08:56 Oct 4, 2012 |
Hebrew to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ty Kendall United Kingdom Local time: 20:19 | ||||||
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5 | Expand |
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5 | broaden the spectrum |
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4 | broaden the scope |
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4 | broaden the canvas |
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3 | Enlarge upon |
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Enlarge upon Explanation: My suggestion. |
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broaden the scope Explanation: More context would have been helpful. |
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broaden the canvas Explanation: Is one possibility I'd consider for this, it may be more literal, but it also works I think... "her diligence and determination enabled her to broaden the canvas in the field of..." However, there are quite a few other possibilities, I'd also consider: a) expand the boundaries b) expand the scope c) expand [on] (on its own - with wording to be tweaked according to exact context). ...and the suggestions already given are also good. Rosenthal doesn't help much here in my opinion, he includes the phrase in two variations: a) להרחיב את היריעה b) לפרוש יריעה רחבה ...and he only describes it as "הציג נושא בהקשרים מגוונים". |
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Expand Explanation: expand [the scope] [on]... |
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broaden the spectrum Explanation: I think this is the most idiomatic way to translate this, although broaden the scope is also correct. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://thewellversed.com/2012/05/15/qimmah-saafir-and-popeph... Reference: http://farmprogress.com/story-broaden-the-spectrum-on-weeds-... |
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