widen

widen
widen
A vtr
1 élargir [road, path, gap] ;
2 fig élargir [debate] ; étendre [powers] ; to widen the scope of an enquiry élargir le champ d'une enquête ; this has widened their lead in the opinion polls ceci a renforcé leur position dominante dans les sondages.
B vi
1 [river, road] s'élargir ; his eyes widened il a ouvert grand or écarquillé les yeux ;
2 (increase) the gap is widening between rich and poor le fossé entre riches et pauvres s'élargit.
C widening pres p adj [division] de plus en plus grand ; [gap] qui s'élargit de plus en plus ; the widening perception that la conviction de plus en plus répandue que.

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