wide
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1 adjective large distance acrossleathan adj fairsing adj1 they built wide roads thóg siad bóithre leathanaI was amazed at how wide the valley was bhí ionadh orm faoi cé chomh fairsing is a bhí an gleann 2 adjective of area: extensivethey had a wide view of the mountains bhí radharc fairsing acu ar na sléibhte, bhí radharc iomlán acu ar na sléibhtethey searched the wide ocean for debris from the plane chuardaigh siad an fharraige mhór le teacht ar smionagar an eitleáin, chuardaigh siad smionagar an eitleáin sa mhuir bhraonachthe play drew in people from a wide area tháinig daoine i bhfad is i ngearr chuig an dráma, tháinig daoine ó chian is ó chóngar chuig an drámashe was sent into the big wide world cuireadh amach sa domhan mór íit's the best shop in the whole wide world is é an siopa is fearr ar dhroim an domhain éyou're my best friend in the whole wide world is tusa an cara is fearr atá agam sa saolShow full entry
3 adjective describing widthleathan adj how wide is the door? cé chomh leathan agus atá an doras?, cén leithead atá sa doras?it's not wide enough níl sé leathan go leor, níl sé sách leathanit's wider at the top tá sé níos leithne ag an mbarr, tá sé níos leithne as a bharrit's 3 metres wide tá sé trí mhéadar ar leithead 4 adjective diversethere's wide interest in the story tá a lán spéise ag daoine sa scéal, tá an-suim ag daoine sa scéal, tá spéis fhorleathan ag daoine sa scéalwe discussed a wide range of subjects phléamar réimse leathan ábhara wide range of writers took part in the workshop ghlac réimse leathan scríbhneoirí páirt sa cheardlann, ghlac mórchuid scríbhneoirí éagsúla páirt sa cheardlannhe has a wide experience of radio tá go leor taithí aige ar an raidió, tá an-chuid taithí aige ar an raidió, tá taithí fhairsing aige ar an raidióthey have a wide network of engineers tá gréasán leathan innealtóirí acuit didn't appeal to the wider public ní raibh spéis ag an bpobal mór ann 5 adjective general, not specificwhat's the wider view? cad é an tuairim fhorleathan?, cad é tuairim na coitiantachta?you have to look at the wider issue caithfidh tú breathnú ar an gceist mhór, caithfidh tú breathnú ar an gceist go ginearáltahe's interested in education in the widest sense tá spéis aige san oideachas sa chiall is leithne den fhocalthe wider community agreed with the strike d'aontaigh an pobal i gcoitinne leis an stailc 6 adjective of margin, differencemór adj1 there's a wide gap between them tá bearna mhór eatarthuthey beat them by a wide margin bhuaigh siad go héasca orthu, bhuail siad iad go furasta, bhí bua éasca acu orthu 7 adjective of eyesmór adj1 she had wide blue eyes bhí súile móra gorma aicithey stared at me with wide eyes stán siad orm agus a dhá súil ar leathadh 8 adjective of smilemór adj1 she always has a wide smile bíonn meangadh mór gáire uirthi i gcónaí, bíonn meangadh mór ar a béal i gcónaíhis smile broke into a wide grin leath meangadh mór gáire ar a aghaidh 9 adjective SPOR of shot, ballamú adj3 ar fóraoil ar strae ar seachrán the ball was wide cuireadh an liathróid ar fóraoil, cuireadh an liathróid amúit was just wide of the left post chuaigh sé taobh amuigh den chuaille clé ar éigean 10 adjective especially SPOR of player, positionar an gcliathánthey play her in a wide position imríonn siad amuigh ar an gcliathán í
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11 adverb smile: broadlyhe made me smile even wider chuir sé meangadh níos mó fós ar mo bhéal, bhain sé meangadh níos mó fós asam 12 adverb far openthe windows were open wide bhí na fuinneoga ar leathadh, bhí na fuinneoga leata, bhí na fuinneoga oscailte amach ar fadshe opened her mouth wide bhí a béal ar leathadh aici'Open wide!' said the dentist. 'Oscail suas do bhéal!' a dúirt an fiaclóir. 13 adverb especially SPOR not on targetar fóraoil amú ar bóiléagar he put his effort just wide chuir sé a iarracht oiread na fríde ar fóraoil, chuir sé a iarracht oiread na fríde ar strae 14 adverb especially SPOR at sides of pitchar an gcliathánhe switched out wide for the second half chuaigh sé ar an gcliathán don dara leathnoun
15 noun SPOR in cricketliathróid fhánach liathróid ar fóraoil