German English Dictionary

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verlängern in English:

1. lengthen


What kind of problems can lengthen your journey? Traffic jams can lengthen your journey.
My son has grown so much that I'll have to lengthen his jeans.
the mascara will lengthen your lashes
By March, the days were lengthening. You could probably lengthen your life if you give up smoking

English word "verlängern"(lengthen) occurs in sets:

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2. prolong


I'd like to prolong my stay in America.
The magazine subscription expires next month, shall we prolong it?
We have no obligation to prolong the contract with a pregnant employee on a one-month long trial period.
An idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years.
Prolong the agony.

English word "verlängern"(prolong) occurs in sets:

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3. extend


"If you keep misbehaving, I'll extend the class and you'll miss your break", said the teacher.
Please extend this visa.
Better to extend an olive branch than launch a missile.
How do you expect to weather the financial storm when the bank refuses to extend a helping hand?
It will allow 3dfx to extend its business model in a variety of ways.
Let's extend our heartiest welcome to Miyake-san.
The firm has recently diversified its products so as to extend its market.
If I am extended a job offer, how soon would you like me to start?
I suggest we extend the first paragraph of the document for better clarity.
We're going to extend our kitchen. They have extended the deadline by one week. The priest extended the mass by 15 minutes. (Ksiądz przedłużył mszę o 15 minut.)
Your power doesn't extend so far.
We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and community at this sad time
Above all, I welcome the fact that we have managed to further extend the rights of minors.
Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.

English word "verlängern"(extend) occurs in sets:

CAE 1101-1125

4. to elongate



English word "verlängern"(to elongate) occurs in sets:

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