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ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo•- greatly- greatness
great adj1. gran / grande2. gran / importante3. estupendo / fenomenalyou look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!tr[greɪt]1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no great shakes no ser gran cosato go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popathe Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coralgreat circle círculo máximoGreat Dane gran danés nombre masculinothe Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundialgreat ['greɪt] adj1) large: grandea great mountain: una montaña grandea great crowd: una gran muchedumbre2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grandegreat pain: gran dolor3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguidoa great poet: un gran poeta4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabulosoto have a great time: pasarlo en grande5)a great while : mucho tiempoadj.• enorme adj.• garrafal adj.• gran adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.• largo, -a adj.• magno, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.• pistonudo, -a adj.• principal adj.• solemne adj.• vasto, -a adj.
I greɪt1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)[ɡreɪt]1. ADJ(compar greater) (superl greatest)1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme•
I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré muchoa great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo
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great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!
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you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *•
a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razóna great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos
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it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no viniesesit's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...
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great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresosgun 1., 1)•
great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande•
the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado•
one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande•
she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles4) (with names)Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande
5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande•
she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro•
she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedadeshe's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *
6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *
you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *
it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *
"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *
(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!
wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?
camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *
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she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien•
he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol•
to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *•
she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *•
the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo7) (Bot, Zool) grande2. EXCL1) * (=excellent)(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!
2) iro(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!
if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú
3.ADVgreat big * — grandísimo
4.N (=person) grande mfthe great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas
5.CPDgreat ape N — antropoide mf
the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino
the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor
Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f
GREAT, BIG, LARGEGreat Dane N — gran danés m
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large* * *
I [greɪt]1) (before n)a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)
2) (before n)a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)
you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)
he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)
3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabulosohe's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)
to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)
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noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf
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adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam) -
2 fan
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1. fæn noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) abanico2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador
2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanicar(se)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.)
II fæn noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; (also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).)fan1 n1. ventilador / abanico2. admirador / fanfan2 vb abanicarse
fan sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl
fan mf fan ' fan' also found in these entries: Spanish: abanicar - abanicarse - abanico - aficionada - aficionado - confesarse - deyección - enchufar - estropearse - forofa - forofo - hincha - seguidor - seguidora - soplar - soplillo - ventilador - admirador - apantallar - correa - extractor - fanático - palmito - ponchar - porrista English: autograph - exhaust fan - fan - fan club - fan heater - fan mail - film fan - put - avid - go - lovertr[fæn]1 (object) abanico2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL ventilador nombre masculino4 (of football) hincha nombre masulino o femenino2 figurative use avivar, atizar1 abanicarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fan the flames figurative use echar leña al fuegofan belt correa del ventiladorfan club club nombre masculino de fansfan heater calefactor nombre masculinofan mail cartas nombre femenino plural de los fans1) : abanicar (a una persona), avivar (un fuego)2) stimulate: avivar, estimularfan n1) : ventilador m, abanico m2) admirer, enthusiast: aficionado m, -da f; entusiasta mf; admirador m, -dora fn.• hincha (Deporte) s.f.n.• abanico (Accesorios de ropa) (•Textil•) s.m.• abano s.m.• admirador, -ora s.m.,f.• aficionado s.m.• aventador s.m.• entusiasta s.m.,f.• ventilador s.m.v.• abanicar v.• aventar v.• soplar v.• ventilar v.
I fæn1)a) ( hand-held) abanico mb) ( mechanical) ventilador m2) ( devotee) (of group, actor) fan mf, admirador, -dora m,f; ( of football team) hincha mf; (before n)
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- nn- transitive verb1)a) ( direct air at)to fan somebody/oneself — abanicar* a alguien/abanicarse*
b) ( intensify) \<\<interest/curiosity\>\> avivarto fan the flames — ( of controversy) echar leña al fuego
2) ( in baseball) \<\<hitter\>\> ponchar; \<\<pitch\>\> abanicar*•Phrasal Verbs:- fan out
I [fæn]1.N abanico m ; (Agr) aventador m ; (=machine) ventilador melectric fan — ventilador m eléctrico
2.VT [+ face, person] abanicar; (mechanically) ventilar; (Agr) aventar; [+ flames] atizar, avivar; (fig) avivar, excitarto fan o.s. — abanicarse, darse aire
3.CPDfan belt N — (in motor) correa f del ventilador
fan heater N — (Brit) calentador m de aire, estufa f eléctrica (de aire caliente)
fan vaulting N — (Archit) bóveda f de abanico
- fan out
II [fæn]1.N (gen) aficionado(-a) m / f ; (Sport) hincha mf, forofo(-a) m / f (Sp), adicto(-a) m / f (LAm); [of pop star etc] fan mf, admirador(a) m / fI am not one of his fans — no soy de sus admiradores, yo no soy de los que lo admiran
2.CPDfan mail N — correspondencia f de los admiradores
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I [fæn]1)a) ( hand-held) abanico mb) ( mechanical) ventilador m2) ( devotee) (of group, actor) fan mf, admirador, -dora m,f; ( of football team) hincha mf; (before n)
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- nn- transitive verb1)a) ( direct air at)to fan somebody/oneself — abanicar* a alguien/abanicarse*
b) ( intensify) \<\<interest/curiosity\>\> avivarto fan the flames — ( of controversy) echar leña al fuego
2) ( in baseball) \<\<hitter\>\> ponchar; \<\<pitch\>\> abanicar*•Phrasal Verbs:- fan out -
3 admire
1) (to look at with great pleasure and often to express this pleasure: I've just been admiring your new car.) admirar2) (to have a very high opinion of (something or someone): I admire John's courage.) admirar•- admirably
- admiration
- admirer
- admiring
- admiringly
admire vb admirartr[əd'maɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 admirarv.• admirar v.• maravillar v.əd'maɪr, əd'maɪə(r)transitive verb \<\<skill/work/scenery\>\> admirar[ǝd'maɪǝ(r)]VT (gen) admirar; (=express admiration for) elogiar* * *[əd'maɪr, əd'maɪə(r)]transitive verb \<\<skill/work/scenery\>\> admirar
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