big(-)time

big(-)time
1. прил.; разг.
а) большой (о спорте, политике); экстра-класса; прославленный

bigtime football — большой футбол

a bigtime director — прославленный режиссёр

a bigtime player — игрок экстра-класса

Bigtime sports is a business. — Большой спорт - это бизнес.

б) крупный, важный, значительный

bigtime drug dealers — крупные наркодилеры

a bigtime deal — крупная сделка

a bigtime event — важное, большое, крупное событие

a bigtime investment banker — крупный инвестиционный банк

He lacks the image of a bigtime banker. — Он не похож на крупного банкира.

Syn:
2. ['bɪgˌtaɪm] нареч.; = big time 2.

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