What does prolongar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word prolongar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use prolongar in Portuguese.
The word prolongar in Portuguese means prolong, prolongar, estender, protrair, prolongar, prolongar, prolongar, alongar, prolongar, prolongar, estender, prolongar, prolongar, durar, manter vivo. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word prolongar
prolongverbo transitivo (tornar mais longo) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
prolongar, estendertransitive verb (extend, make longer) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) How can I prolong the life of my car? |
protrair, prolongartransitive verb (prolong, draw out) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The scholar protracted his research phase. |
prolongarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal, figurative (prolong) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Não vamos prolongar a reunião mais do que o necessário. Let's not drag out the meeting any longer than it has to be. |
prolongar, alongarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (prolong) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Eu me inscrevi para um curso de mestrado porque quero me prolongar como estudante o máximo que puder. I signed up for a Masters course because I wanted to draw out being a student for as long as possible. |
prolongarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (prolong) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The children tried to spin out their supper in an effort to stay up longer. |
prolongar, estendertransitive verb (protract, make lengthy) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The suspect prolonged his hearing with pointless blabber in order to get his story straight. |
prolongarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (UK, informal (prolong, protract) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) |
prolongar, durarintransitive verb (continue) (continuar) O programa dura dois anos. The programme runs for two years. |
manter vivo(prolong [sb]'s life artificially) (literal) (locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).) The life support system in the ambulance kept him alive until he reached the hospital. It's only an artificial heart and other machines that are keeping him alive. |
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