French word

rallonger

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁalɔ̃ʒe/

Meaning

  • verbextend

Example

Peux-tu rallonger la réunion de dix minutes ?

Can you extend the meeting by ten minutes?

Illustration for rallonger (extend)

More examples

Ils ont décidé de rallonger le délai du projet.

They decided to extend the project's deadline.

Core concept

One end of a thing or period moved outward, extending its total length or duration.

Common phrases

  • rallonger la réunion

    extend the meeting

  • rallonger le délai

    extend the deadline

  • rallonger la pause

    extend the break

Similar words

prolonger: To continue a planned event for an extended period.
allonger: To allow a little extra time for greater flexibility.
reporter: To reschedule a planned event for a different date or time.
repousser: To postpone an appointment or deadline to a later date or time.

Definition in French

Faire durer ou étendre quelque chose en augmentant sa longueur matérielle ou sa durée temporelle.

Word origin

The verb is formed with re- and allonger, whose Old French ancestor alongier comes from Latin longus, meaning long.

Usage tips

  • Rallonger is transitive, so a direct object normally names what becomes longer, such as rallonger une jupe or rallonger une réunion.

Other meanings

  • lengthenverb

Opposites

Related words

  • rallongeextensionnoun
  • rallongementlengtheningnoun

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