L38 Span 202 Lecture 9: Synonyms
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Grande: used to convey the notion of large or big. When grande precedes the noun it describes, it is shortened to gran and expresses the idea of great: el sahara es el desierto m s grande del mundo. The sahara is the largest desert in the world: necesitamos un sal n m s grande. We need a bigger room: es una gran persona! Largo is a false cognate; it doesn"t mean large but long: es un largo camino. It"s a long way: el nilo es el r o m s largo del mundo. The nile is the longest river in the world. Dejar de + in nitive means to stop doing something. When used negatively, it means not to fail to or not to miss out on doing something: por n dej de fumar. I nally stopped smoking: no dejes de visitar las ruinas mayas. Don"t fail to visit the mayan ruins.
