gran cosa

big deal

→ grande
phrase Common #9,723
big deal In “creerse la gran cosa,” it means to think one is all that. “No es gran cosa” means “it’s not much” or “it’s no big deal.”
SP: No es gran cosa, pero me gusta.
EN: It’s not much, but I like it.

Lo que es una gran cosa para mí.

Which is a great thing for me.

No saben mucho y tampoco nos han contado gran cosa.

They don’t know much, and they haven’t told us much either.

— Jaula (2022)

Ese"buen tipo"hizo una gran cosa hoy.

That “good guy” did a great thing today.

— Левиафан (2014)

No se ve gran cosa.

You can't see much.

No hay gran cosa.

There’s not much to it.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

No pasó gran cosa en el trabajo.

Not much happened at work.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Te advierto que no verás gran cosa.

I warn you, you won’t see much.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No creas que sabes gran cosa sobre mí.

Don't think you know much about me.

No se puede salvar gran cosa.

Not much can be salvaged.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

En realidad sí que es gran cosa para mí.

It's actually a big deal to me.

¡Se cree gran cosa!

He thinks he's really something!

— Picnic (1955)

Dice que hizo una gran cosa por su pueblo.

He says he did a great thing for his people.

No vale gran cosa.

It's not worth much.

Gran cosa.

Big deal.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

No gran cosa.

Not much.

Es una gran cosa.

It's a great thing.

Ustedes se creen gran cosa.

You guys think you're so great.

No ha hecho gran cosa.

He hasn't done much.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Sí, pero no hay gran cosa.

Yes, but there's nothing much.

— Un Taxista (2017)

¡No es gran cosa!

It’s no big deal!

— Ne Zha (2019)

En el patio no hay gran cosa.

There's not much in the courtyard.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

Pues no te pierdes gran cosa.

Well, you’re not missing much.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

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.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

No hagamos gran cosa de ello.

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

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)