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big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

4. big (on a large scale):

big
крупномасшта́бный

Big Apple N inf

big business N

Big Easy N inf

big game N no pl

big shot [ˈbɪgʃɒt, Am -ʃɑ:t] N inf

big top N

big wheel N

Usage examples with big

great big
большу́щий
big letters
дли́нные пи́сьма мн
big words inf
хвастовство́ nt
big girl
взро́слая де́вушка f
big deal! iron inf
поду́маешь!
big game
кру́пная дичь f
a big budget film
высокобюдже́тный фильм m
it's plenty big enough
он дово́льно большо́й
it's no big deal inf
ничего́ осо́бенного
to make it big inf
станови́ться изве́стным
to think big
мы́слить широко́
the Big Apple
Нью-Йорк m
a big house
большо́й дом m
the Big Easy
Но́вый Орлеа́н m
a big book
больша́я кни́га f
a trifle big
великова́т
a big deal
серьёзное де́ло nt
a big hello
добро́ пожа́ловать
to be a big wheel Am inf
быть влия́тельным [или ва́жным] челове́ком
to be a big spender inf
тра́тить мно́го де́нег на развлече́ния

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A pretty big clue that this place is on the fry-up money is the line of construction workers waiting for their breakfast.
www.watoday.com.au
Its name means the big comb, referring its resemblance to a cockscomb.
en.wikipedia.org
In the same dock consignment of fuselages and big warehouses is undertaken.
en.wikipedia.org
Housing crises in big cities and the industrialization of remote areas required mass housing construction, development of new territories and reconstruction of old cities.
en.wikipedia.org
The idea that he could forget three or four big cheques like this is either risible, or a matter for a neurosurgeon.
www.listener.co.nz
He was just getting too old and the toupees were getting too big.
www.eonline.com
In contrast to big cities, boycotts in smaller towns were more effective and theater owners complained of the harassment they received when they exhibited salacious films.
en.wikipedia.org
With only 5 laps to go, he has a big crash in the whoops.
en.wikipedia.org
Barber is an aloof womanizer who can not commit or love and is used to illustrate the loneliness inherent in big-city life.
en.wikipedia.org
Investing in smaller companies that lack the franchises of big blue chips means more risk of losing money and having your dividend cut or suspended.
www.theglobeandmail.com

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