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gran cosa

big deal

→ grande
phrase Common #9,255
big deal Often used in negative phrases like no es gran cosa, meaning "not a big deal" or "nothing special." Can also be used to say someone thinks too highly of themselves: se cree la gran cosa.
SP: No fue gran cosa, pero me ayudó mucho.
EN: It wasn't a big deal, but it helped me a lot.

No hagamos gran cosa de ello.

Let's not make a big deal out of it.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

No vale gran cosa.

It's not worth much.

Es una gran cosa.

It's a great thing.

Te advierto que no verás gran cosa.

I warn you, you won’t see much.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Un inspector de policía sin el apoyo de sus colegas no puede hacer gran cosa.

A police inspector without the support of his colleagues can't do much.

— American Gangster (2007)

Gran cosa.

Big deal.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

No se puede salvar gran cosa.

Not much can be salvaged.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Pues no te pierdes gran cosa.

Well, you’re not missing much.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Ustedes se creen gran cosa.

You guys think you're so great.

En realidad sí que es gran cosa para mí.

It's actually a big deal to me.

No se ve gran cosa.

You can't see much.

Dice que hizo una gran cosa por su pueblo.

He says he did a great thing for his people.

No hay gran cosa.

There’s not much to it.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

En el patio no hay gran cosa.

There's not much in the courtyard.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Sí, pero no hay gran cosa.

Yes, but there's nothing much.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

No gran cosa.

Not much.

No pasó gran cosa en el trabajo.

Not much happened at work.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

No ha hecho gran cosa.

He hasn't done much.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No creas que sabes gran cosa sobre mí.

Don't think you know much about me.

Lo que es una gran cosa para mí.

Which is a great thing for me.