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big



grande
grande


Definições

inglês > português
big
     1. Adjetivo. grande, bigue
inglês > inglês
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.
português > inglês
grande
     1. adj. large; great; big (of great size or extent)
           Este livro é grande. - This book is big.
           Este livro é maior do que aquele. - This book is bigger than that one.
     2. adj. large; big; numerous (numerically large)
           A família é muito grande. - The family is very large.
     3. adj. (preceding nouns) great (of great importance)
           Os grandes reis da antiguidade. - The great kings of antiquity.
     4. adj. (preceding nouns) great; magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)
           Artur foi um grande rei. - Arthur was a great king.
     5. adj. grown-up; mature
           Já és grande, podes trabalhar. - You’re already grown-up, you can work.
     6. adj. (followed by a city’s name) the metropolitan area of, greater
           Moro na grande Lisboa. - I live in the metropolis of Lisbon.
           O Grande Porto é uma região metropolitana no norte de Portugal. - Greater Porto is a metropolitan area in the north of Portugal.
     7. n. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone

Pronúncia

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Exemplos

How big is your dog?
    Quão grande é o teu cão?
Today's the big day.
    Hoje é o grande dia.
I think it's no big deal.
    Não acho que isso seja importante.
If you take care of the small things, the big things will take care of themselves.
    Se você resolver as coisas pequenas, as coisas grandes vão se resolver sozinhas.
She was suspicious of Anne's big words and dramatic gestures and imagined that the child was making fun of her.
    Ela desconfiou da linguagem empolada e dos gestos dramáticos de Anne e imaginou que a criança estava se divertindo com ela.



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