mayor que

older than; greater than

→ mayor

phrase Common #4,923

older than; greater than Use with people to compare age, and with things to compare size, amount, or importance. In the first example, the phrase means “asked his older brother to,” so the words belong to the larger phrase “hermano mayor que…”.

SP: Mi hermana es dos años mayor que yo.

EN: My sister is two years older than me.

Maurice era bastante mayor que Vincent.

Maurice was quite a bit older than Vincent.

Sé que Tomás es tres años mayor que María.

I know that Tomás is three years older than María.

Él es incluso mayor que su esposa.

He is even older than his wife.

Representa un poder mayor que cualquier otro.

It represents a power greater than any other.

Soy mucho mayor que tú.

I’m much older than you.

Soy mayor que tú.

I'm older than you.

Él es diez años mayor que tú.

He is ten years older than you.

Soy tan mayor que con mis velas podría arder la casa.

I'm so old that my candles could set the house on fire.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Ella es tres años mayor que él.

She is three years older than him.

Tom es probablemente un poco mayor que Mary.

Tom is probably a little older than Mary.

Soy bastante mayor que diez años, gracias, pero me mordí la lengua —.

I'm quite a bit older than ten, thanks, but I bit my tongue—.

Siempre pensé que era mayor que tú.

I always thought I was older than you.

Solo soy tres años mayor que él.

I'm only three years older than him.

Si usted sabe esto, entonces usted es un fraude aún mayor que él.

If you know this, then you're an even bigger fraud than he is.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Él es tres años mayor que ella.

He is three years older than her.

La población de China es como ocho veces mayor que la de Japón.

China's population is about eight times larger than Japan's.

Sólo tiene dos años mayor que Tita.

They're only two years older than Tita.

— Como agua para chocolate (1992)

Lo he empujado a ser mayor que tú.

I've pushed him to be older than you.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

No puedo creer que ella sea mayor que mi madre.

I can't believe she's older than my mother.

Él parece mayor que mi hermano.

He looks older than my brother.

Su hija Nobuko es un año mayor que tú.

His daughter Nobuko is a year older than you.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Por lo menos soy mayor que ella.

At least I'm older than her.

A pesar de que soy mayor que ella, me trata como si fuera su sirviente.

Even though I am older than her, she treats me like I am her servant.

Yo soy mayor que tú.

I am older than you.

¿Eres mayor que Tom?

Are you older than Tom?

Soy mayor que tú, así que por supuesto conozco mejor.

I'm older than you, so of course I know better.

Mary sabe que soy mayor que ella.

Mary knows that I am older than her.

Soy tres años mayor que mi hermano.

I am three years older than my brother.

Tom no era mucho mayor que María.

Tom wasn't much older than Maria.

Hablé con el joven, que parecía ser mayor que la niña.

I spoke with the young man, who appeared to be older than the girl.