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broad [brɔːd] adj 1. having relatively great breadth or width 2. of vast extent; spacious a broad plain 3. (postpositive) from one side to the other four miles broad 4. of great scope or potential that invention had broad applications 5. not detailed; general broad plans 6. clear and open; full (esp in the phrase broad daylight) 7. obvious or plain broad hints 8. liberal; tolerant a broad political stance 9. widely spread; extensive broad support 10. outspoken or bold a broad manner 11. vulgar; coarse; indecent a broad joke 12. unrestrained; free broad laughter 13. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (of a dialect or pronunciation) consisting of a large number of speech sounds characteristic of a particular geographical area a broad Yorkshire accent 14. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money and balances, most private-sector bank deposits, and sterling bank-deposit certificates broad money Compare narrow [7] 15. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a. of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations b. broad a the long vowel in English words such as father, half, as represented in the received pronunciation of Southern British English as broad as it is long amounting to the same thing; without advantage either way n 1. the broad part of something 2. Slang chiefly US and Canadian a. a girl or woman b. a prostitute 3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Brit dialect a river spreading over a lowland See also Broads 4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) East Anglian dialect a shallow lake 5. (Engineering / Tools) a wood-turning tool used for shaping the insides and bottoms of cylinders adv
widely or fully broad awake [Old English brād; related to Old Norse breithr, Old Frisian brēd, Old High German breit, Gothic braiths] broadly adv broadness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
broad adjective 2. large, huge, comfortable, vast, extensive, ample, spacious, expansive, roomy, voluminous, capacious, uncrowded, commodious, beamy (of a ship), sizable or sizeable a broad expanse of lawn large close, limited, tight, narrow, restricted, confined, cramped, meagre, constricted 3. full, general, comprehensive, complete, wide, global, catholic, sweeping, extensive, wide-ranging, umbrella, thorough, unlimited, inclusive, far-reaching, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, overarching, encyclopedic A broad range of issues was discussed. 4. universal, general, common, wide, sweeping, worldwide, widespread, wide-ranging, far-reaching a film with broad appeal 5. general, loose, vague, approximate, indefinite, ill-defined, inexact, nonspecific, unspecific, undetailed a broad outline of the Society's development 6. strong, heavy, thick, pronounced, noticeable a broad Yorkshire accent 8. unsubtle, clear, straightforward, bold, obvious, blatant, overt, undisguised, unconcealed They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. 9. vulgar, blue, dirty, gross, crude, rude, naughty, coarse, indecent, improper, suggestive, risqué, boorish, uncouth, unrefined, ribald, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal), indecorous, unmannerly Use wit rather than broad humour. Translations broad [brɔːd] A. ADJ (broader (compar) (broadest (superl))) 1. (= wide) [road] → ancho, amplio; [shoulders] → ancho; [forehead] → despejado, amplio; [smile] → de oreja a oreja, abierto(liter) it is three metres broad → tiene tres metros de ancho a broad expanse of lawn → una amplia extensión de césped to be broad in the shoulder [person] → ser ancho de hombros or de espaldas; [garment] → ser ancho de hombros to be broad in the beam [person] → tener un buen trasero, tener buenas posaderas it's as broad as it's long → lo mismo da 2. (= general, extensive) [outline, objectives, view] → general in broad terms → en términos generales the broad outlines of sth → las