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1 Philippines (the)
Philippines (the) /ˈfɪlɪpi:nz/n. pl.(geogr.) le (isole) Filippine: I've never visited the Philippines, non ho mai visitato le Filippine; We're going to the Philippines, andiamo nelle Filippine; He lives in the Philippines, abita nelle Filippine.(Place names) Philippines (the) /ˈfɪlɪpi:nz/ -
2 Philippines (the)
Philippines (the) /ˈfɪlɪpi:nz/n. pl.(geogr.) le (isole) Filippine: I've never visited the Philippines, non ho mai visitato le Filippine; We're going to the Philippines, andiamo nelle Filippine; He lives in the Philippines, abita nelle Filippine.(Place names) Philippines (the) /ˈfɪlɪpi:nz/ -
3 prolongar
v.1 to extend.Ella prolongó su estadía She extended her stay.2 to continue.Ella prolonga el espectáculo She continues the show.3 to perpetuate.Ella prolongó su memoria She perpetuated his memory.* * *1 (en el tiempo) to prolong2 (en el espacio) to extend1 to go on* * *1. VT1) (=alargar) [gen] to prolong, extend; [+ tubo] to make longer, extend; [+ reunión] to prolong2) (Mat) [+ línea] to produce2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <contrato/plazo> to extend; <vacaciones/negociaciones> to prolong, extendb) <línea/calle> to extend2.prolongarse v prona) ( en el tiempo) debate/fiesta to go on, carry onla espera se prolongó durante horas — we/they had to wait for hours
b) ( en el espacio) carretera/línea to extend* * *= prolong, elongate.Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans inthe Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".Ex. Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.----* prolongar el tiempo = prolong + time.* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <contrato/plazo> to extend; <vacaciones/negociaciones> to prolong, extendb) <línea/calle> to extend2.prolongarse v prona) ( en el tiempo) debate/fiesta to go on, carry onla espera se prolongó durante horas — we/they had to wait for hours
b) ( en el espacio) carretera/línea to extend* * *= prolong, elongate.Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans inthe Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".
Ex: Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.* prolongar el tiempo = prolong + time.* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.* * *prolongar [A3 ]vt1 ‹contrato/plazo› to extend; ‹vacaciones/negociaciones› to prolong, extendsi quieres prolongar tu vida if you want to live longer, if you wish to prolong your life ( frml)2 ‹línea/calle› to extend1 (en el tiempo) to go on, carry onel debate se prolongó más de lo previsto the debate went on o carried on o continued longer than expectedla espera se prolongó durante horas we/they had to wait for hoursla fiesta se prolongó hasta la madrugada the party went on o carried on into the early hours2 (en el espacio) «carretera/línea» to extend* * *
prolongar ( conjugate prolongar) verbo transitivo
‹vacaciones/visita› to prolong, extend
◊ prolongarle la vida a algn to prolong sb.'s life
prolongarse verbo pronominal
prolongar verbo transitivo
1 (duración) to prolong, extend: prolongaron su viaje dos días, they extended their trip two days
2 (longitud) to extend
' prolongar' also found in these entries:
English:
extend
- lengthen
- prolong
- spin out
- continue
- spin
* * *♦ vt1. [en el tiempo] [espera, visita, conversación] to prolong;[contrato] to extend;los médicos no quieren prolongar su sufrimiento the doctors do not wish to prolong her suffering2. [en el espacio] [cuerda, tubo] to lengthen;[carretera] to extend* * *v/t extend, prolong* * *prolongar {52} vt1) : to prolong2) : to extend, to lengthen* * *prolongar vb1. (en general) to extend2. (la vida) to prolong
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