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big

/bɪɡ/ adverbe C2

En français : en grand, gros

  1. In a loud manner.
  2. In a boasting manner. · He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
  3. In a large amount or to a large extent. · He won big betting on the croquet championship.
  4. (modifying a preposition) (informal) · I've always been big into sport, but I'm especially big into football.
  5. On a large scale, expansively. · You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
  6. Hard; with great force. (colloquial) · He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.

Comparatif bigger · Superlatif biggest

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Dans la bibliothèque

Toward evening they came to a great forest, where the trees grew so big and close together that their branches met over the road of yellow brick.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 23 · B2
The houses of the Munchkins were odd-looking dwellings, for each was round, with a big dome for a roof.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 14 · B2
Five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible, and the people were laughing and singing, while a big table near by was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts, pies and cakes, and many other good things to eat.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 14 · B2
At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 10 · B2

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