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Definition 2024

big_deal

big deal

English

Noun

big deal ‎(plural big deals)

(idiomatic, informal) Something very important, difficult, or of concern.

It's a big deal to him to get this promotion.

It's no big deal if you don't finish.

Translations

something very important

Chinese:

Cantonese: ^{(please verify)}大件事 ‎(daai⁶ gin⁶ si⁶)

Mandarin:
Finnish: iso juttu (fi)
French: problème (fr) m, drame (fr) m (concern), toute une affaire (fr) f (important, affirmative form), montagne (fr) f (difficult), en faire tout un plat (fr)

German: große Sache f
Hungarian: nagy ügy
Russian: важное ‎(važnoje) де́ло (ru) ‎(délo) (vážnoje délo) n, большое ‎(bolʹšoje) де́ло (ru) ‎(délo) (bolʹsóje délo) n
Spanish: gran cosa
Turkish: çok mühim, çok önemli

Interjection

(idiomatic, informal, ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what.
He can run a mile in 15 minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four.

Translations

so what

Chinese:
Mandarin:
Czech: to je toho, no a co má být
Finnish: mitä sitten, entä sitten
French: la belle affaire (fr) f !, et puis ?, et alors (fr) ?

German: auch schon was
Hungarian: nagy ügy
Portuguese: grande coisa
Russian: поду́маешь! (ru) ‎(podúmaješʹ!), ну и что́ ж? ‎(nu i štó ž?)
Turkish: hıh, o da bir şey mi