enlarge

agrandir

Rendre quelque chose plus grand.

En anglais simple : To make something bigger.

• Click here to enlarge the photo.
• They enlarged the kitchen last year.
• Can you enlarge the text so I can read it?

Comment l'utiliser : enlarge something to something (Can you enlarge the picture to twice its size?)

Synonymes : make bigger, expand, magnify

Contraires : reduce, shrink

Expressions courantes : enlarge a photo, enlarge an image, enlarge the room

élargir, étendre

Augmenter ce que quelque chose englobe, permet d’accomplir ou aide à comprendre.

En anglais simple : To increase what something can include, achieve, or help you understand.

• Travel can enlarge your understanding.
• The new law enlarged the council’s powers.
• Reading widely has enlarged her knowledge of other cultures.

Synonymes : broaden, extend, expand

Contraires : limit, narrow

Expressions courantes : enlarge someone’s understanding, enlarge the scope, enlarge someone’s powers

développer, s’étendre

Parler ou écrire plus en détail sur un sujet.

En anglais simple : To speak or write about a subject in greater detail.

• Please enlarge on that point.
• She enlarged upon her proposal during the meeting.
• The author enlarges on this subject in the final chapter.

Comment l'utiliser : enlarge on something (Could you enlarge on your reasons for leaving?); enlarge upon something (The speaker enlarged upon the benefits of the plan.)

Synonymes : elaborate, expand

Expressions courantes : enlarge on something, enlarge upon something