- broad
- broad ⇒ Length measurementA n1 ○ US (woman) grosse ○ f, femme f ;2 Anat the broad of the back le haut m du dos.B adj1 (wide) [chest, face, grin, ribbon, river, street] large ; to have a broad back lit, fig avoir le dos large ; to be broad in the hips être large de hanches ; to grow broader s'élargir ;2 (extensive) [area, expanse, plain] vaste ;3 (wide-ranging) [choice, range] grand ; [introduction, invitation, syllabus, consensus, feeling, implication] général ; [alliance, coalition, movement] large ; there is broad support for the law la loi a été largement approuvée ;4 (general) [interpretation, meaning, term] large ; [aim, base, notion, option, outline, principle] général ;5 (liberal) [opinion, view] large ; to have a broad mind avoir l'esprit large ;6 (unsubtle) [wink] bien visible ; to drop broad hints about faire des allusions évidentes à ; to drop sb a broad hint that faire comprendre à qn que ;7 (pronounced) [accent] fort (before n) ; to speak with ou in a broad Welsh accent parler avec un fort accent gallois ; a poem in broad Scots une poésie en dialecte écossais ;8 (complete) in broad daylight en plein jour ;9 (vulgar) [joke, humour] grossier/-ière ;10 Ling [transcription] phonétique.Idiomit's as broad as it's long c'est du pareil au même ○ .
Big English-French dictionary. 2003.