alargarse

alargarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to lengthen

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VPR

1) [en longitud] to lengthen, get longer

2) [en tiempo] [días] to grow longer; [relato] to drag out; [orador] to go on for a long time

alargarse en algo — to expatiate on sth, enlarge upon sth

se alargó en la charla — he spun his talk out

3) (=divagar) to digress

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■alargarse verbo reflexivo
1 to get longer
2 (prolongarse) to go on: la conferencia se alargó media hora más de lo previsto, the meeting went on for half an hour longer than planned
'alargarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
English:
draw out
- lengthen
- overrun
- run on
- drag
- stretch

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vpr

[hacerse más largo] [días] to get longer; [reunión] to be prolonged; [hacerse muy largo] to go on for ages;

la reunión se alargó hasta el alba the meeting went on o stretched on until dawn

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alargarse

v/r de sombra, día get longer, lengthen

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vr

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alargarse vb

1. (en general) to get longer

los días empiezan a alargarse the days are beginning to get longer

2. (reunión, etc) to drag on [pt. & pp. dragged]

3. (hablando, etc) to go on

el profesor se alargó demasiado the teacher went on for far too long