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mayor adjetivo
    1. (comparativo de grande) ‹número/porcentajegreater, higher;
      beneficiogreater;
      vuelan a ~ altura they fly at a greater height;
      a ~ escala on a larger scale;
      un número ~ que 40 a number greater than 40
    1. (superlativo de grande): el ~ número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;
      su ~ preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
      a la ~ brevedad posible as soon as possible;
      la ~ parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
  1. (en edad)
    1. (comparativo) older;
      ~ que algn older than sb
    1. (superlativo): es la ~ de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;
      mi hijo ~ my eldest o oldest son
    1. (anciano) elderly
    1. (adulto): las personas ~es adults, grown-ups (colloq);
      cuando sea ~ when I grow up;
      ser ~ de edad (Der) to be of age;
      soy ~ de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
  1. (en nombres) (principal) main;
    Calle M~ Main Street (in US), High Street (in UK)
  1. (Mús) major
  1. (Com): (al) por ~ wholesale
sustantivo masculino y femenino (adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
solo para ~es adults only;
mis/tus ~es my/your elders;
~ de edad person who is legally of age

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Diccionario Espasa concise inglés-español © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it


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