Usage examples of "wide" in English with translation to German

<>
show all
How wide is this river? Wie breit ist dieser Fluss?
He opened his mouth wide. Er machte seinen Mund weit auf.
She swam across the wide river. Sie durchschwamm den breiten Fluss.
His reading is of a wide range. Seine Lektüre umspannt ein weites Gebiet.
My living room has wide windows. Mein Wohnzimmer hat breite Fenster.
I don't have wide hips. Ich habe keine breiten Hüften.
The valley was twenty miles wide. Das Tal war zwanzig Meilen breit.
The Mississippi River is deep and wide. Der Mississippi ist tief und breit.
We offer a wide range of services Wir bieten Ihnen eine breite Servicepalette an
Life is not long, it is wide! Das Leben ist nicht lang, es ist breit!
Cut the quartered Chinese cabbage into wide strips. Schneide den geviertelten Chinakohl in breite Streifen.
The dam blocking the river is very wide. Der Damm, der den Fluss staut, ist sehr breit.
The sofa is wide enough for four people to sit on. Das Sofa ist breit genug, dass vier Leute darauf sitzen können.
For a short period of time, wide neckties were in style. Eine kurze Zeit lang waren breite Krawatten in Mode.
The mythical Kraken, thick as a ship and three times as wide, once made an attack on Christopher Columbus's fleet... giving Columbus no choice but to eat him. Der mystische Krake, der so dick wie ein Schiff und dreimal so breit war, griff einmal die Flotte von Christoph Kolumbus an... und hat Kolumbus keine andere Wahl gelassen, als ihn zu essen.
They don't realize that they're being used as pawns to obtain a wider political objective. Sie merken nicht, dass man sie als Bauernopfer zur Erreichung eines weiter gefassten politischen Ziels benutzt.
Now I'm wide awake. Jetzt bin ich hellwach.
Your guess is wide of the mark. Du liegst mit deiner Vermutung völlig daneben.
We would have a wide range of alternatives. Wir hätten eine große Auswahl an Alternativen.
We accepted him with our arms open wide. Wir haben ihn mit offenen Armen aufgenommen.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download