greater [ˈɡreɪtə] ADJ
1. greater comp of great
2. greater (in place names):
- greater
- gran
3. greater (in animal and plant names):
- greater
- mayor
I. great [Am ɡreɪt, Brit ɡreɪt] ADJ
1.1. great (large in size):
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- the Great Lakes
- los Grandes Lagos
1.2. great number/quantity:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- a great many people
- muchísima gente
- a great deal of criticism
- muchas críticas
- the great majority
- la gran mayoría
- to fall from a great height
- caerse de muy alto
- we discussed it in great detail
- lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
- she lived to a great age
- vivió hasta una edad muy avanzada
- on an even greater scale
- incluso a mayor escala
- there's a dirty great hole in my sock Brit inf
- tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín inf
1.3. great attr (profound, intense):
- great affection/sorrow/attention/advantage
- gran delante del n
- with great interest/care
- con gran interés/cuidado
- great progress has been made
- se han hecho grandes progresos
- greater help is needed
- se necesita más ayuda
2.1. great (important) landowner/occasion/problem:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- the great houses of England
- las grandes mansiones de Inglaterra
- the great American novel
- la gran novela americana
- the Great Fire of London
- el gran incendio de Londres
- the Great Powers
- las grandes potencias
2.2. great (outstanding) man/woman/painter/athlete/author:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- Catherine the Great
- Catalina la Grande
- she was destined for great things
- estaba predestinada a llegar lejos
2.3. great (genuine, real) friend/rival:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- it's a great pity you can't come
- es una verdadera lástima que no puedas venir
- I'm in no great hurry
- no tengo mucha prisa
- I'm in no great hurry
- no estoy muy apurado LatAm
- you're a great help! inf, iron
- ¡valiente ayuda la tuya! iron
- she's leaving — it's no great loss
- se va — no se pierde mucho
- she has a great eye for detail
- tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles
- I'm a great fan of yours
- soy un gran admirador suyo
- I'm a great believer in …
- soy un gran partidario de …
- she's a great one for ginseng inf
- es una fanática del ginseng
- he's a great one for starting arguments inf
- ¡es único para empezar discusiones!
- he's a great one for starting arguments inf
- para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer CSur inf
- you great idiot!
- ¡pedazo de idiota! inf
3. great (excellent) inf:
- great goal/movie/meal
- sensacional
- great goal/movie/meal
- fabuloso
- we had a really great time
- lo pasamos fenomenal inf
- the great thing is that you don't need to clean it
- lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo
- he's a really great guy
- es un tipo sensacional inf
- he's a really great guy
- es un tío sensacional Spain inf
- he was just great about it
- se lo tomó muy bien
- to be great at sth she's great at chess
- juega estupendamente al ajedrez
- he's great at mending things
- se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos
- to be great on sth he's great on pop music
- sabe mucho de música pop
- as interj (that's) great!
- ¡qué bien!
- as interj (that's) great!
- ¡fenomenal!
- as interj (that's) great!
