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The Portuguese word for big is
grande





big

Portuguese Definition


big
     1. Adjetivo. grande, bigue



Translations for big and their definitions

grande
     1. adj. large; great; big (of great size or extent)
           Este livro é grande. - This book is big.
           Este livro é maior do que aquele. - This book is bigger than that one.
     2. adj. large; big; numerous (numerically large)
           A família é muito grande. - The family is very large.
     3. adj. (preceding nouns) great (of great importance)
           Os grandes reis da antiguidade. - The great kings of antiquity.
     4. adj. (preceding nouns) great; magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)
           Artur foi um grande rei. - Arthur was a great king.
     5. adj. grown-up; mature
           Já és grande, podes trabalhar. - You’re already grown-up, you can work.
     6. adj. (followed by a city’s name) the metropolitan area of, greater
           Moro na grande Lisboa. - I live in the metropolis of Lisbon.
           O Grande Porto é uma região metropolitana no norte de Portugal. - Greater Porto is a metropolitan area in the north of Portugal.
     7. n. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone


maior
     1. adj. followed by que comparative of grande; bigger, larger
           Melancias são maiores que laranjas. - Watermelons are bigger than oranges.
     2. adj. preceded by a definite article superlative of grande; biggest, largest
           Júpiter é o maior planeta do Sistema Solar. - Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
     3. adj. major, greater
           um desafio maior - a major challenge
     4. adj. (music) major
     5. adj. (Brazil, informal) big, great
           Ele é maior idiota... - He is a big idiot
     6. adv. (Brazil, informal) very, quite
           Essa comida comida tem um gosto maior ruim. - That food tastes very bad.


adulto
     1. adj. adult, grown-up
     2. n-m. adult


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