Wide in spanish
pronunciation: ɑmplioʊ part of speech: adjective
wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.]1 = ancho, amplio. [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: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.more:
» a wide spectrum of = un amplio espectro de, una gran variedad de, una gran diversidad de.
Example: Autism is an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of disorders, sometimes referred to as 'Pervasive Developmental Disorders'.» be known far and wide = ser conocido por todas partes, ser conocido en todas partes, ser conocido en todos lados.
Example: He was the all-time super porn star of the 70s/80s who was known far and wide for his one-eyed monster.» be wide of the mark = ser erróneo, estar equivocado. [A veces se usa como be wide off the mark]
Example: Your answer is wide of the mark.» blow + Nombre + wide open = revelar, denunciar, delatar, desenmascarar, hacer saltar la liebre, tirar de la manta.
Example: If there was a coverup, our readers can rest easy knowing that we will blow it wide open.» come from + far and wide = venir de todas partes, llegar de todas partes.
Example: It's no surprise visitors come from far and wide just to fish here.» extend + far and wide = extenderse por todas partes, llegar a todas partes, extenderse por todos lados, llegar a todos lados.
Example: The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide.» far and wide = en todos lados, en todas partes, por todos lados, por todas partes, a todos lados, a todas partes.
Example: He is known far and wide.» from far and wide = de todas partes, de todos lados.
Example: This spa attracts visitors from far and wide.» give + Nombre + a wide berth = mantenerse alejado de, no acercarse a, mantenerse lejos de, eludir, esquivar, dar (el) esquinazo (a), evitar, evitar el encuentro con, rehuir.
Example: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.» go + wide = salir desviado.
Example: Ronaldo wasted a golden chance to equalise with a header that went wide.» leave + the door wide open = dejar la puerta abierta de par en par.
Example: Giere does not secure a firm foundation for a cognitive theory of science because he leaves the door wide open for social constructivist interpretations of his views.» Número + wide = Número + de ancho.
Example: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).» open + Nombre + wide = abrir de par en par, abrir al máximo, abrir del todo.
Example: Basically my jaw clicks when opened wide and at night I clench it causing irritation to my nerves that go to my brain, hence my migraines.» reach + far and wide = extenderse por todas partes, llegar a todas partes, extenderse por todos lados, llegar a todos lados.
Example: These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports.» search + high and wide = remover Roma con Santiago, buscar por todas partes, remover (el) cielo y (la) tierra.
Example: I've been searching high and wide for this without any luck.» spread + far and wide = extenderse por todas partes, llegar a todas partes, extenderse por todos lados, llegar a todos lados.
Example: Many plants, animals, diseases and other pathogens have spread far and wide beyond their historic natural ranges as mankind's ability to travel around the world has increased exponentially.» stretch + far and wide = extenderse por todas partes, llegar a todas partes, extenderse por todos lados, llegar a todos lados.
Example: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.» travel + far and wide = recorrer cielo y tierra.
Example: But some folks will still travel far and wide to pick up that perfect pet.» wide-angle(d) = amplio, global, general.
Example: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.» wide-band = banda ancha.
Example: The terms 'narrow-band' and 'wide-band' are ill-defined but they are usually taken to describe bandwidths below and above the telephone circuit bandwidth of 3500 Hz.» wide-eyed = con los ojos muy abiertos, con los ojos como platos, boquiabierto, embobado.
Example: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends.» wide-eyed = ingenuo, cándido, inocente.
Example: We are all born with a wide-eyed innocence, believing everyone is honest, having no pretence.» wide-hipped = ancho de caderas, de caderas 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.» wideness = anchura, amplitud.
Example: On trips to Scotland and the country's famed St Andrews Golf Links, he had been impressed by its wideness and natural beauty.» wide of the mark = desacertado, inapropiado, no muy acertado, no muy apropiado, fuera de tino. [A veces se usa wide off the mark]
Example: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.» wide open = abierto, abierto de par en par, al descubierto.
Example: The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.» widescreen = pantalla panorámica, pantalla ancha.
Example: All of the games designed for a screen that has a standard aspect ratio seem to be ruined when played on a widescreen.» widespan = amplio, extenso.
Example: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.» wide-sweeping = extenso, amplio.
Example: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.» with + Posesivo + mouth (wide) open = con la boca abierta (del todo), boquiabierto.
Example: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.]2 = 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: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.more:
» a wide band of = un gran espectro de, una gran gama de, un amplio espectro de, una amplia gama de.
Example: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.» a wide range of = un gran surtido de, una gran variedad de, una amplia variedad de, una gran diversidad de, una gran gama de, una amplia gama de, un gran número de.
Example: A wide range of pamphlet and leaflet material was collected and arranged in cabinet files under topic heads such as health, employment, child welfare.» a wide variety of = un gran surtido de, una gran variedad de, una amplia variedad de, una gran diversidad de, una gran gama de, una amplia gama de, un gran número de.
Example: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.» be wide awake = estar completamente despierto, estar despabilado.
