What does espandere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word espandere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use espandere in Italian.
The word espandere in Italian means expand, expand, extend, expand, grow, branch out, expand. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word espandere
expandverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (allargare, ampliare, dilatare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il foro sulla prua si espandeva rapidamente. The hole in the prow was expanding rapidly. |
expand, extendverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (estendere, incrementare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Voglio espandere il mio volume di vendite prima che me lo rubi qualcun altro. I need to increase my sales volumes before someone else gets them. |
expand, growverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (allargarsi, accrescersi) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le masse oceaniche si stanno espandendo e prima o poi sommergeranno la nostra città. The mass of the oceans is growing until it swallows our cities whole. |
branch outverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (diffondersi) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Se il governo non farà qualcosa, la malattia si espanderà fino a diventare una pandemia. If the government doesn't do something, the illness will branch out until it becomes a pandemic. |
expandverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (ampliare un'attività) (business) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ho saputo che la sua azienda si sta espandendo e gli ho subito inviato il mio curriculum. I heard his company was expanding so I immediately sent my CV. |
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