grand clerc
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃ klɛʁ/
Noun
grand clerc m (plural grands clercs)
- (informal, figuratively) rocket scientist
- il ne faut pas être un grand clerc pour comprendre ça ― it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand that, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
Usage notes
- Not used with the definite article; either used with the indefinite article un, or without article (pas besoin d'être grand clerc pour comprendre cela).
See also
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