broad changes

[/brɔːd tʃeɪndʒɪz/]
noun phrase
mudanças amplas
1. Large-scale, comprehensive alterations or modifications that affect many areas, aspects, or people
The company implemented broad changes to its management structure.
A empresa implementou mudanças amplas em sua estrutura de gestão.
2. Sweeping transformations that are not limited to specific details but encompass general principles or wide scope
The government announced broad changes to healthcare policy.
O governo anunciou mudanças amplas na política de saúde.
3. Modifications that affect a wide range of people, systems, or sectors simultaneously
Broad changes in technology have transformed the workplace.
Mudanças amplas na tecnologia transformaram o ambiente de trabalho.
The phrase 'broad changes' is commonly used in corporate, political, and academic contexts in both American English and Brazilian Portuguese. In Brazil, it often appears in news articles discussing government policy reforms or corporate restructuring. The term conveys a sense of significant, far-reaching impact rather than incremental adjustments.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
sweeping changesmajor changeswide-ranging changescomprehensive changesextensive modifications
Antonyms / Antônimos
minor changesnarrow changesspecific changeslimited modifications

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mudanças amplas
Most common translation in formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
mudanças em larga escala
Alternative phrasing common in business contexts
Rio de Janeiro
grandes mudanças
More colloquial variant
Portugal
alterações amplas
European Portuguese preference for 'alterações' over 'mudanças'

Related Words

reformtransformationoverhaulrestructuringamendment

Related Idioms & Phrases

sweeping reforms
major overhaul
sea change
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