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1 wide-ranging
wide-ranging [-'reɪndʒɪŋ](a) (extensive) large, d'une grande ampleur;∎ she has wide-ranging interests elle a des intérêts variés;∎ a wide-ranging cross-section of public opinion un échantillon très large de l'opinion publique;∎ a wide-ranging report/survey un rapport/une étude de grande envergure(b) (far-reaching → effect) de grande portée;∎ the opposition called for wide-ranging reforms l'opposition réclama des réformes de grande portée ou de grande envergureUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > wide-ranging
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2 far
far [fα:r](comparative farther or further, superlative farthest or furthest)1. adverba. loin• how far is it to Glasgow? combien y a-t-il de kilomètres jusqu'à Glasgow ?• how far is it from Glasgow to Edinburgh? quelle distance y a-t-il entre Glasgow et Édimbourg ?• is it far? c'est loin ?• how far are you going? jusqu'où allez-vous ?• how far have you got with your plans? où en êtes-vous de vos projets ?• £10 doesn't go far these days avec 10 livres, on ne va pas loin de nos jours• I would even go so far as to say that... j'irais même jusqu'à dire que...• he's gone too far this time! il est vraiment allé trop loin cette fois !• far from it! loin de là !► far + adverb/preposition ( = a long way)b. ► as far asc. ( = very much) beaucoup• it's not far wrong [figures] c'est presque ça2. adjectivea. ( = distant) on the far side of de l'autre côté de3. compounds* * *[fɑː(r)] 1.1) ( in space) loinfar off —
2) ( in time)3) (to a great degree, very much) bien4) (to what extent, to the extent that)how far is it possible to...? — dans quelle mesure est-il possible de...?
as ou so far as we can —
as ou so far as possible — autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible
as ou so far as we know — pour autant que nous le sachions
as ou so far as I am concerned — quant à moi
5) ( to extreme degree) loin2.she took ou carried the joke too far — elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin
1) ( remote)the far north/south (of) — l'extrême nord/sud (de)
the far east/west (of) — tout à fait à l'est/l'ouest (de)
2) (further away, other) autre3) Politics3.the far right/left — l'extrême droite/gauche
by far adverbial phrase de loin4.far and away adverbial phrase de loin5.far from prepositional phrase loin de6.so far adverbial phrase1) ( up till now) jusqu'iciso far, so good — pour l'instant tout va bien
2) ( up to a point)••not to be far off ou out ou wrong — ne pas être loin du compte
far and wide —
this wine/food won't go very far — on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger
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3 sweeping
B adj1 (wide, far reaching) [change, reform, review] radical ; [legislation, power] d'une portée considérable ; [cut, reduction] considérable ; [victory] éclatant ; sweeping gains/losses Pol une progression/un recul considérable ;2 ( over-general) [assertion] péremptoire ; [statement] trop général ; sweeping generalization généralisation f à l'emporte-pièce ;3 [movement, gesture, curve] large ; [bow, curtsy] profond ; [glance] circulaire ; [skirt] qui balaie le sol. -
4 sweeping
sweeping ['swi:pɪŋ](a) (wide → movement, curve) large;∎ with a sweeping gesture d'un geste large, d'un grand geste;∎ a sweeping view une vue panoramique∎ a sweeping generalization or statement une généralisation excessive;∎ he makes sweeping statements about the European mentality il fait des généralisations abusives ou hâtives sur la mentalité européenne;∎ that's rather a sweeping generalization là, vous généralisez un peu trop(c) (significant, large → amount) considérable;∎ sweeping budget cuts des coupes fpl sombres dans le budget;∎ the opposition has made sweeping gains l'opposition a énormément progressé(d) (far-reaching → measure, change) de grande portée, de grande envergure;∎ sweeping reforms des réformes fpl de grande envergurebalayures fpl
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