ensancharse

ensancharse

► verbo pronominal

1 to get wider, expand, spread, stretch

2 figurado (envanecerse) to become conceited, get bigheaded

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VPR

1) (=ampliarse) [carretera, río] to get wider, widen; [vestido, ropa] to stretch, get stretched out

2) (=enorgullecerse) to be pleased with o.s.

cada vez que habla de sus hijos se ensancha de orgullo — whenever she talks about her children she fills up with pride

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= flare.

Ex. Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

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= flare.

Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

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■ensancharse verbo reflexivo to get wider
'ensancharse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensanchar
English:
open out
- widen

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vpr

1. [orificio, calle] to widen, to open out

2. [ropa] [a lo largo] to stretch;

[a lo ancho] to become baggy

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ensancharse

v/r widen, get wider; de prenda stretch

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vr

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ensancharse vb

1. (ampliarse) to widen

2. (dar de sí) to stretch