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1 extenderse
1 (durar) to extend, last■ el periodo que estudiaremos se extiende entre los siglos XVIII y XIX the period we're going to study goes from the 18th century to the 19th century2 (terreno) to stretch3 figurado (difundirse) to spread, extend4 figurado (al hablar) to enlarge, expand, go into detail* * *1) to stretch2) spread* * *VPR1) (=propagarse) [tumor, rumor, revolución] to spread (a to)2) (=ocupar un espacio) [terreno, cultivo] to stretch, extend; [especie, raza] to extendla mancha de petróleo se extendía hasta la orilla — the oil-slick stretched o extended as far as the shore
ante nosotros se extendía todo un mundo de posibilidades — a whole world of possibilities lay before us
3) (=durar) to lastel período que se extiende desde principios de siglo hasta los años veinte — the period lasting from the beginning of the century up to the 1920s
4) (=explayarse)extenderse en o sobre — [+ tema, comentarios, respuestas] to expand on
* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex. Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex. These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex. The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *
■extenderse verbo reflexivo
1 (en el tiempo) to extend, last
2 (en el espacio) to spread out, stretch
3 (divulgarse) to spread, extend
4 (hablar mucho tiempo) to go on
' extenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cundir
- seguir
- extender
- ir
- lado
English:
currency
- enlarge
- extend
- fire
- lie
- open out
- permeate
- range
- reach
- set in
- sprawl
- spread
- stretch
- stretch out
- sweep
- tail back
- unfold
- span
- spill
- wild
* * *vprextenderse por to stretch o extend across;sus tierras se extienden hasta la carretera/por todo el valle his property extends as far as the main road/all the way along the valley2. [durar] to extend, to last;su etapa de gobierno se extiende desde 1986 a 1994 her period of office extended o lasted from 1986 to 19943. [difundirse] to spread ( por across);el incendio se extendió por el bosque the fire spread through the forest;el virus se extendió rápidamente por Internet the virus spread quickly over the Internet;pon servilletas para que no se extienda la mancha put some paper napkins down so the stain doesn't spread;la costumbre se ha extendido a otras zonas del país the custom has spread to other parts of the country4. [hablar mucho] to enlarge, to expand (en on);no quisiera extenderme más I prefer not to say any more than that5. [tenderse] to stretch out* * *v/r1 de campos stretch2 de influencia extend3 ( difundirse) spread4 ( durar) last5 ( explayarse) go into detail* * *vr1) : to spread2) : to last* * *extenderse vbse ha extendido la moda de llevar el pelo muy corto the fashion of having very short hair has spread2. (en el tiempo) to last3. (terreno) to stretch
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