big shot
Hebrew translation: ממש גיבור גדול...
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| 4 +1 | רעש וצלצולים |
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| 5 -1 | אדם חשוב ובעל השפעה |
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1רעש וצלצולים Explanation: Perhaps the equivalent of "bells and whistles" will be OK in Hebrew. You're all bells and whistles = כולך רעש וצלצולים Kulha ra'ash ve'tsiltsulim -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-17 04:48:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- That was meant for a boy, by the way. |
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8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1אדם חשוב ובעל השפעה Explanation: The online English-Hebrew dictionary Rav Milim translates "big shot" as (informal) adam chashuv u'va'al hash'pa'ah. www.ravmilim.co.il/default.asp |
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17 hrs confidence:
| such a big shot... ממש גיבור גדול... Explanation: or in today's spoken variant: ממש תותח... which means cannon/gun - nice equivalent to a "shot" :-) The cinical insult will have to come with the tone, just like in the English original Doron's suggestion is very good too. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day25 mins (2008-04-18 02:22:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 1. "You are such a big shot..." = "A'ta ma'mash gi'bor ga'dol..." (You are really a great hero...) 2. "You are such a big shot..." = "A'ta ma'mash to'takh..." (You are really a cannon...) * the kh should be pronounced like the "ch" in scottish "loch" |
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