wide in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wide in the English»French Dictionary

I.wide [Brit wʌɪd, Am waɪd] ADJ

1. wide (broad):

wide river, opening, mouth

large

wide margin

grand

how wide is your garden?

quelle est la largeur de votre jardin?

it's 30 cm wide

il a 30 cm de large

the river is 1 km across at its widest

le fleuve a 1 km de large au point le plus large

they're making the street wider

ils élargissent la rue

her eyes were wide with fear

ses yeux étaient agrandis par la peur

2. wide (immense):

wide ocean, desert, sky

vaste

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

il n'avait personne à qui parler en ce monde

3. wide (extensive):

wide variety, choice

grand

wide market

vaste

a woman of wide interests

une femme qui s'intéresse à beaucoup de choses

a wide range of products

une vaste gamme de produits

a wide range of opinions/interests

une grande variété d'opinions/de centres d'intérêt

in the wide European context

dans le plus vaste contexte européen

in the widest sense of the word

au sens le plus large du mot

4. wide SPORTS:

wide ball, shot

perdu

II.wide [Brit wʌɪd, Am waɪd] ADV

to open one's eyes wide

ouvrir grand les yeux

his eyes are (set) wide apart

il a les yeux très écartés

open wide!

ouvrez grand la bouche!

to be wide of the mark ball, dart:

être à côté

to be wide of the mark fig guess:

être loin de la vérité

III.-wide COMP

a country wide search

une recherche menée dans tout le pays

a nation wide survey

un sondage à l'échelle nationale

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

wide-eyed

aux yeux écarquillés

wide open ADJ

1. wide open door, window etc:

wide open

grand ouvert

her eyes were wide open

ses yeux étaient grand ouverts

2. wide open (open to all):

wide open competition

ouvert à tous

wide awake ADJ

wide awake

bien réveillé

wide boy [Brit] N Brit inf, pej

wide boy

escroc m

wide-ranging [Brit wʌɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ, Am ˌwaɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ] ADJ

wide-ranging poll, report, enquiry:

wide-ranging

de grande envergure

a wide-ranging discussion

une discussion couvrant un grand nombre de sujets

I.worldwide, world-wide [Brit ˈwəːl(d)wʌɪd, wəːl(d)ˈwʌɪd, Am wərldˈwaɪd] ADJ

worldwide

mondial

II.worldwide, world-wide [Brit ˈwəːl(d)wʌɪd, wəːl(d)ˈwʌɪd, Am wərldˈwaɪd] ADV

worldwide

dans le monde entier

wide-angle lens N

wide-angle lens

grand angle m

wide-angle lens

objectif m à grand angle

wide area network, WAN N COMPUT

wide area network

grand réseau m

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grand-angle

wide-angle

grand-angle

wide-angle lens

wide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wide in the English»French Dictionary

I.wide <-r, -st> [waɪd] ADJ

1. wide (broad):

wide

large

to be two metres wide

faire deux mètres de large

2. wide (very big):

wide

immense

wide gap

considérable

3. wide (very open):

wide

grand(e) ouvert(e)

wide eyes

écarquillé(e)

4. wide (varied):

wide

ample

wide experience, range

étendu(e)

5. wide (extensive):

wide

vaste

wide support

considérable

Phrases:

to give sb/sth a wide berth

se tenir à une très grande distance de qn/qc

to be wide of the mark

être loin de la vérité

II.wide <-r, -st> [waɪd] ADV

wide

très

to open wide

ouvrir en grand

to be wide open

être grand ouvert

to be wide to criticism

prêter le flanc à la critique

wide-ranging ADJ

wide-ranging investigation, survey

de grande portée

wide-ranging subject

vaste

wide-awake ADJ

wide-awake

bien éveillé(e)

wide-eyed ADJ

1. wide-eyed (with wide-open eyes):

to be wide-eyed

avoir les yeux grands ouverts

2. wide-eyed (innocent):

wide-eyed child

innocent(e)

wide-angle lens N PHOTO

wide-angle lens

objectif m grand angulaire

World Wide Web N COMPUT

World Wide Web

World Wide Web m

World Wide Web

toile f d'araignée mondiale

Translations for wide in the French»English Dictionary

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grand-angle

wide-angle lens

démêloir

wide-toothed comb

étendu(e) plaine, vue

wide

étendu(e) pouvoir

wide-ranging

béant(e) yeux

wide open

wide Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a wide range of products

une grande gamme de produits

to give sb/sth a wide berth

se tenir à l'écart de qn/qc

to cast one's net wide

étendre la couverture

to be two metres wide

faire deux mètres de large

to give sb/sth a wide berth

se tenir à une très grande distance de qn/qc

to be wide of the mark

être loin de la vérité

to be wide to criticism

prêter le flanc à la critique

thirty meters high and three meters wide

trente mètres de haut et trois mètres de large

to be wide of the mark

taper à côté inf

a tiny bit too wide/less loud

un rien trop large/moins fort inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1961, a fleet of tugboats was used to maneuver the 728ft m ship through an area of the river 500ft m wide.

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

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The inflorescence, 3-7.5 m tall and wide, consists of the continuation of the stem and 15-30 upwardly-curving (first-order) branches spirally arranged on it.

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The concept of integrated traffic control combines or coordinates freeway and arterial street control systems to operate on the basis of corridor wide traffic conditions.

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A blackhead, or an open comedo, is a wide opening on the skin with a blackened mass of skin debris, bacteria and oil blocking it.

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Having a competitive advantage, quality company offers good product portfolio, well-established value chain and wide geographical span. 3.

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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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Then the arrival platform, which is of the same length of that on the opposite side, and twenty feet wide.

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They are regularly used for abating solvent fumes, odours, etc. from a wide range of industries.

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