grueso

adj.

1 thick, big, fat, burly.

2 thick, fat.

3 coarse, rough, gritty.

m.

bulk, mass.

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grueso

► adjetivo

1 (objeto) thick

2 (persona) fat, stout

► nombre masculino grueso

1 (grosor) thickness

2 (parte principal) bulk

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grueso

► nombre masculino

1 (grosor) thickness

2 (parte principal) bulk

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(f. - gruesa)

adj.

1) stout

2) thick

3) coarse

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1. ADJ

1) (=obeso) [persona] stout, thickset

2) [jersey, pared, libro, tronco] thick; [intestino] large; [mar] heavy

3) (=basto) [tela, humor] coarse

2. SM

1) (=grosor) thickness

2) (=parte principal) main part, major portion; [de gente, tropa] main body, mass

el grueso del pelotón — [en carrera] the pack, the main body of the runners

va mezclado con el grueso del pasaje — he is mingling with the mass of the passengers

3) (Com)

en grueso — in bulk

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I

-sa adjetivo

a) <persona> (euf) stout

b) <dedos/labios> thick

c) <jersey/papel> thick; <cristal/pared> thick

II

masculino

a) (grosor) thickness

b) (parte principal)

el grueso de la manifestación — the main body of the demonstration

el grueso de la población — the majority of the population

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= thick [thicker -comp., thickest -sup.], fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.], thickened.

Ex. They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

Ex. The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.

Ex. Psoriasis is a non-contagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin.

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* corto y grueso = stubby [stubbier -comp., stubbiest -sup.].

* de piel gruesa = thick-skinned.

* intestino grueso = large intestine.

* mar gruesa = heavy sea.

* sal gruesa = cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.

* sal guresa = rock salt.

* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].

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I

-sa adjetivo

a) <persona> (euf) stout

b) <dedos/labios> thick

c) <jersey/papel> thick; <cristal/pared> thick

II

masculino

a) (grosor) thickness

b) (parte principal)

el grueso de la manifestación — the main body of the demonstration

el grueso de la población — the majority of the population

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= thick [thicker -comp., thickest -sup.], fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.], thickened.

Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.

Ex: Psoriasis is a non-contagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin.

* corto y grueso = stubby [stubbier -comp., stubbiest -sup.].

* de piel gruesa = thick-skinned.

* intestino grueso = large intestine.

* mar gruesa = heavy sea.

* sal gruesa = cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.

* sal guresa = rock salt.

* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].

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grueso¹ -sa

adjective

1 ‹persona› (euf); stout

2 ‹dedos/labios› thick

3 ‹jersey/tela/papel› thick; ‹cristal/pared› thick

grueso²

masculine

1 (grosor) thickness

2

(parte principal): el grueso de la manifestación the main body of the demonstration

llegó a la meta con el grueso del pelotón he finished with the main bunch

3 (Com):

en grueso wholesale

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grueso

◊ -sa adjetivo

thick
grueso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (objeto) thick
2 (obeso, rollizo) stout
3 LAm difficult, complicated
II sustantivo masculino
1 (mayor parte) bulk
2 (grosor) thickness
♦ Locuciones: mar gruesa, rough sea
intestino grueso, large intestine

'grueso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
garrote
- gruesa
- tranca
- así
- calibre
- gordo
- mecate
English:
brogue
- coarse
- fat
- heavy
- intestine
- portly
- thick
- tight
- bowel
- bulky
- chunky
- flap
- heavily
- heavyweight
- slab

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grueso, -a

♦ adj

1. [espeso] thick

2. [corpulento] thickset;

[obeso] fat

3. [en grano] coarse;

sal gruesa coarse salt

4. Meteo

mar gruesa = rough sea with waves under 6 metres

5. Méx Fam

¡está grueso! [¡está difícil!] it's a tough one!

♦ nm

1. [grosor] thickness

2. [parte mayor]

el grueso de the bulk of;

el grueso del público ya se ha marchado most of the crowd has already left;

el grueso del ejército está cerca de la frontera the bulk of the army is near the border

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grueso

I adj

1 muro, tela thick

2 persona stout

3

:

mar gruesa rough sea

II m thickness

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grueso, -sa adj

1) : thick, bulky

2) : heavy, big

3) : heavyset, stout

grueso nm

1) : thickness

2) : main body, mass

3)

en grueso : in bulk

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grueso adj

1. (en general) thick

un libro muy grueso a very thick book

2. (persona) fat [comp. fatter; superl. fattest]

es un hombre grueso he's a fat man