English Language & Usage Asked by user130612 on April 11, 2021
I’m trying to translate something from Japanese. The original is talking about a store that is very “wide”, i.e., its sideways dimensions are disproportionately long. You could think of it as a place that has an enormous storefront, but doesn’t go nearly as deep inside as you’d expect.
I can’t however think of any suitable adjective to place in the attributive position for the noun (store), because somehow “wide store” doesn’t sound right, and neither do all the other synonyms that I’ve tried.
Is there a good adjective with this meaning, or do I have no choice but to rearrange the sentence? In that case, how should I express this idea?
Using “wide” predicatively (“the store is wide”) sounds a bit better but I’m still not totally sure about it. I thought I could say “expansive”, but that doesn’t quite convey the idea that it’s only the width that is unusual, not both the length and the width.
I’d appreciate your opinions on this.
wide is okay to describe a store. However, if you are trying to convey the idea that it is wide relative to its depth, you could say
wide but shallow store
Or
wide, shallow store
Answered by Brian Hitchcock on April 11, 2021
A possibility is sprawling from sprawl: "to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner".
Answered by WhatRoughBeast on April 11, 2021
The store is wide, or the store was wide depending on what tense you are doing it in. Wide is an adjective, you can't really describe an adjective although you can use synonyms to give the reader a better picture in their head of what it is. Maybe you should use two scentences to describe the store.
Answered by Nicholas Awesomepants on April 11, 2021
The sore was deceptively wide. It shows that it is wide enough to be deep, but isn't.
Answered by Riley Francisco on April 11, 2021
"Broad but shallow store".
Or "the store was broad but shallow".
Answered by Eureka on April 11, 2021
The word is Storefront.
A store is defined by the size of its storefront. The breadth of the storefront means the width a store takes up along the walkway, or street, where it is seen. This dimension means the difference between dealing with just your local buddies and serving the approaching masses. Businesses live and die by the storefront they can represent.
The balance the proprietor must decide upon is the square feet needed to complete his work versus the price he could get for the remaining space.
Answered by Elliot on April 11, 2021
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