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2 ♦ (to) expand
♦ (to) expand /ɪkˈspænd/A v. t.1 allargare; dilatare; gonfiare: The excessive heat had expanded the rails, l'eccessivo calore aveva dilatato le rotaie; to expand one's chest, gonfiare il petto2 espandere; allargare; ampliare; estendere: He is trying to expand his business, cerca di ampliare il suo giro d'affari; Education expands the minds of children, l'istruzione allarga la mente dei ragazzi; to expand one's influence, estendere il proprio raggio d'influenza; (fin.) to expand one's holdings, aumentare il numero delle proprie partecipazioni azionarieB v. i.1 allargarsi; dilatarsi: Most substances expand if you warm them up, la maggior parte delle sostanze si dilata se le si riscalda; Lake Garda expands there, il lago di Garda s'allarga in quel punto2 espandersi; ampliarsi; crescere: Our trade will expand rapidly, il nostro commercio si espanderà rapidamente3 distendersi; spiegarsi; ( di fiori) schiudersi: His features expanded in a broad smile, il viso gli si distese in un largo sorrisoexpandablea.espansibile; dilatabileexpandern.1 tenditore; estensore2 (mecc.) espansore; allargatubi; mandrino. -
3 ♦ (to) expand
♦ (to) expand /ɪkˈspænd/A v. t.1 allargare; dilatare; gonfiare: The excessive heat had expanded the rails, l'eccessivo calore aveva dilatato le rotaie; to expand one's chest, gonfiare il petto2 espandere; allargare; ampliare; estendere: He is trying to expand his business, cerca di ampliare il suo giro d'affari; Education expands the minds of children, l'istruzione allarga la mente dei ragazzi; to expand one's influence, estendere il proprio raggio d'influenza; (fin.) to expand one's holdings, aumentare il numero delle proprie partecipazioni azionarieB v. i.1 allargarsi; dilatarsi: Most substances expand if you warm them up, la maggior parte delle sostanze si dilata se le si riscalda; Lake Garda expands there, il lago di Garda s'allarga in quel punto2 espandersi; ampliarsi; crescere: Our trade will expand rapidly, il nostro commercio si espanderà rapidamente3 distendersi; spiegarsi; ( di fiori) schiudersi: His features expanded in a broad smile, il viso gli si distese in un largo sorrisoexpandablea.espansibile; dilatabileexpandern.1 tenditore; estensore2 (mecc.) espansore; allargatubi; mandrino.
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expandable — adj. able to expand or to be expanded. Syn: expandible, expansible, expansile. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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expandable — adjective able to be made larger: an expandable waistband … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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expandable — adjective see expand … New Collegiate Dictionary
expandable — See expand. * * * … Universalium