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Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, ironic
Examples
- He can run a mile in six minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four.
- So you beat the worst team in the league. Big deal, call the TV crews.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, often, sarcastic
Examples
- It's a big deal to him to get this promotion.
- It's no big deal if you don't finish it today.
- Why do you always have to make such a big deal of tiny punctuation errors?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Someone very important; a VIP.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
Examples
- She's a big deal in music in Spain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: big, fat, hairy deal
Antonyms: none provided
anything of great importance or consequence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: importance
an important influential person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he thinks he's a big shot
- she's a big deal in local politics
- the Qaeda commander is a very big fish
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: big shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: important person, influential person, personage
Narrower terms: knocker, supremo
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
голя́ма ра́бота!
(goljáma rábota!)
— so what
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Chinese Cantonese:
噉又點呀 /噉又点呀
(gam2 jau6 dim2 aa3)
— so what
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Chinese Mandarin:
那又怎麼樣 /那又怎么样
(nà yòu zěnmeyàng)
— so what
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Chinese Mandarin:
所以呢
(suǒyǐ ne)
— so what
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Czech:
to je toho
— so what
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Czech:
no a co má být
— so what
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Finnish:
mitä sitten
— so what
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Finnish:
entä sitten
— so what
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French:
la belle affaire !
— so what
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French:
et puis
— so what
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French:
et alors
— so what
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German:
auch schon was
— so what
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Greek:
σιγά τ’ αβγά
(sigá t’ avgá)
— so what
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Greek:
σιγά τον πολυέλαιο
(sigá ton polyélaio)
— so what
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Hindi:
तो क्या हुआ
(to kyā huā)
— so what
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Hungarian:
nagy ügy
— so what
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Italian:
bella forza
— so what
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Italian:
e allora
— so what
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Macedonian:
голема работа!
(golema rabota!)
— so what
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Macedonian:
голем кур
(golem kur)
— so what
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Portuguese:
grande coisa
— so what
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Portuguese:
grande merda
— so what
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Russian:
поду́маешь!
(podúmaješʹ!)
— so what
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Russian:
ну и что́ ж?
(nu i štó ž?)
— so what
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Spanish:
como gran cosa
— so what
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Spanish:
qué tanto
— so what
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Spanish:
no es para tanto
— so what
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Swedish:
än sen?
— so what
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Turkish:
hıh
— so what
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Turkish:
o da bir şey mi
— so what
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Chinese Cantonese:
大件事
(daai6 gin6 si6)
— something very important
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Chinese Mandarin:
大事
(dàshì)
— something very important
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Finnish:
iso juttu
— something very important
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French:
problème
— something very important
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French:
drame
— something very important
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French:
toute une affaire
— something very important
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French:
montagne
— something very important
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French:
en faire tout un plat
— something very important
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German:
große Sache
— something very important
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Hindi:
महत्त्वपूर्ण
(mahattvapūrṇ)
— something very important
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Hungarian:
nagy ügy
— something very important
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Hungarian:
nagy dolog
— something very important
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Hungarian:
pláne
— something very important
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Hungarian:
nagy hűhó
— something very important
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Hungarian:
nagy felhajtás
— something very important
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Portuguese:
grande coisa
— something very important
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Russian:
ва́жное де́ло
(vážnoje délo)
— something very important
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Russian:
большо́е де́ло
(bolʹšóje délo)
— something very important
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Spanish:
gran cosa
— something very important
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Spanish:
grosa cosa
— something very important
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Spanish:
grossa cosa
— something very important
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Turkish:
çok mühim
— something very important
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Turkish:
çok önemli
— something very important
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Urdu:
بڑی بات
(baṛī bāt)
— something very important
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Chinese Mandarin:
大人物
(dàrénwù)
— someone very important
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Finnish:
tärkeä henkilö
— someone very important
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Finnish:
avainhenkilö
— someone very important
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French:
ponte
— someone very important
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French:
huile
— someone very important
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French:
grosse légume
— someone very important
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Hindi:
महत्त्वपूर्ण
(mahattvapūrṇ)
— someone very important
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Hungarian:
fejes
— someone very important
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Hungarian:
nagykutya
— someone very important
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Spanish:
groso
— someone very important
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Spanish:
grosso
— someone very important
