young guy

فَتًى \ chap, guy: man; boy; fellow. youth: a very young man: a youth of 19.

gaʀsɔ̃ ɡaʀsɔ̃ nm

niño, -a niña I II I II

Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.

Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.

Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.

Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.

Ex: Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.

* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado = lie down with dogs and you get fleas.

* adaptado especialmente para niños = child-friendly.

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* centrado en el niño = child-centred [child-centered, -USA].

* comida para niños = baby food.

* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC) = Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

* crianza de niños = parenting.

* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.

* cuando era niño = as a boy.

* cuidado de niños = child care [childcare].

* cuidador de niños = childminder.

* custodia de los niños = child custody.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* juego de niños = child's play, children's play, children's play.

* mentalidad de niño = juvenile mentality.

* niño abandonado = waif.

* niño adoptado = adopted child.

* niño adoptivo = adopted child.

* niño cambiado = changeling.

* niño chico = young child, young kid.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* niño consentido = spoilt brat.

* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño de la calle = waif.

* niño de la llave = latchkey child.

* niño desvalido = deprived child.

* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.

* niño joven = young boy.

* niño malcriado = spoilt brat, brat.

* niño mimado = darling, spoilt brat.

* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.

* niño problemático = problem child.

* niño prodigio = child prodigy.

* niño que recibe la educación escolar en su casa = homeschooler [home schooler].

* niños = children [child, -sing.].

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* niños, los = small fry, the.

* niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio = children born out of the wedlock.

* niño travieso = naughty boy.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* piscina inflable para niños = paddling pool, wading pool.

* piscina para niños = wading pool, paddling pool, wading pool.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* propio de niña = girlish.

* propio de niño = boyish.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* tener niños = have + children.

* tener un niño = have + a baby.

* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.

* trata de niños = trafficking in children.

 

niño


(infantil, inmaduro) immature, childish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

(f) girl, child;
( bebé) baby;

de niño as a child;
niño bien rich kid (colloq);
niño de pecho small o young baby;
el niño mimado de la maestra the teacher's favorite^{( conjugate favorite)} o pet;
niño prodigio child prodigy

(f) daughter, child;

niño,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino child: tiene dos niños y una niña, he has two sons and a daughter
va a tener un niño, she's expecting a baby
de niño, as a child
II adjetivo (persona infantil) child
♦ Locuciones: la niña de tus ojos, the apple of one's eye
' niño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- abrigada
- abrigado
- ahijada
- ahijado
- asistencia
- balbuceo
- barrio
- berrear
- berrido
- bicho
- bien
- bisnieta
- bisnieto
- bombón
- bonita
- bonito
- botija
- buena
- bueno
- caca
- calor
- cargar
- cartera
- clavada
- clavado
- condenada
- condenado
- conflictiva
- conflictivo
- crianza
- criatura
- daño
- dejar
- derecha
- derecho
- dormir
- edad
- educada
- educado
- enferma
- enfermo
- escolar
- existencia
- extremar
- fiebre
- ir
- gas
- gorrina
- gorrino
English:
any
- astonishing
- baby
- baby buggy
- baby carriage
- batter
- boggle
- bonnet
- boo-boo
- bounce
- boy
- bring up
- buggy
- busily
- child
- child prodigy
- clown around
- congenital
- console
- cub scout
- cute
- disobedient
- dyslexia
- erratic
- formative
- foster
- foster child
- from
- girl
- growing
- highchair
- horror
- indulge
- indulgence
- infant
- it
- jelly baby
- keep in
- kid
- let off
- little
- mischief
- mischievous
- mommy
- naughty
- outcry
- outwardly
- overgrown
- pat
- play pen
[hembra] child, girl; [bebé] baby; Fam Pey niño bien rich kid; [hija] daughter; RP niños cantores = children who sing the results of the state lottery

ʒœno, ɔt jeunot, -te *

muy Fam [chica] Br bird, US broad

ИЗ СЕБЙ substand PrepP Invar usu. modif) ( usu. of a person) with regard to outward features, characteristics X is AdjP -looking X looks AdjP (of an attractive person) X is a real (not a bad) looker X is not bad (at all) ...глаза быстрые, неистовые, воровские (Катаев 1). In appearance, Mosya was something like this: his face-an earthen pitcher with prominent cheek-bones

young man, lad, guy; manly youth; man, soldier. yigit o’lgur! May you die young!yigitboshi arch.officer, leader

1. (f. - chica)

adj.

