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Meanings of extension in English

Portuguese
asa
Catalan
ala
Spanish
ala
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An addition that extends a main building.

asa
Portuguese
extensão de nome de ficheiro

A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename.

extensão de nome de ficheiro
Portuguese
denotação
Catalan
extensió
Spanish
extensión

The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to.

denotação
Portuguese
extensão
Catalan
extensió
Spanish
longitud

Amount or degree or range to which something extends.

extensão
Usage of extension in English
1
But certainly an extension would be better than 'no deal', he said.
Reuters
2
The minority Conservative government has promised a Parliamentary vote on any extension.
Reuters
3
The extension of credit lines to individuals and businesses…subject to financial stress.
The South African
4
Soccer:Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year contract extension, Manchester United announced today.
The Irish Times
5
War is simply the extension of politics, according to Carl Von Clausewitz.
The Irish Times
6
Indeed, concerns around extension risk are already visible in their trading levels.
Reuters
7
An extension would need the backing of all 27 remaining EU countries.
The South African
8
The family had become in effect an extension of the Thought Police.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
9
And Vor would survive, for however long his life-extension treatment might last.
Navigators of Dune
10
Seven years ago the V&A abandoned Daniel Libeskind's provocative Spiral extension plan.
The Guardian
11
News of the extension of the offer came after the market closed.
Reuters
12
The EU will want to know what purpose an extension would serve.
Radio NZ
13
All three opposition parties have made it clear they oppose an extension.
Reuters
14
Both periods may be subject to an extension of a year each.
The Irish Times
15
It was not immediately clear how long of an extension was requested.
Reuters
16
Ports of Auckland wanted work on the extension to begin in April.
Radio NZ
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Translations for extension
Extension through the time
Extension across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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