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1 ♦ wide
♦ 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). -
2 bay
I [beɪ]nome geogr. baia f.II [beɪ]1) abbaio m., latrato m.2) (in hunting)to be at bay — essere costretto ad affrontare i cani; fig. essere con le spalle al muro
III [beɪ]to hold o keep at bay — fig. tenere a bada o a distanza [attacker, opponent]; fermare [ famine]; contenere [unemployment, inflation]
verbo intransitivo [ dog] abbaiare (at a, contro)IV [beɪ]to bay for sb.'s blood — fig. volere la rovina di qcn
1) (parking area) area f. di sosta2) arch. (section of building) campata f.; (recess) recesso m., alcova f.; (window) bow window m., bay window m.3) aer. mar. (compartment) scomparto m.V [beɪ] VI [beɪ]* * *[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.)II noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.)III 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.)2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.)3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.)* * *I [beɪ]nome geogr. baia f.II [beɪ]1) abbaio m., latrato m.2) (in hunting)to be at bay — essere costretto ad affrontare i cani; fig. essere con le spalle al muro
III [beɪ]to hold o keep at bay — fig. tenere a bada o a distanza [attacker, opponent]; fermare [ famine]; contenere [unemployment, inflation]
verbo intransitivo [ dog] abbaiare (at a, contro)IV [beɪ]to bay for sb.'s blood — fig. volere la rovina di qcn
1) (parking area) area f. di sosta2) arch. (section of building) campata f.; (recess) recesso m., alcova f.; (window) bow window m., bay window m.3) aer. mar. (compartment) scomparto m.V [beɪ] VI [beɪ]
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