WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| widening adj | (becoming wider) | largo, amplo adj |
| | | expandido, estendido adj |
| | A widening gap between teeth may signal an underlying problem. |
| widening adj | figurative (extending, expanding) | expandido, estendido adj |
| | There is a widening difference between the rich and the poor. |
| Traduções complementares |
| widening n | (increase) | alargamento sm |
| | | aumento sm |
| | The widening of Highway 99 will be finished next June. |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| widen [sth]⇒ vtr | (make wider) | alargar vt |
| | The highways authority has plans to widen this road, to cope with the extra flow of traffic expected when the airport opens next year. |
| | A autoridade rodoviária tem planos de alargar esta estrada, para lidar com o fluxo extra de trânsito esperado para quando o aeroporto abrir no ano que vem. |
| widen [sth] vtr | (extend: scope, coverage) | ampliar vt |
| | The teacher suggested James should widen the scope of his essay to take into account some of the more controversial viewpoints on the topic. |
| widen⇒ vi | (get physically wider) | alargar-se vp |
| | The river widens near its mouth. |
| widen vi | figurative (get wider) | crescer vi |
| | | expandir-se vp |
| | The wealth gap is widening between rich and poor. |
| | A distância está crescendo entre ricos e pobres. |
| widen vi | figurative (get larger in scope) | expandir vt |
| | The possibilities for people to work from home are widening, thanks to new technology. |