grueso

thickness

thick

el grueso, grueso(

grweh

soh

)

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.

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) (Latin America)

a. complicated

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

la gruesa

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.

Examples

Phrases

intestino grueso	large intestine
con trazo grueso	heavily

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