"Is it bigger than a breadbox?" - Adjectives of size
| English | Spanish | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| big | grande | grand | grande |
| little | pequeño | petit | piccolo |
| long | largo | long | lungo |
| short | corto | court | corto |
| wide | vasto | vaste | largo |
| narrow | estreccho | étroit | stretto |
Notes:
The words for big are like "grand".
Fr. petit is like a "petite" size; this is the source for Eng. "petty".
Sp. largo="long"; It. largo="wide".
You might think of "short" as cut short.
Compare: noche / nuit / notte and estrecho / étroit / stretto.
