"big deal" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: en-au-big deal.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} big deal
  1. (idiomatic, informal, ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what. Tags: idiomatic, informal, ironic Translations (so what): голя́ма ра́бота! (goljáma rábota!) (Bulgarian), 噉又點呀 (Chinese Cantonese), 噉又点呀 (gam² jau⁶ dim² aa³) (Chinese Cantonese), 那又怎麼樣 (Chinese Mandarin), 那又怎么样 (nà yòu zěnmeyàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 所以呢 (suǒyǐ ne) (Chinese Mandarin), to je toho (Czech), no a co má být (Czech), mitä sitten (Finnish), entä sitten (Finnish), la belle affaire ! [feminine] (French), et puis (French), et alors (French), auch schon was (German), σιγά τ' αβγά (sigá t' avgá) (Greek), σιγά τον πολυέλαιο (sigá ton polyélaio) (Greek), nagy ügy (Hungarian), bella forza [feminine] (Italian), e allora (Italian), голема работа! (golema rabota!) (Macedonian), голем кур (golem kur) [slang, vulgar] (Macedonian), grande coisa (Portuguese), grande merda [vulgar] (Portuguese), поду́маешь! (podúmaješʹ!) (Russian), ну и что́ ж? (nu i štó ž?) (Russian), como gran cosa (Spanish), y qué (Spanish), qué tanto (Spanish), än sen? (Swedish), hıh (Turkish), o da bir şey mi (Turkish)
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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-big deal.ogg Forms: big deals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big deal (plural big deals)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, often sarcastic) Something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement. Tags: idiomatic, informal, often, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-big_deal-en-noun-jfl3szFH Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 14 47
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: big, fat, hairy deal Derived forms: make a big deal out of Translations (someone very important): 大人物 (dàrénwù) (Chinese Mandarin), tärkeä henkilö (Finnish), avainhenkilö (Finnish), ponte (French), huile [feminine] (French), grosse légume [feminine] (French), fejes (Hungarian), nagykutya (Hungarian), groso (english: Southern Cone) [masculine] (Spanish), grosso [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish) Translations (something very important): 大件事 (daai⁶ gin⁶ si⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 大事 (dàshì) (Chinese Mandarin), iso juttu (Finnish), problème [masculine] (French), drame (english: concern) [masculine] (French), toute une affaire (note: important, affirmative form) [feminine] (French), montagne (english: difficult) [feminine] (French), en faire tout un plat (French), große Sache [feminine] (German), nagy ügy (Hungarian), nagy dolog (Hungarian), pláne (Hungarian), nagy hűhó (english: a fuss made about something) (Hungarian), nagy felhajtás (Hungarian), grande coisa (Portuguese), ва́жное де́ло (vážnoje délo) [neuter] (Russian), большо́е де́ло (bolʹšóje délo) [neuter] (Russian), gran cosa [feminine] (Spanish), grosa cosa (english: Southern Cone) [feminine] (Spanish), grossa cosa [Latin-America, feminine] (Spanish), çok mühim (Turkish), çok önemli (Turkish)
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Alternative forms

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          "word": "那又怎麼樣"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "nà yòu zěnmeyàng",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "那又怎么样"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "suǒyǐ ne",
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          "word": "所以呢"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "to je toho"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "no a co má být"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "mitä sitten"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "entä sitten"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "so what",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "la belle affaire !"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "et puis"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "et alors"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "auch schon was"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sigá t' avgá",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "σιγά τ' αβγά"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sigá ton polyélaio",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "σιγά τον πολυέλαιο"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "nagy ügy"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "so what",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bella forza"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "e allora"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "golema rabota!",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "голема работа!"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "golem kur",
          "sense": "so what",
          "tags": [
            "slang",
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "голем кур"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "grande coisa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "so what",
          "tags": [
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "grande merda"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podúmaješʹ!",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "поду́маешь!"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nu i štó ž?",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "ну и что́ ж?"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "como gran cosa"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "y qué"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "qué tanto"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "än sen?"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "hıh"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "so what",
          "word": "o da bir şey mi"
        }
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  "word": "big deal"
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      "word": "make a big deal out of"
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          "text": "It's a big deal to him to get this promotion.",
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        {
          "text": "It's no big deal if you don't finish it today.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Why do you always have to make such a big deal of tiny punctuation errors?",
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        "(idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP."
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          "word": "big, fat, hairy deal"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "daai⁶ gin⁶ si⁶",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "大件事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàshì",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "大事"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "iso juttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "problème"
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      "code": "fr",
      "english": "concern",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drame"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "important, affirmative form",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "toute une affaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "difficult",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "montagne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "en faire tout un plat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "große Sache"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "nagy ügy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "nagy dolog"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "pláne"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "a fuss made about something",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "nagy hűhó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "nagy felhajtás"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "grande coisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vážnoje délo",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ва́жное де́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bolʹšóje délo",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "большо́е де́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gran cosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Southern Cone",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "grosa cosa"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "grossa cosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "çok mühim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something very important",
      "word": "çok önemli"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàrénwù",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "word": "大人物"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "word": "tärkeä henkilö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "word": "avainhenkilö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "word": "ponte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "huile"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "grosse légume"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "word": "fejes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "word": "nagykutya"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Southern Cone",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone very important",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "groso"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone very important",
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      "word": "grosso"
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  "word": "big deal"
}

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          "text": "He can run a mile in six minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four.",
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          "text": "So you beat the worst team in the league. Big deal, call the TV crews.",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "goljáma rábota!",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "голя́ма ра́бота!"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "噉又點呀"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gam² jau⁶ dim² aa³",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "噉又点呀"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "那又怎麼樣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nà yòu zěnmeyàng",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "那又怎么样"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suǒyǐ ne",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "所以呢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "to je toho"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "no a co má být"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "mitä sitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "entä sitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "so what",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "la belle affaire !"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "et puis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "et alors"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "auch schon was"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sigá t' avgá",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "σιγά τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sigá ton polyélaio",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "σιγά τον πολυέλαιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "nagy ügy"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "so what",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bella forza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "e allora"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "golema rabota!",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "голема работа!"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "golem kur",
      "sense": "so what",
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "голем кур"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "grande coisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "so what",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
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      "word": "grande merda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podúmaješʹ!",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "поду́маешь!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nu i štó ž?",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "ну и что́ ж?"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "como gran cosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "y qué"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "qué tanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "än sen?"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "hıh"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "so what",
      "word": "o da bir şey mi"
    }
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  "word": "big deal"
}

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