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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kakuchō
"道路の拡張により交通渋滞が緩和されました。"
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.
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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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