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3 stretch
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1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) estirar, extender2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) extenderse
2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) estiramiento2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensión, tramo, trecho•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
stretch vb1. estirar / extender2. estirarafter sitting for a long time, I like to stretch my legs después de estar sentado mucho rato, me gusta estirar las piernas3. extendersetr[streʧ]2 (elasticity) elasticidad nombre femenino3 (act of stretching) estiramiento■ he had a good stretch se estiró, se desperezó4 (period of time) período, tiempo, intervalo; (in prison) condena5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of racetrack) recta1 (extend - elastic, clothes, rope) estirar; (- canvas) extender; (- shoes) ensanchar; (- arm, leg) alargar, estirar, extender; (- wings) desplegar, extender2 (make demands on, made to use all abilities) exigir a3 (strain - money, resources) estirar, emplear al máximo; (- patience) abusar; (- meaning) forzar, distorsionar1 (elastic) estirarse; (fabric) dar de sí; (shoes) ensancharse, dar de sí; (person, animal - gen) estirarse; (person - when tired) desperezarse3 (reach) llegar (to, para), alcanzar (to, para)1 (material, jeans, etc) elástico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto stretch a point hacer una excepciónto stretch one's legs (walk) estirar las piernasat a stretch de un tirón, sin pararat full stretch a tope, al máximonot by any stretch of the imagination de ningún modo, ni por asomostretch ['strɛʧ] vt1) extend: estirar, extender, desplegar (alas)2)to stretch the truth : forzar la verdad, exagerarstretch vi: estirarsestretch n1) stretching: extensión f, estiramiento m (de músculos)2) elasticity: elasticidad f3) expanse: tramo m, trecho mthe home stretch: la recta final4) period: período m (de tiempo)n.• carrera s.f.• ensanche s.m.• estiramiento s.m.• estirón s.m.• latitud s.f.• período s.m.• tirada s.f.• tramo s.m.• trecho s.m.v.• alargar v.• ensanchar v.• estirar v.• extender v.• tender v.• tirar v.
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1. stretʃ1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*2)a) ( widen) ensancharb) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar4)a) ( make demands on) exigirle* ab) ( strain)our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí
5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco dethat's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco
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vi1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*2)a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*b) ( in time)to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período
3)a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarseb) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*
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v reflto stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*
Phrasal Verbs:
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1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*
at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo
stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad
2) ca) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho mthe final o home stretch — la recta final
not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos
b) ( period) período mhe did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército
he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)
at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo
3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f
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adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico[stretʃ]stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)
1. N1) (=elasticity) elasticidad f2) (=act of stretching)to have a stretch — [person] estirarse
to be at full stretch — [person] (physically) estirarse al máximo; (at work) estar trabajando a toda mecha *
when the engine is at full stretch — cuando el motor está a la máxima potencia, cuando el motor rinde su potencia máxima
3) (=distance) trecho m4) (=expanse) extensión f ; [of road etc] tramo m ; [of rope] trozo m ; [of time] periodo m, tiempo mfor three days at a stretch — tres días de un tirón or (LAm) jalón
he read the lot at one stretch — se los leyó todos de un tirón or (LAm) jalón
5) ** (in prison)2. VT2) (=make larger) [+ pullover, shoes] ensanchar; (=make longer) alargar; (=spread on ground etc) extender3) (=exercise)to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (after stiffness) desentumecerse las piernas; (fig) (=go for a walk) dar un paseíto
to stretch o.s. — (after sleep etc) desperezarse
4) [+ money, resources, meal] hacer que llegue or alcance5) [+ meaning, law, truth] forzar, violentar6) [+ athlete, student etc] exigir el máximo esfuerzo athe course does not stretch the students enough — el curso no exige bastante esfuerzo a los estudiantes
to stretch o.s. — esforzarse
he doesn't stretch himself — no se esfuerza bastante, puede dar más de sí
3. VI1) (=be elastic) estirar(se), dar (de sí)this cloth won't stretch — esta tela no se estira, esta tela no da de sí
2) (=become larger) [clothes, shoes] ensancharse3) (=stretch one's limbs, reach out) estirarse; (after sleep etc) desperezarse4) (=reach, extend) [rope, area of land] llegar (to a); [power, influence] permitir (to que)will it stretch? — ¿llega?
