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protract

/prəʊˈtrækt/

/proʊˈtrækt/

Traduzioni

protractverb

protracted

Past Simple

protracted

Past Participle

protracting

Gerund

/prəʊˈtrækt/

/proʊˈtrækt/

The negotiations were protracted over several months due to disagreements.

Les négociations ont été prolongées pendant plusieurs mois en raison de désaccords.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

allongerEmploi littéraire ou descriptif.

protracterEmploi technique, notamment en anatomie.

Sinonimi

draw out

Contrari

protractnoun

protracts

/prəˈtrækt/

/proʊˈtrækt/

Rare, chiefly historical or technical.

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.

protractnoun

A scale drawing or plan laid out in projection.

The surveyor consulted the protract to verify boundary lines.