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1 give a wide berth (to)
(to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) turēties pa gabalu no -
2 give a wide berth (to)
(to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) turēties pa gabalu no -
3 to give a wide berth
iet ar līkumu; izvairīties -
4 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) plats; plašs2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) plats3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) plašs; daudzpusīgs2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) plati; plaši; tālu- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *plats, plašs; daudzpusīgs, plašs; platleņķa, tālu; plaši, plati
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