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♦ wide /waɪd/A a.1 ampio; largo; esteso; immenso; vasto; spazioso: a wide road [door], una strada [una porta] larga; It is fifty feet wide, è largo cinquanta piedi ( 19 m circa); the wide ocean, l'immenso oceano; a wide area, un'ampia zona; un'estesa superficie; the wide world, il vasto mondo; a wide margin, un ampio margine ( anche fig.); at wide intervals, a larghi intervalli; He has wide interests, ha vasti interessi (culturali); wide readings, ampie letture3 spalancato; aperto: He stared with wide eyes, guardava fisso ad occhi spalancati (o con tanto d'occhi); to welcome sb. with arms wide, ricevere q. a braccia aperte4 fuori segno: His answer was wide of the mark, la sua risposta non ha colto nel segno (o non è stata affatto azzeccata)5 (econ., fin.: di fluttuazione di prezzi) notevole; considerevole: a wide drop in cotton prices, un notevole calo nei prezzi del cotone6 ( sport: di un tiro, ecc.) (troppo) largo: The ball is wide, la palla è larga ( anche nel tennis); ( cricket) wide ball, palla larga; palla ‘wide’; ( calcio, ecc.) Just wide!, fuori di un pelo!B avv.1 in largo; su una vasta superficie; dappertutto: to search far and wide, cercare in lungo e in largo; cercare dappertutto; to travel far and wide, viaggiare in lungo e in largo (o per mari e per monti)2 completamente; del tutto: to be wide awake, essere completamente sveglio; Open the door wide, apri la porta completamente!3 (spec. sport) fuori segno; a vuoto: to go (o fall) wide, non andare a segno; to shoot wide ( of the mark), sparare a vuoto; non colpire il bersaglioC n.● (fotogr.) wide-angle ( lens), obiettivo grandangolare □ wide-awake, perfettamente sveglio; vigile, all'erta; furbo, sveglio, con gli occhi bene aperti □ wide-awake ( hat), cappello floscio a larghe tese □ ( tennis) a wide backhand, un rovescio troppo largo □ (elettron.) wide-band, a banda larga □ (autom.) wide bend, curva larga; curvone □ (naut.) wide berth, distanza di ampia sicurezza □ (aeron.: di un jet) wide-bodied (o wide-body), dalla fusoliera ampia ( con tre file di sedili) □ (fam. spreg.) wide boy, affarista disonesto □ wide-eyed, con gli occhi spalancati; attonito, stupefatto; (fig.) ingenuo, candido □ wide fame, vasta fama □ ( nuoto) wide kick, battuta lunga ( delle gambe) □ wide of, lontano da ( il bersaglio, la porta, ecc.); fuori di: to be wide of the mark, essere fuori □ wide open, apertissimo ( anche fig.); ( di un uscio) spalancato □ wide-ranging, largo, di ampio respiro; a tutto campo; eclettico □ ( football americano) wide receiver, ricevitore □ (cinem., TV) wide screen ► widescreen □ (autom.) wide-track tyre, pneumatico molto largo (o ribassato) □ a wide variety, una grande varietà □ to give a wide berth to sb., stare alla larga da q.; evitare q. □ to grow wide, allargarsi; spalancarsi: His eyes grew wide with terror, gli si sono spalancati gli occhi per il terrore □ to open st. wide, spalancare qc. ( una porta, uno sportello, ecc.) □ to take a wide view, essere d'idee larghe; essere comprensivo (o indulgente, tollerante). -
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[aɪ]1. nocchio, (of needle) cruna, (for hook) occhielloeyes right/left! Mil — attenti a destra/sinistra!
to keep an eye on sb/sth — tenere d'occhio qn/qc
to keep an eye out for sth/sb; one's eyes open for sth/sb — tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qc/qn
to shut one's eyes to sth — (fig: to the truth, dangers, evidence) chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qc, (to sb's shortcomings) chiudere un occhio su qc
it's five years since I last set or laid eyes on him — sono cinque anni che non lo vedo
that's one in the eye for him fig — (fam) gli sta bene
2. vt(look at carefully) scrutare, (ogle) adocchiare•- eye up
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