width

width
noun
1) (measurement) Breite, die; (of garment) Weite, die

what is the width of ...? — wie breit/weit ist ...?

be half a metre in width — einen halben Meter breit/weit sein

2) (large scope) großer Umfang; (of definition) Weite, die; (of interests) Vielseitigkeit, die
3) (piece of material) Bahn, die
* * *
[widƟ]
noun
1) (size from side to side: What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths.) die Breite
2) (the state of being wide.) die Weite
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width
[wɪtθ]
n
1. no pl (measurement) Breite f; of clothes Weite f
the corridor runs the \width of the building der Flur ist so breit wie das Gebäude
to be five metres [or AM meters] in \width fünf Meter breit sein
2. (unit) of fabric Breite f; of wallpaper Bahn f; of swimming pool Breite f
to come in different \widths unterschiedlich breit sein
to swim two \widths zweimal quer durch das Becken schwimmen
3. no pl (fig: scope, range) Größe f; of a product line [Angebots]umfang m
there is a surprising \width of support for the proposal der Vorschlag findet eine überraschend große Unterstützung
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[wɪdɵ]
n
1) Breite f; (of trouser legs, skirts etc) Weite f

six feet in width — sechs Fuß breit

what is the width of the material? — wie breit liegt dieser Stoff?

2) (= piece of material) Breite f

three widths of cloth — drei mal die Breite

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width [wıdθ] s
1. Breite f, Weite f:
6 feet in width 6 Fuß breit;
what is its width? wie breit ist es?
2. (Stoff-, Tapeten-, Rock) Bahn f
3. ARCH
a) Spannweite f (eines Bogens, einer Brücke etc)
b) lichte Weite
4. GEOL Mächtigkeit f
5. fig Weite f, Größe f:
width of mind geistiger Horizont
w. abk
1. weight
2. wide
3. width
4. wife
5. with
6. PHYS work
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noun
1) (measurement) Breite, die; (of garment) Weite, die

what is the width of ...? — wie breit/weit ist ...?

be half a metre in width — einen halben Meter breit/weit sein

2) (large scope) großer Umfang; (of definition) Weite, die; (of interests) Vielseitigkeit, die
3) (piece of material) Bahn, die
* * *
(printing) n.
Schriftbreite f. n.
Breite -en f.
Weite -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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