( gerorako utzi)

du/ad.

a. to lengthen, extend; urratsak \luzatu zituen he lengthened his stride

b. ( soinekoa) to lengthen, let down

c. ( soka) to let out, stretch out

2. ( gorputz atala)

a. ( eskua) to put out, stretch out, extend

b. ( hanka) to extend, stretch out

c. ( lepoa) to stretch, crane

d. ( mingaina, mihia) to stick out; txakurra etzanda zegoen, mingaina \luzaturik the dog was lying down with its tongue hanging out

e. ( begia) inguruko mendietatik harantz begiak luzatzen ez dakigu if we can't look beyond the mountains around us

3. ( denboraldia, egonaldia, e.a.)

a. to prolong, extend, protract; medikuek bizia \luzatu zioten doctors prolonged his life

b. ( epea) to extend

c. ( hitzaldia, e.a.) to drag out, spin out, drag on with; hitzaldia \luzatu zuen he spun his talk out | he took his time in the talk

d. ( partidua) to extend

4. ( gerorako utzi) to put off; bere egitekoa \luzatu behar zuen he had to put off his task; \luzatu ez biharko \luzatu! don't put if off until tomorrow; gehiago \luzatu gabe without further ado; ez da gehiago luzatzerik it can't be put off any longer; emango ba didazue, luza ez iezaidazue if you're going to give it to me, don't delay any longer; ingurugiroa gerora ezin luza daitekeen arazoa da the environment is a matter that can't be {put off || put on a back burner}

a. ( agiria, dokumentua) to draw out

b. ( txekea) to make out, draw

c. ( errezibua) to make out

d. ( zertifikatua) to issue da/ad.

1. to lengthen, get longer; proiektua asko \luzatu zait the project has become drawn out

a. ( egunak, gauak) to get longer, draw out; egunak hozten eta gauak luzatzen direnean when the days grow colder and nights grow longer

b. ( hitzaldia, berbaldia, e.a.) to drag out; ez naiz gehiegi \luzatuko gai honetaz mintzatzen I won't dwell on this subject too much