Polyglot Dictionary

explayar

/eksplaˈʝaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
explayo
preterite (yo)
explayé
past participle
explayado

Meaning

  1. to expand

    • Se explayó en su discurso.

      He elaborated in his speech.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ampliar

explayarse means to expand on a topic when speaking, to elaborate at length; ampliar means to expand or enlarge something, like a business or an image.

expandir

explayarse means to expand on a topic when speaking, to elaborate at length; expandir means to expand or enlarge something, like a business.

Similar in other languages

French

se développer

se développer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to expand."

Portuguese

expandir

expandir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to expand."

Practice

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