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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAlargar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-laɾ-ɡaɾ
"Necesitamos alargar el plazo para el proyecto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something longer in duration, distance, or extent.
"The teacher decided to lengthen the assignment deadline to give students more time." - 2
To increase the length of a physical object.
"They plan to lengthen the bridge to accommodate more traffic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'lengthen' originates from the Old English 'lengtha', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*langitho', meaning 'long'. Over time, the term evolved to denote the action of making something longer, both in physical and abstract contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lengthen" is said worldwide
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Allonger
Transliteration: a-lon-zhay
"Nous devons allonger le délai pour le projet."
Längern
Transliteration: lɛŋɡɐn
"Wir müssen die Frist verlängern."
Allungare
Transliteration: al-lun-gah-reh
"Dobbiamo allungare il termine per il progetto."
Alargar
Transliteration: a-laɾ-ɡaɾ
"Necesitamos alargar el plazo para el proyecto."
Alongar
Transliteration: a-lõ-ɡaʁ
"Precisamos alongar o prazo para o projeto."
लंबा करना
Transliteration: lamba karna
"हमें परियोजना की समय सीमा लंबा करनी होगी।"
延长
Transliteration: yáncháng
"我们需要延长项目的截止日期。"
길게 하다
Transliteration: gilge hada
"우리는 프로젝트 마감일을 길게 해야 합니다."
延ばす
Transliteration: nobasu
"プロジェクトの締切を延ばす必要があります。"
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