The Spanish word for big is
grande
Spanish Definition
big | |
1. adj. Grande. | |
2. adj. Popular. |
Translations for big and their definitions
grande | © | ||
1. adj. (after the noun or predicatively) big, large | |||
2. adj. (before a plural noun) great | |||
3. adj. (about human age) aged, old | |||
Mi papá ya es muy grande para hacer eso. - My dad is now a bit old to do that. | |||
4. n. grandee |
mayor | ||
1. adj. comparative of grande: bigger | ||
2. adj. comparative of viejo: older; elder | ||
mi novio es mayor que yo - my boyfriend is older than me | ||
tengo una hermana mayor - I've got an elder sister | ||
3. adj. (of a person) comparative of viejo: old; at an advanced age | ||
4. adj. of age; adult; grown-up | ||
Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico - When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor. | ||
5. adj. major; main | ||
una preocupación mayor - a major concern | ||
la plaza mayor - the main square | ||
6. adj. head; boss | ||
7. adj. (music) major | ||
8. adj. as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor superlative of grande: the biggest | ||
9. adj. as a superlative superlative of viejo: the oldest | ||
10. adj. enhanced | ||
11. n-m. (military) major (military rank) | ||
12. n-m. boss; head | ||
13. n-m. (literary, in plural) ancestors | ||
14. n-m. old person | ||
15. n-f. (nautical) mainsail |
adulto | ||
1. adj. adult | ||
2. n-m. adult |
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