Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - major league
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Major league
major league
noun Date: 1890 1. a league of highest classification in United States professional baseball; broadly a league of major importance in any of various sports 2. big time 2 • major-league adjective • ~r noun
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1.
высшая лига 1) Одна из двух профессиональных бейсбольных лиг - Национальная National League или Американская American League. Символ высокого профессионального статуса, высокого положения, всеобщего уважения. Отсюда выражение make the big (major) league = "занять высокое положение" 2) Высшая лига в других видах спорта, в частности в хоккее и баскетболе basketball. Ср. minor league, little league baseball ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. The major leagues are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball. Chandler was instrumental in making Jackie Robinson the first black player in the major leagues. N-PLURAL: the N 2. Major league means connected with the major leagues in baseball. ...a town with no major league baseball. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. Major league people or institutions are important or successful. James Hawes’s first film boasts major-league stars. ADJ 4. If someone moves into the major league or makes it into the major league, they become very successful in their career. (JOURNALISM) Once a girl has made it into the major league every detail is mapped out by her agency. PHRASE: Vs inflect MAJORETTE (majorettes) A majorette is one of a group of girls or young women who march at the front of a musical band in a procession. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj usually before noun 1 connected with the Major Leagues (playing major-league baseball) 2 especially AmE important or influential (a major-league player in California politics) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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