- ¡bárbaro! inf
II. great [Am ɡreɪt, Brit ɡreɪt] N
1. great (outstanding person):
- great inf
- estrella f
- great inf
- grande mf
2. great (important people) + pl vb:
- the great
- la gente importante
- the great
- los grandes
- the great and the good Brit hum
- las vacas sagradas hum
III. great [Am ɡreɪt, Brit ɡreɪt] ADV esp Am
inf
- great
- fenomenal inf
Greater London N
- Greater London
- el gran Londres (Londres incluyendo la periferia)
I. great [Am ɡreɪt, Brit ɡreɪt] ADJ
1.1. great (large in size):
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- the Great Lakes
- los Grandes Lagos
1.2. great number/quantity:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- a great many people
- muchísima gente
- a great deal of criticism
- muchas críticas
- the great majority
- la gran mayoría
- to fall from a great height
- caerse de muy alto
- we discussed it in great detail
- lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto
- she lived to a great age
- vivió hasta una edad muy avanzada
- on an even greater scale
- incluso a mayor escala
- there's a dirty great hole in my sock Brit inf
- tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín inf
1.3. great attr (profound, intense):
- great affection/sorrow/attention/advantage
- gran delante del n
- with great interest/care
- con gran interés/cuidado
- great progress has been made
- se han hecho grandes progresos
- greater help is needed
- se necesita más ayuda
2.1. great (important) landowner/occasion/problem:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- the great houses of England
- las grandes mansiones de Inglaterra
- the great American novel
- la gran novela americana
- the Great Fire of London
- el gran incendio de Londres
- the Great Powers
- las grandes potencias
2.2. great (outstanding) man/woman/painter/athlete/author:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- Catherine the Great
- Catalina la Grande
- she was destined for great things
- estaba predestinada a llegar lejos
2.3. great (genuine, real) friend/rival:
- great attr sing
- gran delante del n
- great pl
- grandes delante del n
- it's a great pity you can't come
- es una verdadera lástima que no puedas venir
- I'm in no great hurry
- no tengo mucha prisa
- I'm in no great hurry
- no estoy muy apurado LatAm
- you're a great help! inf, iron
- ¡valiente ayuda la tuya! iron
- she's leaving — it's no great loss
- se va — no se pierde mucho
- she has a great eye for detail
- tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles
- I'm a great fan of yours
- soy un gran admirador suyo
- I'm a great believer in …
- soy un gran partidario de …
- she's a great one for ginseng inf
- es una fanática del ginseng
- he's a great one for starting arguments inf
- ¡es único para empezar discusiones!
- he's a great one for starting arguments inf
- para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer CSur inf
- you great idiot!
- ¡pedazo de idiota! inf
3. great (excellent) inf:
- great goal/movie/meal
- sensacional
- great goal/movie/meal
- fabuloso
- we had a really great time
- lo pasamos fenomenal inf
- the great thing is that you don't need to clean it
- lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo
- he's a really great guy
- es un tipo sensacional inf
- he's a really great guy
- es un tío sensacional Spain inf
- he was just great about it
- se lo tomó muy bien
- to be great at sth she's great at chess
- juega estupendamente al ajedrez
- he's great at mending things
- se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos
- to be great on sth he's great on pop music
- sabe mucho de música pop
- as interj (that's) great!
- ¡qué bien!
- as interj (that's) great!
- ¡fenomenal!
- as interj (that's) great!
- ¡bárbaro! inf
II. great [Am ɡreɪt, Brit ɡreɪt] N
1. great (outstanding person):
- great inf
- estrella f
- great inf
- grande mf
2. great (important people) + pl vb:
- the great
- la gente importante
- the great
- los grandes
- the great and the good Brit hum
- las vacas sagradas hum
III. great [Am ɡreɪt, Brit ɡreɪt] ADV esp Am
inf
- great
- fenomenal inf
great-aunt [Am ˌɡreɪdˈænt, Brit ɡreɪtˈɑːnt] N
- great-aunt
- tía f abuela
great-grandson [Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌsən, Brit ɡreɪtˈɡransʌn] N
- great-grandson
- bisnieto m
- great-grandson
- biznieto m
great-grandparent [Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌpɛrənt, Brit ɡreɪtˈɡranpɛːrənt] N
- great-grandparent
- bisabuelo m / bisabuela f
great-grandmother [Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌməðər, Brit ɡreɪtˈɡranmʌðə] N
- great-grandmother
- bisabuela f
great-grandfather [Am ɡreɪtˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðər, Brit ɡreɪtˈɡranfɑːðə] N
- great-grandfather
- bisabuelo m
great-niece [ˌɡreɪtˈnis] N
- great-niece
- sobrina f nieta
great-uncle [Am ˌɡreɪdˈəŋk(ə)l, Brit ɡreɪtˈʌŋk(ə)l] N
- great-uncle
- tío m abuelo
English
Spanish
Greater London N
- Greater London
- la ciudad de Londres y su área metropolitana
I. great [greɪt] N
- great
- grande mf
- the great and the good Brit
- los grandes y los buenos
- Alexander the great
- Alejandro m Magno
II. great [greɪt] ADJ
1. great (very big):
- great
- enorme
- a great amount
- una gran cantidad
- a great deal of time/money
- muchísimo tiempo/dinero
- a great joy/sadness
- una gran alegría/pena
- a great many people
- muchísima gente
- the great majority of people
- la gran mayoría (de la gente)
- it gives me great pleasure to announce ... form
- es un gran placer para mí anunciar...
