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1 prolungare
nel spazio extendnel tempo prolong, extend* * *prolungare v.tr.1 to prolong, to extend; ( allungare) to lengthen; ( protrarre) to protract: prolungare una linea ferroviaria, un muro, uno steccato, to extend a railway line, a wall, a fence; prolungare un soggiorno di due settimane, to protract a stay for two weeks; prolungare una vacanza, to extend (o to prolong) a holiday; prolungare una visita, to prolong (o to extend) a visit; prolungare l'orario di apertura di un negozio, to extend the opening hours of a shop; prolungare la validità di una polizza, to extend the currency of a policy; prolungare una seduta, to protract a meeting2 ( differire) to postpone, to delay, to defer: prolungare la scadenza di un contratto, to postpone (o to defer) the expiry of a contract.◘ prolungarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( continuare) to continue, to extend: il sentiero si prolunga fino al mare, the path continues to the sea; la riunione si è prolungata per tre ore, the meeting went on (o continued) for three hours2 ( dilungarsi) to dwell* (on sthg.): non prolungarti in chiacchiere, do not waste your time chatting; prolungare su un argomento, to dwell on a subject.* * *[prolun'ɡare]1. vt(discorso, attesa) to prolong, (linea, termine) to extend, (strada, muro) to extend, continue, (vacanza) to prolong, extend2. vip (prolungarsi)(film, discussione) to go on, (effetto) to lastla vacanza si è prolungata di alcuni giorni — we (o they ecc) extended our (o their ecc) holiday Brit o vacation Am by a few days
* * *[prolun'gare] 1.verbo transitivo to prolong, to extend, to lengthen [vacanza, viaggio, dibattito, percorso, attesa]; to draw* out, to run* on [riunione, discorso, pranzo]; to extend [strada, orario]; to hold* over [ mostra]; mat. to produce [ retta]2.verbo pronominale prolungarsiil viale si prolunga fino alla villa — the avenue continues to o goes as far as the villa
2) (nel tempo) [spettacolo, discussione] to go* on, to continue; [ visita] to lengthen* * *prolungare/prolun'gare/ [1]to prolong, to extend, to lengthen [vacanza, viaggio, dibattito, percorso, attesa]; to draw* out, to run* on [riunione, discorso, pranzo]; to extend [strada, orario]; to hold* over [ mostra]; mat. to produce [ retta]; prolungare il proprio soggiorno to stay longer than plannedII prolungarsi verbo pronominale1 (nello spazio) il viale si prolunga fino alla villa the avenue continues to o goes as far as the villa2 (nel tempo) [spettacolo, discussione] to go* on, to continue; [ visita] to lengthen. -
2 protrarre
protrarre v.tr.1 to prolong, to extend, to draw* out: protrarre una discussione, una visita, to prolong a discussion, a visit2 ( differire) to put off, to postpone, to defer: ha protratto la partenza, he has put off his departure.◘ protrarsi v.intr.pron. to continue, to go* on, to last: la situazione di tensione si protrae da tempo, the tense situation has lasted for quite some time.* * *1. [pro'trarre]vb irreg vt(prolungare) to prolong2. vip (protrarsi)to go on, continue* * *[pro'trarre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (prolungare) to protract, to drag out, to prolong [riunione, discussione]; to extend [ spettacolo]2) (rimandare) to prolong [ termine]2.* * *protrarre/pro'trarre/ [95]1 (prolungare) to protract, to drag out, to prolong [riunione, discussione]; to extend [ spettacolo]2 (rimandare) to prolong [ termine]II protrarsi verbo pronominale[riunione, discussione] to drag on; - rsi per to stretch over; - rsi fino a to extend into. -
3 prorogare
( rinviare) postpone( prolungare) extend* * *prorogare v.tr.1 ( rinviare) to postpone, to put* off, to delay, to defer: prorogare una partenza, to postpone (o delay) a departure; l'assemblea è prorogata fino al prossimo mese, the meeting is postponed (o adjourned) until next month; il processo è stato prorogato alla settimana prossima, the trial has been postponed until next week2 ( differire la scadenza di) to extend, to prolong: prorogare il pagamento di una cambiale, to prolong a bill; prorogare i termini di un contratto, to extend the terms of a contract; prorogare il termine di consegna, to extend the delivery date; prorogare un pagamento, to extend (o to delay) a payment; prorogare una licenza, to extend leave.* * *[proro'gare]* * *prorogare/proro'gare/ [1] -
4 prolungare
[prolun'ɡare]1. vt(discorso, attesa) to prolong, (linea, termine) to extend, (strada, muro) to extend, continue, (vacanza) to prolong, extend2. vip (prolungarsi)(film, discussione) to go on, (effetto) to lastla vacanza si è prolungata di alcuni giorni — we (o they ecc) extended our (o their ecc) holiday Brit o vacation Am by a few days
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5 estendere
"to extend;Recken;Erstrecken;estender"* * *extend* * *estendere v.tr.1 to extend; to expand; to enlarge, to widen; ( prolungare) to prolong; ( accrescere) to increase: estendere il proprio potere, to increase (o to extend) one's power: estendere le proprie conoscenze, to broaden one's knowledge; la ditta ha esteso la sua attività in Francia, the company has expanded its operations in France; (banca) estendere un credito, to extend credit // ( assicurazioni) estendere la validità di una polizza di assicurazione, to extend the currency of a policy // estendere un arto, to stretch a limb2 ( applicare ad altri) to extend; (dir.) ( un diritto, l'applicazione di una norma) to bestow, to grant: estendere gli inviti anche a..., to extend the invitations even to...; estendere un'agevolazione a..., to extend a concession to....◘ estendersi v.intr.pron. to extend, to stretch, to spread*: estendere fino a, to reach (o to extend as far as); il malcontento si va estendendo, discontent is spreading; il contagio si estende, the contagion is spreading; la città si è estesa lungo la costa, the town has spread out along the coast.* * *1. [es'tɛndere]vb irreg vt(gen) to extend2. vip (estendersi)1) (diffondersi: epidemia, rivolta) to spread, (allargarsi: città) to spread, expand, (attività commerciale) to increase, expand2) (foresta) to stretch, extend* * *[es'tɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) to expand [possedimenti, impero]; to widen, to extend [ strada]2) fig. to extend, to expand [conoscenze, sapere]; to widen [ dibattito]; to extend, to expand, to widen [influenza, potere]3) (a più persone) to grant, to bestow2.estendere un invito a qcn. — to extend an invitation to sb
verbo pronominale estendersi1) [paesaggio, città] to spread* (out) (su over); [spiaggia, foresta] to extend ( fino a as far as, up to; oltre beyond; da from)2)estendere a — [malattia, sciopero, pioggia] to spread to [ regione]
* * *estendere/es'tεndere/ [10]1 to expand [possedimenti, impero]; to widen, to extend [ strada]2 fig. to extend, to expand [conoscenze, sapere]; to widen [ dibattito]; to extend, to expand, to widen [influenza, potere]3 (a più persone) to grant, to bestow; estendere un invito a qcn. to extend an invitation to sb.II estendersi verbo pronominale1 [paesaggio, città] to spread* (out) (su over); [spiaggia, foresta] to extend ( fino a as far as, up to; oltre beyond; da from); - rsi per miglia to stretch for miles; - rsi da est a ovest to run (from) east to west2 estendere a [malattia, sciopero, pioggia] to spread to [ regione]. -
6 slungare
◘ slungarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( allungarsi) to lengthen, to get* longer2 ( dilungarsi) to dwell* (on sthg.), to speak* at length. -
7 protrarre
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