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breit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • broad adj Wide, either physically or in scope or range.
  • flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  • hammered adjective Shaped or marked by repeated blows of a hammer, giving a dented, textured surface.
  • oblong adj Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
  • stoned adj Under the influence of a drug, especially cannabis.
  • wide adj Measuring a lot from side to side.
  • widely adv Over a large area or range.

Senses

breit is used for these senses in English:

  • broad Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
  • flat (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
  • hammered (UK, Canada, slang) very drunk; inebriated.
  • oblong (bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.
  • stoned (slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.
  • wide Having a large physical extent from side to side.
  • widely (figurative) Commonly; generally; to a great degree.

broad — full definition

  1. adj Wide, either physically or in scope or range.
  2. adj General rather than detailed or specific.

flat — full definition

  1. adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  2. adj Unchanging or without variation, especially in sales, tone, or energy.
  3. adj Of a tyre, deflated, usually because of a puncture.
  4. adj Of a drink, having lost its fizz.
  5. adj In music, lower in pitch than the correct note, or (of a written note) lowered by a semitone.

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