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big shots
[/bɪɡ ʃɑːts/]
noun
pl: big shots
grandes chefes
1.
Important or influential people; persons of high rank or status
The big shots from the company came to the meeting.
Os grandes chefes da empresa vieram à reunião.
2.
Powerful or prominent figures in a particular field or organization
All the big shots in the music industry attended the awards ceremony.
Todos os grandes nomes da indústria da música compareceram à cerimônia de prêmios.
NYC Slang
the heavies; the movers and shakers; the power players
Synonyms
important people
VIPs
top dogs
movers and shakers
heavyweights
grandes figuras
altos executivos
Antonyms
small fry
nobodies
unknowns
underlings
peixinhos
desconhecidos
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
grandes chefes
Most common translation in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
tubarões
Colloquial usage meaning powerful figures, literally 'sharks'
Rio de Janeiro
cartolas
Informal term for high-ranking officials or important people
Portugal
gros calibres
Portuguese equivalent meaning heavy-weight or important figures
Related Idioms & Phrases
the big cheese
the big kahuna
the big wheel
top brass
high mucky-muck
os maiores nomes
a nata da sociedade
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