What does grandão in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word grandão in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use grandão in Portuguese.

The word grandão in Portuguese means grandão, grandão, grandão, o maior. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grandão

grandão

adjective (informal (huge)

Ana notou uma mancha grandona no rosto.
Anna noticed a great big spot on her face.

grandão

noun (slang (important question, serious matter) (informal, importante)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The question of whether humans have free will is a biggie. // Kevin reassured Betty that it was no biggie if she couldn't accompany him to the prom; he would ask Lisa instead.

grandão

noun (big company, etc.) (coloquial)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O sonho dele é ser lançador num dos grandões.
The record company that has signed the band is one of the majors.

o maior

noun (informal, figurative ([sth] massively important)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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