enlarge

ingrandire, ampliare

Rendere qualcosa più grande.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: enlarge something to something (Can you enlarge the picture to twice its size?)

Sinonimi: make bigger, expand, magnify

Contrari: reduce, shrink

Espressioni comuni: enlarge a photo, enlarge an image, enlarge the room

ampliare, estendere

Aumentare ciò che qualcosa comprende, permette di ottenere o aiuta a capire.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: broaden, extend, expand

Contrari: limit, narrow

Espressioni comuni: enlarge someone’s understanding, enlarge the scope, enlarge someone’s powers

dilungarsi, approfondire

Parlare o scrivere di un argomento fornendo maggiori dettagli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: elaborate, expand

Espressioni comuni: enlarge on something, enlarge upon something