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mayor

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

elder, higher, more

Adjective mayor (plural mayores)

  1. comparative degree of grande: bigger
  2. comparative degree of viejo: older; elder
    mi novio es mayor que yo
    my boyfriend is older than me
    tengo una hermana mayor
    I've got an elder sister
  3. (of a person) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age
  4. of age; adult; grown-up
    Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico
    When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor.
  5. major; main
    una preocupación mayor
    a major concern
    la plaza mayor
    the main square
  6. head; boss
  7. (music) major
  8. (as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor) superlative degree of grande: the biggest
  9. (as a superlative) superlative degree of viejo: the oldest
  10. enhanced

Noun mayor m (plural mayores)

  1. (military) major (military rank)
  2. boss; head
  3. (literary, in the plural) ancestors

Noun mayor f (plural mayores)

  1. (nautical) mainsail

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

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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