5) (=be enough) [money, food] alcanzar (to para)4.CPDstretch fabric N — tela f elástica
stretch limo * N — limusina f extralarga
stretch marks NPL — (Med) estrías fpl
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1. [stretʃ]1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*2)a) ( widen) ensancharb) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar4)a) ( make demands on) exigirle* ab) ( strain)our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí
5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco dethat's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco
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vi1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*2)a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*b) ( in time)to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período
3)a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarseb) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*
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v reflto stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*
Phrasal Verbs:
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1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*
at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo
stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad
2) ca) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho mthe final o home stretch — la recta final
not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos
b) ( period) período mhe did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército
he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)
at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo
3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f
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adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elásticostretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)
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I 1. [stretʃ]1) (in gymnastics) allungamento m., stiramento m.to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] essere teso al massimo; fig. [factory, office] essere a pieno regime
2) (elasticity) elasticità f.3) (section) (of road, track, coastline, river) tratto m.4) (expanse) (of water, countryside) distesa f.5) (period) periodo m.6) colloq. (prison sentence)2. II 1. [stretʃ]1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]to stretch one's arms — distendere o allungare le braccia
to stretch one's legs — fig. sgranchirsi le gambe, fare una passeggiata
to stretch one's wings — spiegare le ali; fig. spiegare il volo
2) (increase the size) tendere [spring, elastic]; tirare [ fabric]; (deliberately) allargare [ shoe]; (distort) sformare [garment, shoe]to stretch a point — (make concession) fare un'eccezione; (exaggerate) tirare troppo la corda
4) (push to the limit) abusare di [ patience]; sfruttare al massimo [resources, person]2.isn't that stretching it a bit? — colloq. non state esagerando un po'?
1) (extend one's limbs) stirarsi, distendersi2) (spread) [road, track] snodarsi, stendersi; [forest, water, beach] stendersito stretch to o as far as sth. [flex, string] arrivare fino a qcs.; how far does the queue stretch? fino a dove arriva la coda? the weeks stretched into months — le settimane diventarono mesi
3) (become larger) [ elastic] allungarsi; [ shoe] allargarsi; [fabric, garment] sformarsi, cedere4) colloq. (afford)3.to stretch oneself — stirarsi; fig. fare uno sforzo
* * *[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) tirare, allungare, stirarsi2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estendersi2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) stiracchiata2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) distesa, tratto; periodo•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *stretch /strɛtʃ/n.2 stiracchiata; stiracchiatina: The dog got up and had a good stretch, il cane si alzò e si diede una stiracchiata3 estensione; distesa; spazio; tratto: a stretch of rolling country, una distesa di terreno ondulato; a long stretch of road, un lungo tratto di strada6 (mecc.) stiratura: stretch forming, formatura ( di elementi, di lamiera) mediante stiratura; stiro-imbutitura8 (naut.) bordata9 (ferr.) tratta● (autom.) stretch limo, limousine con carrozzeria allungata □ stretch marks, smagliature □ (ind. tess.) stretch-nylon, filanca® □ a stretch of the imagination, uno sforzo d'immaginazione □ stretch socks, calzini elasticizzati □ at a stretch, di seguito; di fila: to drive a car for five hours at a stretch, guidare l'automobile per cinque ore di seguito (o filate) □ at full stretch, teso al massimo; (fig.) a pieno regime; al massimo delle proprie possibilità: to work at full stretch, lavorare a pieno regime □ by a stretch of language, in senso lato □ by no stretch of the imagination, neanche per sogno □ to obtain st. by a stretch of one's authority, ottenere qc. abusando della propria autorità.♦ (to) stretch /strɛtʃ/A v. t.1 tendere; tirare; stirare; distendere; stendere; allargare; allungare ( tirando): to stretch a wire, tendere un filo metallico; Don't stretch the material or you'll rip it, non tirare la stoffa se non vuoi lacerarla; to stretch a pullover, allargare un pullover ( tirandolo, per indossarlo); to stretch one's neck, allungare il collo2 (fig.) forzare; sforzare; fare uno strappo a; abusare di: to stretch the truth, forzare la verità; svisare i fatti; to stretch an argument to its very limit, sforzare un'argomentazione fino all'estremo; to stretch the rules, fare uno strappo alle regole; to stretch one's powers, abusare del proprio potere; to stretch one's principles, fare uno strappo ai propri principi3 (fig.) gonfiare; esagerare5 (fam.) far bastare: to stretch one's salary to meet expenses, far bastare il proprio stipendio; riuscire a far fronte alle speseB v. i.1 stendersi; estendersi; spaziare; spiegarsi; ( di strada) snodarsi: The desert stretches as far as the Atlas Mountains, il deserto si stende fino alle montagne dell'Atlante3 allargarsi, allungarsi, cedere ( sotto tensione): Rubber will stretch but wood won't, la gomma si allunga ma il legno no● to stretch one's arms, distendere le braccia; stirarsi □ (fin.) to stretch a budget, stiracchiare un bilancio, fare bastare uno stanziamento □ to stretch one's credit, abusare del credito di cui si gode □ (fam.) to stretch it a bit, esagerare alquanto; fare la cosa più grande di quello che è □ ( anche fig.) to stretch one's legs, sgranchirsi le gambe □ (med.) to stretch a muscle, prodursi uno strappo muscolare □ to stretch oneself, stirarsi; stiracchiarsi; ( anche) sforzarsi; spingersi al massimo □ to stretch a point, fare uno strappo alla regola; fare un'eccezione.* * *I 1. [stretʃ]1) (in gymnastics) allungamento m., stiramento m.to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] essere teso al massimo; fig. [factory, office] essere a pieno regime
2) (elasticity) elasticità f.3) (section) (of road, track, coastline, river) tratto m.4) (expanse) (of water, countryside) distesa f.5) (period) periodo m.6) colloq. (prison sentence)2. II 1. [stretʃ]1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]to stretch one's arms — distendere o allungare le braccia
to stretch one's legs — fig. sgranchirsi le gambe, fare una passeggiata
to stretch one's wings — spiegare le ali; fig. spiegare il volo
2) (increase the size) tendere [spring, elastic]; tirare [ fabric]; (deliberately) allargare [ shoe]; (distort) sformare [garment, shoe]to stretch a point — (make concession) fare un'eccezione; (exaggerate) tirare troppo la corda
4) (push to the limit) abusare di [ patience]; sfruttare al massimo [resources, person]2.isn't that stretching it a bit? — colloq. non state esagerando un po'?
1) (extend one's limbs) stirarsi, distendersi2) (spread) [road, track] snodarsi, stendersi; [forest, water, beach] stendersito stretch to o as far as sth. [flex, string] arrivare fino a qcs.; how far does the queue stretch? fino a dove arriva la coda? the weeks stretched into months — le settimane diventarono mesi
3) (become larger) [ elastic] allungarsi; [ shoe] allargarsi; [fabric, garment] sformarsi, cedere4) colloq. (afford)3.to stretch oneself — stirarsi; fig. fare uno sforzo
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(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) udvide sig; udspile* * *(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) udvide sig; udspile -
