No. 2,095 in Portuguese
expandir
"Expandir" means "to expand" or "to extend."
In a sentence
Nosso objetivo é expandir a empresa para alcançar novos mercados.
Our goal is to expand the company to reach new markets.
The verb 'expandir' is used in a business context to indicate the act of making a company grow in reach or scope to cover additional markets.
Ele decidiu expandir seus conhecimentos aprendendo um novo idioma.
He decided to expand his knowledge by learning a new language.
Here 'expandir' is used metaphorically to indicate the increase in someone's learning or intellectual horizons.
Com uma abordagem inovadora, o autor conseguiu expandir os limites do gênero literário.
With an innovative approach, the author managed to expand the limits of the literary genre.
In this example, 'expandir' refers to pushing the boundaries or extending the scope and possibilities within a literary genre.
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