Spanish English Dictionary

extensión in English:

1. largeness

In any case, there is a natural largeness about what he does that makes us go along with it.

English word "extensión"(largeness) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "Winner Take All" (Larry Evans)
Fichas del libro - "Tacitus on Germany" (Tacitus)
Fichas del libro - "Sir Isaac Brock" (Hugh S. Eayrs)
Fichas del libro - "Mother Stories" (Maud Lindsay)
Fichas del libro - "As Others Saw Him" (Joseph Jac...

2. extending

In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.

His company is extending its business.

English word "extensión"(extending) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "The Slant Book" (Peter Newell)
Fichas del libro - "Time Enough at Last" (Lyn Vena...
Fichas del libro - "Texas Honey Plants" (C. E. San...
Fichas del libro - "Youngling A Terran Empire stor...
Fichas del libro - "New Year's Wake A Terran Empir...

3. extension

Extension 45, please.

Please dial extension no. 202.

That extension cord looks dangerous to me. You see where it's frayed there?

This is the operator. Which extension would you like?

Grace goes to phone extension upstairs.

When my home had an extension built I only had this room fitted with soundproofing and an internal lock.

The extension of the summer vacation delighted the children.

Japan's problem has been that she has continued to view international relations as an extension of her hierarchical interpersonal relations at home.

Be sure to check if file's extension is right, or the program won't run it.

We have decided to add an extension to our house, as we haven’t got much space.

We want to build an extension. (Chcemy wybudować dobudówkę

In 2008 work began on a large extension to the school.

a glass extension to the kitchen creates easy access to the garden and more light and space in the kitchen

to succeed in avoiding or solving a problem: We can get round the problem of space by building an extension.

Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.

English word "extensión"(extension) occurs in sets:

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4. expanse

an expanse of blue sky or a vast expanse of blue ocean

The Pacific Ocean is a huge expanse of water covering more than 30% of the Earth’s surface.

English word "extensión"(expanse) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "Gossip" (Mona Gould)
Fichas del libro - "Chain Reaction" (Boyd Ellanby)
Fichas del libro - "Pictures in Colour of the Isle...
Fichas del libro - "Eve's Diary, Part 3" (Mark Twa...
Fichas del libro - "Eve's Diary, Complete" (Mark T...

5. sprawl

We sprawled in front of the fire and watched TV.

The suburbs sprawl across two hilltops.

I knocked into her in the corridor and sent her sprawling

When I came in he was sitting sprawled in his armchair and didn't even bother to look up.

Mark sprawled on the couch.

If the city continues to sprawl across the land, we'll be in for a terrible future.

You're fighting suburban sprawl and this fellow, Brad Stand, and you have had a falling out.

You have to drive slower in the sprawl.

Every Sunday morning they spend hours together sprawled across my couch watching soccer.

They sprawled on the floor nad played the board game

urban sprawl

We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing.

English word "extensión"(sprawl) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "The Nostalgia Gene" (Roy Hutch...
Fichas del libro - "Among the Pond People" (Clara ...
Fichas del libro - "The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. ...
Fichas del libro - "Punch, or the London Charivari...
Fichas del libro - "Making Up with Mr. Dog Hollow ...

6. stretching

That's stretching the point.

A fashion designer who launches his or her own perfume is an example of brand stretching.

The path stretching from that house to the bamboo thicket was laid with stone paving.

English word "extensión"(stretching) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "The Little Gingerbread Man" (G...
Fichas del libro - "Bird Stories and Dog Stories" ...
Fichas del libro - "Was the Beginning Day of the M...
Fichas del libro - "The Skeleton On Round Island F...

other words beginning with "E"

expresar in English
exquisito in English
extender in English
extranjero in English
extraño in English
extrovertido in English