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1 extend
ik'stend1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) ampliar2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) extender3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) tender4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) ofrecer, dar•- extensive
extend vb1. extender / ampliar2. prolongar / prorrogar3. extendersetr[ɪk'stend]1 (enlarge) ampliar; (lengthen - line, road) prolongar, alargar2 (over time) prolongar, alargar; (deadline) prorrogar■ can't you extend your visit? ¿no puedes prolongar tu visita?3 (stretch out - arm, hand) alargar, tender; (- leg) estirar; (- wing) desplegar, extender; (- rope, ladder, etc) extender4 (offer, give) dar, ofrecer, rendir5 (enlarge - scope, range, influence) ampliar, extender■ the military have extended controls to the city centre los militares han extendido los controles al centro de la ciudad6 (stretch mentally) exigir el máximo esfuerzo, apretar■ the course doesn't extend the students enough el curso no exige suficiente esfuerzo a los estudiantes1 (in space) continuar, extenderse, llegar hasta2 (in time) prolongarse, alargarse, durar■ my working day often extends well into the night mi jornada laboral se alarga muchas veces hasta bien entrada la noche3 (become extended - ladder etc) extenderse4 (include, affect) incluir, abarcar, extenderse a■ the consequences of the recession extend beyond pure economics las consecuencias de la crisis se extienden más allá de la pura economía\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto extend a warm welcome to somebody darle una calurosa bienvenida a alguiento extend an invitation to somebody invitar a alguiento extend oneself trabajar al máximo, esforzarseextend [ɪk'stɛnd, ɛk-] vt1) stretch: extender, tender2) prolong: prolongar, prorrogar3) enlarge: agrandar, ampliar, aumentar4) proffer: extender, dar, ofrecerextend vi: extendersev.• alargar v.• ampliar v.• diferir v.• ensanchar v.• estirar v.• explayar v.• extender v.• extenderse v.• prolongar v.• prorrogar v.• tender v.• tirar v.ɪk'stend
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1)a) ( stretch out) \<\<limbs/wings/telescope\>\> extender*; \<\<rope/wire\>\> tender*b) ( lengthen) \<\<road/line/visit\>\> prolongar*; \<\<lease/contract\>\> prorrogar*; \<\<deadline\>\> prorrogar*, extender*c) ( enlarge) \<\<house/room\>\> ampliar*; \<\<range/scope/influence\>\> extender*, ampliar*to extend something TO something — extender* algo a algo
2) ( offer) (frml)to extend an invitation to somebody — invitar a alguien; ( of written invitations) cursarle invitación a alguien (frml)
to extend a warm welcome to somebody — darle* una calurosa bienvenida a alguien
3) ( stretch mentally)
2.
via) ( stretch) \<\<fence/property/jurisdiction/influence\>\> extenderse*b) ( in time) \<\<talks/negotiations\>\> prolongarse*c) ( become extended) \<\<ladder/rod/antenna\>\> extenderse*d) extending pres p <table/leg/ladder> extensible[ɪks'tend]1. VT2) (=offer) [+ one's friendship, help, hospitality] ofrecer; [+ one's thanks, congratulations, condolences, welcome] dar; [+ invitation] enviar; [+ credit] extender, otorgar3) (=prolong) [+ road, line, visit] prolongar4) (=enlarge) [+ building] ampliar; [+ knowledge, research] ampliar, profundizar en; [+ powers, business] ampliar, aumentar; [+ frontiers] extender; [+ vocabulary] enriquecer, aumentar5) (=push to the limit) [+ athlete] pedir el máximo esfuerzo athat child is not sufficiently extended — a ese niño no se le exige el rendimiento que es capaz de dar
to extend o.s. — trabajar al máximum, esforzarse
2. VI1) [land, wall]to extend to or as far as — extenderse a or hasta, llegar hasta
the farm extends over 40,000 hectares — la finca abarca unas 40.000 hectáreas
2) (fig)to extend to — abarcar, incluir
does that extend to me? — ¿eso me incluye a mí?
3) [meeting]to extend to or into — prolongarse hasta
to extend for — prolongarse por espacio de, prolongarse durante
* * *[ɪk'stend]
1.
1)a) ( stretch out) \<\<limbs/wings/telescope\>\> extender*; \<\<rope/wire\>\> tender*b) ( lengthen) \<\<road/line/visit\>\> prolongar*; \<\<lease/contract\>\> prorrogar*; \<\<deadline\>\> prorrogar*, extender*c) ( enlarge) \<\<house/room\>\> ampliar*; \<\<range/scope/influence\>\> extender*, ampliar*to extend something TO something — extender* algo a algo
2) ( offer) (frml)to extend an invitation to somebody — invitar a alguien; ( of written invitations) cursarle invitación a alguien (frml)
to extend a warm welcome to somebody — darle* una calurosa bienvenida a alguien
3) ( stretch mentally)
2.
via) ( stretch) \<\<fence/property/jurisdiction/influence\>\> extenderse*b) ( in time) \<\<talks/negotiations\>\> prolongarse*c) ( become extended) \<\<ladder/rod/antenna\>\> extenderse*d) extending pres p <table/leg/ladder> extensible -
2 invitation
1) (a (written) request to come or go somewhere: Have you received an invitation to their party?; We had to refuse the invitation to the wedding.) invitación2) (the act of inviting: He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman.) invitacióninvitation n invitacióntr[ɪnvɪ'teɪʃən]1 invitación nombre femenino■ leaving the door unlocked is an open invitation to thieves dejar la puerta sin cerrar es tentar a los ladrones\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby invitation only entrada por invitacióninvitation [.ɪnvə'teɪʃən] n: invitación fn.• convite s.m.• envite s.m.• invitación s.f.• membrete s.m.'ɪnvə'teɪʃən, ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃəna) c u ( act of inviting) invitación fto accept/decline an invitation — aceptar/no aceptar una invitación
at the invitation of — invitado por, por invitación de
b) c (letter, card) invitación f[ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃǝn]1.N invitación fan invitation to dinner, a dinner invitation — una invitación para cenar
2.CPDinvitation card N — tarjeta f de invitación
* * *['ɪnvə'teɪʃən, ˌɪnvɪ'teɪʃən]a) c u ( act of inviting) invitación fto accept/decline an invitation — aceptar/no aceptar una invitación
at the invitation of — invitado por, por invitación de
b) c (letter, card) invitación f
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