Sono grande come un cavallo! is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "I am large like a horse!" The declaration may be made by either a female or male. The pronunciation will be "SO-no GRAN-dey KO-mey oon ka-VAL-lo" in Pisan Italian.
"Large" in English means grande in the singular and grandi in the plural in Italian.
Catenaccio in Italian means "large chain" in English.
Quanto grande? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "How big?" The question also translates literally as "How large?" in English. The pronunciation will be "KWAN-to GRAN-dey" in Pisan Italian.
Donnona is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "big woman." It represents the combination of the feminine singular noun donna ("woman") with the feminine suffix -ona("big, large"). The pronunciation will be "don-NO-na" in Italian.
"Country house" is an English equivalent of the Italian word villa. The feminine singular noun in question references in fact a large habitation whose property includes substantial gardens or parks. The pronunciation will be "VEEL-la" in Italian.
"The large cellar" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase Il cantinone. The pronunciation of the masculine singular phrase -- which most famously occurs as a restaurant name in Italy and which also translates as "the large basement (wine cellar, wine pub)" -- will be "eel KAN-tee-NO-ney" in Italian.
"Big kiss" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian word bacione. The masculine singular noun merges the masculine singular noun bacio ("kiss") with the augmentative ending -one ("big," "great," "large"). The pronunciation will be "ba-TCHO-ney" in Italian.
"Big Java" is an English equivalent of the Italian name Giavona. The proper noun -- which originates from the combination of the feminine singular noun Giava ("Java") and the feminine augmentative suffix -ona ("big, old, large") -- will be pronounced "dja-VO-na" in Italian.
Grande scrivania and scrivania grande are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "large desk." Context makes clear whether emphasizing the largeness more (case 1) or less (example 2) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "GRAN-dey SKREE-va-NEE-a" and "SKREE-va-NEE-a GRAN-dey" in Italian.
"Large grass snake" is an English equivalent of "biscione" (Natrix natrix).The Italian word is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article is "il" ("the"). Its singular indefinite article is "un, uno" ("a, one").The pronunciation is "bee-SHOH-neh."
Giganti is an Italian equivalent of the English word "giants." The plural noun may be used figuratively, in regard to very important people who dominate their field, such as Bob Dylan in music and Albert Einstein in science, or literally, in terms of very large beings. The pronunciation will be "djee-GAN-tee" in Pisan Italian.
The endings '-ona', '-ono', '-one', and '-oni' add a 'large' quality to a noun. For example, the feminine gender noun 'casa' means 'house'. But 'la casona' means 'the large house'.