1) little, small

2) young

2. (f. - chica)

noun

boy / girl

* * *

chico, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=pequeño) small, little

- dejar chico a algn

- quedarse chico

2) (=joven) young

yo era muy chico, pero me acuerdo de ella — I was very young but I remember her

de chico no me gustaban las verduras — I didn't like vegetables when I was little, as a child, I didn't like vegetables

2. SM / F

1) (=joven) boy/girl

me gusta un chico de Barcelona — there's a guy * o boy from Barcelona I like

es un buen chico — he's a good lad

el entrenador tiene bien preparados a sus chicos — the trainer has his lads well prepared

las chicas de la oficina — the girls at the office

2) (=niño) boy/girl

los chicos de la clase — the boys in the class

chico de la calle — street kid *

chico de los recados — office boy, messenger boy

3) (=hijo) boy/girl

no nos hemos divorciado aún por los chicos — we haven't got divorced yet because of the kids * o children

4) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

¿sales con algún chico? — are you going out with anyone?, have you got a boyfriend?

5) [apelativo]

a) [a un adulto]

mira, chico, déjalo — OK, just leave it, will you?

chica, ¡qué cambiada estás! — hey! o you know, you look so different!

¡hola, chicos! ¿qué tal? — hi, guys! how're you doing? *

hola chicas ¡ya estoy aquí! — hi, girls, here I am!

b) [a un niño]

¡oye, chico! ¿quieres ganarte un poco de dinero? — hey! do you want to earn yourself a bit of money?

chica, ¡no corras! — don't run, dear!

chica

3.

SM LAm (Naipes) game, round; (Billar) game; (Snooker) frame

* * *

I

- ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

a) ( joven) < persona> young

es muy chico para salir solo — he's too young to go out on his own

íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

b) ( bajo) < persona> small

dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

c) ( pequeño) small

los pantalones le quedan chicos — the trousers are too small for him

un pedacito chiquitito — a tiny piece

II

- ca masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl

mis chicos van a ese colegio — my children go to that school

c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl

vino con su chico — she came with her boyfriend

d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

e) ( como apelativo)

chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

- chico de los recados

2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game

* * *

I

- ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

a) ( joven) < persona> young

es muy chico para salir solo — he's too young to go out on his own

íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

b) ( bajo) < persona> small

dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

c) ( pequeño) small

los pantalones le quedan chicos — the trousers are too small for him

un pedacito chiquitito — a tiny piece

II

- ca masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl

mis chicos van a ese colegio — my children go to that school

c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl

vino con su chico — she came with her boyfriend

d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

e) ( como apelativo)

chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

- chico de los recados

2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game

* * *

chico¹

¹ = boy, youngster, kiddy [kiddie], kid, young boy, lad, laddie.

Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.

Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.

Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.

Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.

Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.

Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.

* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.

* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.

* chico lector = reading-boy.

* chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.

* chico travieso = naughty boy.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

chico²

² = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].

Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.

Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.

* niño chico = young kid.

* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

* * *

chico¹ -ca

adjective

( esp AmL)

1 (joven) ‹persona› young

es muy chico para salir solo he's too young to go out on his own

una playa a la que íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos a beach we used to go to as children o when we were young, a beach we used to go to when we were small o little ( colloq)

2 (bajo) ‹persona› small

es muy chico para su edad he's very small for his age

chiquita or chiquitita pero cumplidora (CS); she may be small but she's good ( o clever etc)

matón¹ (↑ matón (1))

dejar chico a algn ( fam); to put sb to shame

se puso a hablar de filosofía y nos dejó chicos a todos she started talking about philosophy and put us all to shame o ( colloq) showed us all up

las dejarás chicas a todas con ese vestido with that dress you'll put everyone else in the shade ( colloq)

quedarse chico: en física me quedo chico junto a él he puts me to shame when it comes to physics

3 (pequeño) small

es un bar muy chico it's a very small bar

los pantalones le quedan chicos the trousers are too small for him

me dio un pedacito chiquitito he gave me a tiny piece

chico² -ca

masculine, feminine

A

1 (niño) ( masculine) boy; ( feminine) girl

es un chico muy bueno he's a very good boy, he's very good

tengo que recoger a los chicos del colegio I have to pick the children o ( colloq) kids up from school

chico de la calle street urchin

zapato

2 (hijo) ( masculine) son, boy; ( feminine) daughter, girl

mis chicos van a ese colegio my children go to that school

mi chico mayor está haciendo la mili my eldest boy o son is doing his military service

