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big-time	adj.	de première catégorie

big-time	adv.	quelque chose de bien

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      adj
[football, investment]   de première catégorie    f
→ He took a long time to settle in to big-time football.
→ ... a big-time investment banker.

      n
to hit the big time      percer
→ Matsuoka is the first player from Japan to really hit the tennis big time ...
→ He hit the big time with films such as Ghost and Dirty Dancing.

      adv     (US)   de manière spectaculaire
→ They screwed things up big time ...
→ America lost big-time.

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big time, time, time out, timely

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lose big time, lose big-time	v.	perdre de façon spectaculaire, échouer totalement, foirer (familier en français)

he fucked up big time	exp.	il a totalement déconné, il a fait de grosses conneries, il a vraiment merdé,	SLANG, ARGOT

I owe you big time	exp.	Je vous dois une fière chandelle, je vous suis très redevable, merci infiniment	[Fam.] suggestion utilisateur

hitting the big time	pres. part	perçant	[Bus.]

costing big time	pres. part	coûtant bonbon

to hit the big time	exp.	percer

They screwed things up big time.	exp.	Ils ont merdé quelque chose de bien.

bigger and bigger	adj.	de plus en plus grand
time after time	adv.	à maintes reprises
from time to time	adv.	de temps en temps
time and time again	adv.	maintes fois
time-poor ; time poor	adj.	manquant de temps ; à court de temps ; pressé ; en manque de temps	money-rich and time-poor
time and time again	exp.	à maintes reprises
on time is on time	adv.	l'heure c'est l'heure
They advertise from time to time for accountants.	exp.	mettre une annonce pour
it dates back to a long time ago, it dates back to a long time	exp.	ça remonte à il y a longtemps, ça s'est passé il y a longtemps
big-name	adj.	connu, très connu, renommé, célèbre
big-haired	adj.	chevelu
bigger-than-expected	adj.	supérieur aux prévisions	[Bus.]
big	adj.	grand ; de grandeur
big-boned	adj.	bien charpenté
big-hearted	adj.	au grand coeur
big-mane	adj.	célèbre

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'big-time' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
flambeur	n.	big-time gambler
flambeuse	n.	big-time gambler
à donf	adv.	full tilt ; big-time	Completely. French reverse for "à fond".
en faire des tonnes	v.	make a big fuss about it ; make a big deal ; work hard ; make a big effort
le temps est compté	exp.	time is short, time is pressing, time is running, time is of essence

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