- broad-brush
- [ʹbrɔ:dbrʌʃ] a
приблизительный; сделанный вчерне, незаконченный
broad-brush estimates - грубые /приблизительные/ оценки
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
broad-brush
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broad-brush — or broadbrush [brôd′brush΄] adj. 1. not specific; general [a broad brush view] 2. sweeping; indiscriminate [broad brush criticism] … English World dictionary
broad-brush — broad ,brush adjective very general and without many details: a broad brush approach to the problem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
broad-brush — broad′ brush adj. cvb sweepingly comprehensive • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
broad-brush — /brawd brush /, adj. characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details: a broad brush approach to reform. [1965 70] * * * broad brush UK US adjective very general and without many details a broad brush approach to the… … Useful english dictionary
broad-brush — also broad brush ADJ: usu ADJ n A broad brush approach, strategy, or solution deals with a problem in a general way rather than concentrating on details. Some voters like Perot s broad brush approach on the economy … English dictionary
broad-brush — adjective General and sweeping in scope but lacking detail. He takes a broad brush approach to the study of history. See Also: paint with a broad brush … Wiktionary
broad-brush — /brawd brush /, adj. characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details: a broad brush approach to reform. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
broad brush — see broad brush … English dictionary
broad-brush — UK / US adjective very general and without many details a broad brush approach to the problem … English dictionary
broad brush strokes — broad (brush) strokes if you describe a situation with broad strokes, you describe it in a very general way without giving any details. The novel s historical background is filled in with broad brush strokes. In a few broad strokes he summed up… … New idioms dictionary
broad-brush — adjective Date: 1967 general, nonspecific … New Collegiate Dictionary
