wide open

spalancato

Aperto il più possibile, senza nulla che chiuda lo spazio.

In inglese semplice: Open as far as possible, with nothing closing the space.

• The window is wide open.
• She stared with her mouth wide open.
• Who left the gate wide open?

Sinonimi: fully open

Contrari: closed

Espressioni comuni: wide open door, eyes wide open

ancora aperto, incerto

Non ancora deciso, con diversi risultati ancora possibili.

In inglese semplice: Not yet decided, with several different results still possible.

• The race is wide open.
• Yesterday’s result left the championship wide open.
• With three strong candidates, the election remains wide open.

Sinonimi: undecided, unsettled

Contrari: decided

Espressioni comuni: wide open race, contest wide open

vulnerabile, esposto

Senza protezione sufficiente contro danni, attacchi o critiche.

In inglese semplice: Without enough protection against harm, attack, or criticism.

• Their defense was wide open.
• These weak passwords leave you wide open to attack.
• His careless comments left him wide open to criticism.

Come si usa: wide open to something (The mistake left us wide open to criticism.)

Sinonimi: vulnerable, exposed

Contrari: protected

Espressioni comuni: wide open to criticism, leave someone wide open

smarcato

Senza avversari abbastanza vicini da impedire un passaggio o un tiro.

In inglese semplice: With no opposing player close enough to stop a pass or shot.

• The striker was wide open.
• She found a wide open teammate near the basket.
• Why didn’t you pass when I was wide open?

Sinonimi: unmarked

Contrari: marked

Espressioni comuni: wide open receiver, player wide open

senza legge

Senza regole efficaci o controllo della polizia, così che le attività illegali si svolgono liberamente.

In inglese semplice: With no effective rules or police control, so illegal activities happen freely.

• It was a wide open town.
• Gambling flourished in that wide open settlement.
• The new sheriff brought order to the wide open frontier town.

Sinonimi: lawless

Contrari: lawful

Espressioni comuni: wide open town, wide open settlement

con ampio divario iniziale

Con una grande differenza tra i prezzi di acquisto e vendita all’inizio delle contrattazioni.

In inglese semplice: Having a large gap between buying and selling prices when trading begins.

• The market was wide open at the start.
• Few early orders left prices wide open.
• Dealers faced a wide open market, with bids far below offers.

Espressioni comuni: wide open market, market wide open