| صيغ مركبة: |
| الإنجليزية | العربية |
| the Big Apple n | (nickname of New York City) (لقب لمدينة نيويورك) | "بيغ آبل"، "التفاحة الكبيرة" |
| big band n | (style of music: large dance band) (في الموسيقى) | فرقة كبيرة |
| Big band leaders like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey transformed jazz music into swing. |
| the Big Bang n | (physics: origin of universe) (نظرية حول أصل الكون) | الانفجار العظيم |
| The Big Bang is how cosmologists believe our universe began. |
| big bang n | (loud explosion) | انفجار عنيف |
| We think a transformer blew because there was a big bang, then all the lights went out. |
| Big Bang theory n | (physics, astronomy) (في الفيزياء وعلم الفلك) | نظرية الانفجار العظيم |
| Scientists use the big bang theory to explain how the universe began. |
| Big Ben n | nonstandard (clocktower) (في برج البرلمان الإنجليزي) | ساعة "بيغ بن" |
| ملاحظة: 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) | جرس "بيغ بن" |
| The BBC plays the sound of Big Ben just before the midnight news. |
| big boss n | (highest supervisor) | الزعيم |
| The big boss will be carrying out an inspection today. |
| big boy n | (male child; somewhat mature) | شابّ |
| big boy n | informal (impressive person or thing) | ضخم |
| This big boy is the largest fish I ever caught. |
| Big Boy n | (steam train: locomotive) | قاطرة "بيغ بوي" |
| big boy interj | informal (form of address for a man) | رجل |
| big break n | slang (great opportunity) | فرصة عظيمة |
| Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| big brother n | informal (older male sibling) | الأخ الأكبر |
| Big Brother n | figurative (government surveillance) | مراقبة الدولة |
| big bucks | (a lot of money) | مبلغ كبير، أموال طائلة |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | الشركات الكبرى، المؤسسات الكبرى |
| Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | تجارة مربحة |
| The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| big cat n | informal (large wild feline) | قطة كبيرة برية |
| big cheese n | figurative, slang (high-ranking manager) | شخص مهم، مسؤول كبير |
| Jane is the big cheese at this company. |
| big city n | (large urban centre) | مدينة كبيرة |
| Tokyo is a big city. |
| تُعد طوكيو مدينة كبيرة. |
| Big D n | US, informal, abbreviation (Dallas, Texas) | دالاس |
| big data n | uncountable (very large data sets) | بيانات ضخمة |
| big day n | (day of an important occasion) | يوم مهم |
| Big deal! interj | slang (disdain) | وإن يكن |
| So he won the game by cheating. Big deal! |
| a big deal n | slang ([sth] important) | أمر هام، إنجاز مهم |
| Passing her driving test was a big deal for Jodie. |
the Big Dipper (US),
the Plough (UK) n | (part of constellation Ursa Major) (في الفلك) | الدُّبّ الأكبر |
| A line drawn through two stars in the Big Dipper points to the North Star. |
| the Big Dipper n | UK (fairground rollercoaster) | أفعوانية "بيغ ديبر" |
| big fish n | figurative, informal (important person) | شخصية مرموقة، اسم معروف |
| Director Stanley Kubrick was a big fish in the world of cinema. |
| Big f***ing deal interj | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (expressing disdain) | وإن يكن؟، لا يهمّ |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) | الطرائد الكبيرة |
| The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| give a big hand v expr | (applaud enthusiastically) | يصفِّق بقوّة |
| get a big hand v expr | (receive enthusiastic applause) | ينال تصفيقًا قويًّا |
| big head n | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | مغرور، متكبر |
| All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
big headed,
big-headed adj | figurative, informal (conceited) | مغرور، معجب بنفسه |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| The excessive praise for his last project has made him big headed. |
| big heart n | figurative (kind, generous nature) (مجازي) | قلب كبير، صدر واسع |
| عطاء، سخاء |
| The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| big hit n | informal (success) | نجاح كبير، رواج كبير |
| إعجاب شديد |
| Max's spaghetti Bolognese was a big hit with his girlfriend. |
| big hit n | (popular song) | أغنية رائجة |
| 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand was one of the big hits of 2004. |
| big house | slang (prison) | السجن |
| big idea n | informal (grandiose, usually impractical idea) | فكرة هائلة |
| big idea n | informal (intention) | نيّة |
| the big league n | US (major sports association) | الدوريّ الرئيسيّ |
| big leagues npl | US (sport: major league) | دوري رئيسي |
| big leagues npl | US, figurative (highest level) | يبلغ أعلى المستويات |
| After his album went platinum, he knew he was playing in the big leagues. |
| a big lie n | (fraud) | كذبة كبيرة |
| the big lie n | (propaganda) | دعاية كاذبة |
| big man n | figurative, slang (leader, esp. drug dealer) (قائد أو بائع مخدرات كبير) | زعيم |
| big man n | figurative, disapproving, slang (self-important man) (شخص معتدّ بنفسه) | زعيم |
| big money n | figurative, informal (finance: large sums) | مبالغ كبيرة من المال |
| There's big money in real estate. |
| هناك مبالغ كبيرة من المال في الأملاك العقارية. |
| big mood expr | informal (expressing strong agreement) | أوافقك الرأي، معك حق |
| "I'm coming back as a cat in my next life; all they do is sleep and eat." "Big mood!" |
| big mouth n | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) | ثرثرة |
| He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| big name n | informal, figurative (prominent figure or celebrity) | شخصية عامة، شخص مشهور |
| big-name n as adj | (famous, well-known) | شهير، مشهور، معروف |