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[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) svulme; øge2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) dønning3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) herlig; god- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) svulme; øge2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) dønning3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) herlig; god- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
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1. transitive verb,swelled, swollen or swelled1) (increase in size, height) anschwellen lassen; aufquellen lassen [Holz]swell the ranks [of participants] — die Zahl der Teilnehmer vergrößern
3) blähen [Segel]2. intransitive verb,swelled, swollen or swelled1) (expand) [Körperteil:] anschwellen; [Segel:] sich blähen; [Material:] aufquellen3) (become louder) anschwellen ([in]to zu)3. noun* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) (an)schwellen (lassen)2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) die Dünung3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) prima- academic.ru/72662/swelling">swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *<swelled, swollen or swelled>[swel]I. vt▪ to \swell sth1. (enlarge) etw anwachsen lassen; water, rain etw anschwellen lassen; fruit etw wachsen [und gedeihen] lassenII. vihis breast \swelled with pride vor Stolz schwoll ihm die Brust3. (get louder) lauter werden, anschwellenthe music \swelled along the corridor as she walked towards the stage die Musik im Flur wurde immer lauter, während sie auf die Bühne zugingthat's a \swell idea! das ist eine bombige Idee! fameverything's going real \swell alles läuft bestens fam* * *[swel] vb: pret swelled, ptp swollen or swelled1. nthere was a heavy swell — es herrschte hoher Seegang or schwere See
2) (dated inf: stylish person) feine Dame, feiner Herr; (= important person) hohes Tier; (of high society) Größe f2. adj3. vtankle, river, sound etc anschwellen lassen; stomach (auf)blähen; wood (auf)quellen; sail blähen; numbers, population anwachsen lassen; sales steigernyour praise will only swell her head — dein Lob wird ihr nur zu Kopf steigen
4. vito swell ( up) with rage — vor Wut rot anlaufen
to swell ( up) with pride — vor Stolz anschwellen
the children's bellies had swollen with hunger — die Bäuche der Kinder waren vom Hunger (auf)gebläht
2) (river, lake, sound etc) anschwellen; (sails also swell out) sich blähen; (wood) quellen; (in size, number population, debt etc) anwachsenthe cheers swelled to a roar —
the debt had swollen to a massive sum — die Schuld war zu einer riesigen Summe angewachsen
See:→ also swollen* * *swell [swel]3. anschwellen (Wasser etc), (an)steigen (Anzahl, Preise, Wasser etc)4. sich wölben:a) ansteigen (Land etc)d) bombieren (Konservendosen)5. hervorbrechen (Quelle, Tränen)6. (auf)quellen (Getreide, Holz etc)a) anschwellen ( into zu)B v/tswell the ranks of die Zahl (gen) vergrößern;swelled with pride stolzgeschwellt2. den Leib etc aufblähen, -treibena) anschwellen lassenb) (an- und ab)schwellen lassenC s1. MED (An)Schwellen n2. a) MED Schwellung fb) Auswuchs m3. SCHIFF Dünung f4. Wölbung f, Ausbuchtung f, -bauchung f5. kleine Anhöhe, sanfte Steigung6. a) Bombage fb) bombierte Konservendose7. Anschwellen n, (An)Steigen n (auch fig),8. MUSa) (An- und Ab)Schwellen n, Schwellton mb) Schwellzeichen n (<>)swell box Jalousieschweller m9. umga) großes oder hohes Tierb) feiner Pinkel pejD adj1. sl prima, klasse* * *1. transitive verb,swelled, swollen or swelled1) (increase in size, height) anschwellen lassen; aufquellen lassen [Holz]2) (increase amount of) anschwellen lassen; vergrößernswell the ranks [of participants] — die Zahl der Teilnehmer vergrößern
3) blähen [Segel]2. intransitive verb,swelled, swollen or swelled1) (expand) [Körperteil:] anschwellen; [Segel:] sich blähen; [Material:] aufquellen2) (increase in amount) [Anzahl:] zunehmen3) (become louder) anschwellen ([in]to zu)3. noun(of sea) Dünung, die* * *n.Schwellen n. v.(§ p.,p.p.: swelled, swollen)= anschwellen v.schwellen v.(§ p.,pp.: schwoll, ist geschwollen) -
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[strɛtʃ]1. nfor a long stretch it runs between... — per un lungo or bel tratto passa fra...
