wide-open

wide-open
attributive adjective, wide open predicative adjective
weit aufstehend od. geöffnet [Fenster, Tür]; weit aufgerissen [Mund, Augen]

the wide-open spaces of North America — die Weite der nordamerikanischen Landschaft

be wide open — [Fenster, Tür:] weit offen stehen

be wide open to attack/criticism — Angriffen/der Kritik ausgesetzt sein

lay or leave oneself/somebody wide open to something — sich/jemanden einer Sache (Dat.) schutzlos preisgeben

the contest is still wide open — der Wettbewerb od. der Ausgang des Wettbewerbs ist noch völlig offen

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wide-ˈopen
adj
1. (undecided) völlig offen
2. (vulnerable, exposed) anfällig
to be \wide-open to comments der Kritik schutzlos ausgeliefert sein
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wide-open adj
1. weit geöffnet, weit offen
2. US großzügig (mit sehr lockeren Bestimmungen bezüglich Glücksspiel, Prostitution etc) (Stadt)
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attributive adjective, wide open predicative adjective
weit aufstehend od. geöffnet [Fenster, Tür]; weit aufgerissen [Mund, Augen]

the wide-open spaces of North America — die Weite der nordamerikanischen Landschaft

be wide open — [Fenster, Tür:] weit offen stehen

be wide open to attack/criticism — Angriffen/der Kritik ausgesetzt sein

lay or leave oneself/somebody wide open to something — sich/jemanden einer Sache (Dat.) schutzlos preisgeben

the contest is still wide open — der Wettbewerb od. der Ausgang des Wettbewerbs ist noch völlig offen


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