Big Brother in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Big Brother in the English»Italian Dictionary

Big Brother [Brit, Am ˈˌbɪɡ ˈbrəðər] N

Big Brother

Grande Fratello m

Big Brother is watching you

il Grande Fratello ti vede

Translations for Big Brother in the English»Italian Dictionary

his big brother

il suo fratello grande

Translations for Big Brother in the Italian»English Dictionary

Grande Fratello

Big Brother

il Grande Fratello ti vede

Big Brother is watching you

Translations for Big Brother in the English»Italian Dictionary

big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ

1. big (in build):

big (tall)

grande

big (strong)

forte

big (heavy)

grosso

to get big(ger) (taller)

diventare grande or crescere

to get big(ger) (fatter)

ingrassare

to get big(ger) (in pregnancy)

diventare grossa

2. big (in size):

big bed, room, building, garden, lake, town

grande

big animal, car, boat, parcel, box

grosso, grande

a big book (thick)

un libro spesso

a big book (large)

un libro grande

to have big hands, big feet

avere le mani, i piedi grandi

in big letters

in maiuscolo

in big letters fig

a grandi lettere

3. big (in age):

big

grande

his big brother

il suo fratello grande

the big boys

i (ragazzi) grandi

you're a big girl

sei una signorina

you're big enough to know that …

sei grande abbastanza per sapere che …

4. big (in extent):

big family, crowd, class, party

grande

big collection, organization, company

grosso, grande

big meal

abbondante

to be a big eater

essere un mangione

5. big (important):

big problem, change

grande, grosso

big question, decision

grosso, importante

big moment, event

grande

it makes a big difference

fa una grande differenza

the extra rooms make a big difference

avere delle stanze in più fa una grande differenza

you're making a big mistake

stai facendo un grosso errore

I think we're on to something big inf

penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso

this may be the start of something big

questo può essere l'inizio di qualcosa di importante

6. big (emphatic):

you big baby!

sei proprio un bambino, un bambinone!

big bully!

brutto prepotente!

to be big in the music business inf

essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica

to be in big trouble

essere nei guai grossi

he gave me a big smile

mi ha fatto un gran sorriso

the big moment

il grande momento

a big thank you to…

un grosso grazie a…

to do sth in a big way

fare qc in modo grandioso, in grande

to do things in a big way

fare le cose in grande

he fell for her in a big way

si è perdutamente innamorato di lei

7. big Am (enthusiastic) inf:

to be big on activity

essere fanatico di

8. big (generous):

big person

generoso

to have a big heart

avere un gran cuore

that's big of you! iron

tante grazie!

9. big POL:

the Big Four, Five

i quattro, cinque Grandi

to be or go over big inf

andare forte (in in)

to have a big head pej

essere un presuntuoso

to have a big mouth

essere un chiacchierone

why can't you keep your big mouth shut?

perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia?

to have big ideas, think big inf

avere idee grandiose, pensare in grande

what's the big idea?

cosa succede? cosa ti prende?

to look big Am pej

darsi importanza

to make it big inf

avere grande successo

to talk big inf

spararle grosse

I.brother [Brit ˈbrʌðə, Am ˈbrəðər] N

1. brother (relative):

brother

fratello m

a younger, older brother

un fratello minore, maggiore

my eldest brother

mio fratello maggiore

the Marx brothers

i fratelli Marx

2. brother (trade unionist):

brother

compagno m

3. brother (fellow man):

brother

fratello m

brothers in arms

compagni d'armi or commilitoni

a brother officer

un compagno d'armi

4. brother inf:

“hey brother!”

“ehi amico!”

5. brother <pl brethren> REL:

brother

fratello m

brother

confratello m

Brother Richard

fra' Richard

II.brother [Brit ˈbrʌðə, Am ˈbrəðər] INTERJ inf

oh brother!

oh Signore!

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Translations for Big Brother in the English»Italian Dictionary

big sister/brother

fratello/sorella maggiore

Translations for Big Brother in the English»Italian Dictionary

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

1. big (in size, amount):

big

grande

a big book

un libro grande

a big budget film

un film ad alto budget

a big house

una casa grande

big letters

maiuscole f pl

to be a big spender inf

essere uno spendaccione

big words inf

parole f pl altisonanti

the bigger the better

più grande è, meglio è

2. big (older):

big

più grande

big boy/girl

bambino/bambina più grande

big sister/brother

fratello/sorella maggiore

3. big (significant):

big

grande

a big day inf

un gran giorno

a big decision

una decisione importante

this group is big in Italia

questo gruppo è famoso in Italia

4. big (on a large scale):

big

su larga scala

Phrases:

to have a big heart

essere una persona di cuore

to have a big mouth inf

parlare troppo

to make it big inf

avere un successo pazzesco

to think big

avere grandi idee

brother [ˈbrʌ·ðɚ] N

brother

fratello m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Big Brother paid her remaining tuition and fees to be able to graduate.

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Housemates performed their film for Big Brother later that night, dressed in their costumes.

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Big Brother called all housemates to the confession room about the matter.

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The following live show Big Brother asked each of the single female housemates for the name of the couple they thought they had split.

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Such traits showed by the hosts have yet been never witnessed on any international series of Big Brother.

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Big Brother assigns the houseguests three tasks to help them come together after such a divide in the house.

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Big Brother opened a new poll on whether Cass should leave.

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Because of this, Big Brother ruled the entire contest a draw.

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The competition was designed to celebrate 10 seasons of Big Brother, with one representative from each season.

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She was voted the most fake housemate for a task set by Big Brother.

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