broad
A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and SuffolkA shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
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» He has broad shoulders.
Er hat breite Schultern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У него широкие плечи. — dimitris
Он широкоплеч. — marafon
Він має широкі плечі. — deniko
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7 senses(UK)A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
(UK, historical)A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
A kind of floodlight.
(US, dated)A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
slang term for a woman
(US, dated, slang)A woman or girl.
Weib, Braut
де́вкаdévka, ба́баbába
ді́вкаdívka
(archaic, slang)A playing card.
Examples
142 sentencesHe has broad shoulders.
Він має широкі плечі. — deniko
ruУ него широкие плечи. — dimitris
deEr hat breite Schultern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm very broad-minded.
У мене дуже широкий кругозор. — deniko
ruЯ человек с очень широкими взглядами. — marafon
deIch bin sehr aufgeschlossen. — raggione
I think Tom is broad-minded.
ruДумаю, у Тома широкий кругозор. — soweli_Elepanto
I think that Tom is broad-minded.
The burglar broke into the post office in broad daylight.
ruГрабитель ворвался в почтовое отделение среди бела дня. — shanghainese
deDer Einbrecher stieg am hellichten Tage bei der Post ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād (“broad, flat, open, extended, spaFrom Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād (“broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious”), from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (“broad, wide”), of uncertain origin.
Early 20th century, apparent phono-semantic matching of German Braut (“bride”, also “girlfriend”, and more generally “broad, chick”).
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