pad out

rellenar, alargar

Añadir contenido, a menudo innecesario, para alargar algo o hacer que parezca más importante.

En inglés sencillo: To add extra material, often unnecessary, to make something longer or seem more impressive.

• Don't pad out your essay.
• She padded out her speech with a few jokes.
• These extra pages only pad the book out.

Cómo se usa: pad something out with something (He padded the report out with long quotations.)

Sinónimos: expand, flesh out, bulk up

Antónimos: shorten, trim

Expresiones frecuentes: pad out something, pad out an essay, pad out a speech

acostarse, dormir

Acostarse o dormir; es una expresión informal poco frecuente.

En inglés sencillo: To go to bed or sleep.

• I'm tired; I'll pad out early.
• We padded out as soon as we got home.
• He usually pads out before ten.

Sinónimos: go to bed, sleep, turn in

Antónimos: wake up

Expresiones frecuentes: pad out early, pad out tonight, pad out after work