tienes la frente grande
/tjenes la fɾente ɡɾande/from spelling rules
The phrase "your forehead is big" in Spanish is tienes la frente grande.
This phrase is used to describe someone who has a wide or large forehead.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase tienes la frente grande literally translates to "you have the forehead big".
Which one should you use?
You may also see Tu frente es grande used informally to say "Your forehead is big". To emphasize size, the informal phrase Tienes una frente enorme means "You have a huge forehead" and La frente que tienes es bien amplia means "The forehead you have is really wide".
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase tienes la frente grande, the verb tienes is the second-person singular informal form of tener (to have).
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, saying someone has la frente grande is linked to the folkloric belief that a large forehead is a sign of high intelligence.
- While frente means 'forehead', it is also the standard term for a 'front' in military terminology or a 'weather front' in meteorology.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, commenting on a physical feature like la frente grande can be seen as more blunt or even rude compared to English, where such observations are often softened with adjectives like 'quite' or 'rather'.
Examples in context
- ¡Oye! ¿Te has dado cuenta de lo grande que tienes la frente?
¡Sí! Tengo una frente enorme, ¡puedo ubicar fácilmente mi nombre en ella!Hey! Have you noticed how big your forehead is?
Yeah! I have a huge forehead, I can easily fit my name on it! - Le quería comentar que tiene una frente notablemente amplia.
¿En serio? No había pensado en eso. ¡Gracias por decírmelo!I wanted to mention that you have a noticeably wide forehead.
Really? I hadn't thought about it. Thanks for telling me! - No te ofendas, pero tienes la frente grande.Don't be offended, but your forehead is big.
- En esta foto, tienes la frente grande.In this photo, your forehead is big.
- Es verdad, tienes la frente grande.It's true, your forehead is big.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at an old childhood photograph.
- Javier¡Mira esta foto de cuando eras niña!Look at this photo from when you were a girl!
- Lucía¿De verdad? ¿Cómo me veo?Really? How do I look?
- JavierPues, tienes la frente grande.Well, your forehead is big.
- Lucía¡Ay, qué vergüenza!Oh, how embarrassing!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
