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ampliación

expansion, enlargement

noun ahm-plya-SYOHN Less Common

Usage Note

Ampliación covers both physical enlargements (ampliación de una foto — 'photo enlargement') and abstract growth (ampliación de la UE — 'EU expansion'). It derives from ampliar ('to expand/enlarge'). The written accent on the ó is required because the stress falls on the last syllable of this -ción noun.

Examples

"La ampliación del aeropuerto llevará dos años."

Natural Translation

The airport expansion will take two years.

Literal Translation

The expansion of-the airport will-carry two years.

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