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Significados de lengthen em inglês

português
alongar
catalão
allargar-se
espanhol
alargar

Become long or longer.

alongar

To draw out to greater length.

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Examples for "shorten"
Examples for "shorten"
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RARE-sequences help to shorten investigation time, particularly in cases involving the skeleton.
Pubmed
2
A higher spiking concentration made it possible to shorten the detection time.
Pubmed
3
Unusually dry winters and higher water consumption could shorten this deadline considerably.
The South African
4
Hospitals are encouraged to take every effort to shorten delay of treatment.
Pubmed
5
I see something is doing in England to shorten the apprenticeship system.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

To lengthen in extent, scope, or range.

Uso de lengthen em inglês
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Prison officers claim new security screening measures will lengthen their working day.
The Irish Times
2
Never shall that line fail, though the years may lengthen beyond count.'
The lord of the rings
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It is unacceptable for governments to stand by as dole queues lengthen.
The Guardian
4
Proceeds of the issue will help the firm lengthen its maturity profile.
Reuters
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Lithium is known to lengthen period and increase amplitude of circadian rhythms.
Pubmed
6
The shadows were beginning to lengthen across the slope of the hill.
The Claim Jumpers: A Romance
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The preliminaries to departure seemed to accumulate and lengthen-andlessen in importance.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
8
His merry face seemed to lengthen in feature, to harden in line.
Flamsted quarries
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The only alternative therefore is to lengthen the time given to study.
Science & Education: Essays
10
The segments can be separated from each other to lengthen the abdomen.
The Insect Folk
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I am already regretting distortions: the beautiful silhouette has begun to lengthen.
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
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No amount of spurring served to lengthen the stride of their horses.
The Brown Mask
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The nails seem to lengthen by at least an inch as well.
Once bitten, twice dead
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We need not lengthen out our the by narrating what there ensued.
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
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I won't lengthen the existence of this scandal by the smallest patronage.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847
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I screamed and arched my back, feeling my spine lengthen and pop.
The iron king
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Translations for lengthen
português
alongar
Lengthen ao longo do tempo
Lengthen nas variantes da língua
Reino Unido
Comum
Estados Unidos da América
Comum