Level | A1 |
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Kind | adjective |
Front | big |
IPA | /bɪɡ / adjective (bigger; biggest) |
Back | büyük |
Back 2 | big (adjective) /bɪɡ / adjective (bigger; biggest)
1 large; not small
büyük
a
big house/town/salary
This
dress is too big for me.
OPPOSITE SMALL
2 [only
before a noun](informal)
older
yaşça büyük
a
big brother
ağabey
a
big sister
abla
OPPOSITE LITTLE1
3 great or important
önemli, büyük
They
had a big argument yesterday.
That
was the biggest decision I've ever had to make.
some
of the big names in Hollywood
BIG
Büyüklük ya da nicelik
söz konusu olduğunda hem big hem large kullanılabilir. Large
giysi boyları için kullanılır. Large daha resmîdir ve insanlar için
kullanılmaz:
a big/large house
a big baby
Do you have this jumper in large?
Bir insan ya da nesnenin öneminden ya da
niteliğinden söz ederken great sözcüğü tercih edilir. Aynı zamanda
sayılamayan isimlerle ‘pek çok’ anlamını vermek için de kullanılır:
a great occasion/musician
great happiness/care/sorrow
a large amount of
a large number of
a large quantity of
a great deal of
in great detail.
IDIOMS
big deal!
(informal)
used to say that you think sth is not important
or interesting
sanki bir şey
‘Look
at my new bike!’ ‘Big deal! It's not as nice as mine.’
a big deal/no big deal
(informal)
something that is (not) very important or
exciting
çok önemli (değil), çok ilginç (değil)
Birthday
celebrations are a big deal in our family.
A
2% pay increase is no big deal.
give sb a big hand
to hit your hands together to show
approval, enthusiasm, etc.
çılgınca alkışlamak
The
audience gave the girl a big hand when she finished her song.
in a big/small way
used for expressing the size or
importance of an activity
büyük/küçük çapta
‘Have
you done any acting before?’ ‘Yes, but in a very small way.’
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