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verb1) (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 / ampliarwe want to extend the house queremos ampliar la casa2. prolongar / prorrogarwe extended our holiday by three days prolongamos nuestras vacaciones tres días3. extendersethe park extends down to the lake el parque se extiende hasta el lagoextendtr[ɪk'stend]transitive verb1 (enlarge) ampliar; (lengthen - line, road) prolongar, alargar■ we'd like to extend our house nos gustaría ampliar la casa■ they've extended the railway han prolongado el ferrocarril2 (over time) prolongar, alargar; (deadline) prorrogar■ they agreed to extend his visa han consentido en prorrogar su visado■ you can extend a car's life if you look after it se puede alargar la vida de un coche si se cuida■ 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) extender■ he extended his hand to the President tendió su mano al Presidente■ extend the ladder as far as it will go extiende la escalera al máximo4 (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 ciudad■ pub opening hours have been extended han ampliado el horario de los bares6 (stretch mentally) exigir el máximo esfuerzo, apretar■ the course doesn't extend the students enough el curso no exige suficiente esfuerzo a los estudiantes■ she has never been extended nunca le han apretadointransitive verb1 (in space) continuar, extenderse, llegar hasta■ the road extends far beyond the village la carretera continúa más allá del pueblo■ his land extends as far as the river su tierra se extiende hasta el río2 (in time) prolongarse, alargarse, durar■ the winter extended into March el invierno se alargó hasta marzo■ 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, esforzarse■ all athletes should extend themselves more todos los atletas deberían esforzarse másextend [ɪk'stɛnd, ɛk-] vt1) stretch: extender, tender2) prolong: prolongar, prorrogar3) enlarge: agrandar, ampliar, aumentar4) proffer: extender, dar, ofrecerextend vi: extenderseextendv.• 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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transitive verb1)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)this job does not extend me — este trabajo no me exige lo que podría rendir
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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. VT1) (=stretch out) [+ hand, arm] extender; (to sb) tender, alargar2) (=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
the staff is fully extended — el personal trabaja a pleno rendimiento
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]
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transitive verb1)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)this job does not extend me — este trabajo no me exige lo que podría rendir
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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
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
