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wid·en

(wīd′n)

tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens

To make or become wide or wider.

wid′en·er n.

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widening

(ˈwaɪdənɪŋ)

the act of making (something) wider

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Noun	1.	widening - an increase in width broadening increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" narrowing - a decrease in width
	2.	widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park turnout part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
	3.	widening - the act of making something wider broadening change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something narrowing - the act of making something narrower

Translations

élargissement

allargatura ampliamento

widening

[ˈwaɪd^ənɪŋ] n

[road] → élargissement m

[gap] → élargissement m; [difference] → accroissement mwide open adj [door, mouth] → grand(e) ouvert(e)wide-ranging [ˌwaɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ] adj (= including many things) [survey] → de grande envergure; [report] → vaste before n; [interests] → divers(e); [repercussions, implications] → vaste before nwidescreen wide-screen [ˈwaɪdskriːn] adj

[cinema] → panoramique

[TV] → écran large inv, à écran large inv

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