/ˈɡɾande/
Translation
big, large, great
Word origin
From Latin grandis ('large, great, full-grown').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- grandis
- English cognates
- grand, grandeur, grandiose
Grammar
Examples
gran muchos .
She has a big family with many cousins.
gran , .
He is a great man, very generous and honest.
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The city is too large to see everything on foot.
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When you are grown up you will be able to decide for yourself.
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I need a bigger table for all the guests.
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El vecino nuevo
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En el médico
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Espero que vengáis
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La aventura de Sofía
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La fábrica de madera
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La fiesta sorpresa
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La llamada
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La nota de Rafa
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La promesa de Lucía
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Le echo de menos
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Pasen y siéntense
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Perdido en la ciudad
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Una tarde de lluvia
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La cena de los Pereira
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Los puestos del sábado
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Palabras de cocina
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Grammar articles
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Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
Spanish Collocations: tomar una decisión, hacer una pregunta, cometer un error
Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
Spanish Exclamations: ¡Qué bonito!, ¡Cuánta gente!, ¡Vaya día! (and the accents)
Spanish False Friends (Part 1): embarazada, actual, realizar, sensible
Spanish Imperfect: hablaba, comía, vivía and Only Three Irregulars
Spanish Possessive Pronouns: el mío, el tuyo, el suyo and the Long Possessives
Spanish Superlatives: El Mejor, El Más, and the -ísimo Ending
Spanish Word Order: SVO, Pro-Drop and the Five Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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