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[̈ɪbə:θ]berth каюта berth койка (на пароходе и т. п.); спальное место (в ж.-д. вагоне, самолете); место (в дилижансе и т. п.) berth койка (на пароходе) berth койка на пароходе berth место, должнось; a good berth выгодная должность; to give a wide berth to обходить (что-л.), избегать (кого-л., что-л.) berth место, должность berth место стоянки berth покрывать или обшивать досками berth помещение, жилище berth предоставлять место, должность berth предоставлять спальное место, койку berth пристань berth причал berth ставить (судно) на якорь berth мор. якорное место; причал; место у причала; building berth стапель; covered berth эллинг berth мор. якорное место; причал; место у причала; building berth стапель; covered berth эллинг building berth нав. достроечная набережная building berth нав. стапель container berth причал для перегрузки контейнеров berth мор. якорное место; причал; место у причала; building berth стапель; covered berth эллинг berth место, должнось; a good berth выгодная должность; to give a wide berth to обходить (что-л.), избегать (кого-л., что-л.) berth место, должнось; a good berth выгодная должность; to give a wide berth to обходить (что-л.), избегать (кого-л., что-л.) harbour berth портовый причал loading berth грузовой причал loading berth причал для погрузочных работ on berth на стапеле -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) bred; stor; vidt åben2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) bred3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) stor4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) stor; bred; omfattende2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) vidt- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) bred; stor; vidt åben2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) bred3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) stor4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) stor; bred; omfattende2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) vidt- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
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1. adjective1) (broad) breit; groß [Unterschied, Abstand, Winkel, Loch]; weit [Kleidung]allow or leave a wide margin — (fig.) viel Spielraum lassen
2) (extensive) weit; umfassend [Lektüre, Wissen, Kenntnisse]; weit reichend [Einfluss]; vielseitig [Interessen]; groß [Vielfalt, Bekanntheit, Berühmtheit]; reichhaltig [Auswahl, Sortiment]; breit [Publizität]the wide world — die weite Welt
3) (liberal) großzügig4) (fully open) weit geöffnet5) (off target)be wide of the mark — (fig.) [Annahme, Bemerkung:] nicht zutreffen
2. adverbyou're wide of the mark — (fig.) du liegst falsch (ugs.)
1) (fully) weitwide awake — hellwach; (fig. coll.) gewitzt
2) (off target)fall wide of the target, go wide — das Ziel verfehlen
aim wide/wide of something — daneben/neben etwas (Akk.) zielen
* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) breit, weit2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) breit3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) groß4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) reich2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) weit- academic.ru/82279/widely">widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *[waɪd]I. adj2. (considerable) enorm, beträchtlichthere's a \wide gap between... and... zwischen... und... herrscht eine große Kluftthe [great] \wide world die [große] weite Welthis eyes were \wide with surprise seine Augen waren vor Erstaunen weit aufgerissenthe swimming pool is 5 metres \wide der Swimmingpool ist 5 Meter breit5. (varied) breit gefächerta \wide range of goods ein großes Sortiment an Waren6. (extensive) großto enjoy \wide support breite Unterstützung genießen7.▶ to give sb/sth a \wide berth um jdn/etw einen großen Bogen machenII. adv weit\wide apart weit auseinanderto open \wide [sich akk] weit öffnenhis eyes opened \wide with surprise seine Augen waren vor Erstaunen weit aufgerissen“open \wide”, said the dentist „weit aufmachen“, sagte der Zahnarztshe longed for the \wide open spaces of her homeland sie sehnte sich nach der großen Weite ihres Heimatlandesto be \wide open weit geöffnet sein; ( fig) competition völlig offen sein; (offering opportunities) offenstehen; (vulnerable) verletzbarto be \wide open to attack dem Angriff schutzlos ausgeliefert sein* * *[waɪd]1. adj (+er)it is three feet wide — es ist drei Fuß breit; (material) es liegt drei Fuß breit; (room) es ist drei Fuß in der Breite
