Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
|
| the Big Bang n | (physics: origin of universe) | Urknall Nm |
| | The Big Bang is how cosmologists believe our universe began. |
| big bang n | (loud explosion) | lauter Knall Adj + Nm |
| | We think a transformer blew because there was a big bang, then all the lights went out. |
| Big Bang theory n | (physics, astronomy) | Urknalltheorie Nf |
| | | Theorie des Urknalls Rdw |
| | Scientists use the big bang theory to explain how the universe began. |
| Big Ben n | nonstandard (clocktower) | Big Ben En |
| Anmerkung: The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is officially the Elizabeth Tower. |
| | There's a wonderful view of Big Ben from the other side of the Thames. |
| Big Ben n | (bell) | Big Ben En |
| | The BBC plays the sound of Big Ben just before the midnight news. |
| big boss n | (highest supervisor) (Anglizismus, ugs) | Big Boss Nm |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | der da oben Rdw |
| | | höchster Chef Adj + Nm |
| | The big boss will be carrying out an inspection today. |
| big break n | slang (great opportunity) (Erfolg) | großer Durchbruch Adj + Nm |
| | | Chance des Lebens Rdw |
| | Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| big brother n | informal (older male sibling) | großer Bruder Adj + Nm |
| | | älterer Bruder Adj + Nm |
| Big Brother n | figurative (government surveillance) | Überwachung durch den Staat Rdw |
| | | Big Brother Rdw |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | Großunternehmen Nn |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | gutes Geschäft Adj + Nn |
| | | sehr profitables Geschäft, äußerst profitables Geschäft Rdw |
| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| big cat n | informal (large wild feline) | Raubkatze Nf |
| | | Wildkatze Nf |
| big cheese n | figurative, slang (high-ranking manager) | hohes Tier Adj + Nn |
| | | [jmd], der das Sagen hat Rdw |
| | Jane is the big cheese at this company. |
| big city n | (large urban centre) | Großstadt Nf |
| | | Metropole Nf |
| | Tokyo is a big city. |
| big data n | uncountable (very large data sets) (Anglizismus) | Big Data Npl |
| | | Massendaten Npl |
| Big deal! interj | slang (disdain) | na und? Int |
| | So he won the game by cheating. Big deal! |
| | Also hat er das Spiel mit Mogeln gewonnen. Na und? |
| a big deal n | slang ([sth] important) | eine große Sache Adj + Nf |
| | | [etw], das wichtig ist Rdw |
| | Passing her driving test was a big deal for Jodie. |
| | Ihre Führerscheinprüfung zu bestehen war eine große Sache für Jodie. |
the Big Dipper (US),
the Plough (UK) n | (part of constellation Ursa Major) (Astron) | Großer Wagen En |
| | (Astron) | Großer Bär En |
| | A line drawn through two stars in the Big Dipper points to the North Star. |
| the Big Dipper n | UK (fairground rollercoaster) | Achterbahn Nf |
| Big f***ing deal interj | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (expressing disdain) | große Sache Adj + Nf |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) | Großwild Nn |
| | The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| big head n | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | Angeber Nm |
| | | Angeberin Nf |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | Großmaul Nn |
| | (Slang) | Proll Nm |
| | All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
big headed,
big-headed adj | figurative, informal (conceited) | arrogant Adj |
| | (übertragen) | hochnäsig Adj |
| | (übertragen) | eingebildet Adj |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | The excessive praise for his last project has made him big headed. |
| | Das exzessive Lob für sein letztes Projekt hat ihn arrogant gemacht. |
| big heart n | figurative (kind, generous nature) | großes Herz Adj + Nn |
| | | nett Adj |
| | | nettes Wesen Adj + Nn |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| big house | slang (prison) | Knast Nm |
| | | Loch Nn |
| | | Kittchen Nn |
| big mood expr | informal (expressing strong agreement) | Oh ja Int |
| | | Du sagst es Int |
| | | Und wie Int |
| | "I'm coming back as a cat in my next life; all they do is sleep and eat." "Big mood!" |
| | "Im nächsten Leben bin ich eine Katze. Alles, was sie tun, ist schlafen und essen." "Oh ja!" |
| big mouth n | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) | große Klappe Adj + Nf |
| | | Maul Nn |
| | | Schnauze Nf |
| | He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| the big picture n | figurative (the situation as a whole) | das Große Ganze Rdw |
| | | Situation als Ganzes, Situation im Allgemeinen Rdw |
| | We need to consider the big picture and not focus just on details. |
| big screen n | (cinema) | Kino Nn |
| | | große Leinwand Adj + Nf |
| | Most films look much better on the big screen. |
| big shot n | slang (important person) (übertragen) | hohes Tier Adj + Nn |
| | | wichtige Person Adj + Nf |
| | (übertragen) | Boss Nm |
| | He thinks he's a big shot since they gave him a company car. |
