protract

1. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

   verlängern, sich ziehen, sich hinziehen

2. To use a protractor.

3. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.

4. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.

   to protract a decision or duty

   verschieben

5. To extend; to protrude.

   A cat can protract and retract its claws.

   ausfahren, verlängern

1. Because of the protracted depression, many workers are unemployed.

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2. Their interview was protracted beyond that at which they usually parted.

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3. Protracted unemployment plagues many less-skilled workers.

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4. They reported seeing a fireball in the sky and hearing a protracted low-frequency sound.

   ruСообщали, что видели огненный шар в небе и слышали протяжный низкий звук.

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5. More and more divorcing couples are undertaking protracted and expensive legal proceedings for custody rights over the family pets.

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