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Big Great Large Bi Gg Büyük Adjective Small

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Kind adjective
Front big 
IPA  /bɪɡ   / adjective (bigger; biggest)
Back büyük
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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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