What does ancha in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ancha in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ancha in Spanish.

The word ancha in Spanish means width, breadth, wide, broad, proud, big, large, across, wide, bandwidth, hip width, be beyond. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ancha

width, breadth

nombre masculino (dimensión transversal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El camino tiene un ancho de tres metros.
The road has a width of three meters.

wide, broad

adjetivo (amplio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El camino es ancho, cabe un coche por él.
The track is wide; a car can drive down it.

proud

adjetivo (figurado (orgulloso, ufano)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Juan está ancho con su coche nuevo.
Juan is very proud of his new car.

big, large

adjetivo (holgado, grande)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El pantalón me queda ancho.
These trousers are too big for me.

across, wide

locución adverbial (por la parte ancha)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
A lo ancho, la cama mide dos metros.
The bed measures two meters across.

bandwidth

locución nominal masculina (longitud de frecuencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compañía de Internet me prometió que este era el mejor ancho de banda disponible.
The internet company promised me that this was the best bandwidth available.

hip width

(medida de cadera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Después del embarazo, el ancho de caderas de las mujeres suele ser mayor.
Women's hip width tends to increase after pregnancy.

be beyond

locución verbal (coloquial (exceder su aptitud)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El cargo le viene muy ancho al gerente; ¡es un inepto!

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