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1 dilatar
v.1 to expand.el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expandEl calor dilata el metal Heat expands metal.2 to prolong.3 to delay.La lluvia dilató el bus The rain delayed the bus.El guardameta dilató The goalie procrastinated.* * *1 to dilate2 FÍSICA to expand3 (prolongar) to prolong, extend4 (retrasar) to put off, delay, postpone1 to dilate2 FÍSICA to expand3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged, drag on4 (extenderse) to go on, be a long time5 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be put off, be postponed* * *verbto dilate, expand* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [+ pupila] to dilate; [+ metales] to expand2) [+ fama] to spread3) (=prolongar) to protract, prolong4) (=retrasar) to delay2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Fís, Fisiol) <metal/sólido> to cause... to expand; < pupilas> to dilate2) ( prolongar) to prolong3) ( diferir) to postpone, put off2.no puedo dilatar más mi regreso — I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer
dilatarse v pron1) (Fís, Fisiol, Med) cuerpo/metal to expand; corazón to expand, dilate; pupila to dilate; embarazada to dilate2) ( prolongarse) to be prolonged3) ( diferirse) to be postponed, be put off4) (Méx, Ven) ( demorarse)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Fís, Fisiol) <metal/sólido> to cause... to expand; < pupilas> to dilate2) ( prolongar) to prolong3) ( diferir) to postpone, put off2.no puedo dilatar más mi regreso — I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer
dilatarse v pron1) (Fís, Fisiol, Med) cuerpo/metal to expand; corazón to expand, dilate; pupila to dilate; embarazada to dilate2) ( prolongarse) to be prolonged3) ( diferirse) to be postponed, be put off4) (Méx, Ven) ( demorarse)* * *dilatar [A1 ]vtel calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes objects to expandgotas para dilatar las pupilas drops to dilate the pupilsB (prolongar) to prolongC (diferir) to postpone, put offno puedo dilatar más mi regreso I cannot put off o postpone my return any longerlos cuerpos se dilatan con el calor bodies expand with heatel corazón se dilata y se contrae the heart expands o dilates and contractslas pupilas se dilatan en la oscuridad pupils dilate in the darkB (prolongarse) to be prolongedC (diferirse) to be postponed, be put offD(Méx, Ven) (demorarse): espéreme, que no me dilato wait for me, I won't be long¿por qué se dilató tanto? what took you so long?, why were you so long?* * *
dilatar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuerpo) to expand
2 (la pupila) to dilate
3 (hacer durar) to prolong
4 (retrasar, posponer) to postpone, put off
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English:
dilate
- distend
- stall
- enlarge
* * *♦ vt1. [sólido, gas] to expand;el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expand2. [pupila, cuello del útero] to dilate3. [prolongar] to prolong4. [demorar] to delay♦ vi1. [antes del parto] to dilatela encomienda dilató dos semanas en llegar the parcel took two weeks to arriveese curso dilata un mes the course lasts one month* * *I v/t1 pupilas dilate2 ( prolongar) prolong3 ( aplazar) postponeno me dilato I won’t be long* * *dilatar vt1) : to dilate, to widen, to expand2) diferir, posponer: to put off, to postpone
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