Translation of 'wide' - German English Dictionary
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| weit; breit {adj} | wide | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | weiter | 1. | wider | |
| 2. | am weitesten | 2. | widest | |
| 3. | breite Straße | 3. | wide road | |
| Breitreifen {m} [auto] | wide base tyre; wide base tire [Am.] | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Breitreifen {pl} | 1. | wide base tyres; wide base tires | |
| Vollgasstellung {f}; Vollgas {n} [auto] | wide-open-throttle position; wide-open throttle | |||
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| 1. | Vollgas im Leerlauf | 1. | high idle running | |
| 2. | mit Vollgas fahren; Vollgas fahren [ugs.] | 2. | to go wide-open throttle | |
| 3. | Vollgas geben; auf die Tube drücken [slang] | 3. | to accelerate with wide open throttle; to accelerate fully; to put the pedal to the metal [slang] | |
| weitmaschig {adj} | wide-meshed; coarse-meshed | |||
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| 1. | weitmaschiger | 1. | wider-meshed; more wide-meshed | |
| 2. | weitmaschiges Sieb {n}; Grobsieb {n} | 2. | wide-mesh screen; wide-meshed screen | |
| das (angepeilte) Ziel verfehlen; am Ziel vorbeigehen; vom angestrebten Ziel entfernt sein; mit etw. daneben liegen {v} | to be off the mark; to be wide of the mark; to miss the mark | |||
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| 1. | noch weit vom angestrebten Ziel entfernt sein | 1. | to be still very wide of the mark. | |
| 2. | Die meisten seiner Schüsse gingen am Ziel vorbei. | 2. | Most of his shots went wide of the mark. | |
| 3. | Seine Bemühungen gingen ins Leere. | 3. | His efforts were off the mark. | |
| 4. | Mit ihren Voraussagen lagen sie meilenweit daneben. | 4. | Their predictions were way off the mark. | |
| aufreißen {vt} (Augen; Mund) | to open wide (eyes; mouth) | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | aufreißend | 1. | opening wide | |
| 2. | aufgerissen | 2. | opened wide | |
| sich verplappern {vr} | to open one's mouth too wide | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | sich verplappernd | 1. | opening one's mouth too wide | |
| 2. | verplappert | 2. | opened one's mouth too wide | |
| weithalsig (Flasche) {adj} | wide-mouth; wide-mouthed; wide-necked (bottle) | |||
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| Auswahl {f}; Angebot {n} an etw. | selection of sth. (range of things from which a choice may be made) | |||
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| 1. | eine große Auswahl/Riesenauswahl an etw. bieten | 1. | to offer a wide/huge selection of sth. | |
| 2. | Die Kneipe hat eine große Auswahl an Bieren. | 2. | The pub has a wide selection of beers. | |
| Breitbandfilter {m} | wide-range filter | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Breitbandfilter {pl} | 1. | wide-range filters | |