English-French translations for widening

• élargissement
  L’approfondissement et l’élargissement vont de pair. Deepening and widening go hand in hand.
  J'appelle cela un élargissement considérable du champ d'application. I call that a considerable widening of the scope.
  Nous avons assisté à un élargissement massif du fossé séparant les riches des pauvres. We have witnessed a massive widening of the gap between rich and poor.

Definition of widening

• Growing wider or farther apart
• The action of the verb widen

Examples

• The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems

Related words

• widen
• widened
• wideness
• widen out
• widening of road