to lengthen
→
to dilute
1 realization
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | allungare | |
| Meaning 1 | to lengthen | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to dilute | allungare il vino to water down wine |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf. also the Ital. lungo 'long' and 'разбавленный' brodo lungo 'thin broth' caffè lungo 'long coffee'. Also the Sp. Allonger. | |