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prolongación

extension

noun proh-lohn-gah-SYOHN Rare
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Also means

prolongation

Usage Note

Prolongación stresses the act or result of making something longer in time or space — a road extension, a deadline extension, or the continuation of a trend. It is more formal than extensión and implies that something already existing is being stretched further. In urban planning, la prolongación de la avenida is a common phrase meaning the further extension of an avenue.

Examples

"La prolongación del contrato fue aprobada."

Natural Translation

The extension of the contract was approved.

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