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bro:d1) (wide; great in size from side to side: a broad street.) ancho2) (from side to side: two metres broad.) de ancho3) (general; not detailed: We discussed the plans in broad outline.) general•- broaden- broadly
- broad daylight
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broad adj1. ancho2. ampliotr[brɔːd]1 (street, avenue) ancho,-a; (surface, water, plateau) extenso,-a2 figurative use (field of study, debate) amplio,-a3 (measurement) de ancho4 (general) general5 (main) principal6 (explicit) claro,-a7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a8 (smile) abierto,-a9 (vowel) abierto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin a broad sense en sentido amplioin the broadest sense of the word en el sentido más amplio de la palabraa broad outline un esquema generalbroad ['brɔd] adj1) wide: ancho2) spacious: amplio, extenso3) full: plenoin broad daylight: en pleno día4) obvious: claro, evidente5) tolerant: tolerante, liberal6) general: general7) essential: principal, esencialthe broad outline: los rasgos esencialesadj.• amplio, -a adj.• ancho, -a adj.• anchuroso, -a adj.• comprensivo, -a adj.• desparramado, -a adj.• difuso, -a adj.• extenso, -a adj.• lato, -a adj.• marcado, -a adj.broad*n.• mujer n.f.
I brɔːd1) < avenue> ancho; < valley> grande; < forehead> despejado, amplio; < grin> de oreja a oreja2)b) ( general) <guidelines/conclusions> general3)a)a broad hint — una indirecta muy clara or (hum) muy directa
b) < accent> cerrado
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[brɔːd]1. ADJ(compar broader) (superl broadest)1) (=wide) [road] ancho, amplio; [shoulders] ancho; [forehead] despejado, amplio; [smile] de oreja a oreja, abierto literto be broad in the shoulder — [person] ser ancho de hombros or de espaldas; [garment] ser ancho de hombros
- be broad in the beam2) (=general, extensive) [outline, objectives, view] general3) (=wide-ranging) [education, syllabus] amplio; [range, spectrum] amplio, extenso; [mind] abierto4) (=unsubtle) [hint] claro5) (=strong) [accent] cerrado(in) broad Scots/Yorkshire — (con) un acento escocés/de Yorkshire cerrado
6) (=coarse)broad humour — humor m ordinario or basto
a broad joke — una broma ordinaria or grosera
7)2. N1) (US) * tipa * f, tía f (Sp) *2) (=widest part)the (Norfolk) Broads — (Geog) área de estuarios en Norfolk
3.CPDbroad bean N — (esp Brit) haba f gruesa
broad church N — (=organization) organización f abierta or liberal
broad jump N — (US) salto m de longitud
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I [brɔːd]1) < avenue> ancho; < valley> grande; < forehead> despejado, amplio; < grin> de oreja a oreja2)b) ( general) <guidelines/conclusions> general3)a)a broad hint — una indirecta muy clara or (hum) muy directa
b) < accent> cerrado
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