grueso

thickness

thick

grueso(

grweh

soh

)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (measurement)

a. thickness

¿Puedes anotar el grueso de estas tablas de madera, por favor?Can you jot down the thickness of these wooden boards, please?

2. (main part)

a. main body

Al final, el favorito llegó a la meta con el grueso de los competidores.In the end, the favorite reached the finish line with the main body of his competitors.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (not thin)

a. thick

Este tronco es demasiado grueso para cortarlo con esa motosierra.This log is too thick to cut with that chainsaw.

4. (corpulent)

a. thickset

En aquel momento, entró en la tienda un hombre bajo y grueso con el pelo moreno.At that moment, a short, thickset man with brown hair came into the store.

b. fat

Mi hijo se ha puesto a dieta porque dice que está muy grueso.My son has gone on a diet because he says he's too fat.

c. stout

Mi perro no es obeso, es solo un poco grueso.My dog isn't obese; he's just a bit stout.

5. (substantial)

a. thick

Estoy buscando una bufanda de lana gruesa para invierno.I'm looking for a thick wool scarf for winter.

6. (rough)

a. coarse

No te recomiendo esa tela para un vestido de verano; es demasiado gruesa.I wouldn't recommend that fabric for a summer dress; it's too coarse.

7. (difficult)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. complicated

Está muy gruesa la situación con los migrantes.The immigrant situation is very complicated.

gruesa

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

8. (twelve groups of twelve)

a. twelve dozen

Ve a la ferretería y compra una gruesa de clavos.Go to the hardware store and buy twelve dozen nails.

b. gross

Pedí una gruesa de lápices para la oficina.I ordered a gross of pencils for the office.

grueso

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (espeso)

a. thick

2. (corpulento)

a. thickset

3. (obeso)

a. fat

4. (en grano)

a. coarse

sal gruesacoarse salt

5. (meteorology)

mar gruesastormy o heavy sea

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

6. (grosor)

a. thickness

7. (parte mayor)

el grueso dethe bulk of

el grueso del público ya se ha marchadomost of the crowd has already left

grueso

adjective

1 (obeso) [+persona] stout; thickset

2 [+jersey, pared, libro, tronco] thick; [+intestino] large; [+mar] heavy

3 (basto) [+tela, humor] coarse

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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