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1 wide
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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2 narrow
I 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (in breadth, size, shape) [street, room, shoes, skirt, vase] strettoto grow o become narrow — [road, river, valley] restringersi
2) (in scope) [range, choice, group, field] ristretto; [ sense] stretto; [vision, interests, understanding] limitato; [ life] meschino; [ version] ridotto3) (in degree) [ majority] esiguo; [ margin] stretto; [ lead] leggero2.to have a narrow escape o a narrow squeak — BE colloq. scamparla bella, salvarsi per miracolo o per un pelo
••II 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (limit) restringere [choice, range, field]; limitare [sense, definition] (to a)2) (reduce) ridurre [gap, deficit]Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott ha accorciato le distanze
3) (reduce breadth of) restringere [road, arteries]2.1) (in breadth) [street, valley, arteries] restringersi2) (fall off) [deficit, margin, lead] ridursi; [ choice] limitarsi, restringersi (to a)•* * *['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) stretto2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) (riuscito per poco)3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) ristretto, limitato2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) restringere, restringersi- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *I 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (in breadth, size, shape) [street, room, shoes, skirt, vase] strettoto grow o become narrow — [road, river, valley] restringersi
2) (in scope) [range, choice, group, field] ristretto; [ sense] stretto; [vision, interests, understanding] limitato; [ life] meschino; [ version] ridotto3) (in degree) [ majority] esiguo; [ margin] stretto; [ lead] leggero2.to have a narrow escape o a narrow squeak — BE colloq. scamparla bella, salvarsi per miracolo o per un pelo
••II 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (limit) restringere [choice, range, field]; limitare [sense, definition] (to a)2) (reduce) ridurre [gap, deficit]Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott ha accorciato le distanze
3) (reduce breadth of) restringere [road, arteries]2.1) (in breadth) [street, valley, arteries] restringersi2) (fall off) [deficit, margin, lead] ridursi; [ choice] limitarsi, restringersi (to a)•
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