WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| dilatado adj | formal (grande, vasto) | vast adj |
| | | copious adj |
| | | extensive adj |
| | Gracias a la dilatada experiencia del piloto, el avión no se estrelló en las montañas. |
| dilatado adj | (proceso, tiempo: extenso) | long, lengthy adj |
| | | extensive adj |
| | | drawn-out |
| | El dilatado proceso de redacción duró varios meses. |
| | The long (or: lengthy) process of editing took several months. |
| dilatado adj | (agrandado) | dilated adj |
| | | enlarged adj |
| | Tiene los riñones dilatados porque padece insuficiencia renal. |
| | His kidneys are dilated because he suffers from renal insufficiency. |
| Additional Translations |
| dilatado adj | AmL (demorado) (colloquial) | dawdled, dilly-dallied v past p |
| | (formal) | delayed v past p |
| | | taken too long, been slow expr |
| | Se ha dilatado mucho y perderá el tren. |
| | She's dawdled (or: dilly-dallied) a lot, and is going to miss her train. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| dilatar⇒ vtr | (extender, agrandar) | dilate⇒ vtr |
| | El oftalmólogo le puso unas gotas para dilatar sus pupilas. |
| | The ophthalmologist put a few drops in her eyes to dilate her pupils. |
| dilatar vtr | (por calor) | expand⇒ vtr |
| | Si se te atascan las tuercas, puedes usar un soplete para dilatarlas. |
| | If the screws get stuck, you can use a blowtorch to expand them. |
| dilatar vtr | (duración: alargar) | prolong⇒ vtr |
| | Las interrupciones dilataron la reunión, terminamos a medianoche. |
| | The interruptions prolonged the meeting; we finished at midnight. |
| dilatar vtr | (diferir) | delay⇒, postpone⇒ vtr |
| | | put off vtr phrasal insep |
| | La enfermedad del cantante dilató la gira de conciertos programada para este año. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The principal put the school dance off until next month. |
| dilatar vi | (trabajo de parto) | dilate⇒ vi |
| | Ya había dilatado dos centímetros cuando llegó al hospital. |
| | She had dilated two centimeters when she arrived at the hospital. |
| dilatarse⇒ v prnl | AmL, coloquial (demorarse) | be late vi + adj |
| | | be slow vi + adj |
| | | take a long time vtr + n |
| | (informal) | take your time vtr + n |
| | Moisés se dilató en llegar. |
| | Moises was late when he arrived. |