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1 Translation result for expand in Spanish

verb

expand verb

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expanded, has expanded, is expanding, expands
ampliarse, extenderse; expandir, dilatar, aumentar, ampliar; expandirse, dilatarse (dícese de los metales, gases, etc.); extender

Example sentences of
expand verb

  • •The liquid expands and contracts with changes in temperature.
  • •His business has expanded to serve the entire state.
  • •The coffee shop may expand into a full restaurant.
  • •He has expanded his business to serve the entire state.
  • •There are plans to expand the airport.
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  • •The police have decided to expand their investigation.
  • •She plans to expand the lecture series into a book.
  • •Expand the abbreviation “deg.” to “degree.”
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Synonyms of
expand verb

amplify, swell, distend, inflate, dilate, mushroom, enlarge, widen, spread, extend

Detailed synonyms for expand verb

Expand, amplify, swell, distend, inflate, dilate, mushroom, enlarge, widen, spread significan aumentar en tamaño o volumen.
  • Expand puede aplicarse tanto cuando el aumento viene de adentro como cuando viene de afuera, y sin tomar en cuenta el modo de aumentar, sea éste por crecimiento, desdoblamiento, o la adición de partes <our business has expanded with every passing year>. ant contract, abridge
  • Amplify indica la extensión o el agrandamiento de algo que es inadecuado <was asked to amplify her statement with some details>.
    antonyms: abridge, condense
  • Swell indica la expansión gradual de una cosa más allá de sus límites originales o normales <the bureaucracy had swelled over the previous three years>.
    antonyms: shrink
  • Distend indica una expansión hacia afuera causada por una presión interior <children with distended stomachs>.
    antonyms: constrict
  • Inflate indica una hinchazón causada por el efecto de la introducción de un gas o de algo insustancial, o por una acción similar, y connota una inestabilidad y una extrema mutabilidad como resultado <an inflated ego>.
    antonyms: deflate
  • Dilate se aplica especialmente a la expansión en diámetro y connota el ensanchamiento de algo circular <dim light causes the pupils of the eyes to dilate>.
    antonyms: constrict
  • Mushroom connota aumentar o desarrollar rápidamente <the population has mushroomed over the past ten years>.
  • Enlarge puede indicar una expansión física <enlarge the kitchen> o darle un alcance mayor a algo <education enlarges one's view of the world>.
  • Widen connota aumentar el ancho, el alcance o la extensión de algo <the mayor wants to widen the road>.
  • Spread sugiere aumentar en tamaño <the fire had soon spread to the second floor> o en ocurrencia <the rumors spread quickly>.
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Reverse translation for expand

ampliarse
extenderse  - to spread, to last 
expandir  - to expand 
dilatar  - to dilate, to widen, to expand, to put off, to postpone 
aumentar  - to rise, to increase, to grow, to increase, to raise 
ampliar  - to expand, to extend, to widen, to enlarge (photographs), to elaborate on, to develop (ideas) 
expandirse  - to spread 
dilatarse  (dícese de los metales, gases, etc.) - to expand (of gases, metals, etc.), to take long, to be long 
extender  - to spread out, to stretch out, to broaden, to expand, to draw up (a document), to write out (a check) 
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