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• Verbo compuesto que significa alargar o extender algo en el tiempo o en el espacio, a menudo haciéndolo durar más de lo necesario.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of extending or prolonging something over a period of time or space, often making it last longer than necessary.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Extend or prolonginformal

   To make something last longer than necessary or to stretch something out over time.

   Alargar, prolongar

   • The speaker strung out his speech for over an hour.
   • They strung out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • Don't string out the story; just tell us what happened.

   Sinónimosdrag outextendlengthenprolongprotractspin outstretch out

   Antónimosabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailcutshortentruncate

2. Spread in a lineinformal

   To arrange or place things in a long, thin line.

   Extender en línea

   • The hikers were strung out along the narrow trail.
   • She strung out the lights across the garden.
   • The cars were strung out for miles on the highway.

   Sinónimosalignarrayextendline uprangestretchstringtrail