Broad in spanish
pronunciation: ɑntʃoʊ part of speech: adjective
broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.]1 = ancho, amplio, grande, mucho. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.more:
» a broad band of = un amplio espectro de.
Example: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the damaging of their children.» a broad population of = una gran parte de.
Example: Findings indicate that the model holds in nearly all respects for a broad population of library users.» a broad range of = una gran variedad de, una amplia variedad de, una gran diversidad de, una amplia gama de, una gran gama de, un gran número de.
Example: Data on a broad range of topics were collected.» a broad spectrum of = un amplio espectro de.
Example: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.» a broad variety of = una gran variedad de, una amplia variedad de, una gran diversidad de, una amplia gama de, una gran gama de, un gran número de.
Example: Intrantets are becoming very popular among a broad variety of companies.» broadband = banda ancha.
Example: Information transmission will be improved by ISDN, broadband communication and satellites.» broad bean = haba.
Example: For centuries broad beans were a valuable source of protein when meat was scarce.» broad-brimmed hat = sombrero de alas anchas.
Example: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.» broad in scope = de amplio alcance.
Example: The law is broad in scope.» broadness = anchura, amplitud.
Example: Old age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.» broad-pen = de trazos anchos.
Example: The italics that accompanied all these faces were sloped romans, varying in contrast in the same way as their parent forms, and seldom showing any trace of renaissance broad-pen calligraphy.» broad scale + Nombre = Nombre + a gran escala.
Example: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.» broad scope = amplio radio de acción, alcance amplio, cobertura amplia.
Example: The new structure will give IFLA the opportunity to continue with a broad scope.» broad scoped = de tipo general.
Example: Librarians must satisfy information needs of these students by utilising collaborative, practical interchanges, rather than didactic, broad scoped instruction.» broad-shouldered = ancho de espaldas, de espaldas anchas.
Example: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.» in broad daylight = a plena luz del día, en pleno día.
Example: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.]2 = general. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials = Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final.more:
» broad audience = público en general.
Example: Periodical bibliographical control insures the availability and access of periodical titles to a broad audience.» broad-based [broad based] = general, diverso.
Example: However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.» broad-brush = demasiado generalizado, generalizado, demasiado generalista, generalista.
Example: An effort to control tax havens for those hiding their assets overseas has resulted in broad-brush impacts on expatriate Americans living and working out of country.» broadcast = retransmisión, teledifusión, difusión por radio y televisión.
Example: Teletext services are broadcast information services which may be accessed in a non-interactive mode.» broadcasting = teledifusión, difusión por radio y televisión, radio televisión.
Example: This article examines the concept of public service broadcasting, its justifications and the deregulatory trends on the European Continent.» broad classification = clasificación general. [Esta expresión se suele utilizar con su significado más simple en inglés de "división en términos generales" y hay que distinguirla de su significado específico en biblioteconomía cuando nos referimos a un "sistema de clasificación"]
Example: In this book we have kept this broad classification down to a minimum number of types, namely, public libraries, academic libraries, industrial/commercial libraries and national libraries.» broad classification = clasificación general. [En clasificación, modo de clasificar por el que las notaciones que se asignan a los documentos son muy generales (es decir, apenas si cuentan con subdivisiones) por lo que resulta que una misma notación es compartida por varios documentos reduciéndose de este modo la especificidad de la notación y que normalmente se utiliza en bibliotecas de carácter general]
Example: Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required).» broad population = población en general.
Example: In the US, in spite of efforts to extend Internet access to a broad population, some segments of the population are 'falling through the net,' to their economic peril = En los Estados Unidos, a pesar de los esfuerzos por extender el acceso a Internet a la población en general, algunos sectores "se escapan de los beneficios de Internet", con el riesgo económico que esto implica.» broad public = público en general.
Example: These Internet resources carry information of broad public interest.» Broad System of Ordering (BSO) = Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO).
Example: The Broad System of Ordering (BSO) is a general classification scheme which was designed primarily for information exchange and switching.» broad view = visión general, visión global, visión de conjunto, enfoque general.
Example: The course is an ideal opportunity to get a broad view of where libraries are heading in general .» in a broad sense = en un sentido general, desde un punto de vista general.
Example: In a broad sense, electronic commerce is the sale of products and services over the Internet.» in a/the broad sense = en un/el sentido amplio, en un/el sentido general.
Example: The professional role of the library is, typically, to introduce people to relevant information (using that term in a very broad sense to include imaginative literature and intelligent recreation).» in broad terms = en términos generales.
Example: Thus the title is a label associated with a work, which both identifies the document, and describes in broad terms its content.» much too broad = demasiado general.
Example: This is clearly a much too broad provision, which could easily be abused.» much-too-broad heading = encabezamiento demasiado general.
Example: Works on such themes are typically subject-traced under nonspecific, much-too-broad headings, which in effect buries the material.» on a broad scale = a gran escala.
Example: Due to advantages such as access to information on a broad scale, networking is being increasingly adopted in Latin America and in the Caribbean.» paint + a broad picture = dar una idea general, dar una idea aproximada, describir a grandes rasgos.
Example: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.broad3 = gachí, piba, tía, tipa.
Example: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.