líneas generales de algo to be in broad agreement → estar de acuerdo en líneas generales 3. (= wide-ranging) [education, syllabus] → amplio; [range, spectrum] → amplio, extenso; [mind] → abierto a broad spectrum of opinion → un amplio espectro de opiniones a film with broad appeal → una película que atrae a una amplia gama de público it has broader implications → tiene repercusiones en más aspectos in its broadest sense → en su sentido más amplio 4. (= unsubtle) [hint] → claro 5. (= strong) [accent] → cerrado (in) broad Scots/Yorkshire → (con)un acento escocés/de Yorkshire cerrado 6. (= coarse) broad humour → humor m ordinario or basto a broad joke → una broma ordinaria or grosera 7. in broad daylight → en plena luz del día B. N broad [ˈbrɔːd] adj (= strong) [accent] → prononcé(e) broad hint → allusion transparente (= beaming) [smile] → grand(e) n (US) (= woman) → nana f > broad adj (+er) (= wide) → breit; to grow broader → breiter werden; (road, river also) → sich verbreitern; to make broader → verbreitern; it’s as broad as it is long (fig) → es ist Jacke wie Hose (inf) (= not detailed) distinction, idea, outline → grob; instructions → vage; sense → weit; as a very broad rule → als Faustregel; to draw or paint something in broad strokes (fig) → etw in groben Zügen umreißen (= liberal) mind, attitude, ideas → großzügig, tolerant; a man of broad sympathies → ein aufgeschlossener Geist; a broad church → ein Sammelbecken nt → verschiedenster Strömungen or Richtungen (= strongly marked) accent → stark; (= with long vowel sounds also) → breit; he speaks broad Scots → er spricht breit(est)es Schottisch or starken schottischen Dialekt n (= widest part) the broad of the back → die Schultergegend the (Norfolk) Broads pl → die Norfolk Broads (sl: = woman) → Tussi f (sl) broad: broadband (Telec) n → Breitband nt adj → Breitband- broad: broad gauge n → Breitspur f broad jump n (US Sport) → Weitsprung m broadloom adj carpet → überbreit broad: broad-mindedness n → Großzügigkeit f, → Toleranz f broadness n = breadth broadsheet n (Press) großformatige Zeitung ? also tabloid broad-shouldered adj → breitschult(e)rig broadside (Naut) n → Breitseite f; (fig also) → Attacke f; to fire a broad → eine Breitseite abgeben or abfeuern; he fired a broad at the manager (fig) → er attackierte den Manager scharf adv broad on → mit der Breitseite (to nach) broad [brɔːd] 1. adj (street, smile) → largo/a; (mind, view) → aperto/a; (hint) → chiaro/a, esplicito/a; (accent) → marcato/a, spiccato/a; (distinction) → generale 3 metres broad → largo 3 metri the broad outlines → le grandi linee in broad daylight → in pieno giorno in the broadest sense → nel senso più ampio 2. n (Am) (fam, offensive) → femmina broad [brɔːd] 1. adj (street, smile) → largo/a; (mind, view) → aperto/a; (hint) → chiaro/a, esplicito/a; (accent) → marcato/a, spiccato/a; (distinction) → generale 3 metres broad → largo 3 metri the broad outlines → le grandi linee in broad daylight → in pieno giorno in the broadest sense → nel senso più ampio 2. n (Am) (fam, offensive) → femmina adj broad [broːd] 1 wide; great in size from side to side a broad street. wyd واسِعٌ، عَريضٌ широк široký bred breit φαρδύς ancho lai پهن؛ عریض leveä large רָחַב विस्तृत širok széles lebar largo 広い 폭이 넓은 platus plats lebar breed bred, vid szeroki largo larg широкий široký širok širok bred กว้าง geniş, enli 寬闊的 широкий, просторий چوڑا rộng 宽阔的 2 from side to side two metres broad. breed ذو عَرْض، عَرْضُهُ широк široký bred breit σε πλάτος de ancho lai پهنا leveä de large רוֹחָב चौड़ाई prostran széles ukuran lebar di larghezza 幅が~の 넓은 pločio plats lebar breed bred, i bredden szeroki largura. lat de в ширину široký v širino širok bred, vid กว้าง eninde, genişliğinde 寬的 широкий ایک جانب سے دوسری جانب تک ngang 宽的 3 general; not detailed We discussed the plans in broad outline. in breë trekke عام، عَريض общ celkový, obecný, všestranný generelt; i store træk allgemein γενικός, χωρίς λεπτομέρειες general