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A adj1 ( broad) [river, opening, mouth] large ; [margin] grand ; how wide is your garden? quelle est la largeur de votre jardin? ; it's 30 cm wide il a 30 cm de large ; the river is 1 km across at its widest le fleuve a 1 km de large au point le plus large ; they're making the street wider ils élargissent la rue ; her eyes were wide with fear ses yeux étaient agrandis par la peur ;2 ( immense) [ocean, desert, sky] vaste ; he had no-one to talk to in the whole wide world il n'avait personne à qui parler en ce monde ;3 ( extensive) [variety, choice] grand ; [market] vaste ; a woman of wide interests une femme qui s'intéresse à beaucoup de choses ; a wide range of products une vaste gamme de produits ; a wide range of opinions/interests une grande variété d'opinions/de centres d'intérêt ; in the wide European context dans le plus vaste contexte européen ; in the widest sense of the word au sens le plus large du mot ;4 Sport [ball, shot] perdu.B adv to open one's eyes wide ouvrir grand les yeux ; his eyes are (set) wide apart il a les yeux très écartés ; open wide! ouvrez grand la bouche! ; to be wide of the mark [ball, dart] être à côté ; fig [guess] être loin de la vérité.C - wide (dans composés) a countrywide search une recherche menée dans tout le pays ; a nationwide survey un sondage à l'échelle nationale.
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