for three days at a stretch — per tre giorni di seguito or di fila
he's done a five-year stretch — (fam: in prison) è stato dentro cinque anni
2) (elasticity) elasticitàto have a stretch — (person) stiracchiarsi
2. vt1) (pull out: elastic) tendere, tirare, (make larger: pullover, shoes) allargare, (spread on ground etc) stendereto stretch (between) — (rope etc) tendere (fra)
to stretch o.s. — (after sleep etc) stiracchiarsi
2) (money, resources, meal) far bastare4) (athlete, student etc) far sforzare al massimoto stretch o.s. — mettercela tutta, impegnarsi a fondo
3. vi1)(reach, extend: area of land)
to stretch to or as far as — estendersi fino ato stretch (into) — prolungarsi (fino a)(reach: rope, power, influence)
to stretch (to) — andare (fino a), (be enough: money, food) bastare (per)2) (stretch one's limbs) stirarsi, stiracchiarsi3) (be elastic) essere elastico (-a), (become larger: clothes, shoes) allargarsi4. adj(fabric, trousers) elasticizzato (-a)• -
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(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) dilatar(se)tr[daɪ'leɪt]1 dilatar1 dilatarse: dilatardilate vi: dilatarsev.• dilatar v.• explayar v.daɪ'leɪt
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intransitive verb dilatarse
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vt dilatar[daɪ'leɪt]1. VI1) [veins, pupils, cervix] dilatarse2) frm (=expatiate)2.VT dilatar* * *[daɪ'leɪt]
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swel
1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) hinchar(se), inflar(se)
2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) marejada, oleaje
3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) estupendo, bárbaro, formidable- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up
swell vb1. hincharse2. crecertr[swel]1 (of sea) marejada, oleaje nombre masculino2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (crescendo) crescendo2 (grow - in number) crecer, aumentar; (- louder) hacerse más fuerte2 (increase in number) aumentar, engrosarher ankle swelled: se le hinchó el tobillo3) increase: aumentar, crecerswell n1) : oleaje m (del mar)2) swellingadj.• estupendo, -a adj.• muy elegante adj.n.• crecida s.f.• creciente s.m.• crescendo s.m.• entumecimiento s.m.• marejada s.f.• olaje s.m.• oleaje s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swelled, swollen) = abultar v.• aumentar v.• crecer v.• cundir v.• dilatar v.• dilatarse v.• engrosar v.• entumecer v.• hinchar v.• hincharse v.• inflar v.• subir v.
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1. swel1) \<\<wood/sails/face/ankles\>\> hincharse; \<\<river/stream\>\> crecer*, subir2) ( increase) \<\<population/crowd\>\> crecer*, aumentar
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vt1) ( increase in size) \<\<body/joint/features\>\> hinchar; \<\<sails\>\> hinchar; \<\<river\>\> hacer* crecer or subir2) (increase in number, volume) \<\<population/total/funds\>\> aumentar•Phrasal Verbs:- swell up
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a) ( of sea) oleaje ma heavy swell — un fuerte oleaje, una marejada
b) (surge, movement) oleada f
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adjective (fine, excellent) (AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam), bárbaro (fam)[swel] (vb: pt swelled) (pp swollen)1. N1) (Naut) (=movement) oleaje m ; (=large wave) marejada f2) (=bulge)3) (=surge) [of anger] arrebato m, arranque m ; [of sympathy, emotion] oleada f4) (Mus) crescendo m ; (on organ) regulador m de volumen5) † * (=stylish man) majo m ; (=important man) encopetado mthe swells — la gente bien, la gente de buen tono
2.ADJ (US) * (=fine, good) fenomenal *, bárbaro *3. VI1) (physically) [ankle, eye etc] (also: swell up) hincharse; [sails] (also: swell out) inflarse, hincharse; [river] crecer2) (in size, number) aumentar, crecer4. VT1) (physically) hinchar2) [+ numbers, sales] aumentarall they are doing is swelling the ranks of the unemployed — lo único que hacen es engrosar las cifras de desempleados
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1. [swel]1) \<\<wood/sails/face/ankles\>\> hincharse; \<\<river/stream\>\> crecer*, subir2) ( increase) \<\<population/crowd\>\> crecer*, aumentar
