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1 he opened his mouth too wide
he opened his mouth too widea) ele abriu sua boca demais. b) fig foi ávido.English-Portuguese dictionary > he opened his mouth too wide
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2 wide
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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