The German word for wide is
breit
German Definition
wide | |
Adjektiv: | |
[1] von großer Ausdehnung | |
[1] That is the widest river in this country. | |
Das ist der breiteste Fluss in diesem Land. |
Translations for wide and their definitions
breit | © | ||
adj. broad, wide | |||
eine breite Straße - a wide street | |||
adj. (figuratively) wide | |||
Die Universität bietet ein breites Spektrum von Fächern an. - The university offers a wide variety of subjects. | |||
adj. (colloquial) drunk or high on marijuana; stoned | |||
Du bist ziemlich breit. - You're pretty stoned. |
weit | ||
adj. wide | ||
adj. large | ||
adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | ||
Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | ||
adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | ||
Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | ||
Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | ||
adv. far |
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