Example: I was wide awake before this class, now it is a challenge to keep my eyes open.» keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open = mantenerse alerta, mantenerse atento, estar al loro de, mantener los ojos bien abiertos, andarse con mucho ojo, ir con mucho ojo, estar ojo avizor, mantenerse ojo avizor, permanecer ojo avizor.
Example: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material.» on a wide scale = a gran escala.
Example: Moder technology allows us to link computers in different centres and to transmit information on a wide scale.» Wide Area Information Server (Wide Area Information Server) = WAIS (Servidor de Información de Gran Alcance). [En Internet, programa que permite la indización de grandes cantidades de información que puede ser buscada a través de la red]
Example: WAIS (Wide Area Information Server) is a document delivery system that allows natural language queries of remote WAIS-formatted databases.» wide area network (WAN) = WAN (red de gran alcance), WAN (red de área amplia). [En tecnología de la información, cualquier red que conecte ordenadores localizados en un área mayor de un edificio o campus]
Example: This article considers local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), value added network services (VANs), ISDN, 'wireless' and optical network.» wide awake = completamente despierto, totalmente despierto, completamente despabilado, totalmente despabilado.
Example: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.» wide-ranging [wide ranging] = bastante general, variado, general.
Example: The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.» wide-reaching = amplio, de gran efecto, de gran repercusión.
Example: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.» wide-scale = a gran escala, general, generalizado.
Example: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.wide3 [Sufijo]
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» agency-wide = todos los miembros de la agencia.
Example: Important decisions are made on an agency-wide basis.» campus-wide [campuswide] = de campus, por todo el campus universitario.
Example: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.» citywide [city-wide] = por toda la ciudad.
Example: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.» Community-wide = comunitario.
Example: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.» company-wide = para toda la empresa, en toda la empresa.
Example: This is the approach used to design a new online company-wide information system to describe business procedures and processes.» continent-wide = de todo el continente, continental, por todo el continente.
Example: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.» countrywide [country-wide] = nacional. [Adjetivo]
Example: There is an urgent need for a survey of private libraries on a countrywide scale.» countrywide [country-wide] = a nivel nacional, a lo largo y ancho del país. [Adverbio]
Example: Countrywide there are many examples of local and regional cooperation among other universities and higher education institutions generally.» culture-wide = que afecta a toda la sociedad, que afecta a todas las culturas.
Example: After 1900 popular reading habits had evolved into their present, culture-wide form = Después de 1900 los hábitos de lectura popular evolucionaron a su forma actual que afecta a toda la sociedad.» district-wide [districtwide] = de todo el distrito, por todo el distrito.
Example: The system is available district-wide via some 30 terminals spread over 7 major service points = El sistema está disponible por todo el distrito por medio de unas 30 terminales distribuidas en 7 principales puntos de servicio.» enterprise-wide = que afecta a toda la empresa, para toda la empresa.
Example: The author considers the issue of enterprise-wide agreements in which companies, universities, or library systems buy or license electronic content for their entire organization.» government-wide = por todo el gobierno, por todas las instituciones oficiales.
Example: It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.» industry-wide = para toda la industria, para todo el mercado.
Example: The project set as its primary goal the development of an industry-wide standard for the preparation of electronic manuscripts.» institution-wide = institucional, de toda la institución.
Example: The characteristics of a powerful institution-wide network, designed to overcome existing problems with a decentralised environment, are described.» Internet-wide = por toda la Internet.
Example: We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance.» nationwide [nation-wide] = nacional, en toda la nación, por toda la nación, de alcance nacional, de alcance estatal, de ámbito nacional, de ámbito estatal.
Example: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.» overwide [over-wide] = excesivo, demasiado amplio.
Example: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.» planet-wide = en todo el planeta, por todo el planeta.
Example: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.» province-wide = provincial.
Example: This is a province-wide project to provide for the collection, conservation and preservation, bibliographic and holdings control, and physical and intellectual access to all newspapers published in Manitoba since 1859.» province-wide = por toda la provincia, de toda la provincia.
Example: This article describes a study of continuing education conducted province-wide by the Ontario Library Association.» service-wide = por todo el servicio.
Example: Those guidelines were then modified for service-wide distribution.» site-wide = en todo el edificio.
Example: Our site-wide communications LAN is therefore an integral part of the service = Nuestra red de área local de comunicaciones en todo el edificio son una parte integral del servicio.» statewide = estatal, de ámbito estatal, a nivel estatal.
Example: Statewide boards would have to be set up to monitor books and periodicals.» statewide [state-wide] = en todo el estado.
Example: As a result, this study methodology can be used by public libraries to describe economic benefits statewide.» systemwide = de todo el sistema, de toda la institución, en todo el sistema, en toda la institución, de toda la empresa, en toda la empresa.
Example: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.» university-wide = de toda la universidad, para toda la universidad.
Example: As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.» worldwide [world-wide] = mundialmente, internacionalmente, por todo el mundo, en todo el mundo, en el mundo entero, a nivel mundial.
Example: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.» WWW (World Wide Web) = WWW (World Wide Web).
Example: WWW (World Wide Web) is the universe of hypertext servers (http servers) which are the servers that allow text, graphis, sound files, etc. to be mixed together.