mayor

/maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ]

elder, higher, more

Examples

El costo de vida cada vez es mayor.

The cost of living is rising.

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Tom se casó con una mujer mayor.

Tom got married to an older woman.

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La mayor parte de nuestros trabajos tienen su origen en concursos de arquitectura.

Most of our business is derived from architectural competitions.

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Tom no es mucho mayor que Mary.

Tom isn't much older than Mary.

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Mi hermana mayor va a la universidad.

My sister goes to college.

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Su hija mayor no está casada todavía.

Their oldest daughter isn't married yet.

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Yo no soy tan aplicado como mi hermano mayor.

I am not so diligent as my brother.

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Mi hermana mayor es buena cantando.

My older sister is good at singing.

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La sobrina de María halló con sorpesa que el esperanto es sólo cien años mayor que ella.

Maria's niece was surprised to find out that Esperanto is only a hundred years older than she is.

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Mi padre se hizo mayor.

My father grew old.

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Tom es probablemente un poco mayor que Mary.

Tom is probably a bit older than Mary.

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La población de Japón es mayor que la de Inglaterra.

The population of Japan is larger than that of Britain.

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Pidieron a su hermano mayor que les ayudara a hacer su tarea.

They asked his older brother to help them do their homework.

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Yo estudio matemáticas con mayor dedicación de lo que estudio inglés.

I study math harder than I study English.

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Él parece mayor que mi hermano.

He looks older than my brother.

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Mi hermana es mayor que mi hermano.

My sister is older than my brother.

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La población de China es mayor que la de la India.

The population of China is larger than that of India.

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Mi hermano mayor está planeando trabajar en una fábrica de medicamentos.

My older brother is planning to work at a drug factory.

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La población de Japón es mayor que la de Inglaterra y Francia juntas.

Japan's population is larger than that of Britain and France put together.

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Su mayor crimen fue contra mí.

He committed his worst crime on me.

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