prorrogar

v.

1 to extend.

2 to prorogue, to adjourn, to defer, to suspend.

Ella renueva el plazo She renews the deadline.

3 to recess, to adjourn.

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prorrogar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (aplazar) to postpone; (alargar) to extend

■ han prorrogado el plazo de matrícula por la fuerte demanda the registration period has been extended due to heavy demand

2 DEPORTE (partido) to postpone

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VT [+ período] to extend; [+ decisión] to defer, postpone; [+ sesión] to prorogue, adjourn; (Mil) to defer; (Jur) to grant a stay of execution to

prorrogamos una semana las vacaciones — we extended our holiday by a week

no les prorrogaron el contrato — their contract was not extended

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verbo transitivo

a) (alargar) to extend

prorrogar el plazo de matrícula — to extend the registration period

b) (aplazar) <fecha> to postpone, put back

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= issue + a moratorium on, proclaim + a moratorium on, call + a moratorium on.

Ex. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.

Ex. These austerity measures call for increased student-to-faculty ratio (by reducing faculty and/or proclaiming a moratorium on future hiring).

Ex. Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work.

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verbo transitivo

a) (alargar) to extend

prorrogar el plazo de matrícula — to extend the registration period

b) (aplazar) <fecha> to postpone, put back

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= issue + a moratorium on, proclaim + a moratorium on, call + a moratorium on.

Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.

Ex: These austerity measures call for increased student-to-faculty ratio (by reducing faculty and/or proclaiming a moratorium on future hiring).

Ex: Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work.

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prorrogar [A3 ]

vt

1 (alargar) to extend

prorrogar el plazo de matrícula to extend the registration period, put back o postpone the deadline for registration

prorrogar una letra de cambio to renew a bill of exchange

2 (aplazar) ‹fecha› to postpone, put back

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prorrogar (conjugate prorrogar) verbo transitivo

a) (alargar) to extend

b) (aplazar) ‹fecha› to postpone, put back

prorrogar verbo transitivo
1 (el tiempo) to extend
2 (una decisión, un pago) to defer, postpone
3 Mil to defer
'prorrogar' also found in these entries:
English:
extend

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prorrogar vt

1. [alargar] to extend;

han prorrogado el plazo dos semanas más the deadline has been extended by a further two weeks

2. [aplazar] to defer, to postpone

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prorrogar

v/t plazo extend

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prorrogar {52} vt

1) : to extend (a deadline)

2) : to postpone

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prorrogar vb to extend