protract in Spanish
protract in Spanish is prolongar, diferir, extender — protract means to lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
protract in Spanish
prolongar
To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
diferir
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
extender
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
What does "protract" mean?
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verb To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
"A bereft landscape of sad browns and sepias of winter lay all about us, the marshland drearily protracting itself towards the wide river."
- verb To make use of a protractor.
- verb To draw something to scale, marking out its lines and angles using a scale and protractor; to plot it.
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verb To postpone something until a later time.
"to protract a decision or duty"
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protract in a sentence
- A bereft landscape of sad browns and sepias of winter lay all about us, the marshland drearily protracting itself towards the wide river.
- to protract a decision or duty
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What is "protract" in Spanish?
"protract" in Spanish is prolongar, diferir, extender. protract means: To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
Are there other ways to say "protract" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "protract": prolongar, diferir, extender.
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