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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesallargamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: allargamento
"L'allargamento della strada ha ridotto il traffico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of becoming wider or of making something wider.
"The widening of the road helped ease the heavy morning traffic congestion."
- 1
Increasing in extent, scope, or breadth.
"There is a widening gap between the rich and the poor in urban areas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English adjective 'wīd', meaning broad or vast, combined with the causative suffix '-en' and the nominalizing suffix '-ing'. Historically used to describe physical expansion, it has evolved metaphorically to encompass the broadening of scopes, gaps, or perspectives.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Widening"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Widening" is said worldwide
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élargissement
Transliteration: elarzhisman
"L'élargissement de la route a réduit les embouteillages."
Erweiterung
Transliteration: erweiterung
"Die Erweiterung der Straße verbesserte den Verkehrsfluss."
allargamento
Transliteration: allargamento
"L'allargamento della strada ha ridotto il traffico."
ensanchamiento
Transliteration: ensanchamiento
"El ensanchamiento de la calle mejoró el flujo vehicular."
alargamento
Transliteration: alargamento
"O alargamento da estrada reduziu o congestionamento."
चौड़ा करना
Transliteration: chauda karna
"सड़क के चौड़ा होने से यातायात आसान हो गया।"
加宽
Transliteration: jiākuān
"这条路的加宽工程缓解了交通拥堵。"
확대
Transliteration: hwakdae
"도로 확대로 교통 체증이 줄어들었습니다."
拡張
Transliteration: kakuchō
"道路の拡張により交通渋滞が緩和されました。"
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