expanding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for expanding in the English»French Dictionary

expanding [Brit ɪkˈspandɪŋ, Am ɪkˈspændɪŋ] ADJ

1. expanding (growing) fig:

expanding business, economy, population, service, sector

en expansion

expanding area, town, project

en développement

expanding possibilities

élargi

expanding role

de plus en plus grand

2. expanding lit file, bracelet, suitcase:

expanding

extensible

mind-expanding [Am ˈmaɪndɪkˌspændɪŋ] ADJ

mind-expanding drug:

mind-expanding

hallucinogène

I.expand [Brit ɪkˈspand, ɛkˈspand, Am ɪkˈspænd] VB trans

1. expand (gen):

expand COMM, FIN activity, business, network, provision, range, scope

développer

expand concept, horizon, knowledge

élargir

expand influence, production, sales, workforce

accroître

expand empire

étendre

expand lungs, muscles

gonfler

2. expand:

expand MATH, COMPUT

développer

II.expand [Brit ɪkˈspand, ɛkˈspand, Am ɪkˈspænd] VB intr

1. expand:

expand activity, business, provision, sector, skill, town:

se développer

expand capacity, population, production, sales:

s'accroître

expand market, economy:

être en expansion

expand gas, metal:

se dilater

expand accommodation, building, institution:

s'agrandir

expand chest:

se gonfler

expand universe:

être en expansion

heat makes it expand

la chaleur le dilate

the company is expanding into overseas markets COMM

la société commence à s'implanter sur les marchés étrangers

2. expand (relax):

expand person:

se détendre

III.expanded ADJ

1. expanded (gen):

expanded programme

élargi

expanded article

développé

expanded version

long/longue

2. expanded TECH:

expanded metal

déployé

expanded plastic, polystyrene

expansé

I.expand (up)on VB [Brit ɪkˈspand, ɛkˈspand -, Am ɪkˈspænd -] (expand (up)on [sth])

expand (up)on argument, aspect, theory:

expand (up)on

s'étendre sur

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a shrinking/expanding client base

un marché en baisse/en expansion

exponentially (gen) expand, rise

exponentiellement

Translations for expanding in the French»English Dictionary

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dilater poumons

to expand

dilater corps, gaz

to expand

se dilater poumons:

to expand

se dilater corps, gaz:

to expand

se dilater sous l'effet de la chaleur

to expand in the heat

massifier

to expand massively

se redéployer entreprise:

to expand (abroad)

étoffer récit, développement

to expand

expanding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for expanding in the English»French Dictionary

expanding ADJ

1. expanding (getting bigger):

expanding

en pleine croissance

2. expanding (adjustable):

expanding

extensible

I.expand [ɪkˈspænd] VB intr

1. expand (increase):

expand

augmenter

2. expand (enlarge):

expand city

s'étendre

expand PHYS metal, gas

se dilater

expand business, economy

se développer

we're expanding into electronics

nous nous lançons dans l'électronique

II.expand [ɪkˈspænd] VB trans

1. expand (make bigger):

expand

augmenter

2. expand (elaborate):

expand

développer

expand on VB trans

expand on

développer

Translations for expanding in the French»English Dictionary

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dilater

to expand

se dilater métal, corps

to expand

agrandir entreprise

to expand

s'agrandir

to expand

prendre de l'extension affaires

to expand

se gonfler poitrine

to expand

prendre de l'envergure société

to expand

s'étendre sur qc

to expand on sth

expanding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

we're expanding into electronics

nous nous lançons dans l'électronique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Women also played an important part in the expanding textile industries, spinning and setting up warps for men to weave.

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The belly flops up and down, contracting and expanding the lungs respectively.

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Television as a mass communication technology was expanding rapidly in the 1950s.

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When companies make decisions to innovate by expanding their business and developing new products, they take on a significant commercial risk.

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On other issues, they emphasize the need for equal pay for women, increasing the child benefit, expanding preventive healthcare, and breaking up large corporations.

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Earlier this year, we published a study that revealed the top 57 languages for expanding global brand presence.

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These positive displacement pumps have an expanding cavity on the suction side and a decreasing cavity on the discharge side.

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There were no alternatives in favor of expanding or retaining the then-current level of use of nuclear power.

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The seminary desired to build a library first, citing the need to house its expanding collection of books.

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In 1928 a two-story west wing was added, expanding the dining room and adding a solarium to the front.

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