3 (joven) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), boy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq); ( feminine) girl

ayer te vi con tu chico I saw you with your boyfriend yesterday

4 (empleado joven) ( masculine) boy; ( feminine) girl

5

(como apelativo): chica, no te puedes imaginar lo que me pasó hey, you'll never guess what happened to me

¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?

chico, no seas tonto, todo te lo crees come on, don't be so silly, you'd believe anything

Compuesto:

chico de los recados

messenger boy

B

chico masculine ( AmL) (en billar) frame; (en bolos) game

* * *

 

chico

◊ -ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

a) ( joven) young;

◊ cuando éramos chicos when we were little (colloq)

b) ( bajo) small

c) ( pequeño) small

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1

a) ( niño) (m) boy;

(f) girl

b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy;

(f) daughter, girl

c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);

(f) girl;

◊ unos chicos ( varones) some boys;

( varones y hembras) some boys and girls

d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy;

(f) girl

e) ( como apelativo):

◊ ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?

2

◊ chico sustantivo masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame;

( en bolos) game
chico,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
(muchacha) girl
II adjetivo small, little
' chico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglo
- chaval
- chavala
- chica
- ser
- fortachón
- fortachona
- limitada
- limitado
- llenarse
- mentirosa
- mentiroso
- recogepelotas
- representar
- sentida
- sentido
- solícita
- solícito
- varón
- acabar
- deshonra
- este
- guapetón
- temperamento
English:
angrily
- boy
- date
- dope
- go out
- go-go
- gofer
- hit
- hit back
- interact
- leave out
- mate
- small
- toyboy
- boyish
- kid
- little
- nice
- wee
- who
- world
- youngster

* * *

chico, -a

♦ adj

esp Am

1. [joven] small, young;

este perro es demasiado chico para separarlo de su madre this dog is too small o young to be taken away from its mother

2. [de poco tamaño] small;

este apartamento es muy chico this Br flat o US apartment is very small;

Prov

lo bueno viene en frasco chico good things come in small packages

♦ nm,f

1. [joven] boy, f girl;

no es mala chica she isn't a bad girl

2. [hijo] son, boy;

[hija] daughter, girl;

mi chica mayor ya se ha casado my eldest daughter o girl is already married;

los chicos han ido a pasar el fin de semana con sus abuelos the children have gone to their grandparents for the weekend

3. [empleado] boy, f girl;

la compra se la llevará el chico the delivery boy will bring your shopping home for you

Comp

RP chico de los mandados [en oficina] office boy; [en tienda] errand boy;

chico de los recados [en oficina] office boy;

[en tienda] errand boy

4. [novio] boyfriend;

[novia] girlfriend;

a ver si nos presentas a tu chico why don't you introduce us to your boyfriend o young man?

5. [tratamiento]

chico, ponme un café waiter, could I have a coffee, please?;

¡chica, no sé qué decirte! well, what can I say?;

¡chico, qué suerte has tenido! you lucky thing!;

chica, haz lo que quieras look, you can do what you want;

¡vamos chico, no te pongas así! come on, don't be like that!

* * *

chico

I adj small, little;

dejar chico a alguien fig fam put s.o. to shame fam II m boy;

peinado a lo chico with short hair, with a boyish haircut

* * *

chico, -ca adj

1) : little, small

2) : young

chico, -ca n

1) : child, boy m, girl f

2) : young man m, young woman f

* * *

chico n

1. (en general) boy

2. (joven) young man [pl. men]

Bụr|sche ['bʊrʃə]

chavo, -a I II I II
chavo

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx)

( muchacha) girl

' chavo' also found in these entries:
English:
guy
- lad
Méx [chica] girl [novia] girlfriend [dinero]

( antes de sm sing gran) (=mayor) I II I II

Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

 

grande adjetivo

1


unos grande almacenes a department store



‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2




ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):

4 ( delante del n)




a lo grande in style
5

‹ explosión› powerful;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!


volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino




grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub
Fig Fam grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens; Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression; Hist Gran Mogol Mogul; Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward; Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket Fam Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot; RP Fam [fantástico] great!