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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 3).
big girl(
bihg
guhrl
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (young girl)
a. la niña grande (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).
Melissa is learning her letters and numbers. She's a big girl now!Melissa está aprendiendo las letras y los números. ¡Ya es una niña grande!
b. la chica grande (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).
You're a big girl. You can tie your own shoelaces, honey.Eres una chica grande. Puedes atarte los cordones de tus zapato, cariño.
a. la mujercita (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).
Sylvia is a big girl, OK? She can handle a little bit of criticism.Sylvia es una mujercita, ¿verdad? Puede aceptar un poco de crítica.
3. (figurative) (real woman)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. las chicas mayores (F) (figurative)
(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 phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
I found out I couldn't keep up with the big girls.Descubrí que no podía seguir el ritmo de las chicas mayores.
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