Sentence examples of "grandes" in Spanish with translation "old"

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Considerad lo que les hacemos a nuestros hijos. No les decimos "algunas personas creen que la Tierra es redonda, y otras que es plana; cuando crezcas, puedes, si quieres, examinar las pruebas y llegar a tus propias conclusiones". En su lugar decimos "la Tierra es redonda". Para cuando nuestros hijos son lo suficientemente grandes como para examinar las pruebas, nuestra propaganda ha bloqueado su mente... Consider what we do to our children. We do not say to them: 'Some people think the earth is round, and others think it is flat; when you grow up, you can, if you like, examine the evidence and form your own conclusion.' Instead of this we say: 'The earth is round.' By the time our children are old enough to examine the evidence, our propaganda has closed their minds...
Mi padre se hizo mayor. My father grew old.
Obsérvale: debe ser bastante mayor. Look at him: he must be quite old.
Este hombre mayor es canoso. This old man is gray.
Debes respetar a los mayores. You have to respect the old.
La mujer mayor es un doctora. The old woman is a doctor.
Dicen que soy una mujer mayor. They say that I'm an old woman.
Mi abuela se ha hecho mayor. My grandmother has become old.
Ella no es tan mayor como Mary. She's not as old as Mary.
Él no es muy mayor para hacerlo. He is not too old to do it.
¡No te hagas mayor, mejor hazte sabio! Don't grow old, grow wise!
Eres lo suficientemente grande para cuidarte solo. You are old enough to take care of yourself.
Él está lo suficientemente grande para conducir. He is old enough to drive.
Sabes, cada vez hay más personas mayores. You know, there are more and more old people.
Le di mi asiento a la dama mayor. I gave my seat to the old lady.
Él es lo suficientemente mayor para viajar solo. He is old enough to travel alone.
Ese hombre mayor es muy maniático para comer. That old man is a fussy eater.
El Sr. Kato era demasiado mayor para trabajar. Mr Kato was too old to work any longer.
Ese anciano cruzó la carretera con gran precaución. The old man walked across the road carefully.
Los jóvenes deberían ser amables con los mayores. The young should be kind to the old.
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