broad in the beam: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

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    • Physically wide across the body; having a wide chest, hips, or overall girth; stout or overweight (often used of a person).
    • Originally nautical: having a wide beam or breadth relative to length, applied to ships or boats.

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    • After years of working out, James had become quite broad in the beam, with a chest and shoulders that filled every shirt he wore.

      Después de años de hacer ejercicio, James se había vuelto bastante ancho de cuerpo, con un pecho y hombros que llenaban todas las camisas que usaba.

    • You won't miss Tom at the party—he's the one broad in the beam, standing confidently near the entrance.

      No te perderás a Tom en la fiesta: es el de cuerpo ancho, parado con confianza cerca de la entrada.

    • She always admired her grandfather, who was broad in the beam despite his age, showing strength and resilience.

      Ella siempre admiraba a su abuelo, que era ancho de cuerpo a pesar de su edad, mostrando fuerza y resistencia.

    • The new recruit was broader in the beam than the others, which made him stand out during the physical training exercises.

      El nuevo recluta era más ancho de cuerpo que los demás, lo que lo hacía destacar durante los ejercicios de entrenamiento físico.

Examples:

  • EN: I'm so broad in the beam I can't even ride the bicycle.
    ES: "Tengo los muslos tan grandes y duros que no puedo montar en bicicleta".
  • EN: My friend says she's that old green launch with a yellow line, very broad in the beam.
    ES: Muy amplia en la proa.
  • EN: I was just a little too broad in the beam.
    ES: Yo era un poco demasiado...
  • EN: Kind of broad in the beam.
    ES: Clase de viga amplia.
    ID: Jenis papan lebar.
  • EN: Hmm. You don't think it makes me look a little broad in the beam?
    ES: ¿No crees que me hace ver un poco ancho de cadera?
  • EN: But this one, rather like the people who bought it, to be honest, has become slovenly and a bit broad in the beam.
    ES: Pero este, así como la gente que lo compró, realmente... Se volvió descuidado y se hizo algo ancho
    ID: Tapi yang ini, agak seperti orang-orang yang membelinya, jujur, telah menjadi jorok dan agak lebar dalam sorotan.
  • EN: Pox-ridden harridan as broad in the beam as the old Victory at Trafalgar.
    ES: Mujeronas tan anchas de popa como el Victory en Trafalgar.
    ID: Wanita yang suka memerintah menganggap sebagai kemenangan lama di Trafalgar.
  • EN: When he is seen in profile (which he tries to avoid) he is pretty broad in the beam.
    TE: ఒక మనిషి ఒక కలలో చూసినట్లయితే, త్వరలో అతను విజయవంతమైన సముపార్జనను చేస్తాడు.
  • EN: she's getting a bit broad in the beam.
    TE: అది ఆమె టైట్ గా ఉన్న పూకు లోకి చాలా కష్టం మీద కొద్దికొద్దిగా వెళ్తుంది.

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