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adjectiveaidiacht 1 large distance acrossleathan adj cmufairsing adj1 cmu they built wide roads thóg siad bóithre leathana I was amazed at how wide the valley was bhí ionadh orm faoi cé chomh fairsing is a bhí an gleann 2 of area: extensive they had a wide view of the mountains bhí radharc fairsing acu ar na sléibhte, bhí radharc iomlán acu ar na sléibhte they searched the wide ocean for debris from the plane chuardaigh siad an fharraige mhór le teacht ar smionagar an eitleáin, chuardaigh siad smionagar an eitleáin sa mhuir bhraonach the play drew in people from a wide area tháinig daoine i bhfad is i ngearr chuig an dráma, tháinig daoine ó chian is ó chóngar chuig an dráma she was sent into the big wide world cuireadh amach sa domhan mór í it's the best shop in the whole wide world is é an siopa is fearr ar dhroim an domhain é you're my best friend in the whole wide world is tusa an cara is fearr atá agam sa saol 3 describing widthleathan adj cmu how wide is the door? cé chomh leathan agus atá an doras?, cén leithead atá sa doras? it's not wide enough níl sé leathan go leor, níl sé sách leathan it's wider at the top tá sé níos leithne ag an mbarr, tá sé níos leithne as a bharr it's 3 metres wide tá sé trí mhéadar ar leithead 4 diverse there's wide interest in the story tá a lán spéise ag daoine sa scéal, tá an-suim ag daoine sa scéal, tá spéis fhorleathan ag daoine sa scéal we discussed a wide range of subjects phléamar réimse leathan ábhar a wide range of writers took part in the workshop ghlac réimse leathan scríbhneoirí páirt sa cheardlann, ghlac mórchuid scríbhneoirí éagsúla páirt sa cheardlann he has a wide experience of radio tá go leor taithí aige ar an raidió, tá an-chuid taithí aige ar an raidió, tá taithí fhairsing aige ar an raidió they have a wide network of engineers tá gréasán leathan innealtóirí acu it didn't appeal to the wider public ní raibh spéis ag an bpobal mór ann 5 general, not specific what's the wider view? cad é an tuairim fhorleathan?, cad é tuairim na coitiantachta? you have to look at the wider issue caithfidh tú breathnú ar an gceist mhór, caithfidh tú breathnú ar an gceist go ginearálta he's interested in education in the widest sense tá spéis aige san oideachas sa chiall is leithne den fhocal the wider community agreed with the strike d'aontaigh an pobal i gcoitinne leis an stailc 6 of margin, differencemór adj1 cmu there's a wide gap between them tá bearna mhór eatarthu they beat them by a wide margin bhuaigh siad go héasca orthu, bhuail siad iad go furasta, bhí bua éasca acu orthu 7 of eyesmór adj1 cmu she had wide blue eyes bhí súile móra gorma aici they stared at me with wide eyes stán siad orm agus a dhá súil ar leathadh 8 of smilemór adj1 cmu she always has a wide smile bíonn meangadh mór gáire uirthi i gcónaí, bíonn meangadh mór ar a béal i gcónaí his smile broke into a wide grin leath meangadh mór gáire ar a aghaidh 9 sportspórt of shot, ballwide of the markamú adj3 cmuar fóraoil cmuar strae cmuar seachrán cmu the ball was wide cuireadh an liathróid ar fóraoil, cuireadh an liathróid amú it was just wide of the left post chuaigh sé taobh amuigh den chuaille clé ar éigean 10 especially sportspórt of player, positionar an gcliathán they play her in a wide position imríonn siad amuigh ar an gcliathán í adverbdobhriathar 11 smile: broadly he made me smile even wider chuir sé meangadh níos mó fós ar mo bhéal, bhain sé meangadh níos mó fós asam 12 far open the windows were open wide bhí na fuinneoga ar leathadh, bhí na fuinneoga leata, bhí na fuinneoga oscailte amach ar fad she opened her mouth wide bhí a béal ar leathadh aici 'Open wide!' said the dentist. 'Oscail suas do bhéal!' a dúirt an fiaclóir.wide openwide apart 13 especially sportspórt not on targetar fóraoil cmuamú cmuar bóiléagar cmu he put his effort just wide chuir sé a iarracht oiread na fríde ar fóraoil, chuir sé a iarracht oiread na fríde ar strae 14 especially sportspórt at sides of pitchar an gcliathán he switched out wide for the second half chuaigh sé ar an gcliathán don dara leath nounAinmfhocal 15 sportspórt in cricketliathróid fhánach cmuliathróid ar fóraoil SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -wide PhrasesNathanna wide apart 1 at large distancei bhfad ó chéile the trees are wide apart tá na crainn i bhfad ó chéile 2 far from agreementi bhfad ó chéile the two sides are wide apart on the issue tá an dá thaobh i bhfad ó chéile maidir leis an gceist, tá an-deighilt idir an dá thaobh maidir leis an gceist wide of the mark 1 wrongi bhfad as marci bhfad ón sprioc I think you're wide of the mark there sílim go bhfuil tú i bhfad as marc ansin, sílim go bhfuil an-dul amú ort ansin 2 unsuccessful the comedian was wide of the mark with his jokes last night níor éirigh leis an bhfear grinn lena chuid jócanna aréir, níor oibrigh jócanna an fhir ghrinn aréir 3 sportspórt of shot, ballar fóraoil cmuar seachrán cmu the ball was well wide of the mark bhí an liathróid ar fóraoil go mór, bhí an liathróid go mór ar seachrán 4 militarymíleata of bomb etci bhfad ón sprioc the bullet went wide of the mark d'imigh an piléar i bhfad ón sprioc wide open 1 of door, windowar leathadh cmuoscailte amach the door was wide open bhí an doras ar leathadh, bhí an doras oscailte amach ar fad 2 of contest etc the championship is wide open this year tá an chraobh thar a bheith oscailte i mbliana 3 of space he's used to wide open spaces tá cleachtadh aige ar an bhfairsinge 4 vulnerable your job leaves you wide open níl aon chosaint agat sa phost sin atá agat the system is wide open to abuse is furasta mí-úsáid a bhaint as an gcóras

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