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amplio

wide

adjective AHM-plyoh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Sizes & Shapes

Origin: From Latin amplus ('large, spacious').

Also means

broad, extensive

Usage Note

Amplio agrees in gender and number: amplia, amplios, amplias. It covers physical space (una sala amplia = 'a wide room') and figurative extent (un amplio conocimiento = 'extensive knowledge'). The related verb ampliar means 'to expand' or 'to enlarge'. Do not confuse with ancho ('wide' for measurements like width) — amplio is more general and can describe scope.

Examples

"Tienen una amplia experiencia en el sector."

Natural Translation

They have extensive experience in the sector.

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