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1 wide
wide [waɪd]1. adjectivea. ( = broad) [road, river] large ; [selection] grand• how wide is the room? quelle est la largeur de la pièce ?b. ( = off target) the shot was wide le coup est passé à côté2. adverb• wide open [door, window] grand ouvert3. compounds* * *[waɪd] 1.1) ( broad) gen large; [margin] grand2) ( immense) vaste3) ( extensive) [variety, choice] grand4) Sport [ball, shot] perdu2.to be wide of the mark — [ball] être à côté; fig [guess] être loin de la vérité
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2 range
A n1 Comm, gen ( choice) (of prices, colours, models, products) gamme f ; (of activities, alternatives, options) éventail m, choix m ; a top/bottom of the range computer un ordinateur haut/bas de gamme ; in a wide range of prices à tous les prix ; in a wide range of colours dans un grand choix de couleurs ;2 ( spectrum) (of people, abilities, beliefs, emotions) variété f ; (of benefits, salaries, incentives) éventail m ; (of issues, assumptions) série f ; age range tranche f d'âge ; price range éventail de prix ; salary range éventail des salaires ; in the 30-40% range dans les 30 à 40% ; in the £50-£100 range entre 50 et 100 livres sterling ; what is your price range? quel prix voulez-vous y mettre?, dans quel ordre de prix? ; to have a wide range of interests s'intéresser à beaucoup de choses ; a wide range of views/opinions des vues/opinions très diverses ; I teach pupils right across the ability range j'enseigne à des élèves de niveaux différents ; there is a wide ability range in this class il y a des niveaux très différents dans cette classe ;3 ( assortment) variété f ;5 ( distance) distance f ; at a range of 200 m à une distance de 200 m ; from long range de loin ; to shoot sb at close range tirer sur qn à bout portant ; within hearing range à portée de voix ;6 ( capacity) (of radar, weapon, transmitter) portée f (of de) ; to be out of range être hors de portée ;9 ( of mountains) chaîne f ;11 Fin limites fpl ; the dollar is within its old range les fluctuations du dollar sont rentrées dans leurs anciennes limites ;B vtr1 ( set) opposer (against à) ;2 ( draw up) aligner, ranger [forces, troops].C vi1 ( run) aller (from de ; to à) ;2 ( vary) varier (between entre) ;3 ( cover) to range over sth couvrir qch ; his speech ranged over a wide variety of subjects son discours couvrait toute une gamme de sujets ;4 (roam, wander) vagabonder ; -
3 wide
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. -
4 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
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