older

mayor

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older(

duhr

)

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

adjective

1. (general)

a. mayor

Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you're smarter.Tan solo porque eres mayor que yo no significa que seas más inteligente.

b. más viejo

I married a man who's older than me.Me casé con un hombre más viejo que yo.

c. más grande

Is your sister younger or older than you?¿Tu hermana es más pequeña o más grande que tú?

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

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I'm three years older than my brother.Tengo tres años más que mi hermano.

My sister is two years older than me.Mi hermana me lleva dos años.

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older brother	el hermano mayor
older sister	la hermana mayor
older than	mayor que más viejo que
when I am older	cuando sea mayor
my older sister	mi hermana mayor
my older brother	mi hermano mayor
older people	la gente mayor
older than me	mayor que yo
I am older	soy mayor
get older	envejecer
when I get older	cuando sea mayor
I am older than my sister	soy mayor que mi hermana
I am older than you	soy mayor que tú
when I'm older	cuando sea grande
he is older than me	es mayor que yo
she is older than me	es mayor que yo
my brother is older than me	mi hermano es mayor que yo
as I got older	a medida que fui envejeciendo a medida que crecía
my sister is older than me	mi hermana es mayor que yo
is older than	es más viejo que