mayor [mɛəʳ]
mayor(
mey
-
uhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (politics)
a. el alcalde
(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).
Our uncle was just elected as the mayor of our city.Nuestro tío fue recientemente elegido como alcalde de nuestra ciudad.
b. el intendente , la intendenta (Southern Cone)
(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).
Our city's police force was upset when the mayor cut their funding.La policía de nuestra ciudad quedó fastidiada cuando el intendente redujo su financiamiento.
mayor(
mah
-
yohr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (related to size)
d. largest (superlative)
El mayor océano del mundo es el Pacífico.The world's largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
2. (related to age)
c. oldest (superlative)
Con 101 años, Juan era el mayor del pueblo.At 101 years, John was the oldest man in the village.
d. eldest (superlative)
Mi hijo mayor va a ser piloto de cazas.My eldest son is going to become a fighter pilot.
f. elderly
Las personas mayores han de cuidarse mucho.Elderly people should take good care of themselves.
mayor
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (en tamaño)
a. bigger
2. (en importancia)
a. greater
3. (en edad)
a. older
4. (en número)
a. higher
el/la mayor…the biggest…
la mayor de las islasthe biggest island, the biggest of the islands
5. (adulto)
a. grown-up
cuando sea mayorwhen I grow up
ser mayor de edadto be an adult
6. (no joven)
a. older
7. (anciano)
a. elderly
una mujer mayoran older woman
ser muy mayorto be very old
las personas mayoresthe elderly
8. (principal)
a. main
9. (music)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
en do mayorin C major
10. (commerce)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
al por mayorwholesale
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
11. (general)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
el/la mayorthe eldest
mayoresgrown-ups
es una película/revista para mayoresit's an adult movie/magazine
12. (military)
a. major
mayor
adjective
1 (comparativo) (más grande) (de más edad) older
necesitamos una habitación mayor we need a bigger o larger room; un mayor número de visitantes a larger o greater number of visitors; more visitors; son temas de mayor importancia they are more important issues; they are issues of greater importance; sin mayores complicaciones without further ado
la mayor parte de los ciudadanos most citizens
ser mayor que algo
mi casa es mayor que la suya my house is bigger o larger than his; el índice de paro es mayor que hace un año unemployment is higher than (it was) a year ago
llegar a mayores [+situación] to get out of hand; get out of control
es mi hermana mayor she's my older o elder sister; Emilio es el mayor de los dos Emilio is the older of the two
mayor que algn older than sb
Paco es mayor que Nacho Paco is older than Nacho; es tres años mayor que yo he is three years older than me; vivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella she lived with a man many years her senior; she lived with a man who was several years older than her
2 (superlativo) (más grande)
esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo this is the biggest o largest church in the world; su mayor problema his biggest o greatest problem; su mayor enemigo his biggest o greatest enemy; viven en la mayor miseria they live in the greatest o utmost poverty; hacer algo con el mayor cuidado to do sth with the greatest o utmost care
(de más edad) oldest Juan es el mayor Juan is the oldest; mi hijo (el) mayor my oldest o eldest son
3 (principal) [+plaza, mástil] main; [+altar, misa] high
calle mayor high street; main street; (EEUU)
1 (adulto) grown-up; adult
los mayores se fueron a una fiesta the grown-ups o adults went to a party; los mayores no hacen cosas así grown-ups don't do things like that
mayor de edad adult; person who is legally of age
al por mayor wholesale
vender al por mayor to sell wholesale; repartir golpes al por mayor to throw punches left, right and centre
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| the opposite of "mayor" | lo contrario de "mayor" | |
| mayor of the city | alcalde de la ciudad |
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