| صيغ مركبة |
| big band n | (style of music: large dance band) | فرقة موسيقية |
| | Big band leaders like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey transformed jazz music into swing. |
| big bang n | (physics: origin of the universe) | نظرية أصل الكون |
| | Big Bang is a theory that physicists use to explain the origin of the universe. |
| big bang n | (loud explosion) | انفجار عنيف |
| | We think a transformer blew because there was a big bang, then all the lights went out. |
| big boss n | (supervisor of higher rank than immediate supervisor) | الزعيم |
| big break n | (great opportunity) | فرصة عظيمة |
| | The actress got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| big business n | (sth very profitable) | تجارة مربحة |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | مؤسسة تجارية ضخمة |
| big deal interj | slang (expressing that one is not impressed) | هذا أمر جلل |
| big deal n | slang (sth very important) | صفقة هامة |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) كالوعول | حيوانات الصيد الكبيرة |
| big game hunter, big-game hunter n | (sb who hunts large wild animals) | صائد الحيوانات الكبيرة |
| | President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big game hunter. |
| big headed, big-headed adj | (conceited) | مغرور، معجب بنفسه |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The excessive praise for his last project has made him big-headed. |
| big heart n | (kind, generous nature) | قلب كبير أو عظيم |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| big hit n | (great success) | نجاح كبير |
| | Max's spaghetti Bolognese was a big hit with his girlfriend. |
| big hit n | (very popular song) | أغنية شعبية رائجة |
| | 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand was one of the big hits of 2004. |
| big leagues npl | literal (sport: major league) | دوري رياضي |
| big leagues npl | figurative (most established in a field, dominant) | أندية كبيرة |
| | After his album went platinum, he knew he was playing in the big leagues. |
| big lie n | (sham, fraud) | كذبة كبيرة |
| big lie n | (propaganda: sth outrageously false) | دعاية كاذبة |
| big mouth n | figurative (tendency to speak without tact) | ثرثرة |
| | He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| big picture n | figurative (broadest view) | المنظر الأوسع |
| | Many of my employees focus on details and fail to see the big picture. |
| big screen n | (cinema) | شاشة السينما |
| | Most films look much better on the big screen. |
| big sister n | (older female sibling) | الأخت الكبرى |
| | My big sister is two years older than me. |
| big sister n | US (mentor) | المشرف |
| | Freshmen at high school are assigned a big sister to mentor them during their first year. |
| big time n | (great success or fame) | نجاح أو شهرة عظيمة |
| | He only plays gigs in pubs, but he's still hoping to make the big time. |
| big toe n | (largest toe) | إبهام القدم |
| | It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
| big-boned, big boned adj | (having large bone structure) | كبير العظام |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| | Jack says he's not fat, he's just big-boned. |
| big-breasted, big breasted adj | (woman: having large breasts) | بصدر عرم |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| | Pamela Anderson is more famous for being big breasted than for her acting. |
| big-hearted, big hearted adj | (kind and generous) | حنون وكريم |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| | The theatre ran on donations from big-hearted patrons. |
| big-league, big league adj | literal (sport: playing in major league) | لاعب في الدوري |
| ملاحظة: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after noun, or a noun |
| | My brother wanted to be a big-league baseball player, but he wasn't good enough at batting. |
| big-league, big league adj | figurative (leading, most important) | ريادي، مهم جداً |
| big-ticket adj | US (expensive, costly) | مكلف، غال الثمن |
| great big adj | informal (large) | واسع، ضخم، كثير |
| how big? | informal (of what dimensions?) | كم الحجم؟ |
| | How big a portion of chocolate cake do you want? |
| in a big way adv | informal (very much, greatly) | كثيراً، على نحو هائل |
| | If we lose the contract, it will hurt us in a big way. |
| make a big name for yourself v | (become successful, famous) | ينجح، يشتهر |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| not a big deal n | informal (a matter of little importance) | أمر تافه |
| | It is not a big deal that your brother likes to drink a beer now and then. |
| | Knitting a sweater is not a big deal for Jane; she has been knitting since she was eight years old. |
| talk big vi | informal (boast) | يتبجح، يتباهى |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| too big adj | (excessively large) | كبير جداً |
| | The lorry is too big to fit under the bridge. |
| | These hand-me-down clothes are too big for me. |
