dilatar

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dilatar
transitive verb
1to expand (sólido, gas); to dilate (pupila, cuello del útero)
  • el calor dilata los cuerpos -> heat causes bodies to expand
2to prolong (prolongar)
3to delay (demorar)
dilatarse
pronomial verb
1to expand (extenderse); to dilate (pupila, cuello de útero)
  • los cuerpos se dilatan con el calor -> bodies expand when heated
2to be prolonged, to go on (prolongarse)
  • la reunión se dilató hasta el amanecer -> the meeting went on until dawn
3to be delayed (demorarse)

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dilatar [de-lah-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To dilate, to expand, to enlarge, to lengthen, to spread out.
2To defer, to retard to delay, to put off, to protract.
3To comfort, to cheer up. (Metaphorical)
verb reflexive
4To expatiate or enlarge on any subject.
  • El valle se dilata en aquella parte -> the valley widens at that point

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dilatar
verbo:transitivo
1 (extender) [+pupila] to dilate; [+metales] to expand
2 [+fama] to spread
3 (prolongar) to protract; prolong
4 (retrasar) to delay
verbo:pronominal
dilatarse
1 (extenderse) [+pupila] to dilate; [+cuerpo, metal] to expand
la llanura se dilata hasta el horizonte the plain stretches right to the horizon; el valle se dilata en aquella parte the valley spreads out widens at that point;o
2 (al hablar) to be long-winded
3 (Latinoamérica) (tardar)
to take a long time
dilatarse en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth; be slow to do sth
4 (Centroamérica) (México) (retrasarse) to be delayed; be late

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Verb Conjugation for "dilatar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo dilato dilaté dilataba dilataré dilate
Tú dilatas dilataste dilatabas dilatarás dilates
Ella/Él/Usted dilata dilató dilataba dilatará dilate
Nosotros dilatamos dilatamos dilatábamos dilataremos dilatemos
Vosotros dilatáis dilatasteis dilatabais dilataréis dilatéis
Ellos/Ustedes dilatan dilataron dilataban dilatarán dilaten
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