Español > expandir: 6 sentidos > verbo 1, communication| Sentido | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning / meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. |
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| Sinónimos | ampliar, dilatarse, explicar, exponer, extenderse |
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| Específico | detallar, pormenorizar | Provide details for |
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| ejemplificar, ilustrar, ofrecer como ejemplo | clarify by giving an example of |
| especificar, particularizar | Be specific about |
| explicar, exponer | state |
| General | aclarar, clarificar, dilucidar, elucidar, esclarecer, explicar | make clear and (more) comprehensible |
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| Contrario | abreviar, acortar, compendiar, condensar, contraer, encoger, reducir, resumir, simplificar | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
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| Inglés | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate |
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| Catalán | ampliar, expandir |
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| Adjetivo | expositivo | Serving to expound or set forth |
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| Nombres | ampliación | A discussion that provides additional information |
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| amplificación | Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail |
| explayamiento | A discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail |
| exponente | someone who expounds / expounds and interprets or explains |
| exposición, planteamiento | A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic |
Español > expandir: 6 sentidos > verbo 4, motion| Sentido | Extend in one or more directions. |
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| Sinónimos | ampliar, extenderse |
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| Específico | extender | spread abroad or out |
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| General | aumentar, crecer, cultivar | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
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| También | desplegar, dispensar, distribuir, extender | Distribute or disperse widely |
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| Contrario | achicarse, contraerse, contraer, encogerse, encoger, mermar | Become smaller or draw together |
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| Inglés | expand, spread out |
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| Catalán | allargar, ampliar, desplegar, dilatar, eixamplar-se, escampar-se, estendre, estirar, expandir-se, expandir, perllongar, prolongar-se |
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| Adjetivo | ampliable, expansible, expansivo | able to expand or be expanded |
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| expansible | (of gases) capable of expansion |
| expansivo | able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion |
