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ancho

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wide

adjetivo

ancho, -a
adjective
1. wide (abertura, carretera, río); loose-fitting (ropa)
  • te está ancho, -a -> it's too big for you
  • había rocas a lo ancho, -a de la carretera -> there were rocks across the middle of the road
2. smug, self-satisfied (persona) (satisfecha, orgullosa) (peninsular Spanish)
  • lo dijo delante de todos y se quedó tan ancho, -a -> he said it in front of everyone, just like that
  • ¡se habrá quedado ancho, -a con la tontería que ha dicho! (Irónico) -> he must be delighted with himself for making that stupid remark
  • a mis/tus anchas -> at ease
masculine noun
3. width
  • ¿cuánto mide o tiene de ancho, -a? -> how wide is it?
  • tener 5 metros de ancho, -a -> to be 5 meters wide
  • ancho, -a de banda (computing) -> bandwidth
  • ancho, -a de vía (fail) -> gauge

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ancho [ahn’-cho, chah]
adjective
1. Broad, large.
  • Ponerse muy ancho -> (Met.) to look big; to be elated with pride
  • Vida ancha -> a loose life
  • Recorrer un país a lo ancho y a lo largo -> to cross and recross a country
2. (fig.) Liberal, broad-minded; fast (vida); ancho de conciencia, not overscrupulous.
  • Quedarse tan ancho -> to go on as if nothing had happened
3. Estar a sus anchas, to be at one’s ease, to be comfortable.

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P: de largo que de ancho, de larga que de ancha
R: My frst impulse is to say that the author simply made a mistake in the second sentence. However, If we consider the difference (in English) between "has…
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