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Topic: Spanish

"Es un barco enorme."

Translation:It is an enormous ship.

5 years ago

25 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/neogerot
neogerot
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Is is a big ship is not the correct translation?

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/rspreng
rspreng
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Duo is fussy and big = 'grande'

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/rein0258
rein0258
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Why doesn't "large" work for "enorme"?

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/mawileboy
mawileboy
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enorme is bigger than large

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/LukeHoltom
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This ones kinda a matter of opinion as neither really has a defined size.

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/royalcherry21
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Large = grande Enormous = enorme. They are synonyms but not the same word.

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/gemaze
gemaze
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also "giant" does not work

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Pelaaja_X
Pelaaja_X
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yep, it should work

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/ndenker
ndenker
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Why does it suggest "vessel" and then tell me it is wrong?!?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/vicki.kura
vicki.kura
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I'm wondering what they call a barge. It is a ship and it is how my head is remembering barco to be ship.

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/emperorchiao
emperorchiao
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A barge is "una barcaza"

11 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/vicki.kura
vicki.kura
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Gracias. :)

11 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/TheSmithinator
TheSmithinator
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Move this to the Flirting lesson?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/CeeCeeSong
CeeCeeSong
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said giant wasn't accepted; should be "gigantic." Nitpicking, Duo.

2 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/ImReallyCo
ImReallyCo
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Why is "it is an enormous boat" not right, it says the real answer is "it is 1 enormous boat"

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/jonathanbost
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Maybe if you said "it is one enormous ship" it would have accepted it.

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/mk_95_95
mk_95_95
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Why doesn't "huge" work?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/pattyivette
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Big is also enorme which is the same as grande!!!

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/ScottMarsh4
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-- i types It's a enormous ship instead of it's an enormous ship ----_-

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/OreoMcsnuffles
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¿Nave es mucho? Es un barco enorme.

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Delta5-4life
Delta5-4life
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BIG/HUGH/ENORMOUS ALL MEANS THE SAME.. I HATE BEING DING 4 KNOWING MY LANGUAGE. THEY NEED 2 FIX THIS FREAKIN PROBLEM

7 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/racquel618723
racquel618723Plus
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Humongous ? Really? Why not big?

6 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/alice51k
alice51k
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Its the titanic

4 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/mikepedrosa
mikepedrosa
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whats the difference between large and huge? c'mon dl i know you are only a comp program and not a real entity...

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/LuluGrasu
LuluGrasu
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I could not really tell if it was "parque" or barco because of the voice

3 years ago
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