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1 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) ancho, grande2) (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.) amplio, extenso4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) variado, diverso
2. 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
wide1 adj1. ancho2. ampliowide2 adv completamente / totalmentetr[waɪd]1 (broad) ancho,-a; (space, hole, gap) grande2 (having specified width) de ancho■ how wide is it? ¿cuánto hace de ancho?3 (large - area) amplio,-a, extenso,-a; (- knowledge, experience, repercussions) amplio,-a; (- coverage, range, support) extenso,-a4 (eyes, smile) abierto,-a5 (off target) desviado,-a1 (fully - gen) completamente■ wide awake completamente despierto,-a■ wide apart muy separados,-as■ open wide! said the dentist ¡abre bien la boca! dijo el dentista2 (off target) desviado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom far and wide de todas partesto be/fall wide of the mark no dar en el blanco, no acertarto give somebody/something a wide berth evitar a alguien/algoto go into something with one's eyes wide open saber muy bien dónde se está metiendo unowide open (to something) (exposed) completamente expuesto,-a (a algo)1) widely: por todas partesto travel far and wide: viajar por todas partes2) completely: completamente, totalmentewide open: abierto de par en par3)wide apart : muy separados1) vast: vasto, extensivoa wide area: una área extensiva2) : anchothree meters wide: tres metros de ancho3) broad: ancho, amplio5)wide of the mark : desviado, lejos del blancoadj.• ancho, -a adj.• anchuroso, -a adj.• campanudo, -a adj.• de ancho adj.• desenfadado, -a adj.• desparramado, -a adj.• extenso, -a adj.• muy abierto adj.adv.• lejos adv.
I waɪdadjective wider, widest1) ( in dimension) <river/feetousers> ancho; < gap> grande; <desert/ocean> vastoit's two meters wide — tiene or mide dos metros de ancho
2) (in extent, range) <experience/powers> amplio; < area> amplio, extenso3) ( off target) <ball/shot> desviadowide OF something — lejos de algo; mark I 4)
II
adverb wider, widest1) (completely, fully)her mouth gaped wide — se quedó boquiabierta or con la boca abierta
wide apart: with your feet wide apart con los pies bien or muy separados; wide awake: to be wide awake estar* completamente espabilado or despierto; open wide! abra bien la boca, abre grande (fam); wide open: you left the door wide open dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par; I'm going into this with my eyes wide open sé muy bien en qué me estoy metiendo; he's laid himself wide open to criticism él mismo se ha expuesto a que lo critiquen; the game is wide open — el partido no está definido
2) ( off target)[waɪd]1. ADJ(compar wider) (superl widest)1) [street, river, trousers] ancho; [area] extenso; [ocean, desert] vasto; [space, circle, valley] amplioit's ten centimetres wide — tiene diez centímetros de ancho or de anchura
a three-mile-wide crater — un cráter de tres millas de ancho or de anchura
how wide is it? — ¿cuánto tiene de ancho?, ¿qué anchura tiene?
- give sb a wide berth2) (=extensive) [support, variety] gran; [range, selection] amplioa wide choice of bulbs is available — hay una gran variedad de bulbos donde escoger, hay una gran variedad de bulbos disponible
3) (=large) [gap, differences] grande4) (=off target)his first shot was wide — (Ftbl) su primer tiro or chute pasó de largo; (Shooting) su primer disparo no dio en el blanco
- be wide of the marktheir accusations may not be so wide of the mark — puede que sus acusaciones no se encuentren tan lejos de la realidad
2. ADV1) (=fully)•
to be wide awake — (lit) estar completamente despiertowe'll have to be wide awake for this meeting — tendremos que estar con los ojos bien abiertos en esta reunión, tendremos que estar muy al tanto en esta reunión
with his eyes (open) wide or wide open — con los ojos muy abiertos
2) (=off target)the shot went wide — (Ftbl) el tiro or chute pasó de largo; (Shooting) el disparo no dio en el blanco
far 1., 1)Fleming shot wide — (Ftbl) Fleming realizó un disparo que pasó de largo a la portería
3.N (Cricket) pelota que el bateador no puede golpear porque la han lanzado muy lejos y que cuenta como una carrera para el equipo del bateador4.CPDwide area network N — red f de área amplia
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I [waɪd]adjective wider, widest1) ( in dimension) <river/feet/trousers> ancho; < gap> grande; <desert/ocean> vastoit's two meters wide — tiene or mide dos metros de ancho
2) (in extent, range) <experience/powers> amplio; < area> amplio, extenso3) ( off target) <ball/shot> desviadowide OF something — lejos de algo; mark I 4)
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adverb wider, widest1) (completely, fully)her mouth gaped wide — se quedó boquiabierta or con la boca abierta
wide apart: with your feet wide apart con los pies bien or muy separados; wide awake: to be wide awake estar* completamente espabilado or despierto; open wide! abra bien la boca, abre grande (fam); wide open: you left the door wide open dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par; I'm going into this with my eyes wide open sé muy bien en qué me estoy metiendo; he's laid himself wide open to criticism él mismo se ha expuesto a que lo critiquen; the game is wide open — el partido no está definido
