amplio

/ˈampljo/, [ˈãm.pljo]

broad, large


Adjective amplio (feminine amplia, masculine plural amplios, feminine plural amplias)

  1. broad, large, spacious, wide, expansive
    una amplia habitación
    a spacious room
    una amplia zona
    a wide (or broad) area
  2. (figuratively) broad, wide, comprehensive, extensive, large, wide-ranging, ample
    amplio apoyo
    widespread/broad support
    amplia experiencia
    extensive experience
    amplio margen
    wide margin; ample room
    amplia oportunidad
    ample opportunity
    amplio conocimiento/amplios conocimientos
    extensive knowledge
    en (un) sentido amplio
    in a broad sense
    por amplia mayoría
    by a large majority
    un amplio alcance
    a broad scope/broad in scope
    un amplio consenso
    a broad consensus
    una amplia audiencia
    a wide audience
    una amplia gama
    a wide (or broad) range
    una amplia selección
    a wide choice
    una amplia variedad
    a wide variety
    una definición amplia
    a broad definition

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No se dan cuanta de que los están utilizando para lograr un objetivo político más amplio.

    They don't realize that they're being used as pawns to obtain a wider political objective.

  • En el amplio sentido, el hombre también es un animal.

    Man is also an animal in a broad sense.

  • Este camino es tan amplio, que los buses pueden pasar con facilidad.

    This road is so broad that buses can pass easily.

  • El mercado es amplio.

    The market is big.

  • Un día, en un campo amplio y florido, se encontró con un oso, un gran oso ruso.

    One day in a wide, flowery field he met a bear, a big Russian bear.

  • El cuarto de Tom es solo un poco más amplio que el de Mary.

    Tom's room is only slightly larger than Mary's.

  • El río es amplio.

    The river is wide.

  • El supermercado tiene un amplio surtido de frutas.

    We have a wide choice of fruits at the supermarket.

  • Nadie es más peligroso que un tonto con un vocabulario amplio.

    No one is more dangerous than a fool with a large vocabulary.

  • Tú verás, si observas, que esas palabras tienen un contexto inmediato y uno mucho más amplio.

    You will see, if you look, that those words have an immediate and a much wider context.

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