Parola del giorno in inglese

Definizioni

inglese > italiano
big
1. agg.
2. agg. popolare
3. agg. (informale) adulto
4. agg. (informale) grasso
5. agg. importante
6. agg. notevole, degno di nota, (colloquiale) grande, grosso
7. agg. pieno, forte, potente
8. agg. (di cielo) gravido, carico
9. agg. nobile, generoso, (colloquiale) grosso, grande
10. agg. roboante, pomposo, ampolloso
11. agg. incinta, gravida.
12. agg. importante, corposo
13. avv. alla grande, in modo pomposo, in modo esagerato, da smargiasso
14. avv. felicemente, a gonfie vele
inglese > inglese
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. subst. Someone or something that is large in stature
21. subst. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
22. subst. (as plural) The big leagues, big time.
23. subst. (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. subst. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
italiano > inglese
grande
1. adj. (size) big
2. adj. (quantity) large
3. adj. (height) tall
4. adj. (width) wide, broad
5. adj. (length) long
6. adj. (importance) great
7. subst. an adult or grownup
8. subst. a great or influential person
9. subst. grandee

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Esempi d'uso

Is your house big?      La tua casa è grande? I've never seen such a big dog.      Non ho mai visto un cane così grande. There is a lot of crime in big cities.      C'è molto crimine nelle grandi città. This box is three times as big as that one.      Questa scatola è tre volte più grande di quella. I don't know what it is, but it's something very big.      Non so cosa sia, ma è qualcosa di molto grande.

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