wide open

abierto de par en par

Abierto todo lo posible, sin nada que cierre el espacio.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: fully open

Antónimos: closed

Expresiones frecuentes: wide open door, eyes wide open

indeciso, totalmente abierto

Todavía sin decidir, con varios resultados posibles.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: undecided, unsettled

Antónimos: decided

Expresiones frecuentes: wide open race, contest wide open

vulnerable, expuesto

Sin protección suficiente frente al daño, los ataques o las críticas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: wide open to something (The mistake left us wide open to criticism.)

Sinónimos: vulnerable, exposed

Antónimos: protected

Expresiones frecuentes: wide open to criticism, leave someone wide open

desmarcado

Sin un rival lo bastante cerca como para impedir un pase o un tiro.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: unmarked

Antónimos: marked

Expresiones frecuentes: wide open receiver, player wide open

sin ley

Sin reglas eficaces ni control policial, de modo que las actividades ilegales se realizan libremente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: lawless

Antónimos: lawful

Expresiones frecuentes: wide open town, wide open settlement

con gran diferencial inicial

Con una gran diferencia entre los precios de compra y venta al comenzar las operaciones.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: wide open market, market wide open