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1 ♦ (to) extend
♦ (to) extend /ɪkˈstɛnd/A v. t.1 estendere; allargare; ampliare: Russia extended its power into Asia, la Russia estese il suo dominio sull'Asia; Emperor Trajan extended the boundaries of the Roman Empire, l'imperatore Traiano allargò i confini dell'impero romano; to extend a school building, ampliare un edificio scolastico; to extend one's activities, estendere (o ampliare) le proprie attività; to extend one's vocabulary, ampliare il proprio lessico; to extend choice, allargare la scelta2 allungare; prolungare: to extend a road [a railway], prolungare una strada [una ferrovia]; to extend an antenna, allungare un'antenna3 prolungare; protrarre; allungare: to extend one's stay, protrarre la propria permanenza; to extend one's holidays, allungare le vacanze; to extend a guarantee [a ceasefire], prolungare una garanzia [un cessate il fuoco]4 (rif. al corpo) tendere; stendere; distendere; allungare: to flex and extend one's arms, flettere e tendere le braccia; to extend one's legs, stendere (o allungare) le gambe5 (comm., fin.) dilazionare, differire, prorogare: (fin.) to extend the maturity of a bill, differire la scadenza di una cambiale; to extend a deadline, prorogare (o spostare in avanti) una data di consegna6 (form.) offrire; porgere; rivolgere: to extend a warm welcome to sb., porgere un cordiale benvenuto a q.; to extend an invitation to sb., rivolgere un invito a q.; to extend one's sympathy to sb., porgere le proprie condoglianze a q.10 (rag.) riportare a nuovoB v. i.1 estendersi; stendersi; spingersi: My farm extends as far as the foothills, la mia fattoria si estende fino alle colline; to extend on all sides, stendersi da ogni lato; to extend beyond st., arrivare oltre a qc.; spingersi oltre qc.; andare oltre qc.; to extend over st., coprire3 protrarsi; prolungarsi; durare; continuare: The debate extended into the night, la discussione si protrasse fino a tarda notte; to extend into June, continuare fino a giugno inoltrato4 (fig.) spingersi; estendersi; arrivare a includere; valere; riguardare: His love of animals does not extend to insects, il suo amore per gli animali non si spinge fino agli insetti; to extend to doing st., arrivare a (o spingersi al punto di) fare qc.5 (mil.) prolungare la ferma; raffermarsi● to extend oneself, distendersi ( con il corpo); allungarsi; ( anche) impegnarsi al massimo: ( sport) The goalie extended himself fully to save, il portiere si distese per parare; At the Olympics, many athletes extend themselves to the limits of their abilities, alle Olimpiadi, molti atleti si impegnano al limite delle loro capacità. -
2 ♦ (to) extend
♦ (to) extend /ɪkˈstɛnd/A v. t.1 estendere; allargare; ampliare: Russia extended its power into Asia, la Russia estese il suo dominio sull'Asia; Emperor Trajan extended the boundaries of the Roman Empire, l'imperatore Traiano allargò i confini dell'impero romano; to extend a school building, ampliare un edificio scolastico; to extend one's activities, estendere (o ampliare) le proprie attività; to extend one's vocabulary, ampliare il proprio lessico; to extend choice, allargare la scelta2 allungare; prolungare: to extend a road [a railway], prolungare una strada [una ferrovia]; to extend an antenna, allungare un'antenna3 prolungare; protrarre; allungare: to extend one's stay, protrarre la propria permanenza; to extend one's holidays, allungare le vacanze; to extend a guarantee [a ceasefire], prolungare una garanzia [un cessate il fuoco]4 (rif. al corpo) tendere; stendere; distendere; allungare: to flex and extend one's arms, flettere e tendere le braccia; to extend one's legs, stendere (o allungare) le gambe5 (comm., fin.) dilazionare, differire, prorogare: (fin.) to extend the maturity of a bill, differire la scadenza di una cambiale; to extend a deadline, prorogare (o spostare in avanti) una data di consegna6 (form.) offrire; porgere; rivolgere: to extend a warm welcome to sb., porgere un cordiale benvenuto a q.; to extend an invitation to sb., rivolgere un invito a q.; to extend one's sympathy to sb., porgere le proprie condoglianze a q.10 (rag.) riportare a nuovoB v. i.1 estendersi; stendersi; spingersi: My farm extends as far as the foothills, la mia fattoria si estende fino alle colline; to extend on all sides, stendersi da ogni lato; to extend beyond st., arrivare oltre a qc.; spingersi oltre qc.; andare oltre qc.; to extend over st., coprire3 protrarsi; prolungarsi; durare; continuare: The debate extended into the night, la discussione si protrasse fino a tarda notte; to extend into June, continuare fino a giugno inoltrato4 (fig.) spingersi; estendersi; arrivare a includere; valere; riguardare: His love of animals does not extend to insects, il suo amore per gli animali non si spinge fino agli insetti; to extend to doing st., arrivare a (o spingersi al punto di) fare qc.5 (mil.) prolungare la ferma; raffermarsi● to extend oneself, distendersi ( con il corpo); allungarsi; ( anche) impegnarsi al massimo: ( sport) The goalie extended himself fully to save, il portiere si distese per parare; At the Olympics, many athletes extend themselves to the limits of their abilities, alle Olimpiadi, molti atleti si impegnano al limite delle loro capacità. -
3 range
I [reɪndʒ]1) (of colours, products) gamma f., assortimento m., scelta f.; (of prices) gamma f.; (of activities, options) serie f.2) (of people, abilities, issues, assumptions) serie f.; (of beliefs) varietà f.; (of emotions) gamma f.salary range, age range — fascia retributiva, d'età
3) (scope) (of influence, knowledge) sfera f., campo m.; (of investigation, research) campo m., area f.4) (of radar, transmitter) portata f.; (of weapon) portata f., gittata f.5) aut. aer. autonomia f.6) AE (prairie) prateria f.7) (of mountains) catena f.8) AE (stove) (wood) fornello m.; (gas, electric) cucina f.9) (firing area) (for weapons) poligono m. (di tiro); (for missiles) poligono m. sperimentale10) teatr. (of actor) repertorio m.11) mus. (of voice, instrument) estensione f.II 1. [reɪndʒ] 2.1) (vary) andare ( from da; to a); [ temperatures] variare, oscillare2) (roam, wander) errare* * *[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) gamma, varietà2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) raggio, portata3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) fascia; estensione4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) catena5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) prateria6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) poligono7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fornelli2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) allineare, schierare2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variare3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) coprire, spaziare su•- ranger* * *I [reɪndʒ]1) (of colours, products) gamma f., assortimento m., scelta f.; (of prices) gamma f.; (of activities, options) serie f.2) (of people, abilities, issues, assumptions) serie f.; (of beliefs) varietà f.; (of emotions) gamma f.salary range, age range — fascia retributiva, d'età
3) (scope) (of influence, knowledge) sfera f., campo m.; (of investigation, research) campo m., area f.4) (of radar, transmitter) portata f.; (of weapon) portata f., gittata f.5) aut. aer. autonomia f.6) AE (prairie) prateria f.7) (of mountains) catena f.8) AE (stove) (wood) fornello m.; (gas, electric) cucina f.9) (firing area) (for weapons) poligono m. (di tiro); (for missiles) poligono m. sperimentale10) teatr. (of actor) repertorio m.11) mus. (of voice, instrument) estensione f.II 1. [reɪndʒ] 2.1) (vary) andare ( from da; to a); [ temperatures] variare, oscillare2) (roam, wander) errare
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