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vt1) ( increase in size) \<\<body/joint/features\>\> hinchar; \<\<sails\>\> hinchar; \<\<river\>\> hacer* crecer or subir2) (increase in number, volume) \<\<population/total/funds\>\> aumentar•Phrasal Verbs:- swell up
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a) ( of sea) oleaje ma heavy swell — un fuerte oleaje, una marejada
b) (surge, movement) oleada f
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adjective (fine, excellent) (AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam), bárbaro (fam) -
11 dilate
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb* * ** * *di·late[daɪˈleɪt, AM ˈdaɪleɪt]II. vt▪ to \dilate sth etw weiten [o erweitern] [o ausdehnen]this will \dilate the arteries die Arterien werden dadurch weiter* * *[daI'leɪt]1. vtweiten, dehnen2. visich weiten, sich dehnen; (pupils) sich erweitern;* * *dilate [daıˈleıt; dı-]with dilated eyes mit aufgerissenen AugenB v/i1. sich (aus)dehnen oder (aus)weiten, sich erweitern:his eyes dilated with terror seine Augen weiteten sich vor Entsetzen* * *1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb* * *v.erweitern v. -
12 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) utvide (seg), forstørre(s), utbre segverb \/daɪˈleɪt\/, \/dɪˈleɪt\/1) utvide, utspile, spile ut, spile opp, sperre opp• can you see how the cow dilates the nostrils?2) tøye ut, strekke ut3) utvide seg, utvides, bli størredilated eyes oppsperrede øynedilate on\/upon ( overført) utbre seg over (emne), dvele ved -
13 swell
swel 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) svulme (opp); (for)øke, vokse2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) dønning3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) alle tiders, flott!- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell updønning--------flottIsubst. \/swel\/1) (opp)svulming, klump, hevelse, kul, utbuktningkjolen fremhevet brystenes runding \/ kjolen fremhevet hennes svulmende barm2) ( landskap) stigning, høydedrag, høyde, kolle3) bølgegang, (etter)dønning4) ( også musikk) økning, forsterkning, crescendo, brus5) (musikk, i orgel) sveller6) ( hverdagslig) snobb, pampbe a swell at something ( ofte spøkefullt) være en kløpper til noe, være en mester i noe, være spesialist på noerolling swell tung dønning (med lange bølger)IIverb ( swell ollen, noen ganger swelled- swelled) \/swel\/1) hovne, (få til å) svelle, (få til å) svulme (opp), bule (ut)2) (få til å) stige, (få til å) heve seg, utvide, blåse opp, fylle3) ( også overført) øke, forhøye, forsterke, (få til å) vokse4) ( også overført) være sprekkeferdig, være oppblåst, gå og briske seg, svulme5) ( om musikk e.l.) (la) velle frem, (la) bruse (frem), (la) tilta i styrkeswell out svelle ut, bukte ut, svulme oppswell up hovne, svelle\/svulme oppswell with something svulme av noe, fylles av noe, flyte over av noeIIIadj. \/swel\/1) (amer., hverdagslig, gammeldags) flott2) finfin, alle tiders, toppen -
14 agrandarse
■agrandarse verbo reflexivo to enlarge, become larger ' agrandarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: agrandar -
15 expand
(vi) (spread out) lumapad, lumualas (become larger) málsa, magálsa -
16 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) víkka, stækka -
17 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) bólgna, þrútna2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (undir)alda3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) fínn, frábær- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up -
18 dilate
kitágul, kitágít, kinyújt, nyújt, tágul* * *(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) (ki)tágul -
19 swell
dagadás, kiemelkedés, hullámverés, domborulat to swell: súlyosbít, megnagyobbodik, megduzzad, duzzaszt* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) (meg)duzzaszt; (meg)dagad2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (vihar utáni) hullámzás3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) pompás- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up -
20 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) dilatar(-se)* * *di.late[dail'eit] vt+vi 1 dilatar(-se), aumentar as dimensões ou o volume, expandir(-se), estender(-se). 2 (on, upon) desenvolver, particularizar, falar muito tempo em alguma coisa. 3 narrar minuciosamente.
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