2) ( off target) -
2 margin
1) (the blank edge round a page of writing or print: Please write your comments in the margin.) margen2) (an edge or border: the margin of the lake.) margen3) (something extra, beyond what should be needed: Leave a wide margin for error!) margen•- marginalmargin n margentr['mɑːʤɪn]1 (on page) margen nombre masculino2 (difference, leeway) margen nombre masculino3 (edge, border) margen m & f; (of river) margen m & fmargin ['mɑrʤən] n: margen mn.• borde s.m.• margen s.m.• orilla s.f.• reserva s.f.• sobrante s.m.'mɑːrdʒən, 'mɑːdʒɪn1) (on page, typewriter) margen mto set the margins — fijar los márgenes, marginar
2)a) c u ( leeway) margen mmargin of error/safety — margen de error/de seguridad
3) ( fringe - of lake) (often pl) margen f; (- of society, debate) margen m['mɑːdʒɪn]N1) (on page) margen m2) (fig) margen mmargin of error — margen m de error
margin of safety — margen m de seguridad
to win by a wide/narrow margin — vencer por un amplio/estrecho margen
they live on the margin(s) of society — viven al margen or marginados de la sociedad
3) (Comm) (also: profit margin, margin of profit) margen m de beneficios* * *['mɑːrdʒən, 'mɑːdʒɪn]1) (on page, typewriter) margen mto set the margins — fijar los márgenes, marginar
2)a) c u ( leeway) margen mmargin of error/safety — margen de error/de seguridad
3) ( fringe - of lake) (often pl) margen f; (- of society, debate) margen m -
3 narrow
'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.) estrecho2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) escaso3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) reducido
2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) estrechar- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded
narrow adj estrechotr['nærəʊ]1 estrecho,-a2 (restricted) reducido,-a, restringido,-a3 (by very little) escaso,-a4 (strict) estricto,-a, exacto,-a5 (limited in outlook) estrecho,-a de miras6 (careful) minucioso,-a1 (make narrower) estrechar2 (reduce) reducir, acortar3 (eyes) entornar1 (become narrower) estrecharse2 (eyes) entornarse1 estrecho m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnarrow boat barcazanarrow ['nær.o:] vi: estrecharse, angostarsethe river narrowed: el río se estrechónarrow vt1) : estrechar, angostar2) limit: restringir, limitarto narrow the search: limitar la búsquedanarrow adj1) : estrecho, angosto2) limited: estricto, limitadoin the narrowest sense of the word: en el sentido más estricto de la palabra3)to have a narrow escape : escapar por un peloadj.• angosto, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• reducido, -a adj.• tacaño, -a adj.n.• apretura s.f.• paso estrecho s.m.v.• angostar v.• enangostar v.• encoger v.• estrechar v.• reducir v.'nærəʊ
I
1)a) ( not wide) <path/opening/hips> estrecho, angosto (esp AmL)to get o become narrower — estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)
2) ( restricted) <range/view> limitado; <attitude/ideas> cerrado
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1.
a) ( reduce width of) estrechar, angostar (esp AmL)to narrow the gap — reducir* la distancia
b) ( restrict) \<\<range/field\>\> restringir*, limitar
2.
via) \<\<road/river/valley\>\> estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)b) \<\<options/odds\>\> reducirse*Phrasal Verbs:['nærǝʊ]1. ADJ(compar narrower) (superl narrowest)1) (in width) [street, passage, room, stairs] estrecho, angosto; [bed, channel, face] estrecho, angosto (LAm)to become or get narrow(er) — estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)
2) (=limited) [range] reducido, limitado; [definition] restringidoprices rose and fell within a narrow band — los precios subieron y bajaron dentro de una estrecha banda
3) (=small, slight) [margin, majority] escaso; [victory, defeat] por un escaso margento have a narrow escape — salvarse de milagro, salvarse por los pelos *
4) pej (=restricted) [person] de miras estrechas, intolerante; [mind] estrecho de miras; [view, idea] cerrado2. VI1) (=become less wide) [road, path, river] estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)2) (=almost close) [eyes] entrecerrarse3) (=diminish) [gap, majority] reducirse3. VT1) (=reduce) [+ gap] reducir; [+ differences] solventar en cierta medida2) (=almost close)4. N2) narrows estrecho msing5.CPDnarrow boat N — (Brit) barcaza f
narrow gauge N — (Rail) vía f estrecha; (before noun) de vía estrecha
* * *['nærəʊ]
I
1)a) ( not wide) <path/opening/hips> estrecho, angosto (esp AmL)to get o become narrower — estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)
2) ( restricted) <range/view> limitado; <attitude/ideas> cerrado
II
1.
a) ( reduce width of) estrechar, angostar (esp AmL)to narrow the gap — reducir* la distancia
b) ( restrict) \<\<range/field\>\> restringir*, limitar
2.
via) \<\<road/river/valley\>\> estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)b) \<\<options/odds\>\> reducirse*Phrasal Verbs:
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