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1 broad gauge
adj.liberal, tolerante, amplio. ->broadmindeds.1 (ferrocarril) trocha ancha, vía ancha, de más de 564 pulgadas inglesas.2 entrevía ancha, trocha ancha. -
2 broad-gauge railway
RAIL ferrocarril de vía ancha m -
3 broad
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4 broad-gage railroad
RAIL ferrocarril de vía ancha m -
5 ancho
ancho 1
◊ - cha adjetivo1 a lo ancho breadthways o (BrE) widthways 2 (cómodo, tranquilo): estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas to be/feel/make oneself at home
ancho 2 sustantivo masculino width;◊ ¿cuánto mide de ancho? how wide is it?;tiene 6 metros de ancho it's 6 meters wide
ancho,-a
I adjetivo wide, broad
ese vestido te está muy ancho, that dress is too big for you
II sustantivo masculino
1 (anchura) width, breadth: ¿qué ancho tiene?, how wide is it?
la mesa tiene un metro de ancho, the table is a metre wide
2 Cost width Locuciones: familiar quedarse tan ancho (tranquilo): llega tarde y se queda tan ancha, she is always late but never shows any sign of remorse
a lo ancho: mide la cocina a lo ancho, measure the kitchen widthways familiar a mis/tus/sus anchas, at ease, comfortable Empleamos wide (ancho) para hablar de distancias físicas: Vivimos en una calle ancha. We live in a wide street. El coche no entra, es demasiado ancho. The car won't go in, it's too wide. Broad (amplio) es más abstracto y lo usamos en ciertas expresiones (plena luz de día, broad daylight; liberal, broad-minded) o en estilo literario para describir ríos, valles u otros elementos geográficos: Al otro lado del ancho valle se encuentra el castillo. On the other side of the broad valley stands the castle.
' ancho' also found in these entries: Spanish: amplia - amplio - ancha - interlineal - medir - sacar - tener - de - espalda - impresión - por English: across - breadth - broad - frame - gauge - in - wide - width - baggy - coast - depth - how - length
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broad gauge — n. a width, between the rails of a railroad, greater than standard gauge (56.5 in, or 143.5 cm) broad gauge adj. broad gauged … English World dictionary
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broad-gauge — or broad gauged adjective Date: 1858 1. wide in area or scope < a broad gauge effort > 2. comprehensive in outlook, range, or capability < a broad gauge statesman > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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broad gauge — noun a railway gauge which is wider than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.435 m) … English new terms dictionary
broad gauge — noun a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches • Hypernyms: ↑railroad track, ↑railroad, ↑railway, ↑gauge … Useful english dictionary