big oil,
Big Oil n | pejorative (world's largest oil companies) | شركات النفط الكبرى |
| Big Oil is lobbying Congress to let them ship American crude oil overseas. |
be big on [sth],
be big on doing [sth] v expr | informal (be keen on, consider important) | يكون ميالاً إلى شيء |
| يركز على شيء، يحبّذ شيئًا |
| يحبّ شيئًا |
| My maths teacher is big on learning by rote, so his lessons are pretty dull. |
| big one | (one-thousand-dollar bill) | ورقة الألف دولار |
| the big picture n | figurative (the situation as a whole) (مجازي) | صورة عامة |
| (مجازي) | صورة شاملة |
| We need to consider the big picture and not focus just on details. |
| big screen n | (cinema) | الشاشة الكبيرة، السينما |
| Most films look much better on the big screen. |
| big shot n | slang (important person) | عظيم الشأن، شخصية مهمة |
| He thinks he's a big shot since they gave him a company car. |
| صار يعتبر نفسه شخصية مهمة بعدما أعطته الشركة سيارة. |
| big sister n | informal (older female sibling) | الأخت الكبرى |
| My big sister is two years older than me. |
| big sister n | US, figurative (female mentor) | مُرشِدة |
| Freshmen at high school are assigned a big sister to mentor them during their first year. |
| Big Smoke n | slang (city) | مدينة |
| big stick n | figurative (influencing force) (مجازي: القوة المؤثِّرة) | العصا الغليظة |
| big talk | (bragging) | تبجُّح، تفاخُر |
| big time adv | informal (to the highest extent) | بشدّة، بقوّة |
| She's amazing, and I fell in love with her big time. |
| big toe n | (foot: largest digit) | إبهام القدم |
| It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
| big top n | (main tent at circus) (في سيرك) | الخيمة الكبرى |
| big top n | (circus) | سيرك |
| big up interj | slang (admiration) | إعجاب، إستحسان |
| big wheel n | UK (fairground Ferris wheel) | عجلة الدولاب الدوار |
| big wheel n | US, informal ([sb] important or powerful) | شخص مهم، مسئول كبير |
| big with child adj | archaic, informal (heavily pregnant) | يثقل حملها |
| Katherine was big with child, and everyone expected the birth to be any day. |
| ثقل حمل كاثرين، فتوقع الجميع أن تلد في وقت قريب جدًّا. |
| big-boned adj | (having large bone structure) | ذو بنية عظمية كبيرة |
| Jack says he's not fat; he's just big-boned. |
| big-box store n | (large retail unit) | متجر ضخم |
| big-breasted adj | (woman: large breasts) | عارمة الصدر |
| Pamela Anderson is more famous for being big-breasted than for her acting. |
| big-endian adj | (computer memory type) (نوع ذاكرة حاسوب) | نهائيّ كبير |
| big-game hunter n | (hunts large animals) | صائد الحيوانات الكبيرة |
| President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US (sport: in major league) | في الدوريّ الرئيسيّ |
| 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) | رياديّ |
| big-shot n as adj | slang (person: important) | مهمّ، شهير |
| He's a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood. |
| big-ticket adj | US (expensive, costly) | مكلف، غالٍ |
| big-time n as adj | informal (very successful) | ناجح جدًّا |
| Now he's a big-time director, but once he worked in the mail room. |
bigheaded,
big-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, informal (conceited) | مغرور |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية. |
| Alfie is so bigheaded, he thinks all the girls in his class must fancy him. |
bighearted (US),
big-hearted (UK) adj | (kind, generous) | حنون وكريم |
| The theatre ran on donations from big-hearted patrons. |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (likes to gossip) | كثير الكلام |
| (مجازي، في بعض المناطق) | طويل اللسان |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (speaks tactlessly) | غير لبق الكلام |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) | فرصة كبرى |
| Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| great big adj | informal (huge) | كبير |
| Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| How big ...? adv | informal (of what dimensions?) | ما حجم...؟، ما قياس...؟ |
| How big a portion of chocolate cake do you want? |
| How big is the cruise ship? |
| how big conj | informal (of what dimensions) | إلى أي حجم، ما الحجم |
| I need to know how big this puppy will grow to be. |
| in a big way adv | informal (very much, greatly) | كثيرًا جدًّا |
| If we lose the contract, it will hurt us in a big way. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | ينجح، يشتهر |
| After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| make it big v expr | US, slang (be successful) | يحرز نجاحًا باهرًا |
| يتألق |
| ملاحظة: هذه الترجمة لا تطابق التعبير الإنجليزي من حيث الأسلوب أو الاستخدام بما أن اللغة الفصحى لا تستخدم إلا بسياقات معينة. ستكون الترجمة الأقرب باللغة العامية. هذه الترجمة هي أقرب ما هو ممكن بالفصحى. |
| 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) | يحقّق نجاحًا |
| I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
not a big deal,
no big deal adj | informal (a matter of little importance) | ليس بالأمر الجلل |
| "مش حاجة كبيرة"، "بسيطة" |
| ليس بالأمر الصعب |
| 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. |
| إذا كان أخوك يحب أن يشرب البيرة من وقت لآخر، فهذا ليس بالأمر الجلل. |
| ليست حياكة كنزة بالأمر الصعب على جاين، فهي تحيك من عمر ثماني سنوات. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | يتبجح، يتباهى |
| He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| the big one n | informal, figurative ([sth] massively important) | الأهمّ، البالغ الأهمية |
| the big time n | informal (great success or fame) | نجاح عظيم، شهرة واسعة |
| After years of struggling in obscurity, he was ready for the big time. |
