extender
transitive verb
1 (desplegar) [+manta, mantel] to spread out; [+alas] to spread; stretch out; [+brazo, pierna, tentáculo] to stretch out
extendió el mapa encima de la mesa he opened out o spread out the map on the table
la corriente del Golfo extiende su acción beneficiosa hasta el norte de Europa the beneficial effects of the Gulf Stream reach as far as northern Europe; extender la mano a algn to hold out one's hand to sb; extend one's hand to sb (formal)
2 (esparcir) [+sellos, arena] to lay out; spread out
extendimos el tabaco al sol we laid o spread the tobacco out in the sun
3 (untar) [+crema, mantequilla] to spread
la pomada se extiende con cuidado sobre la quemadura spread the cream carefully on the burn
5 (rellenar) [+cheque, receta] to make out; write out; [+certificado] to issue
extendí un cheque a su nombre I made out o wrote out a cheque to him
pronominal verb
extenderse1 (propagarse) [+tumor, rumor, revolución] to spread;a to
el fuego se extendió por toda la casa the fire spread throughout the house
2 (ocupar un espacio) [+terreno, cultivo] to stretch; extend; [+especie, raza] to extend
la mancha de petróleo se extendía hasta la orilla the oil-slick stretched o extended as far as the shore
la ciudad se extendía a nuestros pies the city (lay) stretched away beneath us
ante nosotros se extendía todo un mundo de posibilidades a whole world of possibilities lay before us