| Subject | English | Spanish |
| industr., construct. | expand and contract drum | tambor extensible |
| textile | expand cloth in rope form | abrir la madeja |
| comp., MS | expand control | control de expansión (A control that, when clicked, expands or collapses a grouped record to display or hide its detail records) |
| comp., MS | expand indicator | indicador de expansión (A control that, when clicked, expands or collapses a grouped record to display or hide its detail records) |
| econ., fin. | to expand its activities abroad | extender sus actividades al extranjero |
| law, insur. | Popular initiative "To expand the state old-age and disability pension scheme AHV/IV | Iniciativa Popular "Para Ampliar el AVS y el AI" |
| fin., food.ind. | programme to expand the market for milk products | programa de ampliación del mercado de los productos lácteos |
| gen. | the mixture started to expand and overflowed its container | la mezcla comenzó a expandirse y reventó el recipiente |
| gen. | we have to expand our area of operations | tenemos que expandir nuestro radio de acción |
| gen. | We want to expand the house | Queremos ampliar la casa |