2) (= considerable, comprehensive) difference, variety groß; experience, choice reich, umfangreich; public, knowledge, range breit; interests vielfältig, breit gefächert; coverage of report umfassend; network weitverzweigt; circulation weit, groß; question weitreichend, weit reichendyou're a bit wide there — da liegst du etwas daneben
a wide ball (Cricket) — ein Ball, der nicht in Reichweite des Schlagmanns aufspringt
it was wide of the target — es verpasste das Ziel, es ging daneben
2. adv1) (= extending far) weitSee:→ far2) (= fully) weitthe general/writer left himself wide open to attack — der General/Verfasser hat sich (überhaupt) nicht gegen Angriffe abgesichert
the law is wide open to criticism/abuse — das Gesetz bietet viele Ansatzpunkte für Kritik/öffnet dem Missbrauch Tür und Tor
3) (= far from the target) danebento go wide of sth — über etw (acc) hinausgehen, an etw (dat) vorbeigehen
* * *wide [waıd]2. weit, ausgedehnt:a wide public ein breites Publikum;the wide world die weite Welt3. figa) ausgedehnt, umfassend, umfangreich, weitreichendb) reich (Erfahrung, Wissen etc):wide culture umfassende Bildung;wide reading große Belesenheit4. groß, beträchtlich (Unterschied etc)5. weit(läufig, -gehend), auch weitherzig, großzügig:a wide generalization eine starke oder grobe Verallgemeinerung;take wide views weitherzig oder großzügig sein6. weit offen, aufgerissen (Augen)7. weit, lose (Kleidung)10. Br sl gerissen, schlauB adv1. breit2. weit:wide apart weit auseinander;a) weit offen,c) fig schutzlos,3. daneben…:go wide vorbei-, danebengehen (Schuss etc);shoot wide SPORT vorbei-, danebenschießenC s (das) Äußerste:to the wide bis zum Äußersten, vollkommenw. abk1. weight2. wide3. width4. wife5. with* * *1. adjective1) (broad) breit; groß [Unterschied, Abstand, Winkel, Loch]; weit [Kleidung]allow or leave a wide margin — (fig.) viel Spielraum lassen
2) (extensive) weit; umfassend [Lektüre, Wissen, Kenntnisse]; weit reichend [Einfluss]; vielseitig [Interessen]; groß [Vielfalt, Bekanntheit, Berühmtheit]; reichhaltig [Auswahl, Sortiment]; breit [Publizität]3) (liberal) großzügig4) (fully open) weit geöffnet5) (off target)be wide of the mark — (fig.) [Annahme, Bemerkung:] nicht zutreffen
2. adverbyou're wide of the mark — (fig.) du liegst falsch (ugs.)
1) (fully) weitwide awake — hellwach; (fig. coll.) gewitzt
2) (off target)fall wide of the target, go wide — das Ziel verfehlen
aim wide/wide of something — daneben/neben etwas (Akk.) zielen
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) bred, vid(strakt)2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) i bredden, bred3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) bred, stor4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) omfattende, stor, vid2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) vidt- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide openbred--------vidstraktIsubst. \/waɪd\/1) (i cricket, også wide ball) ball som går forbi2) ( litterært) slette, vidde, vidstrakt flate3) ( gammeldags) åpent havto the wide ( hverdagslig) fullstendig, heltIIadj. \/waɪd\/1) vidstrakt2) bred3) ( om klær) vid4) stor, rik, omfattende5) (vid)åpen6) ( gammeldags) meget forskjellig, avvikendegive a wide berth se ➢ berthhigh, wide and handsome se ➢ high, 2wide of langt frawide of the mark langt fra målet ( overført) feil, urimeligIIIadv. \/waɪd\/1) vidt2) langt fra hverandre, langt forbifar and wide overalt, vidt og bredtshoot wide skyte bom, bommewide apart langt fra hverandre, med store mellomrom, vidt forskjellig(e)• he lay there, arms wide apartwide awake lys våkenwide open vidstrakt vidåpen, på vidt gapåpen for (muligheter) åpen, sårbar -
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I. n 1-легло, спално място (в пароход, спален вагон и пр.)
