dilatar

v.

1 to expand.

el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expand

El calor dilata el metal Heat expands metal.

2 to prolong.

3 to delay.

La lluvia dilató el bus The rain delayed the bus.

El guardameta dilató The goalie procrastinated.

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dilatar

► verbo transitivo

1 to dilate

2 FÍSICA to expand

■ el calor dilata el hierro heat expands iron

3 (prolongar) to prolong, extend

■ dilataron la reunión más de lo esperado they made the meeting go on longer than expected

4 (retrasar) to put off, delay, postpone

► verbo pronominal dilatarse

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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verb

to dilate, expand

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1. VT

1) (=extender) [+ pupila] to dilate; [+ metales] to expand

2) [+ fama] to spread

3) (=prolongar) to protract, prolong

4) (=retrasar) to delay

2.

See:

dilatarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Fís, Fisiol) <metal/sólido> to cause ... to expand; <pupilas> to dilate

2) (prolongar) to prolong

3) (diferir) to postpone, put off

no puedo dilatar más mi regreso — I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer

2.

dilatarse v pron

1) (Fís, Fisiol, Med) cuerpo/metal to expand; corazón to expand, dilate; pupila to dilate; embarazada to dilate

2) (prolongarse) to be prolonged

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

4) (Méx, Ven) (demorarse)

no me dilato — I won't be long

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Fís, Fisiol) <metal/sólido> to cause ... to expand; <pupilas> to dilate

2) (prolongar) to prolong

3) (diferir) to postpone, put off

no puedo dilatar más mi regreso — I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer

2.

dilatarse v pron

1) (Fís, Fisiol, Med) cuerpo/metal to expand; corazón to expand, dilate; pupila to dilate; embarazada to dilate

2) (prolongarse) to be prolonged

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

4) (Méx, Ven) (demorarse)

no me dilato — I won't be long

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dilatar [A1 ]

vt

A (Fís, Fisiol):

el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes objects to expand

gotas para dilatar las pupilas drops to dilate the pupils

B (prolongar) to prolong

C (diferir) to postpone, put off

no puedo dilatar más mi regreso I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer

■ dilatarse

v pron

A (Fís, Fisiol):

los cuerpos se dilatan con el calor bodies expand with heat

el corazón se dilata y se contrae the heart expands o dilates and contracts

las pupilas se dilatan en la oscuridad pupils dilate in the dark

B (prolongarse) to be prolonged

C (diferirse) to be postponed, be put off

D

(Méx, Ven) (demorarse): espéreme, que no me dilato wait for me, I won't be long

¿por qué se dilató tanto? what took you so long?, why were you so long?

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dilatar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuerpo) to expand
2 (la pupila) to dilate
3 (hacer durar) to prolong
4 (retrasar, posponer) to postpone, put off
'dilatar' also found in these entries:
English:
dilate
- distend
- stall
- enlarge

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dilatar

♦ vt

1. [sólido, gas] to expand;

el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expand

2. [pupila, cuello del útero] to dilate

3. [prolongar] to prolong

4. [demorar] to delay

♦ vi

1. [antes del parto] to dilate

2. Méx [tardar] to take;

la encomienda dilató dos semanas en llegar the parcel took two weeks to arrive

3. Méx Fam [durar] to last;

ese curso dilata un mes the course lasts one month

♦ See also the pronominal verb dilatarse

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dilatar

I v/t

1 pupilas dilate

2 (prolongar) prolong

3 (aplazar) postpone

II v/i Méx (tardar) be late;

no me dilato I won’t be long

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dilatar vt

1) : to dilate, to widen, to expand

2) diferir, posponer: to put off, to postpone

♦ See also the reflexive verb dilatarse