big-league nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di big-league nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.big league SOST ingl am

1. big league SPORT:

big league

liga f mayor

2. big league (top rank):

big league

los grandes

II.big-league AGG ingl am attr

1. big-league baseball/player:

big-league

de las ligas mayores

2. big-league:

big-league business/politician

de alto(s) vuelo(s)

big-league crook

de marca mayor colloq

Traduzioni di big-league nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

league¹ [ingl am liɡ, ingl brit liːɡ] SOST

1. league (alliance, association):

league

liga f

league

asociación f

league

federación f

the League of Nations STOR

la Sociedad de Naciones

to be in league (with sb)

estar aliado or confabulado (con alguien)

the whole world was in league against me

todo el mundo se había aliado or confabulado contra mí or en mi contra

2.1. league SPORT:

league

liga f

our team is seventh in the league

nuestro equipo va séptimo en la clasificación or en la liga

our team is seventh in the league attr champion/game

de liga

league standing ingl am

posición f en la liga

2.2. league (level, category):

the company wants to stay in the big leagues

la empresa quiere mantenerse en primera división

the company wants to stay in the big leagues

la empresa quiere mantenerse en las ligas mayores Mess

not to be in the same league as sb/sth

no estar a la misma altura or al mismo nivel que alguien/ algo

they're in a different league

no tienen ni punto de comparación

to be out of one's league , sorry, I'm out of my league

perdón, pero esto es demasiado difícil para mí

small-time criminals out of their league

ladronzuelos mpl que se meten a hacer fechorías demasiado complicadas

league² [ingl am liɡ, ingl brit liːɡ] SOST (measure of distance)

league

legua f

I.big <comp bigger, superl biggest> [ingl am bɪɡ, ingl brit bɪɡ] AGG The usual translation of big, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun.

1.1. big (in size):

big

grande

a big garden

un jardín grande

a big garden

un gran jardín

I need a bigger size

necesito una talla más grande

these shoes are too big for me

estos zapatos me quedan grandes

her big, blue eyes

sus grandes ojos azules

how big is the table?

¿cómo es de grande or qué tamaño tiene la mesa?

a big girl (large) eufem

una chica grandota colloq

a big girl (buxom) eufem

una chica pechugona colloq

1.2. big (powerful):

big bomb/engine

potente

1.3. big (in scale, intensity):

big

grande

a big explosion/flood

una gran explosión/inundación

a big hug/kiss

un abrazote/besote colloq

a big success/effort

un gran éxito/esfuerzo

2.1. big (major):

big

grande

big

importante

a big industrialist

un gran or importante industrial

Acme Corp is our biggest customer

Acme Corp es nuestro cliente más importante

2.2. big (great):

big

grande

I'm a big fan of his

soy un gran admirador suyo

he's a big eater

come mucho

he's a big eater

es muy comelón colloq

he's a big eater

es muy comilón CSud Spagna colloq

he's a big investor in Kuwait

invierte mucho en Kuwait

to be big on sth colloq

ser entusiasta or fanático de algo

2.3. big colloq as intensifier:

you big thickhead!

¡pedazo de estúpido! colloq

don't be such a big spoilsport!

¡no seas tan aguafiestas!

3. big (significant, serious):

big

grande

a big decision

una gran decisión

a big decision

una decisión importante

it was a big mistake

fue un gran or grave error

this is his big day

hoy es su gran día

there's a big difference

hay una gran diferencia

the big question now is …

el quid del asunto or de la cuestión ahora es …

big reductions!

¡grandes rebajas!

4. big (older, grown up):

big

grande

don't cry: you're a big boy/girl now

no llores, ya eres un niño/una niña grande

my big brother

mi hermano mayor

5. big (magnanimous, generous):

big

generoso

it was big of her

fue muy generoso de su parte

he's too big to take offense

no se va a ofender, está por encima de esas cosas

that's big of you! iron

¡qué generoso eres! iron

6. big (boastful):

big talk

fanfarronada f

to get too big for one's boots or breeches, he's getting too big for his boots or breeches

se le han subido los humos a la cabeza

7. big (prominent, popular) colloq:

big pred

conocido

big pred

famoso

she's really big in Europe

es muy conocida or famosa en Europa

she's really big in Europe

tiene mucho éxito en Europa

II.big [ingl am bɪɡ, ingl brit bɪɡ] AVV colloq

1. big (ambitiously):

to think big

ser ambicioso

to think big

planear las cosas a lo grande

2. big (boastfully):

to act big

fanfarronear

to talk big

darse importancia or ínfulas

to talk big

fanfarronear

3. big (with great success):

the movie went over big in Europe

la película tuvo un gran éxito en Europa

the movie went over big in Europe

la película fue un exitazo en Europa colloq

to make it big

tener un gran éxito

4. big (on a large scale):

farmers are spending big on heavy machinery

los agricultores están invirtiendo mucho en maquinaria pesada

they began drilling in the hope of hitting it big

empezaron a perforar con la esperanza de dar con yacimientos importantes

big-league nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di big-league nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

league [li:g] SOST

1. league a. SPORT:

league

liga f

football league

liga de fútbol

the league championship

el campeonato de liga

to be/to be not in the same league as sb/sth fig

estar/no estar a la altura de alguien/algo

to be out of sb's league

no tener comparación con alguien

2. league (measurement):

league

legua f

locuzioni:

to be in league with sb

estar confabulado con alguien

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] AGG

1. big:

big (in size, amount)

grande

big (before singular nouns)

gran

a big book

un libro grande

a big budget film

una película de gran presupuesto

a big house

una casa grande

big letters

mayúsculas f pl

to be a big spender colloq

ser un derrochador

big words colloq

palabras f pl altisonantes

the bigger the better

cuanto más grande mejor

2. big (grown-up):

big

mayor

big boy/girl

chico/chica mayor

big sister/brother

hermana/hermano mayor

3. big (significant):

big

gran(de)

a big day colloq

un gran día

this group is big in Spain

este grupo es muy popular en España

4. big (on a large scale):

big

a gran escala

locuzioni:

to make it big colloq

triunfar a lo grande

to think big

tener grandes aspiraciones

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Having played in a high-profile college program, he had a polish and self-assurance that is uncommon among pitchers with such little big league experience.

www.espn.com.au

What was lacking though was the frenzied, helter-skelter drama that makes the big league such a compelling spectacle.

www.mirror.co.uk

The wage settlement is the fourth with big league clubs in the past year.

business-ethics.com

But he had a relapse during a big league game, breaking a bat over his knee in anger and causing a career-ending injury.

en.wikipedia.org

It's your first game, your first big league experienceit was unbelievable to face that guy.

en.wikipedia.org

There isn't a charter plane waiting like big league players.

www.torontosun.com