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1 dilatarse
1 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* * *VPR1) (=extenderse) [pupila] to dilate; [cuerpo, metal] to expandel valle se dilata en aquella parte — the valley spreads out o widens at that point
2) [al hablar] to be long-winded3) LAm (=tardar)dilatarse en hacer algo — to take a long time to do sth, be slow to do sth
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dilatarse ( conjugate dilatarse) verbo pronominal
1 [cuerpo/metal] to expand;
[ corazón] to expand, dilate;
[ pupila] to dilate;
[ embarazada] to dilate
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3 (Méx, Ven) See Also→ demorarse b
■dilatarse verbo reflexivo
1 (un cuerpo) to expand
2 (una pupila) to dilate
3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged
4 (retrasarse, posponerse) to be postponed, be put off
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English:
distend
- expand
- dilate
* * *vpr1. [extenderse] to expand;los cuerpos se dilatan con el calor bodies expand when heated2. [pupila, cuello del útero] to dilate3. [prolongarse] to be prolonged, to go on;la reunión se dilató hasta el amanecer the meeting went on until dawn4. [aplazarse] to be delayed;la reunión se dilató tres días the meeting was put off for three daysespérame, no me dilato wait for me, I won't be long;el avión se dilató tres horas the plane was three hours late* * *vr1) : to expand (of gases, metals, etc.)
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