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ancho / wide
ancho
A. -adjective
1. (=amplio) [camino, puente, habitaciónoun] wide [calle, sonrisa, manos] broad [muro] thick
·el salónoun es masculineánoun ancho que largo
·the living room is wider than it is long
·un tarro de boca ancha
·a wide-necked bottle
·tenía las espaldas anchas
·he had a broad back
·era muy ancho de hombros
·he was very broad-shouldered
·plantas de hoja ancha
·broad-leaved plants
a. a lo ancho [de] algo = across something
·colocaron una cuerda a lo ancho de la calle
·they put a rope across the street
·había manifestantes a todo lo ancho de la avenida
·there were demonstrators the length and breadth of the avenue
b. por todo el ancho [mundo] = throughout the whole wide world, the world over
2. (=holgado) [chaqueta, pantalónoun] loose, loose-fitting [falda] full [manga] wide
·quedar o > estar o > venir ancho a somebody, someone
(Spain)
(Spain) to be too wide for somebody
·la chaqueta le quedaba muy ancha
·the jacket was too wide for him
·esta camisa me viene ancha
·this shirt is too big for me, this shirt is on the big side *
·le viene muy ancho el cargo
·the job is too much for him
a. a sus anchas
·puedes hojear a tus anchas todos los libros
·you can leaf through all the books at your leisure
·con ellos podrá discutir a sus anchas
·you can discuss things freely with them
·aquí estoy a mis anchas
·I feel at ease here
·ponerse a sus anchas
·to make o.noun. comfortable, spread o.noun.
3. (Spain)
(=cómodo, confortable)
·aquí te puedes sentir bien ancha
·you can make yourself comfortable o at home here
·en dos coches iremos masculineánoun anchos
·we'll be more comfortable in two cars, we'll have more room if we go in two cars
a. quedarse tan ancho
b. quedarse masculineánoun ancho que largo
·le dijo cuatro verdades y se quedó tan ancho
·he gave him a piece of his mind and felt very pleased with himself
·no sabes lo ancho que me he quedado despuénoun de decírselo
·it feels such a weight off my shoulders to have told him
4. (=liberal) liberal, broad-minded
a. ancho de [conciencia]
(Spain) not overscrupulous
b. ancho de [miras] = broad-minded
5. (=orgulloso) proud
·iba todo ancho con su traje nuevo
·he was very proud in his new suit
·ponerse ancho
·to get conceited
B. -noun masculine
1. (=anchura)
a. [de camino, ventana] width
b. [de río] width, breadth
·¿cuál es el ancho de la mesa?
·what is the width of the table?
·todo el ancho de la habitaciónoun
·the whole width of the room
c. [de] ancho
·tiene doce metros de ancho
·it is twelve metres wide
·las dos mesas tienen lo mismo de ancho
·both tables are the same width
·4 metros de largo por 2 de ancho
·4 metres long by 2 metres wide
·ancho de banda band width
d. ancho [europeo] = European gauge
e. ancho [internacional] = international gauge
f. ancho [normal] = standard gauge
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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