| gen. |
гранд (испанский); вельможа; сановник; испанский гранд; знатная особа; видная фигура (a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank ¦ a person of high rank or eminence: several City grandees and eminent lawyers. NOED ▪ And corruption is condoned by powerful grandees in government and business. ▪ Much of his downfall came from an over-zealous and extravagant interpretation of his role and duties as a landowner and grandee. ▪ The grandees of sport and theatre are distressed. ▪ This is doubtful: the electorate, being composed of ordinary people, is less impressionable than Tory grandees. LDOCE Alexander Demidov); ведущий деятель (1) N-COUNT In the past, a grandee was a Spanish prince of the highest rank. 2) N-COUNT You can refer to someone, especially a politician, who is upper class and has a lot of influence as a grandee. [mainly BRIT] He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party. CCB Alexander Demidov); важная персона; знатный человек |
