protract

UK
/prəʊˈtrækt/
US
/proʊˈtrækt/

Übersetzungen

protractverb
protracted
Präteritum
protracted
Partizip Perfekt
protracting
Gerundium
UK
/prəʊˈtrækt/
US
/proʊˈtrækt/
The negotiations were protracted over several months due to disagreements.
Les négociations ont été prolongées pendant plusieurs mois en raison de désaccords.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
allongerEmploi littéraire ou descriptif.
protracterEmploi technique, notamment en anatomie.
protractsubstantiv
protracts
Pl.
UK
/prəˈtrækt/
US
/proʊˈtrækt/
Rare, chiefly historical or technical.

Definitionen

protractverb
To prolong or extend in time or duration.
The negotiations were protracted over several months due to disagreements.
To draw out or lengthen in space.
The artist protracted the lines to create a more elongated figure.
To extend forward or outward; to cause to protrude.
Certain lizards can protract their tongues to capture prey.
protractsubstantiv
A scale drawing or plan laid out in projection.
The surveyor consulted the protract to verify boundary lines.