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6 agrandar
v.1 to make bigger.2 to enlarge, to add to, to increase, to amplify.La máquina amplió la fotografía The machine enlarged the photograph.* * *1 (hacer grande) to enlarge, make larger2 (exagerar) to exaggerate1 (hacerse grande) to enlarge, become larger2 (acentuarse) to become more intense* * *1.VT (=hacer más grande) to make bigger, enlarge; (=exagerar) to exaggerate, magnify2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < casa> to extend; <agujero/pozo> to make... larger o bigger; < fotocopia> to enlarge, blow up; < vestido> to let outb) ( exagerar) to exaggerate2.agrandarse v pron agujero/bulto to grow larger, get bigger* * *= widen, magnify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* agrandar los horizontes = enlarge + horizons.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < casa> to extend; <agujero/pozo> to make... larger o bigger; < fotocopia> to enlarge, blow up; < vestido> to let outb) ( exagerar) to exaggerate2.agrandarse v pron agujero/bulto to grow larger, get bigger* * *= widen, magnify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* agrandar los horizontes = enlarge + horizons.* * *agrandar [A1 ]vt1 ‹casa› to extend; ‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger, enlarge; ‹original/fotocopia› to enlarge, blow upno te pongas mi suéter que me lo agrandas ( fam); don't wear my sweater, you'll stretch it2 (en costura) ‹vestido› to let out3 (exagerar) to exaggerateno hay que agrandar la importancia de lo que ha pasado don't get what has happened out of perspective, don't blow these events up out of proportion«agujero/bulto» to grow larger, get biggerse había agrandado aún más el abismo que los separaba the gulf between them had widened still furtherel equipo se agrandó con aquel triunfo the team grew in stature after that victory* * *
agrandar ( conjugate agrandar) verbo transitivo
‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger;
‹ fotocopia› to enlarge, blow up;
‹ vestido› to let out
agrandarse verbo pronominal [agujero/bulto] to grow larger, get bigger
agrandar verbo transitivo to enlarge, make larger
' agrandar' also found in these entries:
English:
enlarge
- let out
- let
* * *♦ vtto make bigger;ese maquillaje te agranda los ojos that make-up makes your eyes look bigger* * *v/t make bigger, enlarge* * *agrandar vt1) : to exaggerate2) : to enlarge* * *agrandar vb to enlarge -
7 erweitern
I v/t1. (Straße etc.) widen; (Blutgefäße, Pupillen) dilate; (Betrieb, Gebäude) extend; (Produktion) expand; (Buch, Programm etc.) enlarge; (Rock etc.) let out2. (Einfluss, Befugnisse etc.) extend; (Kenntnisse) broaden; seine Spanischkenntnisse erweitern improve one’s Spanish; Horizont3. MATH. (Bruch) reduce to higher termsII v/refl* * *to ream; to enlarge; to expand; to distend; to dilate; to interpolate; to extend; to amplify; to broaden; to upgrade; to aggrandize* * *er|wei|tern [ɛɐ'vaitɐn] ptp erweitertvtrto widen, to enlarge; Absatzgebiet auch, Geschäft, Abteilung to expand; (COMPUT ) Speicher to expand, to extend; Kleid to let out; (MED) to dilate; (MATH ) Bruch to make up to the lowest common denominator; (fig) Interessen, Kenntnisse, Horizont to broaden; Macht to extendim erweiterten Sinn — in a broader sense
* * *1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) amplify2) (to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) dilate3) (to make larger: He enlarged the garden.) enlarge* * *er·wei·tern *[ɛɐ̯ˈvaitɐn]I. vt1. (verbreitern)2. (vergrößern)3. (weiter machen)II. vr1. (sich verbreitern)2. MED, ANAT* * *1.transitives Verb widen <river, road>; expand <library, business>; enlarge < collection>; dilate <pupil, blood vessel>; extend < power>; broaden <horizons, knowledge>eine erweiterte Neuauflage — a new, expanded edition
2.erweiterte Oberschule — (ehem. DDR) (Stufe) ≈ sixth form; (Schule) ≈ sixth-form college
* * *A. v/t1. (Straße etc) widen; (Blutgefäße, Pupillen) dilate; (Betrieb, Gebäude) extend; (Produktion) expand; (Buch, Programm etc) enlarge; (Rock etc) let outB. v/r* * *1.transitives Verb widen <river, road>; expand <library, business>; enlarge < collection>; dilate <pupil, blood vessel>; extend < power>; broaden <horizons, knowledge>eine erweiterte Neuauflage — a new, expanded edition
2.erweiterte Oberschule — (ehem. DDR) (Stufe) ≈ sixth form; (Schule) ≈ sixth-form college
* * *v.to amplify v.to broaden v.to dilate v.to enhance v.to enlarge v.to expand v.to extend v.to interpolate v.to ream v.to upgrade v.to widen v. -
8 كبر
كَبَّرَ \ amplify: to make stronger, louder or clearer: A loudspeaker amplifies sound. This explanation needs amplifying. enlarge: to make larger (a photograph, a building, etc.). expand: to spread out; make larger: We need more money to expand our business. magnify: (of special glasses, as used in microsocpes, telescopes, field-glasses, etc.) to make (sth.) appear larger. -
9 amplify
كَبَّرَ \ amplify: to make stronger, louder or clearer: A loudspeaker amplifies sound. This explanation needs amplifying. enlarge: to make larger (a photograph, a building, etc.). expand: to spread out; make larger: We need more money to expand our business. magnify: (of special glasses, as used in microsocpes, telescopes, field-glasses, etc.) to make (sth.) appear larger. -
10 enlarge
كَبَّرَ \ amplify: to make stronger, louder or clearer: A loudspeaker amplifies sound. This explanation needs amplifying. enlarge: to make larger (a photograph, a building, etc.). expand: to spread out; make larger: We need more money to expand our business. magnify: (of special glasses, as used in microsocpes, telescopes, field-glasses, etc.) to make (sth.) appear larger. -
11 expand
كَبَّرَ \ amplify: to make stronger, louder or clearer: A loudspeaker amplifies sound. This explanation needs amplifying. enlarge: to make larger (a photograph, a building, etc.). expand: to spread out; make larger: We need more money to expand our business. magnify: (of special glasses, as used in microsocpes, telescopes, field-glasses, etc.) to make (sth.) appear larger. -
12 magnify
كَبَّرَ \ amplify: to make stronger, louder or clearer: A loudspeaker amplifies sound. This explanation needs amplifying. enlarge: to make larger (a photograph, a building, etc.). expand: to spread out; make larger: We need more money to expand our business. magnify: (of special glasses, as used in microsocpes, telescopes, field-glasses, etc.) to make (sth.) appear larger. -
13 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
III
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*
3.
v reflto stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*
Phrasal Verbs:
II
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
III
adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elásticostretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)
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14 ingrandire
v/t enlargeazienda, città expand, develop( esagerare) exaggerateinformation technology maximize* * *ingrandire v.tr.1 to enlarge, to make* larger; (estendere) to expand, to extend; (aumentare) to increase: ingrandire un edificio, to enlarge a building; ingrandire uno stato, to expand a state; ingrandire un'azienda, to expand a firm; ingrandire un negozio, to enlarge a shop2 (fis.) to magnify: questo vetro ingrandisce gli oggetti, this glass magnifies objects3 (fot.) to enlarge4 (fig.) (esagerare) to exaggerate, to magnify: gli piace ingrandire i suoi meriti, he likes to magnify his own merits; ingrandire i fatti, i pericoli, to exaggerate the facts, the dangers◆ v. intr. → ingrandirsi.◘ ingrandirsi v.intr.pron. to grow*, to increase, to become* larger, to expand, to widen: quel commerciante all'ingrosso si è ingrandito, that wholesaler has increased his business.* * *[inɡran'dire]1. vt(azienda, città) to develop, expand, (locale) to extend, (strada) to widen, Ottica to magnify, Fot to enlarge, (fig : storia: esagerare) to embroider2. vi(aus essere) (ingrandirsi) vip, (gen) to get larger o bigger, (azienda, città) to grow, expand, (strada) to get wider, (potere) to grow, increase, (problema) to become more serious o worse* * *[ingran'dire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (ampliare) to widen, to enlarge [ strada]; to enlarge [ casa]; to enlarge, to expand, to extend [ attività]; to make* [sth.] bigger [ oggetto]3) fot. to enlarge, to blow* up4) ott. [ lente] to magnify2.quel negoziante si è ingrandito — fig. that dealer has expanded
* * *ingrandire/ingran'dire/ [102]1 (ampliare) to widen, to enlarge [ strada]; to enlarge [ casa]; to enlarge, to expand, to extend [ attività]; to make* [sth.] bigger [ oggetto]3 fot. to enlarge, to blow* up4 ott. [ lente] to magnifyII ingrandirsi verbo pronominale[ città] to expand, to increase in size; quel negoziante si è ingrandito fig. that dealer has expanded. -
15 väljentää
yks.nom. väljentää; yks.gen. väljennän; yks.part. väljensi; yks.ill. väljentäisi; mon.gen. väljentäköön; mon.part. väljentänyt; mon.ill. väljennettiinbroach (verb)enlarge (verb)loosen (verb)make larger (verb)make loose (verb)make wider (verb)ream (verb)widen (verb)* * *• relax• widen• ream• make wider• broach• make larger• loosen• let out• make loose• enlarge• broaden -
16 large
(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) grande- largely- largeness
- at large
large adj grandetr[lɑːʤ]2 (family) numeroso,-a3 (extensive) amplio,-a, extenso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) large as life familiar en personaat large (as a whole) en generalby and large por lo generalon a large scale a gran escalato be at large andar suelto,-a, estar en libertadto be larger than life ser exagerado,-alarge employers grandes empresas nombre femenino plural1) big: grande2) comprehensive: amplio, extenso3)by and large : por lo generaladj.• crecido, -a adj.• cuantioso, -a adj.• dilatado, -a adj.• gordal adj.• grande adj.• importante adj.n.• cabezorro s.m.
I lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒadjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]a) ( in size) <area/room> grandehe's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote
b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numerosoa large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos
II
1) at largea) ( at liberty)to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto
b) ( as a whole) en generalsociety/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general
c) ( in US)[lɑːdʒ]representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU
1. ADJ(compar larger) (superl largest)a large room — una gran habitación, una habitación grande
in large doses the toxin is fatal — en grandes dosis, la toxina es mortal
do you have (it in) a larger size? — ¿lo tiene en una talla más grande?
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by and large — en general•
to grow larger — crecer•
as large as life — en carne y hueso, en personaextent, measure 1., 6)the central character is a larger-than-life, cantankerous Italian — el personaje principal es un italiano exuberante y cascarrabias
a large group of people — un grupo numeroso or grande de personas
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a large crowd had gathered — se había formado un gran gentío•
a large number of them — un gran número de elloslarge numbers of people came — vinieron muchísimas personas, vinieron gran número de personas
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a large proportion of — una gran proporción de•
a large quantity of — una gran cantidad de3) (Comm) de tamaño grandelarge — (on clothing label) grande; (on food packet, washing powder etc) tamaño familiar
See:GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great2. N•
at large —1) (=in general)the country/society at large — el país/la sociedad en general
2) (=on the loose)to be at large — [dangerous person, animal] andar suelto
3.4.CPDthe large intestine N — (Anat) el intestino grueso
large print N —
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in large print — en letra grande* * *
I [lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒ]adjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]a) ( in size) <area/room> grandehe's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote
b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numerosoa large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos
II
1) at largea) ( at liberty)to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto
b) ( as a whole) en generalsociety/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general
c) ( in US)representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU
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17 enlarge
1) (to make larger: He enlarged the garden.) forstørre; udvide; udbygge2) (to reproduce on a larger scale (a photograph etc): We had the photograph enlarged.) forstørre•- enlarge on* * *1) (to make larger: He enlarged the garden.) forstørre; udvide; udbygge2) (to reproduce on a larger scale (a photograph etc): We had the photograph enlarged.) forstørre•- enlarge on -
18 amplify
1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) forstærke; øge; forstørre2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) forstærke•- amplifier* * *1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) forstærke; øge; forstørre2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) forstærke•- amplifier -
19 agrandar
agrandar ( conjugate agrandar) verbo transitivo ‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger; ‹ fotocopia› to enlarge, blow up; ‹ vestido› to let out agrandarse verbo pronominal [agujero/bulto] to grow larger, get bigger
agrandar verbo transitivo to enlarge, make larger ' agrandar' also found in these entries: English: enlarge - let out - let -
20 extend
[ɪks'tɛnd] 1. vt( make longer) przedłużać (przedłużyć perf); ( make larger) powiększać (powiększyć perf); offer składać (złożyć perf); invitation wystosowywać (wystosować perf); arm, hand wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf); deadline, visa przedłużać (przedłużyć perf); credit udzielać (udzielić perf) +gen2. viland, road rozciągać się, ciągnąć się; period trwać, ciągnąć się* * *[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) powiększać2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) rozciągać (się)3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) wyciągać4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) wyrazić, proponować•- extensive
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make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
make up — phrasal verb Word forms make up : present tense I/you/we/they make up he/she/it makes up present participle making up past tense made up past participle made up 1) [transitive] to invent an explanation for something, especially in order to avoid… … English dictionary
Larger — Large Large (l[aum]rj), a. [Compar. {Larger} (l[aum]r j[ e]r); superl. {Largest}.] [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. {Largo}.] 1. Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
larger than life — more interesting and more exciting than an ordinary person or thing. He may not live like a rock star, but in the eyes of his fans he s larger than life. You have to be bigger than life to make it in Times Square, and this restaurant wasn t … New idioms dictionary
make over — PHRASAL VERB If you make something over to someone, you legally transfer the ownership of it to them. [be V ed P to n] Hampton Court was made over to Henry VIII as a present... [V P to n n] John had made over to him most of the land … English dictionary
make an omelette without breaking eggs — complete a larger project without completing preliminary tasks … English contemporary dictionary