big name | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A widely-knownreputation, especially one that isfavorable.Synonyms:fame,recognition,renown1909,P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 2, inThe Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England:Solly had carried on the old business, and was making abig namefor himself.1915,Zane Grey, chapter 11, inThe Lone Star Ranger:He made abig namein the war. And since he's been in the ranger service he's done wonders.2013January 29, Benjamin Hoffman, “At Media Day, Spotlight on Head Injuries Grows”, inNew York Times, retrieved10 October 2013:Do you want to go out there and do the right things or do you want to make that big hit to gain abig name?; (idiomatic)Aprominentindividual, especially one who is favorably regarded.Synonyms:celebrity,luminary,notable;see alsoThesaurus:important personAll thebigHollywoodnames were present.1917,Sherwood Anderson, chapter 4, inMarching Men:"You don't want me, you want abig name. They're all set to hang you over there. . . . It's a job for the biggest and best criminal lawyer in town."1949April 10,Owen Lattimore, "Big Problem is to Make UN Work, Too,"Sunday Herald(Connecticut USA), p. 12(retrieved 10 Oct 2013):With thebig namesof Europe assembled in Washington for the signing of the Atlantic Pact, the pact itself and its implications continue to be the world's biggest story.2004Mach 26,Richard Corliss, "That Old Feeling at 100,"Time(retrieved 10 Oct 2013):[J]ust before Christmas 1983 . . . our editors were alerted that the surrealist painter Joan Miro had died. (Abig namealmost always dies around Christmas.)

Examples:

EN: Every big name in town is here.
ES: Todos las grandes personalidades de la ciudad están aquí.
EN: Yes, you're a big name now, and all thanks to me!
ES: Claro, eres famosa y me lo debes a mí.
EN: Gonna have a big name in the show, I suppose.
ES: Tienes que buscar la estrella para el musical.
EN: Rather big name for such a little child?
ES: ¿No te parece que el nombre le viene un poco grande a un niño tan pequeñín?
EN: A big name for a big guy.
ES: Un gran nombre para un gran hombre.
EN: I'm a big name, you mustn't get out of step.
ES: Yo soy un clásico, no hay que salirse del ritmo. Lo que importa, la danza, la línea recta.
EN: She's becoming a big name.
ES: Ella se está tornando grande.
EN: Not bad, but I need a big name.
ES: No está mal, pero necesito un gran nombre.
EN: If you got any squirts around here that want to make a big name for themselves, cool them off before we run into any trouble.
ES: Si hay algún mequetrefe en el pueblo que esté deseando hacerse famoso, cálmalo antes de que surjan problemas.
EN: And somebody's gonna make a big name for himself by proving that's all he's got.
ES: Y alguien se hará famoso demostrando que sólo tiene eso.
EN: A big name, right on his tombstone.
ES: Famoso en el cementerio.
EN: Get a box office attraction, a big name, then you'll get the money.
ES: Consigue un reclamo para la taquilla, un gran nombre, entonces tendrás el dinero.
EN: You want to make a big name for yourself. Become the next president of Texas.
ES: Usted quiere ser importante, convertirse en el próximo Presidente de Tejas.
EN: Who is the big name in this day?
ES: ¿Quién es el gran nombre en este dúo?
EN: Oh, yeah, he's a pretty big name in the theater, isn't he?
ES: Sí. Es importante en el mundo del teatro, ¿verdad?

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