mayor que

larger than

older than

mayor que(mah-yohr keh)

phrase

1. (comparative when talking about size)

a. larger than

El tamaño lineal del equipaje no debe ser mayor que 62 pulgadas.

The linear dimension of your luggage should be no larger than 62 inches.

b. bigger than

Si el tamaño de una URL es mayor que 255 caracteres, no se puede usar.

If the size of a URL is bigger than 255 characters, it can't be used.

2. (comparative when talking about age)

a. older than

El novio de Marisa es mayor que lo que esperaba.

Marisa's boyfriend is older than what I expected.

3. (comparative when talking about number or value)

a. bigger than

Elige un número mayor que 10.

Choose a number bigger than 10.

b. higher than

La tasa de inflación de este año será mayor que lo que pronosticó el gobierno.

This year's inflation rate will be higher than what the government predicted.