GENERAL INFO

`Gros` is an adjective primarily meaning "big," "large," or "fat." It describes physical size, volume, or sometimes intensity.

USAGE

It typically precedes the noun it modifies.

Examples include: "un gros chien" (a big dog), "une grosse erreur" (a big mistake), or "un gros problème" (a major problem).

TRAPS

Gros must agree in gender and number: "gros" (m.s.), "grosse" (f.s.), "gros" (m.pl.), `grosses" (f.pl.).

Careful of the false friend "gross" (disgusting).