- it is with great sorrow that I tell you of ...
- lamento mucho comunicarles que...
2. great (famous and important):
- great
- famoso, -a
- the greatest boxer
- el boxeador más destacado
- great minds think that ...
- las mentes más prestigiosas creen que...
3. great (wonderful):
- great
- magnífico, -a
- to be great at doing sth inf
- ser bueno en algo
- she's great at playing tennis inf
- a ella se le da muy bien el tenis
- to be a great one for doing sth
- encantar a uno hacer algo
- it's great to be back home again
- es maravilloso estar de nuevo en casa
- the great thing about sth/sb is (that)
- lo mejor de algo/alguien es (que)
- I had a great time with you
- lo he pasado fenomenal contigo
- great!
- ¡estupendo!
4. great (very healthy):
- great
- sano, -a
- to feel not all that great
- no sentirse demasiado bien
5. great (for emphasis):
- you great idiot!
- ¡pedazo de idiota!
- they're great friends
- son muy amigos
- great big
- muy grande
6. great (good):
- great
- excelente
- Peter is a great organiser
- Peter es un magnífico organizador
great-great-grandparents N pl
- great-great-grandparents
- tatarabuelos m pl
great-nephew N
- great-nephew
- sobrino m nieto
great-grandchild N
- great-grandchild
- bisnieto(-a) m (f)
great-aunt N
- great-aunt
- tía f abuela
great-grandparents N pl
- great-grandparents
- bisabuelos m pl
great-uncle N
- great-uncle
- tío m abuelo
great-niece N
- great-niece
- sobrina f nieta
Spanish
English
- en mayor/menor medida
- to a greater/lesser extent
I. great [greɪt] N
- great
- grande mf
- Alexander the great
- Alejandro m Magno
II. great [greɪt] ADJ
1. great (very big):
- great
- enorme
- a great amount
- una gran cantidad
- a great deal of time/money
- muchísimo tiempo/dinero
- a great joy/sadness
- una gran alegría/pena
- a great many people
- muchísima gente
- the great majority of people
- la gran mayoría (de la gente)
- it gives me great pleasure to announce... form
- es un gran placer para mí anunciar...
- it is with great sorrow that I tell you of...
- lamento mucho comunicarles que...
2. great (famous and important):
- great
- famoso, -a
- the greatest boxer
- el boxeador más destacado
- great minds think alike
- las mentes más prestigiosas piensan parecido
3. great (wonderful):
- great
- magnífico, -a
- to be great at doing sth inf
- ser muy bueno en algo
- she's great at playing tennis inf
- se le da muy bien el tenis
- to be a great one for doing sth
- encantar a uno hacer algo
- it's great to be back home again
- es maravilloso estar de nuevo en casa
- the great thing about sth/sb is (that)
- lo mejor de algo/alguien es (que)
- I had a great time with you
- lo he pasado fenomenal contigo
- great!
- ¡estupendo!
4. great (very healthy):
- great
- sano, -a
- to feel great
- estar estupendamente
5. great (for emphasis):
- they're great friends
- son muy amigos
- he's a great big...
- es un gran(dísimo)...
6. great (good):
- great
- excelente
- Peter is a great organizer
- Peter es un magnífico organizador
great-great-grandparents N pl
- great-great-grandparents
- tatarabuelos m pl
great-grandparents N pl
- great-grandparents
- bisabuelos m pl
great-aunt N
- great-aunt
- tía f abuela
great-grandchild N
- great-grandchild
- bisnieto(-a) m (f)
great-nephew N
- great-nephew
- sobrino m nieto
great-niece N
- great-niece
- sobrina f nieta
great-uncle N
- great-uncle
- tío m abuelo
Great Depression N
- Great Depression
- Gran Depresión f
Great Plains
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