grueso

∗ ≈

thick

∗ adjective

grueso, -a
adjective
1thick (espeso)
2thickset (corpulento); fat (obeso)
3coarse (en grano)
  • sal gruesa -> coarse salt
4(Meteo)
  • mar gruesa -> stormy o heavy sea
masculine noun
5thickness (grosor)
6(parte mayor)
  • el grueso, -a de -> the bulk of
  • el grueso, -a del público ya se ha marchado -> most of the crowd has already left

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grueso [groo-ay’-so]
noun
1Corpulence, bulkiness of body (tamaño). (m)
2Thickness (calidad), density, space taken up by matter interposed. (m)
3Gross, the main body, the bulk, the chief part (parte principal). (m)
4Size body of type. (m)

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grueso
adjetivo
1 (obeso) [+persona] stout; thickset
2 [+jersey, pared, libro, tronco] thick; [+intestino] large; [+mar] heavy
3 (basto) [+tela, humor] coarse
sustantivo:masculino
1 (grosor) thickness
2 (parte principal) main part; major portion; [de gente, tropa] main body; mass
el grueso del pelotón (en carrera) the pack; the main body of the runners; va mezclado con el grueso del pasaje he is mingling with the mass of the passengers
3 (Com)
en grueso in bulk

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