big deal

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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.

   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?

2. (idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP.

   Synonym: big, fat, hairy deal

   She's a big deal in music in Spain.

Derived terms

• make a big deal out of

Translations

something very important

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大件事 (daai⁶ gin⁶ si⁶)

  Mandarin: 大事 (zh) (dàshì)

• Finnish: iso juttu
• 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, nagy dolog, pláne (hu), (a fuss made about something) nagy hűhó, nagy felhajtás
• Portuguese: grande coisa
• Russian: ва́жное де́ло n (vážnoje délo), большо́е де́ло n (bolʹšóje délo)
• Spanish: gran cosa
• Turkish: çok mühim, çok önemli

someone very important

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大人物 (zh) (dàrénwù)

• Finnish: tärkeä henkilö, avainhenkilö
• French: ponte (fr), huile (fr) f, grosse légume (fr) f
• Hungarian: fejes (hu), nagykutya (hu)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

Interjection

big deal

1. (idiomatic, informal, ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what.

   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.

Translations

so what

• Bulgarian: голя́ма ра́бота! (goljáma rábota!)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 噉又點呀／噉又点呀 (gam² jau⁶ dim² aa³)

  Mandarin: 那又怎麼樣／那又怎么样 (nà yòu zěnmeyàng), 所以呢 (suǒyǐ ne)

• 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
• Italian: bella forza f, e allora
• Macedonian: голема работа! (golema rabota!), голем кур (golem kur) (vulgar, slang)
• Portuguese: grande coisa, grande merda (vulgar)
• Russian: поду́маешь! (ru) (podúmaješʹ!), ну и что́ ж? (nu i štó ž?)
• Swedish: än sen? (sv)
• Turkish: hıh, o da bir şey mi

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