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Dictionary translations for "mayor"

mayor adjective

mayor / mayores / mayores

older (de más edad, comparativo)

Su hija mayor está casada.

Her older daughter is married.

old [əuld] (viejo)

Mi padre se hizo mayor.

My father grew old.

elder [ˈeldə] (hermanos, hijos, comparativo)

Ella es mi hermana mayor.

She is my elder sister.

greatest (el más grande, superlativo)

Fue el mayor terremoto registrado.

It was the greatest earthquake on record.

greater (más grande, comparativo)

La ciudad revivió con mayor vigor.

The city revived with greater vigor.

larger (más ancho, comparativo)

¿Cuál es mayor, Tokio o Kobe?

Which is larger, Tokyo or Kobe?

oldest (de más edad, superlativo)

¿Qué edad tiene el mayor?

What is the age of the oldest?

biggest (superlativo)

El mayor problema del momento es el desempleo.

The biggest problem of the hour is unemployment.

elderly [ˈeldəlɪ] (de edad avanzada)

La gente mayor tiene muchas historias para contar.

The elderly have many stories to tell.

largest (el más ancho, superlativo)

UBS es el mayor banco privado de Europa

UBS is the largest bank in private wealth management in Europe.

major [ˈmeɪdʒə]

Las pequeñas empresas a menudo son absorbidas por una compañía mayor.

Small businesses are often absorbed by a major company.

eldest [ˈeldɪst] (hermanos, hijos, superlativo)

¿Cuál es el nombre de su hermano mayor?

What's the name of your eldest brother?

main [meɪn] (plaza)

Estoy buscando la plaza mayor

I'm looking for the main square

head [hed] (jefe)

Una pequeña mujer mayor frustró el atraco al aporrear al ladrón en la cabeza con su bastón.

A little, old woman foiled the robbery by whacking the thief on the head with her cane.

high [haɪ] (altar, misa)

bigger (comparación)

grown-up (adulto)

adult [ˈædʌlt] (adulto)

mature [məˈtjuə] (de edad)

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grande adjective

grandes / - / -

big [bɪɡ]

John es un chico grande.

John is a big boy.

great [ɡreɪt] (grado)

El riesgo es demasiado grande.

The risk is too great.

large [lɑ:dʒ] (espacio)

Esta talla me queda grande.

This size is too large for me.

old [əuld] (adulto)

Eres lo suficientemente grande para cuidarte solo.

You are old enough to take care of yourself.

high [haɪ] (número, velocidad)

La montaña Asama no es tan grande como el monte Fuji.

Mt. Asama is not as high as Mt. Fuji.

tall [tɔ:l] (de estatura)

Soy tan grande como mi padre.

I'm as tall as my father.

grand [ɡrænd] (principal)

El mundo es un gran baile en el que cada uno lleva una máscara.

The world is a grand ball in which everyone wears a mask.

hefty [ˈheftɪ] (cantidad)

grown-up (mayor)

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Phrases with "mayor" (37)

hermano mayor - older brother
mayor parte - most
la mayor parte - most
hermana mayor - older sister
hija mayor - elder daughter
hijo mayor - elder son
al por mayor - wholesale
en su mayor parte - in most cases
plaza mayor - main square
Osa Mayor - Great Bear

Contexts with "mayor"

Ahora eres un niño mayor, compórtate. Now you are a big boy, behave yourself.

El poder es el mayor afrodisíaco. Power is the great aphrodisiac.

¿Cuál es mayor, Tokio o Kobe? Which is larger, Tokyo or Kobe?

Su hija mayor está casada. Her older daughter is married.

Mi padre se hizo mayor. My father grew old.

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