| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| wide | adj | (of a particular width) | large adj |
| The table is one metre wide. |
| La table est large d'un mètre. |
| wide | adj | (broad) | grand adj |
| There is a wide space between the two buildings. |
| Il y a un grand espace entre les deux bâtiments. |
| wide | adj | (shot: off-target) | loin adv |
| The shot was wide of the target. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| wide | adj | (ample) | grand adj |
| You have a wide opportunity to network this week. |
| wide | adj | (extensive) | grand adj |
| He has wide experience in commercial law. |
| Il a une grande expérience du droit commercial. |
| wide, -wide | adj | (city-wide, country-wide, etc.) | traduction non disponible |
| There is a city-wide ban on watering the lawn to conserve water. |
| wide | adj | (loose) | grand adj |
| Aren't those pants too wide for you? |
| Ce pantalon est trop grand pour toi, non ? |
| wide | adj | (eyes: fully open) yeux : émerveillement, étonnement | écarquillé adj |
| Her eyes were wide with wonder at the sight of the huge pink flower. |
| Ses yeux étaient écarquillés devant l'énorme fleur rose. |
| wide | adj | (shrewd) | traduction non disponible |
| That man is a real wide one. |
| wide | adv | (widely) | grand adv |
| He opened his eyes wide for the photograph. |
| Il ouvrit grand les yeux pour la photo. |
| wide | adv | (shot: off-target) | traduction non disponible |
| He shot wide of the target. |
| wide | adv | (awake: fully) | traduction non disponible |
| I drank a lot of caffeine and was wide awake all night. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| a wide-reaching | | | de grande portée |
| be wide open | | | béer v |
| cast a wide net | v | figurative (search over a large area) | ratisser large vtr |
| The police cast a wide net whilst searching for the missing fugitive. |
| Ne sachant exactement où chercher, il a fallu ratisser large. |
| cast a wide net | v | (use wide range of resources ) | mettre en œuvre un large dispositif vtr |
| The police cast a wide net throughout the state to find the thieves. |
| city-wide | | | à travers toute la ville adj |
| continent-wide | | | à travers tout le continent |
| continent-wide | | | sur tout le continent phrase |
| in the whole wide world | | | dans le monde entier |
| inch-wide | | | largeur d'un pouce nf |
| nation-wide | | | au niveau national |
| open one's eyes wide | | | écarquiller les yeux v |
| state-wide | adj | US (across an entire state) | national adj |
| | | dans tout l'État loc adv |
| whole wide world | | | le monde entier |
| wide angle | | Cinéma | grand-angle nm |
| wide angle lens | | Cinéma | grand-angulaire nm |
| wide apart | adj | (separated) | écarté adj |
| I have to buy special shoes because my toes are spread wide apart. |
| Il regarde le match en buvant une bière avachi sur le canapé, les jambes écartées. |
| | | très écarté adv + adj |
| wide awake | adj | (fully conscious) | bien réveillé adj |
| After my morning coffee, I'm usually wide awake. |
| The noise outside kept him wide awake all night long. |
| Elle n'était peut-être pas bien réveillée quand elle a réservé son avion car elle s'est trompée de date. |
| wide currency | | audience, crédibilité | grand crédit |
| wide knowledge | | | grande connaissance |
| wide margin | | | large marge nf |
| wide of the mark | | | loin du compte |
| wide open, wide-open | adj | literal (fully open, uncovered) | grand ouvert adj |
| Note: fig: I was fully aware of the situation when I went into it. |
| All the applicants for the job were useless so the field is still wide open. |
| I went into the situation with my eyes wide open. |
| La nouvelle lui a laissé la bouche grande ouverte. |
| | yeux | écarquillé adj |
| | | béant adj |
| La porte du salon était béante. |
| | bouche ou gueule | bée adj |
| wide open, wide-open | adj | figurative (exposed, vulnerable) | à découvert adj, adv |
| The unprepared army was wide open to attack. |
| I hate to be a wide open book that anyone can read. |
| | | démuni adj |
| | | sans défense adj |
| wide open, wide-open | adj | figurative (not yet determined) | ouvert adj |
| When the only suspect gave an alibi, the murder case was thrown wide open. |
| La question reste ouverte. |
| | | incertain adj |
| L'issue des débats est incertaine. |
| | | irrésolu adj |
| Ce crime est irrésolu. |
| wide range | n | (large area) | vaste étendue nf |
| | | large étendue nf |
| wide range | n | (great variety) | large gamme nf |
| The company offers a wide range of services to customers. |
| | | large éventail nm |
| | | (toute une) panoplie nf |
| wide shot | n | (photography, film: wide-angle view) | plan large nm |
| The director decided on a wide shot for the scene instead of a close up. |
| wide shot | n | (sport: aim that misses mark) | tir manqué nm |
| wide variety | n | (extensive range) | grande variété nf |
| | | grand, large, vaste choix nm |
| Nous offrons un vaste choix de matériel informatique au meilleur prix. |
| | | large assortiment nm |
| Les chocolatiers du centre de Bruxelles offrent un large assortiment de pralines. |
| wide-angle | | | grand angle nm |
| wide-angle lens | | | objectif grand angle nm |
| wide-awake | | | éveillé adj |
| wide-awake | | complètement éveillé | alerte nf |
| wide-eyed | | (confiant) confiant | crédule adj |
| wide-eyed | | | les yeux écarquillés |
| wide-eyed | | | écarquillé adj |
| wide-mouthed | | | évasé adj |
| wide-open | | (grand ouvert) | béant adj |
| wide-open | | (sans loi; ouvert) | laxiste adj |
| wide-open | | | grand ouvert adj |
| wide-open spaces | | | grands espaces |
| wide-opened | | | grand ouvert adj |
| wide-ranging | | (diverse) divers | varié adj |
| wide-ranging | | (broad) considérable | étendu adj |
| wide-ranging | | (d'envergure, vaste) d'envergure, vaste | large adj |
| wide-ranging | | | envergure, de grande nf |
| wide-ranging | | sujet | ample adj |
| wide-spreading | | adj | qui se répand phrase |
| world-wide, worldwide | adv | (all over the world) | mondialement adv |
| Some celebrities are known world-wide. |
| Les dragées de Verdun sont mondialement connues. |
| | | à l'échelle mondiale adv |
| L'épidémie de grippe se propage à l'échelle mondiale. |
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