big shot

[/bɪɡ ʃɑːt/]

nounpl: big shots

pessoa importante; chefão; magnata

1. An important or influential person; someone with power or authority

He thinks he's a big shot just because he got promoted.

Ele acha que é um chefão só porque foi promovido.

2. A person of high rank or status in a particular field or organization

The big shots from the company attended the conference.

Os magnatas da empresa compareceram à conferência.

NYC Slang

big cheese; big kahuna; honcho

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

chefão; pessoa importante; mandachuva

Most common usage in informal Brazilian Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

chefão; manda-chuva

Colloquial usage common in Rio's informal speech

São Paulo

executivo; pessoa de importância; chefão

More formal business context usage

Portugal

peixe gordo; pessoa influente; magnata

Portuguese European equivalent, 'peixe gordo' is particularly common

throw one's weight around like a big shot

act like a big shot

think you're a big shot

big shot in a small pond

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