ensanchar

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ensanchar

transitive verb

1to widen (orificio, calle); to let out (ropa); to expand (ciudad)

ensancharse

pronomial verb

1to widen, to open out (orificio, calle)

ensanchar [en-san-char’]

article & verb transitive

1To widen, to extend, to enlarge.

Ensanchar el corazón -> to cheer up, to raise one’s spirits, to unburden the mind

verb reflexive

2To assume an air of importance, to affect grandeur and dignity.

3To get wider, to spread, to expand.

ensanchar

verbo:transitivo

(agrandar) to enlarge; widen; (aumentar) to expand; (Cos) to let out;

verbo:pronominal

ensancharse

1 (ampliarse) [+carretera, río] to get wider; widen; [+vestido, ropa] to stretch; get stretched out

2 (enorgullecerse) to be pleased with o.s.

cada vez que habla de sus hijos se ensancha de orgullo whenever she talks about her children she fills up with pride

Verb Conjugation for "ensanchar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	ensancho	ensanché	ensanchaba	ensancharé	ensanche
Tú	ensanchas	ensanchaste	ensanchabas	ensancharás	ensanches
Ella/Él/Usted	ensancha	ensanchó	ensanchaba	ensanchará	ensanche
Nosotros	ensanchamos	ensanchamos	ensanchábamos	ensancharemos	ensanchemos
Vosotros	ensancháis	ensanchasteis	ensanchabais	ensancharéis	ensanchéis
Ellos/Ustedes	ensanchan	ensancharon	ensanchaban	ensancharán	ensanchen

Gerund: ensanchando / Participle: ensanchado / Complete ensanchar conjugation >

Paid English to Spanish translation

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clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted