wide in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wide in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wide [Brit wʌɪd, Am waɪd] ADJ

1. wide (broad):

wide river, opening, mouth

largo

wide margin

ampio

how wide is your garden?

quanto è largo il tuo giardino?

it's 30 cm wide

è largo 30 cm

the river is 1 km across at its widest

il fiume raggiunge la larghezza massima di 1 km

they're making the street wider

stanno allargando la strada

her eyes were wide with fear

aveva gli occhi spalancati per la paura

2. wide (immense):

wide ocean, desert, sky

immenso, vasto

he had no-one to talk to in the whole wide world

non aveva nessuno al mondo con cui parlare

3. wide (extensive):

wide variety, choice

ampio, grande

wide market

ampio, esteso

a woman of wide interests

una donna dai vasti interessi

a wide range of products

un'ampia gamma di prodotti

a wide range of opinions

una vasta gamma di opinioni

in the wide European context

nel più vasto contesto europeo

in the widest sense of the word

nel senso più ampio della parola

4. wide SPORTS (in cricket):

wide ball, shot

fuori misura

II.-wide COMP

a country-wide search

una ricerca condotta a livello nazionale or in tutto il paese

a nation-wide survey

un'indagine su scala nazionale

III.wide [Brit wʌɪd, Am waɪd] ADV

to open one's eyes wide

spalancare gli occhi

his eyes are (set) wide apart

ha gli occhi molto distanti

open wide!

apri bene!

to be wide of the mark ball, dart:

non andare a segno or mancare il bersaglio

to be wide of the mark fig guess:

essere completamente sballato

wide-eyed [Brit ˌwʌɪdˈʌɪd, Am ˈwaɪd ˌaɪd] ADJ

wide-eyed

con gli occhi sgranati, spalancati

wide awake [Brit ˌwʌɪd əˈweɪk] ADJ

wide awake

completamente, del tutto sveglio

wide open [Brit ˈwʌɪd ˌəʊpən, Am ˌwaɪd ˈoʊp(ə)n] ADJ

1. wide open door, window etc.:

wide open

spalancato

her eyes were wide open

aveva gli occhi sgranati

2. wide open (with no obvious winner):

wide open competition

aperto

wide-ranging [Brit wʌɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ, Am ˌwaɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ] ADJ

wide-ranging poll, report, enquiry:

wide-ranging

ad ampio raggio

a wide-ranging discussion

una discussione che spazia tra molti argomenti

wide boy [Brit] N Brit inf, pej

wide boy

furfante m

wide boy

imbroglione m

wide-angle lens [Brit ˌwʌɪdˌaŋɡəl ˈlɛnz] N

wide-angle lens

obiettivo m grandangolare

wide-angle lens

grandangolo m

wide area network [Am ˈˌwaɪd ˌɛriə ˈnɛtˌwərk] N COMPUT

wide area network

= rete a ampie dimensioni geografiche

World Wide Web N

World Wide Web

ragnatela mondiale,

World Wide Web

protocollo di ricerca in internet

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obiettivo grandangolare

wide-angle lens

grandangolare

wide-angle lens

wide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wide in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wide [waɪd] ADJ

1. wide:

wide (broad)

ampio, -a

wide (as a measurement)

largo, -a

it is 3 feet wide

largo 1 m

the (great) wide world

il mondo (intero)

to search (for sb/sth) the wide world over

cercare (qu/qc) in tutto il mondo

2. wide (very open):

wide

spalancato, -a

eyes wide with fear/surprise

occhi m pl sbarrati per la paura/sorpresa

3. wide (varied):

wide

vasto, -a

a wide range

una vasta gamma

to have wide experience in sth

avere vasta esperienza in qc

4. wide (extensive):

wide

ampio, -a

wide support

grosso appoggio m

Phrases:

to be wide of the mark

mancare il bersaglio

II.wide [waɪd] ADV

to be wide apart

essere lontanissimi (l'uno dall'altro)

to open wide

aprire bene

wide open

spalancato

wide-angle [ˌwaɪd·ˈæŋ·gl] ADJ

wide-angle lente:

wide-angle

grandangolare

wide-eyed [ˈwaɪd·aɪd] ADJ fig

wide-eyed

innocente

wide-awake [ˌwaɪd·ə·ˈweɪk] ADJ

wide-awake

completamente sveglio, -a

wide-open [ˈwaɪd·ˌoʊ·pən] ADJ

1. wide-open (undecided):

wide-open

aperto, -a

2. wide-open (vulnerable, exposed):

wide-open

esposto, -a

to be wide-open to comments

essere esposto ai commenti

World Wide Web N COMPUT

World Wide Web

Rete f

Translations for wide in the Italian»English Dictionary

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grandangolare

wide-angle lens

obiettivo grandangolare

wide-angle lens

panoramico (-a) (obiettivo)

wide-angle

panoramico (-a) (schermo)

wide

stradone

wide road

pappardella

wide pasta strips

wide Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

one meter high and three meters wide

alto una iarda e largo tre

it is 3 feet wide

largo 1 m

to search (for sb/sth) the wide world over

cercare (qu/qc) in tutto il mondo

eyes wide with fear/surprise

occhi m pl sbarrati per la paura/sorpresa

to have wide experience in sth

avere vasta esperienza in qc

to be wide of the mark

mancare il bersaglio

to give sb a wide berth

evitare qu

to be wide-open to comments

essere esposto ai commenti

to be wide of the mark fig

essere fuori strada

to give sb a wide berth

stare alla -a da qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Affable and blessed with immaculate manners, he had a fine sense of humour, not of the belly-laugh variety but the dry chortle and wide smile.

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To his surprise, they found the bird serenely perched on top of a tall tree on the edge of a wide clearing ideal for a town site.

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The oratory is accessible from the first floor through the wide arcade.

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She had requested a showpiece that would allow her to express a wide range of feelings.

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It has a double-eaved roof with nine ridges, and two dragon-heads with wide-open jaws biting the ends of the main ridge.

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The activities constituting investment business include acting as an investment manager, administrator, investment advisor or custodian with respect to a wide variety of financial instruments.

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Mid-mounted mowers are especially useful for wide-open mowing with little obstacles.

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There are also various claims regarding still-undeciphered scripts without wide acceptance, which, if substantiated, would push backward the first attestation of certain languages.

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Early multiplying reels were wide and had a small diameter, and their gears, made of brass, often wore down after extensive use.

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They have high nose bridges, high cheekbones and wide eyes.

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