widen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for widen in the English»French Dictionary

I.widen [Brit ˈwʌɪd(ə)n, Am ˈwaɪdn] VB trans

1. widen road, path, gap:

widen

élargir

2. widen fig:

widen debate

élargir

widen powers

étendre

to widen the scope of an enquiry

élargir le champ d'une enquête

this has widened their lead in the opinion polls

ceci a renforcé leur position dominante dans les sondages

II.widen [Brit ˈwʌɪd(ə)n, Am ˈwaɪdn] VB intr

1. widen river, road:

widen

s'élargir

his eyes widened

il a ouvert grand or écarquillé les yeux

2. widen (increase):

the gap is widening between rich and poor

le fossé entre riches et pauvres s'élargit

III.widening ADJ

widening division

de plus en plus grand

widening gap

qui s'élargit de plus en plus

the widening perception that …

la conviction de plus en plus répandue que …

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to widen or broaden one's horizons

élargir ses horizons

Translations for widen in the French»English Dictionary

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diversifier entreprise: produits, activités, services

to widen the range of, to diversify

diversifier clientèle

to widen

élargir chaussée

to widen

élargir débat

to widen

élargir son champ d'action

to widen one's field of action

s'élargir débat, route, fleuve:

to widen

évaser

to widen [sth] at the mouth

agrandir tunnel, marge, écart

to widen

s'agrandir marge, écart, yeux:

to widen

étendre le champ d'application de qc loi, dispositif

to widen the parameters of sth

creuser l'écart entre

to widen the gap between

se creuser écart, différence:

to widen

élargir son horizon

to widen one's horizons

s'arrondir yeux:

to widen

widen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for widen in the English»French Dictionary

I.widen [ˈwaɪdn] VB trans

widen

élargir

widen discussion

étendre

II.widen [ˈwaɪdn] VB intr

widen

s'élargir

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to widen one's vocabulary

enrichir son vocabulaire

Translations for widen in the French»English Dictionary

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élargir

to widen

s'élargir fleuve

to widen

agrandir

to widen

s'agrandir

to widen

ouvrir des perspectives

to widen one's horizons

widen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to widen one's vocabulary

enrichir son vocabulaire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her deck was extended 43ft m in length and was widened by 8ft m.

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In 1947, the range of prohibited positions widened, including private enterprises.

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When the street was widened by 20 feet, the building was leveled.

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Often the corridor widens in the end into an irregular blotch with much less frass.

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Similarly, the discipline widens the concept of culture.

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In the last few caudals and the most cranial dorsals, the lateral edge of the prezygapophyseal lamina becomes widened and roughened.

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The mine has the form of a short corridor that widens into a long, elliptic blotch.

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Students are invited to attend such talks to widen their further education options.

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As the landform gets older, valleys widen and one gets isolated towers and ridges.

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Earlier bridges are often narrower, although some were widened at a later stage.

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