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big

/bɪɡ/ adjective A1

1. of a great size — see also large

German	groß, dick, blad
French	grand, gros
Portuguese	grande, graúdo, bigue
Czech	velký, rozlehlý, rozměrný
Italian	grande, grosso
Spanish	grande
Dutch	groot, omvangrijk
Swedish	stor
Latin	magnus, grandis

2. adult

German	groß
French	grand, de taille
Portuguese	adulto, maior
Italian	grande
Spanish	adulto, mayor
Dutch	volwassen
Swedish	vuxen
Latin	adultus

3. considerable in extent (of size, power, etc.); hefty, big, strong, etc.

Swedish	rejäl

4. numerous; (singular) large, big; (plural) many, several

German	zahlreich
French	nombreux
Portuguese	numeroso
Czech	četný, početný
Italian	numeroso
Spanish	numeroso
Dutch	talrijk
Swedish	talrik
Latin	frequens, creber, numerosus

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big

/bɪɡ/ adverb A1 (estimated)

big

German	hoch
French	grand
Portuguese	maior
Czech	velký, rozlehlý, rozměrný
Italian	grosso, alla grande
Spanish	grande
Dutch	groot
Swedish	stor, vuxen
Latin	magnus, adultus, grandis

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/bɪɡ/ noun A1 (estimated)

1. large, big, great

German	groß
French	le grand
Portuguese	o/a grande, o amigo
Czech	velký
Italian	il/la grande, il grosso
Spanish	el/la grande, el/la grande
Dutch	de groot
Swedish	stor, vuxen
Latin	magnus, ingens, grandis

2. a big, strong man, a big thing

Swedish	en basse

3. a big, fancy car

Swedish	ett vrålåk

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