| big sister n | informal (older female sibling) | große Schwester Adj + Nf |
| | | ältere Schwester Adj + Nf |
| | My big sister is two years older than me. |
| big sister n | US, figurative (female mentor) | Mentorin Nf |
| | | Begleiterin Nf |
| | Freshmen at high school are assigned a big sister to mentor them during their first year. |
| big time adv | informal (to the highest extent) | im großen Stil Rdw |
| | (verstärkend) | richtig Adv |
| | (verstärkend) | echt Adv |
| | She's amazing, and I fell in love with her big time. |
| big toe n | (foot: largest digit) | großer Zeh Adj + Nm |
| | (übertragen) | großer Onkel Adj + Nm |
| | It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
| big up interj | informal (admiration) (Slang) | krass Int |
| | (Angliz) | cool Int |
| | (formell) | gut gemacht Int |
| big wheel n | UK (fairground Ferris wheel) | Riesenrad Nn |
| big wheel n | US, informal ([sb] important or powerful) (übertragen) | Größe Nf |
| | | Machthaber Nm |
| | | Machthaberin Nf |
| | (Manager, übertragen) | hohes Tier Adj + Nn |
| big-boned adj | (having large bone structure) | schwere Knochen haben VP |
| | Jack says he's not fat; he's just big-boned. |
| big-breasted adj | (woman: large breasts) | eine große Oberweite haben Rdw |
| | | große Brüste haben Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | gut bestückt sein Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | viel Holz vor der Hütte haben Rdw |
| | Pamela Anderson is more famous for being big-breasted than for her acting. |
| big-endian adj | (computer memory type) | Big-Endian Präf |
| big-game hunter n | (hunts large animals) | Großwildjäger Nm |
| | President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US (sport: in major league) | höhere Liga Adj + Nf |
| | | hohe Liga Adj + Nf |
| | My brother wanted to be a big-league baseball player, but he wasn't good enough at batting. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US, figurative (leading) (übertragen) | groß Adj |
| | | führend Adj |
| big-shot n as adj | slang (person: important) | bekannte Größe Adj + Nf |
| | | Berühmtheit Nf |
| | | wichtig Adj |
| | He's a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood. |
| big-ticket adj | US (expensive, costly) | teuer Adj |
| | | kostspielig Adj |
| big-time n as adj | informal (very successful) (informell) | echt gut Adj |
| | | ein ganz Großer Rdw |
| | | einer der ganz Großen Rdw |
| | Now he's a big-time director, but once he worked in the mail room. |
bigheaded,
big-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, informal (conceited) | eingebildet Adj |
| | (übertragen) | hochnäsig Adj |
| | | arrogant Adj |
| | Alfie is so bigheaded, he thinks all the girls in his class must fancy him. |
bighearted (US),
big-hearted (UK) adj | (kind, generous) (übertragen) | großherzig Adj |
| | (übertragen) | warmherzig Adj |
| | | großzügig Adj |
| | The theatre ran on donations from big-hearted patrons. |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (likes to gossip) | Tratsch- Präf |
| | | tratschend V Part Präs |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (speaks tactlessly) (Slang, vugär) | großkotzig Adj |
| | | großschnauzig Adj |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) | Durchbruch Nm |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| great big adj | informal (huge) | richtig groß Adv + Adj |
| | | riesengroß, riesig Adj |
| | Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| in a big way adv | informal (very much, greatly) | enorm Adv |
| | | sehr Adv |
| | | richtig Adv |
| | If we lose the contract, it will hurt us in a big way. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | sich einen Namen machen Rdw |
| | | bekannt werden, berühmt werden Adj + Vt |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| make it big v expr | US, slang (be successful) | erfolgreich sein Adj + Vt |
| | | schaffen Vt |
| | | erreichen Vt |
| | She went to Hollywood and made it big as a movie star. |
make the big time,
hit the big time v expr | informal (be a success) | erfolgreich sein Adj + Vi |
| | I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
not a big deal,
no big deal adj | informal (a matter of little importance) (umgangssprachlich) | kein Ding Pron + Nn |
| | | keine große Sache Rdw |
| | | nicht so wichtig Rdw |
| | It is not a big deal that your brother likes to drink a beer now and then. |
| | Knitting a sweater is not a big deal for Jane; she has been knitting since she was eight years old. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | große Reden schwingen, große Töne spucken Rdw |
| | | angeben Vi, sepa |
| | | eine große Klappe haben Rdw |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
too big,
too-big adj | (excessively large) | zu groß Adv + Adj |
| | (Gegenstand) | zu sperrig Adv + Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The lorry is too big to fit under the bridge. |
| | These hand-me-down clothes are too big for me. |