Dagens Engelsk ord

big

stor

Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

big

1. adj. Of great size, large.

Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.

2. adj. (of an industry or other field) Thought to have undue influence.

There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma.

3. adj. Popular.

That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.

4. adj. (informal) Adult.

Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.

5. adj. (informal) Fat.

Gosh, she is big!

6. adj. (informal) Important or significant.

What's so big about that? I do it all the time.

7. adj. (informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).

I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.

8. adj. (indtr, en, of) (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.

That's very big of you, thank you!

I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.

9. adj. (informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.

Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.

10. adj. (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.

She was big with child.

11. adj. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns

You are a big liar. Why are you in such a big hurry?

12. adj. (of a city) populous

13. adj. (informal, slang) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.

Imagine still watching Pokemon at your big age.

14. adj. topics, en, Size

15. adv. In a loud manner.

16. adv. In a boasting manner.

He's always talking big, but he never delivers.

17. adv. In a large amount or to a large extent.

He won big betting on the croquet championship.

18. adv. On a large scale, expansively.

You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.

19. adv. Hard.

He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.

20. n. Someone or something that is large in stature

21. n. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.

22. n. (as plural) The big leagues, big time.

23. n. (BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.

24. v. To praise, recommend, or promote.

25. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy

26. v. (reflexive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate oneself

27. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion

28. v. (intransitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling

29. n. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.

Svenska > Engelsk

stor

1. adj. big, large; of large size

Björnen var större än vanligt. - The bear was larger than usual.

2. adj. (figuratively) adult, or in the case of a child, older.

Vad vill du bli när du blir stor? - What do you want to be when you grow up?

3. adj. (writing, not comparable) uppercase, capital (of a letter)

Namn på länder skrivs med stor bokstav. - Names of countries are written with capital letters.

4. adj. great, grand, very important; awesome

Det är stort att få träffa sin idol. - It is great to meet one's idol.

Uttal

Exempelmeningar

I have a big family.
    Jag har en stor familj.
She's so big!
    Hon är så stor!
Big Brother is watching you.
    Storebror ser dig.
It's about this big.
    Den är ungefär så här stor.
He has a big restaurant near the lake.
    Han har en stor restaurang nära sjön.

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