yourself ADJECTIVE ▪ crazy, hare brained ▪ She s come up with a hare brained scheme for getting her novel published. ▪ elaborate ▪ get rich quick … Collocations dictionary
grandiose — adj. Grandiose is used with these nouns: ↑ambition, ↑claim, ↑idea, ↑plan, ↑scheme … Collocations dictionary
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