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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