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1 big
[bɪg]1) (in build) (tall) grande; (heavy) grossoto get big(ger) — (taller) diventare grande, crescere; (fatter) ingrassare; (in pregnancy) diventare grossa
2) (in size) [bed, room, building, garden, town] grande; [animal, car, boat, box] grosso, grandea big book — (thick) un libro spesso; (large) un libro grande
in big letters — in maiuscolo; fig. a grandi lettere
3) (in age) grande4) (in extent) [family, crowd, party] grande; [collection, organization, company] grosso, grande; [ meal] abbondante5) (important) [problem, change] grande, grosso; [question, decision] grosso, importante; [moment, event] grandeI think we're on to something big — colloq. penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso
6) (emphatic)to be big in the music business — colloq. essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica
7) AE colloq. (enthusiastic)to be big on — essere fanatico di [ activity]
8) (generous) generosothat's big of you! — iron. tante grazie!
9) pol.the Big Four, Five — i quattro, cinque Grandi
••to be o go over big colloq. andare forte; to have a big head spreg. essere un presuntuoso; to have a big mouth essere un chiacchierone; why can't you keep your big mouth shut? perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia? to have big ideas, to think big colloq. pensare in grande; what's the big idea? cosa succede? cosa ti prende? to make it big — colloq. avere grande successo
* * *[biɡ]1) (large in size: a big car.) grande2) (important: a big event.) grande•- big game* * *[bɪg]1) (in build) (tall) grande; (heavy) grossoto get big(ger) — (taller) diventare grande, crescere; (fatter) ingrassare; (in pregnancy) diventare grossa
2) (in size) [bed, room, building, garden, town] grande; [animal, car, boat, box] grosso, grandea big book — (thick) un libro spesso; (large) un libro grande
in big letters — in maiuscolo; fig. a grandi lettere
3) (in age) grande4) (in extent) [family, crowd, party] grande; [collection, organization, company] grosso, grande; [ meal] abbondante5) (important) [problem, change] grande, grosso; [question, decision] grosso, importante; [moment, event] grandeI think we're on to something big — colloq. penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso
6) (emphatic)to be big in the music business — colloq. essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica
7) AE colloq. (enthusiastic)to be big on — essere fanatico di [ activity]
8) (generous) generosothat's big of you! — iron. tante grazie!
9) pol.the Big Four, Five — i quattro, cinque Grandi
••to be o go over big colloq. andare forte; to have a big head spreg. essere un presuntuoso; to have a big mouth essere un chiacchierone; why can't you keep your big mouth shut? perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia? to have big ideas, to think big colloq. pensare in grande; what's the big idea? cosa succede? cosa ti prende? to make it big — colloq. avere grande successo
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2 muscular
['mʌskjʊlə(r)]1) anat. [disease, tissue] muscolare2) (strong) [person, limbs] muscoloso* * *1) (of, or relating to, muscle(s): great muscular strength.) muscolare2) (having well-developed muscles; strong: She is tall and muscular.) muscoloso* * *muscular /ˈmʌskjʊlə(r)/a.2 muscoloso; nerboruto● (stor.) muscular Christianity, cristianesimo vigoroso ( basato sulle opere)muscularityn. [u]muscolosità; robustezza.* * *['mʌskjʊlə(r)]1) anat. [disease, tissue] muscolare2) (strong) [person, limbs] muscoloso
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