agrandir

agrandir [agʀɑ̃diʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

to extend [+ trou] to make bigger ; [+ écart] to increase ; [+ photographie] to enlarge

2. reflexive verb

► s'agrandir [ville, famille, écart] to grow ; [trou] to get bigger

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agʀɑ̃diʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (en dimensions) to enlarge [ville, photo, trou]; to extend [pièce, maison]; to widen [tunnel, marge]

les yeux agrandis par la peur — his/their etc eyes wide with fear

la peinture blanche agrandit la pièce — white paint makes the room look bigger ou larger

2) (en importance) to extend [famille]; to expand [entreprise, parti]

2.

s'agrandir verbe pronominal [trou] to get bigger; [ville, famille, entreprise] to expand; [marge, yeux] to widen

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aɡʀɑ̃diʀ vt

1) [magasin, domaine] to extend, [dimensions, périmètre] to make bigger, to enlarge

Ils ont agrandi leur jardin. — They've extended their garden.

2) [organisation] to expand

3) [trou] to enlarge, to make bigger

4) [photo] to enlarge, to blow up

J'ai fait agrandir mes photos. — I've had my photos enlarged.

5) (au microscope) to magnify

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agrandir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 (en dimensions) to enlarge [ville, photo]; to extend [pièce, maison, magasin]; to widen [tunnel, marge, écart]; to make [sth] bigger, to enlarge [trou]; il me regardait, les yeux agrandis par la peur he was looking at me, his eyes wide with fear; faire agrandir une maison to have an extension built; faire agrandir une photo to have a photo enlarged; la peinture blanche agrandit la pièce white paint makes the room look bigger ou larger;

2 (en importance) to extend [famille]; to expand [entreprise, parti].

B s'agrandir vpr

1 (devenir plus grand) [trou] to get bigger; [ville, famille, entreprise] to expand, to grow; [marge, écart, yeux] to widen;

2 ○(dans un logement) to have more room to live in, to have more space; déménager pour s'agrandir to move in order to have more space.

[agrɑ̃dir] verbe transitif

1. [élargir - trou] to enlarge, to make bigger ; [ - maison, jardin] to extend ; [ - couloir, passage] to widen

la Communauté agrandie the enlarged Community

agrandir le cercle de ses activités to enlarge the scope of one's activities

j'ai besoin de partenaires pour agrandir mon affaire I need partners to expand my business

2. (littéraire) [exalter - âme, pensée] to elevate, to uplift

3. [faire paraître grand]

on avait agrandi la scène par des décors transparents the stage had been made to look bigger by the use of see-through sets

4. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIE [cliché, copie] to enlarge, to blow up (separable)

[sur écran] to magnify

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s'agrandir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'élargir] to grow, to get bigger

le cercle de famille s'agrandit the family circle is widening

2. ÉCONOMIE to expand

3. [avoir plus de place]

nous voudrions nous agrandir we want more space for ourselves