La Palabra del Día: Grueso
Grueso
thick, fat, coarse
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 26, 2011.
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My Example:
A mí no me importa si la arena en la playa es gruesa, con tal de estar en la playa me conformo.
It is not important to me if the sand on the beach is coarse, as long as I am at the beach.
25 Answers
los lentes gruesos parecen muy bonitos algunas veces 
Thick glasses look very nice sometimes!
I would like to live in a house on top of a thick tree.
Me gustaría vivir en una casa encima de un árbol grueso.
Me gusta el pastel de calabaza con una capa gruesa de crema batida.
I like pumpkin pie with a thick layer of whipped cream. 
Sometimes in life I feel like a small boat in a heavy sea.
A veces en la vida me siento como un barco pequeño en un una mar gruesa.
Having a thick wallet doesn't mean being happy.
Tener una billetera gruesa no significa ser feliz.
Solo un alpinista coronó el Everest, el grueso de la expedición decidió quedarse en el campamento base.
Only one mountaineer reached the top of Everest, the main body of the expedition decided to stay at base camp.
El intestino grueso es una porción del tubo digestivo y mide aproximadamente un metro y medio de largo.
The large intestine is a portion of the digestive tract and is approximately a meter and a half in length.
Después de comer todas las galletas, supongo que Papá Noel está bastante grueso alrededor de la cintura esta mañana.
After all those cookies, I suppose Santa Clause is rather thick around the belt this morning.
Cuando como sándwiches, prefiero que sean gruesos, pero prefiero que la carne y el queso se corten en rodajas finas.
When I eat sandwiches, I prefer that they be thick, but prefer that the meat and cheese be sliced thinly.
Unas personas piensan que son gruesas aunque no lo sean, como ella. Some people think they are fat ,even though they are not, like her.
SD no es una escuela pero sí se puede usarlo para llenar el grueso de su requisitos de aprender español.
Spanish Dict is not a school but you can use it to fill the bulk of your requirements to learn Spanish.
En el otoño los hurones son muy gruesos. Engordan mucho y en la primavera adelgazan.
In the autumn ferrets are very fat. They fatten up a lot and in the spring they lose weight.
En una gran biblioteca hay muchos libros gruesos.
In a great library there are many thick volumes of books.
In green pastures thick and lush , cattle graze in this peaceful hush. En un paisaje verde de hierva gruesa y exuberante ,pasta el ganado en un silencio tranquil .
¿Qué piensas? ¿Me dejé crecer los bigotes bastante grueso este 'moviembre'?
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What do you think? Has my mustache grown thick enough this 'movember'?
