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broad·cast
(brôd′kăst′)v. broad·cast or broad·cast·ed, broad·cast·ing, broad·casts
v.tr.
1. To communicate or transmit (a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming) to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network: a radio station that broadcasts news; an agency broadcasting an appeal for donations over the internet.
2. To make known over a wide area: reporters who broadcast unchecked rumors in order to get the story out first; "The birds sang in flight because that was the only way, in this treeless terrain, to broadcast their claims across their chosen pieces of land" (Kenn Kaufman). See Synonyms at announce.
3. To sow (seed) over a wide area, especially by hand.
v.intr.
To communicate or transmit a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming, to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network.
n.
1. The act or process of broadcasting a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming.
2. A signal, message, or audio or video program that is broadcast over a communication network: watched the morning news broadcast.
3. The act of scattering seed.
adj.
1.
a. Communicated or transmitted by means of broadcasting, as over a communications network: a broadcast announcement.
b. Of or relating to the broadcasting of audio or video content over communication networks, as in television or radio.
2. Widely known.
3. Scattered over a wide area.
adv.
In a scattered manner.
broad′cast′er n.
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broadcast
(ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst)vb, -casts, -casting, -cast or -casted
1. (Broadcasting) to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television
2. (Broadcasting) (intr) to take part in a radio or television programme
3. (tr) to make widely known throughout an area: to broadcast news.
4. (tr) to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand
n
5. (Broadcasting)
a. a transmission or programme on radio or television
b. (as modifier): a broadcast signal.
6. (Agriculture)
a. the act of scattering seeds
b. (as modifier): the broadcast method of sowing.
adj
dispersed over a wide area: broadcast seeds.
adv
far and wide: seeds to be sown broadcast.
ˈbroadˌcaster n
ˈbroadˌcasting n
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broad•cast
(ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)v. -cast -cast•ed, -cast•ing, v.t.
1. to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
2. to speak, perform, or present on a radio or television program.
3. to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.
4. to spread widely; disseminate.
v.i. 5. to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.
6. to make something known widely; disseminate something.
7. to speak, perform, or present all or part of a radio or television program.
n. 8. something that is broadcast.
9. a single radio or television program.
10. a single period of broadcasting.
11. a method of sowing by scattering seed.
adj. 12. (of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.
13. of or pertaining to broadcasting.
14. cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.
adv. 15. so as to reach or be cast abroad over a wide area.
[1760–70; orig. as adv.]
broad′cast`er, n.
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broadcast
Past participle: broadcasted
Gerund: broadcasting
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broadcast
A method of spreading seed (or fertilizer) evenly over a wide area by scattering.
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Broadcast
A form of small-grain planting in which the seed was scattered randomly and not in rows. Broadcasting was usually done by hand, with the seed being carried in a sack.
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Noun | 1. | broadcast - message that is transmitted by radio or television message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" rebroadcast - a broadcast that repeated at a later time radio broadcast - a broadcast via radio simulcast - a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio) telecast - a television broadcast newscast - a broadcast of news or commentary on the news |
2. | broadcast - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" news program, news show, news - a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" rerun - a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns" chat show, talk show - a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show" sustaining program - a program without a commercial sponsor | |
Verb | 1. | broadcast - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscast - broadcast a sports event interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film |
2. | broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" | |
3. | broadcast - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" |
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broadcast
noun
1. transmission, show, programme, telecast, webcast a broadcast on the national radio
verb
1. transmit, show, send, air, radio, cable, beam, send out, relay, televise, disseminate, put on the air CNN also broadcasts programmes in Europe.
2. make public, report, announce, publish, spread, advertise, proclaim, circulate, disseminate, promulgate, shout from the rooftops (informal) Don't broadcast your business outside the family.
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broadcast
verb1. To make (information) generally known:
Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.
2. To bring to public notice or make known publicly:
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Translations
أذاعإذاعةإذاعَةبَرْنامَجٌ إذاعي أو تلفزيونيتلفزة
vysílánívysílatprogramrelacerozšířit
sendeudsendelsespredetransmittere
lähettää radiossa tai televisiossalähetys
emisijaemitirati
adásközhírré tesz
útbreiîaútvarpaútvarpsòáttur
放送放送する
방송방송하다
ištriūbytilaidapaskleistiradijo laidų vedėjastelevizijos laidų vedėjas
izplatītpārraidītradioraidījumstelevīzijas pārraide
oddajaoddajati
sändasändning
กระจายเสียง เผยแพร่การออกรายการอากาศ
chương trình phát sóngphát sóng
broadcast
[ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] (broadcast (vb: pt, pp))B. VT
1. (TV) [+ match, event] → transmitir (Rad) → emitir, radiar
C. VI (TV, Rad) [station] → transmitir, emitir; [person] → hablar por la radio/televisión
D. ADV [sow] → a voleo
E. CPD (Agr) [seed] → sembrado a voleo
broadcast journalism N → periodismo m de radio y televisión
broadcast journalist N → periodista mf de radio y televisión
broadcast media NPL → medios mpl de radiodifusión y teledifusión
broadcast news N → noticias fpl de radio y televisión
broadcast satellite N → satélite m de retransmisiones
broadcast journalism N → periodismo m de radio y televisión
broadcast journalist N → periodista mf de radio y televisión
broadcast media NPL → medios mpl de radiodifusión y teledifusión
broadcast news N → noticias fpl de radio y televisión
broadcast satellite N → satélite m de retransmisiones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
broadcast
[ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] n → émission f
vt [+ radio programme] → diffuser; [+ television programme] → téléviser
The interview was broadcast all over the world → L'interview a été diffusée dans le monde entier.
to broadcast sth live → retransmettre qch en direct
The interview was broadcast all over the world → L'interview a été diffusée dans le monde entier.
to broadcast sth live → retransmettre qch en direct
vi [radio station] → émettre; [TV channel] → diffuser ses programmes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
broadcast
vb: pret, ptp <broadcast>n (Rad, TV) → Sendung f; (of match etc) → Übertragung f; broadcasts pl → Programm nt, → Sendungen pl
vt
(Rad, TV) → senden, ausstrahlen; football match, event → übertragen
(fig) news, rumour etc → verbreiten
(Agr) seed → aussäen
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broadcast
[ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst] (broadcast (vb: pt, pp))1. n (TV, Radio) → trasmissione f
2. vt (TV) → (tele)trasmettere, mandare in onda (Radio) → (radio)trasmettere, mandare in onda (fig) (news, rumour) → diffondere
don't broadcast it! → non spargerlo ai quattro venti!
don't broadcast it! → non spargerlo ai quattro venti!
3. vi (station) → trasmettere; (person) → fare una trasmissione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
broadcast
(ˈbroːdkaːst) – past tense, past participle ˈbroadcast – verb1. to send out (radio and TV programmes etc). He broadcasts regularly.
2. to make (something) widely known.
noun a television or radio programme. I heard his broadcast last night.
ˈbroadcaster nounˈbroadcasting noun
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broadcast
→ إذاعَة, يُذيع vysílání, vysílat sende, udsendelse übertragen, Übertragung εκπέμπω, εκπομπή emisión, emitir lähettää radiossa tai televisiossa, lähetys diffuser, émission emisija, emitirati trasmettere, trasmissione 放送, 放送する 방송, 방송하다 uitzenden, uitzending kringkaste, kringkasting nadać, transmisja transmissão, transmitir транслировать, трансляция sända, sändning กระจายเสียง เผยแพร่, การออกรายการอากาศ yayın, yayın yapmak chương trình phát sóng, phát sóng 广播Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009