üld- کلی؛ اصلی yleinen général כְּלָלִי विस्तृत नहीं, सामान्य otvoreno átfogó umum ampio, completo 大ざっぱな 포괄적인 bendras vispārējs umum ruim, algemeen i grove trekk ogólny geral general общий celkový, všeobecný splošen opšti i stora (grova) drag ทั่ว ๆ ไป genel, ayrıntılı olmayan 廣泛的 загальний عمومی khái quát 广泛的 v broaden to make or become broad or broader. verbreed يوسّع، يعرّض разширявам rozšiřovat udvide verbreitern διευρύνω, πλαταίνω ensanchar laiendama, laienema پهن کردن؛ عریض کردن laajentaa (s')élargir לְהַרחִיב चौड़ा करना, दायरा बढ़ाना proširiti szélesít memperlebar ampliare, allargare 広げる 넓히다 (pa)platinti paplašināt; izplest melebar (zich) verbreden gjøre bred, utvide poszerzyć alargar a (se) lărgi расширять(ся) rozšíriť (sa) širiti (se) proširiti bredda[], göra (bli) bredare ทำให้กว้าง genişle(t)mek 加寬,變寬 розширювати(ся) چوڑا کرنا mở rộng 加宽 adv broadly generally Broadly speaking, I'd say your chances are poor. in die algemeen بصورة عامَّه (на) широко všeobecně generelt allgemein gesagt γενικά, ευρέως en general üldjoontes بطور کلی laajasti en gros בְּאוֹפֵן כְּלָלִי आम तौर पर široko nagyjából secara garis besar in generale おおまかに 폭넓게 apskritai vispār runājot secara umumnya ruim, algemeen stort sett szeroko, ogólnie em geral în mare вообще (говоря) celkove, všeobecne na splošno uopšteno i stort sett, i det stora hela อย่างกว้างขวาง genel olarak 廣義地 широко, загалом عمومی طور پر nhìn chung 广义地 broad daylight full daylight The child was attacked in broad daylight. helder daglig في وَضُحِ النَّهار по светло bílý den i fuldt dagslys am hellichten Tage μέρα μεσημέρι a plena luz del día päise päeva ajal روز روشن keskellä kirkasta päivää plein לְאוֹר הָיוֹם दिन दहाड़े usred fényes nappal siang hari bolong pieno giorno 真昼間 대낮, 백주 vidury šviesios dienos gaišs dienas laiks siang hari klaarlichte dag høylys dag, midt på dagen biały dzień luz do dia plină zi средь бела дня biely deň sredi dneva usred ljusan dag กลางวันแสก ๆ güpegündüz 光天化日下 білий день دن دہاڑے giữa ban ngày 在光天化日之下 adj broad-ˈminded ready to allow others to think or act as they choose without criticizing them a broad-minded headmaster. ruim denkend, liberaal واسِعُ أُفُقِ التَّفْكير، مُتَحَرِّر с широки възгледи velkorysý, snášenlivý tolerant; fordomsfri großzügig ανοιχτόμυαλος, με ευρύτητα πνεύματος tolerante, de mente abierta salliv روشنفکر laajakatseinen large d'esprit רְחַב אוֹפָקִים खुले दिमाग वाला širokogrudan liberális gondolkodású berpikiran luas aperto di mente 寛容な 편견 없는 tolerantiškas bez aizspriedumiem; iecietīgs berfikiran luas ruimdenkend liberal, tolerant, frisinnet tolerancyjny tolerante cu vederi largi с широкими взглядами veľkodušný strpen širokogrud vidsynt, tolerant, fördomsfri ใจกว้าง geniş fikirli, açık fikirli 寬宏大量的 з широким кругозором کھلے ذہن کا مالک có tư tưởng rộng rãi 宽宏大量的 broadside on sideways The ships collided broadside on. lang kant eerste تَصادُم عَرْضي отстрани z boku med bredsiden til; med bredsiden mod mit der Breitseite λοξά, στο πλάι de costado küljetsi هر یک از دو پهلوی کشتی sivuttain par le travers הַצִידָה बाजू bočno hajó oldala pada sisinya con la fiancata 舷側を向けて 뱃전을 돌리고 bortu, šonu ar (kuģa) bortu, sānu bahagian sisi van langszij bredside, sidelengs burtą, bokiem de lado într-o parte, pe un flanc бортом zboku bočno s boka broda [] bredsidan till ด้านข้าง; เอียงๆ bordadan, yandan 舷側 бортом, боком اطراف سے mạn tàu 舷侧着 broad → واسع široký bred breit πλατύς ancho leveä large širok ampio 広い 폭이 넓은 weids bred obszerny amplo широкий bred กว้าง geniş rộng 宽阔的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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It was a broad road, but not straight, for it wandered over hill and dale and picked out the easiest places to go. The stave was still there, and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim. It was bounded by a low wooden fence, which screened it off from a broad, modern, new metaled road. |
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