extend

prolonger, agrandir, étendre

Augmenter la longueur, la superficie ou la durée de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make something longer or increase the area or time it covers.

• They extended the road.
• Can we extend the meeting by ten minutes?
• The shop has extended its opening hours.

Comment l'utiliser : extend something by an amount (They extended the course by two weeks.); extend something to something (We plan to extend the road to the village.)

Synonymes : lengthen, expand, prolong

Contraires : shorten

Expressions courantes : extend a deadline, extend a road, extend something by something, extend your stay

s’étendre

Couvrir une certaine distance, une zone ou une période.

En anglais simple : To reach across a particular distance, area, or period of time.

• The beach extends for miles.
• These records extend from 1850 to 1920.
• How far does your land extend?

Comment l'utiliser : extend from A to B (The garden extends from the house to the stream.); extend across something (The forest extends across two countries.)

Synonymes : stretch, reach, span

Expressions courantes : extend from something, extend to something, extend across something

offrir, adresser

Proposer de l’aide, son amitié ou une invitation à quelqu’un, ou lui adresser ses vœux.

En anglais simple : To offer someone help, friendship, an invitation, or good wishes.

• We extend our thanks to everyone.
• She extended an invitation to her neighbors.
• The school extends a warm welcome to new students.

Comment l'utiliser : extend something to someone (The family extended their thanks to the nurses.)

Synonymes : offer, give

Expressions courantes : extend an invitation, extend sympathy, extend a welcome

allonger

Ajouter de l’eau ou des ingrédients moins chers à un aliment ou une substance pour en augmenter la quantité.

En anglais simple : To increase the amount of food or another substance by adding cheaper ingredients or water.

• We extended the stew with potatoes.
• Adding beans will extend the filling.
• They extended the paint with a little water.

Comment l'utiliser : extend something with something (You can extend the soup with extra stock.)

Synonymes : stretch, bulk out

Expressions courantes : extend the stew, extend with something, extend the mixture