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extend [ɪk'stend](a) (stretch out → arm, leg) étendre, allonger; (→ wings) ouvrir, déployer; (→ aerial) déplier, déployer;∎ to extend one's hand to sb tendre la main à qn(b) (in length, duration → guarantee, visa, news programme) prolonger; (→ road, runway) prolonger, allonger;∎ they extended his visa by six months on a prolongé son visa de six mois;∎ the deadline has been extended until 25 May la date limite a été repoussée au 25 mai(c) (make larger, widen → frontiers, law, enquiry, search) étendre; (→ building) agrandir; (→ vocabulary) enrichir, élargir;∎ the company decided to extend its activities into the export market la société a décidé d'étendre ses activités au marché de l'exportation(d) (offer → friendship, hospitality) offrir; (→ thanks, condolences, congratulations) présenter; (→ credit) accorder;∎ to extend an invitation to sb faire une invitation à qn;∎ to extend a welcome to sb souhaiter la bienvenue à qn;∎ to extend one's sympathy to sb présenter ses condoléances à qn(e) (stretch → horse, person) pousser au bout de ses capacités ou à son maximum;∎ to extend oneself in a race se donner à fond dans une course(a) (protrude → wall, cliff) avancer, former une avancée∎ the queue extended all the way down the street il y avait la queue jusqu'au bout de la rue;∎ the parliamentary recess extends into October les vacances parlementaires se prolongent jusqu'en octobre;∎ the laughter extended to the others in the room le rire a gagné le reste de la salle;∎ the legislation does not extend to single mothers la législation ne concerne pas les mères célibataires
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