dilatarse

dilatarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to dilate

2 FÍSICA to expand

3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged, drag on

4 (extenderse) to go on, be a long time

■ no quisiera dilatarme demasiado así que concluiré I don't want to go on too long so I'll finish

5 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be put off, be postponed

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VPR

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 o widens at that point

2) [al hablar] to be long-winded

3) LAm (=tardar)

dilatarse en hacer algo — to take a long time to do sth, be slow to do sth

4) CAm, Méx (=retrasarse) to be delayed, be late

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dilatarse (conjugate dilatarse) verbo pronominal
1 [cuerpo/metal] to expand;
[corazón] to expand, dilate;
[pupila] to dilate;
[embarazada] to dilate
2

a) (prolongarse) to be prolonged

b) (diferirse) to be postponed, be put off

3 (Méx, Ven) See Also→ demorarse b
■dilatarse verbo reflexivo
1 (un cuerpo) to expand
2 (una pupila) to dilate
3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged
4 (retrasarse, posponerse) to be postponed, be put off
'dilatarse' also found in these entries:
English:
distend
- expand
- dilate

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vpr

1. [extenderse] to expand;

los cuerpos se dilatan con el calor bodies expand when heated

2. [pupila, cuello del útero] to dilate

3. [prolongarse] to be prolonged, to go on;

la reunión se dilató hasta el amanecer the meeting went on until dawn

4. [aplazarse] to be delayed;

la reunión se dilató tres días the meeting was put off for three days

5. Méx [tardar] to be late;

espérame, no me dilato wait for me, I won't be long;

el avión se dilató tres horas the plane was three hours late

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vr

1) : to expand (of gases, metals, etc.)

2) Mex : to take long, to be long