DISTANCES AND DIMENSIONS

LONGTo lengthen: alargar

• Let’s measure the length of this rope. (longitud)

• I swam 20 lenghts of the swimming pool.(largos)

• I’ve lengthened her skirt for her. (alargado)

• Getting a visa is a lenghty process. (largo, prolongado)

• Can I make a long-distance phone call? (de larga distancia)

SHORTTo shorten: acortar, reducir

• The new road will shorten our journey by ten minutes. (acortar)

• There is a short-cut to the station (atajo)

WIDETo widen: ensanchar, ampliar

• Let’s measure the width of the room. (anchura)

• They are widening the road. (ampliando)

BROADTo broaden: ampliar

• I want to broaden my experience.• The canal was to be built broad to take boats

off the river.

HIGHTo heighten: elevar, levantar

• The height of the wall is two metres. (altura)

• The fog heightened the feeling of mystery. (aumentó, elevó)

LOWTo lower: bajar

• You can lower tha table if it is too high

DEEP: profundoTo deepen: ahondar, intensificar, profundizar

• The depth of the river here is about three metres. (profundidad)

• His death so soon after hers deepened our sadness even further. (often with feelings)

SHALLOW: poco profundo, superficial

• Fish can easily be seen swimming in the shallow river.

To stretch: estirar(se)To extend: extender, prolongar

• Our garden stretches all the way to the river, so we have plenty of room to extend the house if we want to.

To spread: extenderse, propagarseTo shrink: reducir(se), contraer(se)

• The cities are spreading and the countryside is shrinking.