Big Brother in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Big Brother in the English»French Dictionary

Big Brother N

Big Brother

Big Brother m

Big Brother

l'État m omniprésent

Big Brother is watching you

vous êtes sous surveillance

Translations for Big Brother in the English»French Dictionary

his big brother

son grand frère, son frère aîné

Translations for Big Brother in the French»English Dictionary

il finit toutes les affaires de son grand frère inf

he gets all his big brother's hand-me-downs

c'est mon grand/petit frère

he's my big/little brother

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big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ

1. big (in build):

big (tall)

grand

big attr (strong)

grand et fort, costaud inf

big (heavy) euph

fort

to get big(ger) (taller)

grandir

to get big(ger) (fatter)

grossir

to get big(ger) (in pregnancy)

s'arrondir

2. big (in size):

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

grand

big attr animal, car, boat, parcel, box

gros/grosse

big attr

grand

a big book (thick)

un gros livre

a big book (large-format)

un grand livre

to have big hands/big feet

avoir de grandes mains/de grands pieds

in big letters

en grosses lettres

3. big (in age):

big

grand

his big brother

son grand frère, son frère aîné

the big boys

les grands

you're a big girl

tu es une grande fille

you're big enough to know that

tu es assez grand pour savoir ça

4. big (in extent):

big family, crowd, class, party

grand

big attr collection, organization, company

gros/grosse

big attr

grand

big attr meal

copieux/-ieuse

to be a big eater

être un gros mangeur

5. big (important):

big question, problem, decision, change, moment, event

grand

it makes a big difference

ça fait une grande différence

the extra rooms make a big difference

ça fait une grande différence d'avoir des salles en plus

you're making a big mistake

tu es en train de faire une grave erreur

I think we're on to something big inf

je sens qu'on est sur un gros coup inf

this may be the start of something big

c'est peut-être le début de quelque chose d'important

6. big (emphatic):

you big baby!

espèce de bébé!

big bully!

espèce de grande brute!

to be big in the music business inf

être très connu dans le monde de la musique

to be in big trouble

être dans le pétrin inf

he gave me a big smile

il m'a fait un grand sourire

the big moment

le grand moment

a big thank you to…

un grand merci à…

to do sth in a big way

faire qc sur une grande échelle

to do things in a big way

faire les choses en grand

he fell for her in a big way

il est tombé follement amoureux d'elle

7. big Am (enthusiastic) inf:

to be big on

être fanatique de

to be big on

être fana de inf

8. big (generous):

big person

généreux/-euse

to have a big heart

avoir bon cœur, être très généreux

that's big of you! iron

c'est trop généreux de ta part! iron

9. big (gen) POL:

the Big Four/Five

les Quatre/Cinq Grands

to be or go over big inf

faire fureur (in à, en)

to be or go over big inf

faire un tabac inf (in à, en)

to have a big head pej

avoir la grosse tête inf

to have a big mouth

avoir la langue trop longue inf

why can't you keep your big mouth shut?

tu n'aurais pas pu la fermer inf

to have big ideas, think big inf

voir grand inf

what's the big idea?

qu'est-ce qui te prend?

to look big Am pej

se donner de l'importance, frimer inf

to make it big inf

avoir beaucoup de succès

to talk big inf

fanfaronner

I.brother [Brit ˈbrʌðə, Am ˈbrəðər] N

1. brother (relative):

brother

frère m

a younger/older brother

un frère cadet/plus âgé

my eldest brother

mon frère aîné

the Kennedy brothers

les frères Kennedy

2. brother (trade unionist):

brother

camarade m

3. brother (fellow man):

brother

frère m

brothers in arms

frères d'armes

a brother officer

un compagnon d'armes

4. brother inf:

‘hey brother!’

‘hé camarade!’

5. brother REL:

brother

frère m

Brother Richard

Frère Richard

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

oh brother!

oh bon sang!

Big Brother in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Big Brother in the English»French Dictionary

big boy/brother

grand garçon/frère

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big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

1. big:

big (large)

grand(e)

big (oversized)

gros(se)

big game

gros gibier m

a big drop in prices

une forte baisse des prix

a big eater inf

un gros mangeur

to be a big spender inf

dépenser beaucoup

a big tip

un gros pourboire

the big toe

le gros orteil

a big budget film

un film à gros budget

the bigger the better

plus c'est gros, meilleur c'est

the biggest-ever egg

le plus grand œuf (jamais vu)

2. big (grown-up):

big a. fig

grand(e)

big boy/brother

grand garçon/frère

3. big (important):

big

grand(e)

he's big in his country

il est célèbre dans son pays

a big shot inf

un gros bonnet

a big day

un grand jour

to have big ideas inf

avoir de grandes idées

she's big [or a big name] in finance

elle est connue dans le monde de la finance

4. big inf (great):

big

super

in a big way

quelque chose de bien

to be big on sth Am

être dingue de qc

5. big (generous):

it's really big of sb iron hum

c'est vraiment généreux de la part de qn

Phrases:

to be too big for one's boots pej inf

avoir la grosse tête

the big boys

les gros bonnets

big deal! inf

et alors!

no big deal inf

c'est rien

what's the big idea? iron hum inf

qu'est-ce que ça veux dire?

to make it big inf

avoir du succès

brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

brother

frère m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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

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

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He has also served as a Big Brother.

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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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