enlarge

ampliar, agrandar

Hacer que algo tenga un tamaño mayor.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: enlarge something to something (Can you enlarge the picture to twice its size?)

Sinónimos: make bigger, expand, magnify

Antónimos: reduce, shrink

Expresiones frecuentes: enlarge a photo, enlarge an image, enlarge the room

ampliar, ensanchar

Aumentar lo que algo abarca, permite conseguir o ayuda a comprender.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: broaden, extend, expand

Antónimos: limit, narrow

Expresiones frecuentes: enlarge someone’s understanding, enlarge the scope, enlarge someone’s powers

explayarse, desarrollar

Hablar o escribir sobre un tema con más detalles.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: enlarge on something (Could you enlarge on your reasons for leaving?); enlarge upon something (The speaker enlarged upon the benefits of the plan.)

Sinónimos: elaborate, expand

Expresiones frecuentes: enlarge on something, enlarge upon something