2. каюта
3. котвено място, място на кораб до кей
4. място, длъжност, служба, работа
to find a snug BERTH намирам си лека и приятна работа
to give a wide BERTH to прен. държа се на разстояние от, избягвам. огбягвам
II. 1. привързвам. закотвям (лодка, кораб)
2. настанявам в легло/каюта
3. настанявам на работа/служба* * *{bъ;d} n 1- легло, спално място (в пароход, спален вагон и пр.)(2) v 1. привързвам. закотвям (лодка, кораб), 2. настанявам* * *каюта;* * *1. i. n 1-легло, спално място (в пароход, спален вагон и пр.) 2. ii. привързвам. закотвям (лодка, кораб) 3. to find a snug berth намирам си лека и приятна работа 4. to give a wide berth to прен. държа се на разстояние от, избягвам. огбягвам 5. каюта 6. котвено място, място на кораб до кей 7. място, длъжност, служба, работа 8. настанявам в легло/каюта 9. настанявам на работа/служба* * *berth[bə:u] I. n 1. легло в спален вагон или параход, спално място; 2. каюта; 3. мор. котвена стоянка; място на кораб на кея; building \berth стапел; covered \berth хелинг; 4. разг. длъжност, работа, пост, местенце; • to give a wide \berth to 1) оставям достатъчно място на кораб за маневри; 2) държа се на разстояние, избягвам, страня, отбягвам; II. v 1. закотвям кораб (в пристанище); 2. давам каюта (легло) в спален вагон или параход; 3. давам работа, пост (на някого); 4. обковавам (обшивам) с дъски.————————berth(a) [´bə:u(ə)] n 1. голяма кръгла женска яка; 2. Big B. Голямата Берта (голямо германско оръдие, с което през 1917 - 1918 г. е обстрелван Париж). -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) širok2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) širok3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) širok4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) bogat2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) široko- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *I [wáid]adjective ( widely adverb)širok, prostran; obsežen; dalekosežen; velik, znaten, bogat (izkušnje, znanje itd.); liberalen, ki je brez predsodkov, širokogruden; splošen, obči; raztezajoč se v določenih mejah; široko odprt; ki presega meje, čezmeren; daleč oddaljen; British English slang bister, prebrisana wide domain — obsežno, obširno področjeto give a wide margin — dati široko polje, dati prost prostorto take wide views — biti velikodušen, velikopotezenII [wáid]adverb široko, širom, prostrano; oddaljeno, daleč od; v polni merifar and wide — daleč naokoli; na dolgo in na širokoto have one's eyes wide open — imeti široko odprte oči, biti buden (pazijiv, oprezen)to open one's mouth too wide figuratively biti preveč pohlepen (lakomen, častihlepen)III [wáid]nounpoetically širina, prostranost; skrajnost; sport nedosegljiva žogato the wide — do skrajnosti, popolnomabroke to the wide colloquially čisto "suh" (brez denarja) -
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I [waɪd]2) (immense) [ocean, desert] immenso, vasto3) (extensive) [variety, choice] ampio, grandeof wide interests — [ person] dai vasti interessi
a wide range of — un'ampia o una vasta gamma di
4) (in cricket) [ball, shot] fuori misura5) - wide in compostiII [waɪd]to be wide of the mark — [ ball] non andare a segno; fig. [ guess] essere completamente sballato
* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) spalancato2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) largo3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) grande, ampio4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) ampio, immenso2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *I [waɪd]2) (immense) [ocean, desert] immenso, vasto3) (extensive) [variety, choice] ampio, grandeof wide interests — [ person] dai vasti interessi
a wide range of — un'ampia o una vasta gamma di
4) (in cricket) [ball, shot] fuori misura5) - wide in compostiII [waɪd]to be wide of the mark — [ ball] non andare a segno; fig. [ guess] essere completamente sballato
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) largo2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) de largo3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) largo4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) variado2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *[waid] n vastidão, amplidão. • adj 1 largo: a) extenso, amplo, espaçoso, vasto. b) distendido, dilatado. c) Phon aberto. d) vasto (conhecimento). e) rico (experiência). f) grande, enorme, considerável (diferença). g) liberal, tolerante. 2 aberto, arregalado. 3 distante, afastado, longe. • adv 1 largamente. 2 extensamente. 3 completamente, totalmente. we had our eyes wide open / nós ficamos de olhos abertos, atentos. 4 extraviado, de lado, fora do alvo. for and wide por toda parte. he opened his mouth too wide a) ele abriu sua boca demais. b) fig foi ávido. wide apart muito separado. wide of the mark a) longe do alvo. b) fig muito errado. -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) breiður, víður; (gal)opinn2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) breiður3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) mikill, stór4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) víðfemur, yfirgripsmikill2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) upp á gátt- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
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nagy kiterjedésű, tág, szélesen, messzire, széles* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) széles2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) széles3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) nagy4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) széles körű2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) szélesre (kitár stb.)- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open -
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adj. geniş, enli, büyük, kapsamlı, engin, yaygın, ferah, bol, ardına kadar açık————————adv. iyice, tamamen, alabildiğine, ardına kadar, adamakıllı* * *geniş* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) geniş, enli2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?)... genişliğinde,... eninde3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) büyük, çok geniş4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) geniş kapsamlı2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) geniş, tamamen, ardına kadar- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open -
