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breit

wide

adjective BRYT Common
Descriptions & Qualities Sizes & Shapes

Also means

broad

Usage Note

breit measures width (left-to-right), in contrast to weit ('far, extensive'). Slangily breit sein means 'to be stoned or drunk', so context matters; the related noun is die Breite ('the width').

Examples

"Die Straße ist sehr breit."

Natural Translation

The street is very wide.

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