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"Major" is a noun which is often translated as "la especialidad", and "the biggest" is a phrase which is often translated as "más grande". Learn more about the difference between "major" and "the biggest" below.
major(
mey
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juhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la especialidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have to declare a major next year.El año que viene tenemos que elegir una especialidad.
b. la carrera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What is your major at the university?¿Qué carrera estudias en la universidad?
2. (military)
a. el comandante (M), la comandante (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A major ranks above a captain but below a lieutenant colonel.Un comandante está por encima de un capitán, pero por debajo de un teniente coronel.
b. el mayor (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The order came from a major of the US army.La orden procedía de un mayor del ejército norteamericano.
3. (music)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Arnold is a Physics major.Arnold estudia física como asignatura principal.
What can a Language major do when they graduate?¿A qué se pueden dedicar las personas que estudian lenguas cuando se gradúan?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. importante
Corruption is still a major obstacle for the country's development.La corrupción sigue siendo un obstáculo importante para el desarrollo del país.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. especializarse
I majored in psychology in college.En la universidad me especialicé en psicología.
the biggest(
thuh
bih
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gihst
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. más grande
The teacher said we could only have one piece of pizza, so I ate the biggest one.La maestra dijo que solo podíamos comer una rebanada de pizza, así que comí la más grande.
