mayor

Meaning

1. (comparative,feminine,form-of,masculine) comparative degree of grande: bigger
2. (comparative,feminine,form-of,masculine) comparative degree of viejo: older; elder
3. (comparative,feminine,form-of,masculine) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age
4. (feminine,masculine) of age; adult; grown-up
5. (feminine,masculine) major; main
6. (feminine,masculine) head; boss
7. (feminine,masculine) major
8. (feminine,form-of,masculine,superlative) superlative degree of grande: the biggest
9. (feminine,form-of,masculine,superlative) superlative degree of viejo: the oldest
10. (feminine,masculine) enhanced

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ma‧yor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈʝoɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin maior.

New

grande

1. (feminine,masculine) big, large
2. (feminine,masculine) great
3. (feminine,masculine) aged, old

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New

viejo

1. old (having existed for a long time)
2. old (having lived for many years)
3. old (former, previous)
4. stale (no longer novel or interesting)

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Actualmente es una de las ciudades con mayor población en la isla
🏝️

.

By now, it is the town with the greatest population.

Su mayor ventaja es que sabe jugar de cara al aro y

de espaldas .

His biggest advantage is that he knows how to play face-to-face and back.

Por su dureza tiene mayor resistencia al impacto que el acero .

Due to its hardness, it has greater impact resistance than steel.

El petróleo constituye la mayor fuente de ingresos del distrito .

Oil is the district's largest source of revenue.

Es uno
1

de los glaciares más importantes de la Provincia , aunque no
🙅

el mayor .

It is one of the most important glaciers in the Province, although not the largest.

El momento de mayor tensión se alcanzó durante la primera quincena de septiembre .

The moment of greatest tension was reached during the first half of September.

Además , tiene una gran influencia francesa , bastante mayor que en Marruecos

y

Túnez

.

In addition, it has a great French influence, much greater than in Morocco and Tunisia.

El mayor de siete
7

hijos , a

muy corta edad volvió a

Sídney .

The eldest of seven children, at a very young age he returned to Sydney.

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