big-time

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

1. (very successful)

Sally goes to the luxury sports bar in Tribeca every weekend because it's popular among big-time baseball players.Cada fin de semana Sally va al lujoso bar deportivo en Tribeca porque es popular entre los beisbolistas de primer nivel.

b. de alto nivel

There are many big-time politicians in his circle.En su círculo hay muchos políticos de alto nivel.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

2. (in a major way)

a.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Our plan failed big-time, but we're not going to give up.Nuestro plan fracasó estrepitosamente, pero no vamos a darnos por vencidos.

This movie sucks big-time.Esta película es una verdadera porquería.

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big-time [ˈbɪɡˈtaɪm]

adjective

big-time football/politics fútbol (m)/política (f) de alto nivel; a big-time politician/actor un político/actor de primera línea; a big-time banker un banquero de categoría

adverb

he has tasted success big-time ha conocido el éxito con mayúsculas (informal); they screwed (things) up big-time metieron la pata bien hondo (informal); America lost big-time el equipo americano se llevó una soberana paliza (informal)

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time	el tiempo la hora
big	grande
What time is it?	¿Qué hora es?
all the time	todo el tiempo
free time	el tiempo libre
once upon a time	érase una vez
on time	a tiempo
spend time	pasar tiempo
at the same time	al mismo tiempo por otro lado
most of the time	la mayoría de las veces
what time	a qué hora
time clock	el reloj de fichar
one time	una vez
next time	la próxima vez
thank you for your time	gracias por tu tiempo
have a good time	pasarlo bien pásalo bien
over time	con el tiempo
for a long time	por mucho tiempo
at what time	a qué hora
from time to time	de vez en cuando