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1 widely
widely ['waɪdlɪ]∎ to smile widely faire un grand sourire;∎ to yawn widely bâiller profondément;∎ the houses were widely scattered/spaced les maisons étaient très dispersées/espacées∎ she has travelled widely elle a beaucoup voyagé;∎ the talk ranged widely over a variety of topics la discussion embrassa des sujets très variés;∎ the drug is now widely available/used le médicament est maintenant largement répandu/utilisé;∎ it was widely believed that war was inevitable il était largement ou communément admis que la guerre était inévitable;∎ the truth about the incident is not widely known la vérité sur l'incident n'est pas connue du grand public;∎ widely held beliefs/opinions des croyances/des opinions très répandues;∎ widely held views des points de vue très répandus;∎ to be widely read (writer, book) être très lu, avoir un grand public; (person) avoir beaucoup lu, être très cultivé;∎ she is widely read in history elle a beaucoup lu en histoire∎ prices vary widely les prix varient très sensiblement;∎ the two versions differed widely les deux versions étaient sensiblement différentes;∎ the students came from widely differing backgrounds les étudiants venaient d'horizons très différents -
2 around
around [ə'raʊnd]1 adverb(a) (in all directions) autour;∎ the fields all around les champs tout autour;∎ for five miles around sur ou dans un rayon de cinq miles∎ stay or stick around reste dans les parages;∎ he's around somewhere il n'est pas loin, il est dans le coin;∎ will you be around this afternoon? tu seras là cet après-midi?;∎ see you around! à un de ces jours!∎ that firm has been around for years cette société existe depuis des années;∎ he's one of the most promising actors around at the moment c'est un des acteurs les plus prometteurs que l'on puisse voir en ce moment;∎ there wasn't much money around in those days les gens n'avaient pas beaucoup d'argent à l'époque;∎ he won't be around long! il ne fera pas de vieux os!(d) (here and there) ici et là;∎ to travel around voyager;∎ to wander around faire un tour;∎ I don't know my way around yet je suis encore un peu perdu;∎ familiar he's been around (has travelled widely) il a pas mal roulé sa bosse; (is experienced) il n'est pas né d'hier(a) (encircling) autour de;∎ seated around a table assis autour d'une table;∎ the people around us les gens qui nous entourent ou autour de nous;∎ the area around Berlin les alentours mpl ou les environs mpl de Berlin;∎ the tree measures two metres around the trunk l'arbre mesure deux mètres de circonférence;∎ figurative find a way (to get) around the problem trouvez un moyen de contourner le problème;∎ my keys are somewhere around here mes clés sont quelque part par ici∎ they travelled around Europe ils ont voyagé à travers l'Europe;∎ we strolled around town nous nous sommes promenés en ville(c) (approximately) autour de;∎ around midnight autour de ou vers minuit;∎ around five o'clock vers cinq heures;∎ around 1920 vers ou aux alentours de 1920;∎ he's around your age il a environ ou à peu près votre âge
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