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broad

/bɹɑd/ /bɹɔːd/ /bɹɔd/

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noun

Lac peu profond

A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.

Examples :

"The children played near the broad, enjoying the calm water. "

Les enfants jouaient près du lac peu profond, profitant de l'eau calme.

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noun

Alésoir

A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

Examples :

"The machinist used the broad to smooth the inside of the engine cylinder. "

L'opérateur a utilisé l'alésoir pour lisser l'intérieur du cylindre du moteur.

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noun

Une pièce d'or britannique, le broad

A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.

Examples :

"My grandfather collected old British coins, and one of his prized possessions was a broad. "

Mon grand-père collectionnait de vieilles pièces britanniques, et l'un de ses biens les plus précieux était un broad.

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adjective

Large, vaste

Wide in extent or scope.

Examples :

"the broad expanse of ocean"

La vaste étendue de l'océan.

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adjective

Large, vaste, étendu

Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the new math concept was broad and clear, covering all the important details. "

L'explication du professeur sur le nouveau concept mathématique était vaste et claire, couvrant tous les détails importants.

area appearance quality degree range essential

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adjective

Large, vaste, étendu

Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

Examples :

"My uncle has a broad understanding of history, covering everything from ancient civilizations to modern events. "

Mon oncle a une large compréhension de l'histoire, couvrant tout, des civilisations anciennes aux événements modernes.

quality aspect being nature attitude degree essential

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adjective

Complet, libéral, large

Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

Examples :

"The teacher's lesson plan was broad, covering many different aspects of the historical period. "

Le plan de cours du professeur était complet, couvrant de nombreux aspects différents de la période historique.

attitude style quality degree amount essential

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adjective

Évident, manifeste

Plain; evident.

Examples :

"a broad hint"

Un indice évident.

appearance quality aspect essential

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adjective

Évident, grossier

(writing) Unsubtle; obvious.

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions were broad; everyone understood exactly what to do. "

Les instructions du professeur étaient grossières ; tout le monde a compris exactement ce qu'il fallait faire.

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adjective

Libre, sans contrainte

Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

Examples :

"The teacher allowed broad discussion of the controversial topic in class. "

Le professeur a permis une discussion libre du sujet controversé en classe.

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adjective

Grossier, vulgaire, déplacé

Gross; coarse; indelicate.

Examples :

"a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour"

Un compliment grossier ; une blague vulgaire ; un humour déplacé.

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adjective

Régional, prononcé

(of an accent) Strongly regional.

Examples :

"My grandmother's accent was very broad; it was easy to tell she grew up in the Appalachian mountains. "

L'accent de ma grand-mère était très prononcé ; il était facile de dire qu'elle avait grandi dans les Appalaches.

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adjective

Vélarisé

(Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

Examples :

"The teacher's pronunciation of the Gaelic word was broad, emphasizing the back of the throat sound. "

La prononciation du professeur du mot gaélique était vélarisée, soulignant le son du fond de la gorge.

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noun

Prostituée, putain

A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.

Examples :

"The rumors about Maria were that she was a broad, and that's why she was ostracized by the community. "

Les rumeurs sur Maria disaient qu'elle était une putain, et c'est pourquoi elle a été ostracisée par la communauté.

person moral sex essential

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noun

Femme, fille

(sometimes obsolete) A woman or girl.

Examples :

"Who was that broad I saw you with?"

Qui était cette femme avec qui je t'ai vu ?

person human essential