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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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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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hint [hɪnt]1. nouna. allusion f• to drop a hint that... faire une allusion au fait que...• he dropped me a hint that he would like an invitation il m'a fait comprendre qu'il aimerait être invité• there are strong hints from the government that... le gouvernement a clairement laissé entendre que...b. ( = advice) conseil m• he hinted strongly that... il a lourdement insinué que...• what are you hinting at? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?• are you hinting at something? c'est une allusion ?• the newspapers hinted darkly at conspiracies les journaux ont fait des allusions inquiétantes à des complots• the president hinted at the possibility of tax cuts le président a laissé entendre qu'il pourrait y avoir une baisse des impôts* * *[hɪnt] 1.noun allusion f ( about à); fig (of spice, flavouring, accent) pointe f; ( of colour) touche f; ( of smile) ébauche f; (of irony, humour) soupçon mto take a hint ou the hint — saisir l'allusion
2.all right, I can take a hint — c'est bon, j'ai compris
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A n1 ( insinuation) allusion f (about à) ; broad hint allusion transparente ; gentle ou subtle hint allusion discrète ; to give a hint faire allusion (about à) ; he gave no hint of knowing rien dans son attitude (or dans ses paroles) n'indiquait qu'il savait ; to drop hints faire des allusions ; to drop hints that laisser entendre que ; to take a hint ou the hint saisir l'allusion ; he took the hint and left il a saisi l'allusion et est parti ; all right, I can take a hint, here's £10 c'est bon, j'ai compris or j'ai saisi l'allusion, voici 10 livres ;2 ( little bit) lit (of spice, flavouring) pointe f ; ( of colour) touche f ; fig ( of smile) ébauche f, of disgust, irony, humour, embarrassment) soupçon m ; (of emotion, fear) trace f ; ( of accent) pointe f ; a hint of autumn un air d'automne ; there was no hint of impatience in her face il n'y avait aucune trace d'impatience sur son visage ;3 ( clue) indication f, idée f ; I've no idea, give me a hint je ne vois pas, donne-moi une indication ; acting on a hint agissant sur une indication ;B vtr to hint that laisser entendre que (to à) ; ‘it's someone you know,’ he hinted ‘c'est quelqu'un que vous connaissez,’ a-t-il laissé entendre.C vi faire des sous-entendus.■ hint at:▶ hint at [sth] faire allusion à ; the possibility has been hinted at on a fait allusion à la possibilité.
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