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• isosuinen• aukea• avoin• avara• silmänkantamaton• aava• väljä• kaukana• kauas• leveä• harhaan osunut• suuri• laakea• laajalle ulottuva• lavea• laaja-alainen• laajalle• laaja• laajalti• lakea• laajalla* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) leveä, laaja2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) leveä3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) reilu4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) laaja2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) ammollaan- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
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[waɪd] 1. adj 2. advto open wide — otwierać (otworzyć perf) szeroko
to go wide — shot etc przechodzić (przejść perf) obok
* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) szeroki2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) szeroki3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) szeroki4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) rozległy2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) szeroko- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open -
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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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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) platus, išsiplėtęs2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) platus3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) didelis4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) platus2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) plačiai- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open -
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adj. vid; omfattande; vidsträckt; rymlig, rik; långt ifrån (målet); förslagen, listig (slang)--------adv. vitt; vida omkring; långt; oerhört; helt och hållet; långt (ifrån målet)--------n. miss ( om boll i kricket); exklusivt palats ( i gamla tider)* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) bred, vid, stor2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) bred, vid3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) bred, stor4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) rik, omfattande2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) vitt, på vid gavel- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) široký2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) široký3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) velký4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) velký2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) široce- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *• široký• širý• šíře -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) široký2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) široký3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) veľký4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) veľký2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) široko- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *• šíry svet• šíry• široko• široký• daleký• liberálny -
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) larg2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) larg3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) considerabil4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) mare2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) mare; larg- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
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- wide awake
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1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) πλατύς, φαρδύς2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) σε φάρδος3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) μεγάλος, ευρύς4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) εκτεταμένος2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) πλατιά- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open
См. также в других словарях:
give a wide berth — ► give a wide berth stay well away from. Main Entry: ↑berth … English terms dictionary
give a wide berth to — To keep well away from, avoid • • • Main Entry: ↑berth … Useful english dictionary
give a wide berth — index eschew Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a wide berth to — index shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a wide berth — steer (a ship) well clear of something while passing it ships are advised to give a wide berth to the Outer Banks ■ figurativestay away from someone or something I d sworn to give women a wide berth * * * give (someone or something) a wide berth … Useful english dictionary
give a wide berth — give (someone/something) a wide berth to avoid someone or something. I try to give the city centre a wide berth on a Saturday. If she s in a bad mood I tend to give her a wide berth … New idioms dictionary
give a wide berth — If you give someone or something a wide berth, you stay at a prudent distance from them in order to avoid unwanted consequences. The only way to avoid traffic jams is to give the town centre a wide berth … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
give a wide berth — {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. * /Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth./ * /Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires./ * /After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give a wide berth — {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. * /Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth./ * /Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires./ * /After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ a\ wide\ berth — v. phr. To keep away from; keep a safe distance from. Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth. Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires. After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth … Словарь американских идиом
give a wide berth to — idi to keep a careful distance from; shun … From formal English to slang