great

very good or impressive; excellent

maravilloso, excelente, genial

• a great place/idea/person

Collocations great idea · great day

• It was a great party.

  Fue un gran partido.

very large in size, amount, or degree; enormous

enorme, grande, considerable

• a great deal of sth

Collocations great distance · great amount

• There was a great deal of noise.

  Había mucho ruido.

a person who is very important or respected in their field; an expert

gran, importante, destacado

• a great musician/painter

Collocations great leader · great artist

• She is a great writer.

  Ella es una gran escritora.

used to describe someone who you are related to, especially your grandparents or grandchildren

abuelo/a, bisabuelo/a, nieto/a

• great-grandfather/mother

Collocations great-aunt · great-uncle

• My great-grandmother was born in 1905.

  Mi bisabuela nació en 1905.

used to describe something that happened a long time ago, especially in history books or stories

antiguo, de la historia

• great events

Collocations great battle · great war

• The great fire of London in 1666.

  El gran incendio de Londres en 1666.

used to show respect or politeness, especially when speaking to someone you do not know well

señor/a, doctor/a, profesor/a

• Great Sir/Madam

Collocations great lady · great gentleman

• I am writing to you, Great Sir.

  Estoy escribiendo a usted, Señor.

used before the name of an organization or group to show that it is important and respected

gran, importante, destacado

• Great British Council

Collocations Great Society · Great Commission

• The Great Wall of China.

  La Gran Muralla China.

used to emphasize the superlative form of an adjective or adverb, especially when speaking formally

muy, extremadamente, grandemente

• greatly improved

Collocations greatly increased · greatly reduced

• The situation has greatly improved.

  La situación ha mejorado mucho.