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broad [brɔ:d]∎ the road is 4 metres broad la route a 4 mètres de large ou de largeur;∎ she has a broad back elle a une forte carrure;∎ a broad grin un large ou grand sourire;∎ to be broad in the shoulders, to have broad shoulders être large d'épaules;∎ figurative he has broad shoulders, he can take it il a les reins solides, il peut encaisser;∎ British figurative it's as broad as it's long c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet, c'est du pareil ou ça revient au même(b) (extensive) vaste, immense;∎ a broad syllabus un programme très divers;∎ we offer a broad range of products nous offrons une large ou grande gamme de produits;∎ in broad daylight au grand jour, en plein jour; figurative au vu et au su de tout le monde, au grand jour∎ here is a broad outline voilà les grandes lignes;∎ in the broadest sense of the word au sens le plus large du mot;∎ his books still have a very broad appeal ses livres plaisent toujours à ou intéressent toujours un vaste public;∎ to be in broad agreement être d'accord dans les grandes lignes;(d) (not subtle) évident;∎ a broad hint une allusion transparente;∎ "surely not", she said with broad sarcasm "pas possible", dit-elle d'un ton des plus sarcastiques;∎ he speaks with a broad Scottish accent il a un accent écossais prononcé ou un fort accent écossais∎ to have broad views avoir les idées larges;∎ she has very broad tastes in literature elle a des goûts littéraires très éclectiques∎ broad humour humour m grivois;∎ a broad joke une plaisanterie osée ou leste(g) Linguistics large;∎ broad transcription transcription f large2 noun∎ the broad of the back le milieu du dos►► broad bean fève f;Religion Broad Church = groupe libéral à l'intérieur de l'Église anglicane;∎ figurative the party is a broad church le parti rassemble de nombreux courants différents; -
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broad [brɔ:d]1. adjectivea. ( = wide) largeb. [aims, objectives] générald. [hint] à peine voilé ; [comedy] grossiere. [accent] prononcé2. noun3. compounds► broad-based adjective [support] large ; [government] réunissant des tendances très variées ; [approach] diversifié* * *[brɔːd]1) ( wide) largeto have a broad back — lit, fig avoir le dos large
2) ( extensive) [area, expanse] vaste3) ( wide-ranging) [choice, range] grand; [introduction, syllabus, consensus, implication] général; [alliance] large4) ( general) [meaning, term] large; [base, outline, principle] général5) ( liberal) [view] large6) ( unsubtle) [wink] bien visible7) ( pronounced) [accent] fort (before n)8) ( complete)9) ( vulgar) grossier/-ière•• -
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A nB adj1 ( wide) [chest, face, grin, ribbon, river, street] large ; to have a broad back lit, fig avoir le dos large ; to be broad in the hips être large de hanches ; to grow broader s'élargir ;2 ( extensive) [area, expanse, plain] vaste ;3 ( wide-ranging) [choice, range] grand ; [introduction, invitation, syllabus, consensus, feeling, implication] général ; [alliance, coalition, movement] large ; there is broad support for the law la loi a été largement approuvée ;4 ( general) [interpretation, meaning, term] large ; [aim, base, notion, option, outline, principle] général ;6 ( unsubtle) [wink] bien visible ; to drop broad hints about faire des allusions évidentes à ; to drop sb a broad hint that faire comprendre à qn que ;7 ( pronounced) [accent] fort (before n) ; to speak with ou in a broad Welsh accent parler avec un fort accent gallois ; a poem in broad Scots une poésie en dialecte écossais ;8 ( complete) in broad daylight en plein jour ;9 ( vulgar) [joke, humour] grossier/-ière ;10 Ling [transcription] phonétique.it's as broad as it's long c'est du pareil au même ○.
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