big

/bɪɡ/

adjective A1
Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. grande

    • The house is very big.

      La casa es muy grande.

Similar words

large

big is more casual and everyday; large is slightly more formal, and also used for sizes, like clothing "large" — both mean the same thing.

Similar in other languages

German

ausgewachsen

Close — fully grown relates to being big.

Spanish

tremendo

Close — big relates to tremendous (tremendo).

German

breit

big in its general size sense overlaps with German breit (wide, broad) for something of large extent.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa big?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The house is very ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a big?

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