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1 ♦ (to) extend
♦ (to) extend /ɪkˈstɛnd/A v. t.1 estendere; allargare; ampliare: Russia extended its power into Asia, la Russia estese il suo dominio sull'Asia; Emperor Trajan extended the boundaries of the Roman Empire, l'imperatore Traiano allargò i confini dell'impero romano; to extend a school building, ampliare un edificio scolastico; to extend one's activities, estendere (o ampliare) le proprie attività; to extend one's vocabulary, ampliare il proprio lessico; to extend choice, allargare la scelta2 allungare; prolungare: to extend a road [a railway], prolungare una strada [una ferrovia]; to extend an antenna, allungare un'antenna3 prolungare; protrarre; allungare: to extend one's stay, protrarre la propria permanenza; to extend one's holidays, allungare le vacanze; to extend a guarantee [a ceasefire], prolungare una garanzia [un cessate il fuoco]4 (rif. al corpo) tendere; stendere; distendere; allungare: to flex and extend one's arms, flettere e tendere le braccia; to extend one's legs, stendere (o allungare) le gambe5 (comm., fin.) dilazionare, differire, prorogare: (fin.) to extend the maturity of a bill, differire la scadenza di una cambiale; to extend a deadline, prorogare (o spostare in avanti) una data di consegna6 (form.) offrire; porgere; rivolgere: to extend a warm welcome to sb., porgere un cordiale benvenuto a q.; to extend an invitation to sb., rivolgere un invito a q.; to extend one's sympathy to sb., porgere le proprie condoglianze a q.10 (rag.) riportare a nuovoB v. i.1 estendersi; stendersi; spingersi: My farm extends as far as the foothills, la mia fattoria si estende fino alle colline; to extend on all sides, stendersi da ogni lato; to extend beyond st., arrivare oltre a qc.; spingersi oltre qc.; andare oltre qc.; to extend over st., coprire3 protrarsi; prolungarsi; durare; continuare: The debate extended into the night, la discussione si protrasse fino a tarda notte; to extend into June, continuare fino a giugno inoltrato4 (fig.) spingersi; estendersi; arrivare a includere; valere; riguardare: His love of animals does not extend to insects, il suo amore per gli animali non si spinge fino agli insetti; to extend to doing st., arrivare a (o spingersi al punto di) fare qc.5 (mil.) prolungare la ferma; raffermarsi● to extend oneself, distendersi ( con il corpo); allungarsi; ( anche) impegnarsi al massimo: ( sport) The goalie extended himself fully to save, il portiere si distese per parare; At the Olympics, many athletes extend themselves to the limits of their abilities, alle Olimpiadi, molti atleti si impegnano al limite delle loro capacità. -
2 ♦ (to) extend
♦ (to) extend /ɪkˈstɛnd/A v. t.1 estendere; allargare; ampliare: Russia extended its power into Asia, la Russia estese il suo dominio sull'Asia; Emperor Trajan extended the boundaries of the Roman Empire, l'imperatore Traiano allargò i confini dell'impero romano; to extend a school building, ampliare un edificio scolastico; to extend one's activities, estendere (o ampliare) le proprie attività; to extend one's vocabulary, ampliare il proprio lessico; to extend choice, allargare la scelta2 allungare; prolungare: to extend a road [a railway], prolungare una strada [una ferrovia]; to extend an antenna, allungare un'antenna3 prolungare; protrarre; allungare: to extend one's stay, protrarre la propria permanenza; to extend one's holidays, allungare le vacanze; to extend a guarantee [a ceasefire], prolungare una garanzia [un cessate il fuoco]4 (rif. al corpo) tendere; stendere; distendere; allungare: to flex and extend one's arms, flettere e tendere le braccia; to extend one's legs, stendere (o allungare) le gambe5 (comm., fin.) dilazionare, differire, prorogare: (fin.) to extend the maturity of a bill, differire la scadenza di una cambiale; to extend a deadline, prorogare (o spostare in avanti) una data di consegna6 (form.) offrire; porgere; rivolgere: to extend a warm welcome to sb., porgere un cordiale benvenuto a q.; to extend an invitation to sb., rivolgere un invito a q.; to extend one's sympathy to sb., porgere le proprie condoglianze a q.10 (rag.) riportare a nuovoB v. i.1 estendersi; stendersi; spingersi: My farm extends as far as the foothills, la mia fattoria si estende fino alle colline; to extend on all sides, stendersi da ogni lato; to extend beyond st., arrivare oltre a qc.; spingersi oltre qc.; andare oltre qc.; to extend over st., coprire3 protrarsi; prolungarsi; durare; continuare: The debate extended into the night, la discussione si protrasse fino a tarda notte; to extend into June, continuare fino a giugno inoltrato4 (fig.) spingersi; estendersi; arrivare a includere; valere; riguardare: His love of animals does not extend to insects, il suo amore per gli animali non si spinge fino agli insetti; to extend to doing st., arrivare a (o spingersi al punto di) fare qc.5 (mil.) prolungare la ferma; raffermarsi● to extend oneself, distendersi ( con il corpo); allungarsi; ( anche) impegnarsi al massimo: ( sport) The goalie extended himself fully to save, il portiere si distese per parare; At the Olympics, many athletes extend themselves to the limits of their abilities, alle Olimpiadi, molti atleti si impegnano al limite delle loro capacità.
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