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broad [brɔ:d]∎ the road is 4 metres broad la route a 4 mètres de large ou de largeur;∎ she has a broad back elle a une forte carrure;∎ a broad grin un large ou grand sourire;∎ to be broad in the shoulders, to have broad shoulders être large d'épaules;∎ figurative he has broad shoulders, he can take it il a les reins solides, il peut encaisser;∎ British figurative it's as broad as it's long c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet, c'est du pareil ou ça revient au même(b) (extensive) vaste, immense;∎ a broad syllabus un programme très divers;∎ we offer a broad range of products nous offrons une large ou grande gamme de produits;∎ in broad daylight au grand jour, en plein jour; figurative au vu et au su de tout le monde, au grand jour∎ here is a broad outline voilà les grandes lignes;∎ in the broadest sense of the word au sens le plus large du mot;∎ his books still have a very broad appeal ses livres plaisent toujours à ou intéressent toujours un vaste public;∎ to be in broad agreement être d'accord dans les grandes lignes;(d) (not subtle) évident;∎ a broad hint une allusion transparente;∎ "surely not", she said with broad sarcasm "pas possible", dit-elle d'un ton des plus sarcastiques;∎ he speaks with a broad Scottish accent il a un accent écossais prononcé ou un fort accent écossais∎ to have broad views avoir les idées larges;∎ she has very broad tastes in literature elle a des goûts littéraires très éclectiques∎ broad humour humour m grivois;∎ a broad joke une plaisanterie osée ou leste(g) Linguistics large;∎ broad transcription transcription f large2 noun∎ the broad of the back le milieu du dos►► broad bean fève f;Religion Broad Church = groupe libéral à l'intérieur de l'Église anglicane;∎ figurative the party is a broad church le parti rassemble de nombreux courants différents;
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