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stretch [stretʃ]

1 noun

(a) (expanse → of land, water) étendue f;

∎ this stretch of the road is particularly dangerous in the winter cette partie de la route est très dangereuse en hiver;

∎ a new stretch of road/motorway un nouveau tronçon de route/d'autoroute;

∎ a long straight stretch une longue route en ligne droite;

∎ it's a lovely stretch of river/scenery cette partie de la rivière/du paysage est magnifique;

∎ Horseracing & figurative to go into the final or finishing or home stretch entamer la dernière ligne droite

(b) (period of time) période f;

∎ for a long stretch of time pendant longtemps;

∎ for long stretches at a time there was nothing to do il n'y avait rien à faire pendant de longues périodes;

∎ to do a stretch of ten years in the army passer dix ans dans l'armée;

∎ familiar he did a stretch in Dartmoor il a fait de la taule à Dartmoor;

∎ familiar he was given a five-year stretch (in prison) il a écopé de cinq ans

(c) (act of stretching) étirement m;

∎ he stood up, yawned and had a stretch il se leva, bâilla et s'étira;

∎ to give one's legs a stretch se dégourdir les jambes;

∎ do a couple of stretches before breakfast faites quelques étirements avant le petit déjeuner;

∎ Music stretch of the fingers (at the piano) écart m des doigts;

∎ by no stretch of the imagination même en faisant un gros effort d'imagination;

∎ he's the better writer by a long stretch c'est de loin le meilleur écrivain;

∎ not by a long stretch! loin de là!

(d) (elasticity) élasticité f;

∎ there isn't much stretch in these gloves ces gants ne sont pas très souples;

∎ there's a lot of stretch in these stockings ces bas sont très élastiques ou s'étirent facilement;

∎ with two-way stretch (of elastic fabric) extensible dans les deux sens

2 adjective

Textiles (material) élastique, Stretch ® (inv); (cover) extensible

3 transitive verb

(a) (pull tight) tendre;

∎ stretch the rope tight tendez bien la corde;

∎ a cable was stretched across the ravine on avait tendu un câble à travers le ravin;

∎ they stretched a net over the pit ils ont tendu un filet au-dessus de la fosse;

∎ Art to stretch the canvas on the frame tendre la toile sur le châssis

(b) (pull longer or wider → elastic) étirer; (→ spring) tendre; (→ garment, shoes) élargir;

∎ to stretch sth out of shape déformer qch;

∎ don't pull your socks like that, you'll stretch them ne tire pas sur tes chaussettes comme ça, tu vas les déformer

(c) (extend, reach to full length) étendre;

∎ stretch your arms upwards tendez les bras vers le haut;

∎ he stretched his arm through the broken window il allongea le bras à travers le carreau cassé;

∎ if I stretch up my hand I can reach the ceiling si je tends la main je peux toucher le plafond;

∎ to stretch one's neck to see sth tendre le cou pour voir qch;

∎ to stretch oneself s'étirer;

∎ to stretch one's legs étirer ses jambes; familiar figurative se dégourdir les jambes;

∎ the bird stretched its wings l'oiseau déploya ses ailes;

∎ figurative to stretch one's wings (become more independent) voler de ses propres ailes; (seek out new challenges) aller de l'avant

(d) (force, bend → meaning) forcer; (→ rules) tourner, contourner, faire une entorse à; (→ principle) faire une entorse à; (→ imagination) faire un gros effort de;

∎ you're really stretching my patience ma patience a des limites;

∎ to stretch the truth exagérer;

∎ they have stretched their authority a bit too far ils ont un peu abusé de leur autorité;

∎ that's stretching it a bit! il ne faut pas exagérer!;

∎ it would be stretching a point to call him a diplomat dire qu'il est diplomate serait exagérer ou aller un peu loin;

∎ I suppose we could stretch a point and let him stay je suppose qu'on pourrait faire une entorse au règlement et lui permettre de rester

(e) (budget, income, resources, supplies → get the most from) tirer le maximum de; (→ overload) surcharger, mettre à rude épreuve;

∎ our resources are stretched to the limit nos ressources sont exploitées ou utilisées au maximum;

∎ I can't stretch my income that far mon salaire ne me permet pas de faire de telles dépenses;

∎ we should be able to stretch the food until the weekend nous devrions pouvoir faire durer les provisions jusqu'au week-end;

∎ our staff are really stretched today le personnel travaille à la limite de ses possibilités aujourd'hui;

∎ to be fully stretched (machine, engine) tourner à plein régime; (factory, economy) fonctionner à plein régime; (resources, services) être sollicité à fond; (person, staff) faire son maximum;

∎ the job won't stretch you enough le travail ne sera pas assez stimulant pour vous;

∎ she believes young people need to be stretched elle pense qu'il faut être exigeant avec les jeunes pour qu'ils donnent le meilleur d'eux-mêmes

(f) (ligament, muscle) étirer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (be elastic) s'étirer; (become longer) s'allonger; (become wider) s'élargir;

∎ this fabric tends to stretch ce tissu a tendance à s'étirer;

∎ the shoes will stretch with wear vos chaussures vont se faire ou s'élargir à l'usage;

∎ my pullover has stretched out of shape mon pull s'est déformé

(b) (person, animal → from tiredness) s'étirer; (→ on ground, bed) s'étendre, s'allonger; (→ to reach something) tendre la main;

∎ she stretched lazily elle s'étira nonchalamment;

∎ he had to stretch to reach it (reach out) il a dû tendre le bras pour l'atteindre; (stand on tiptoe) il a dû se mettre sur la pointe des pieds pour l'atteindre;

∎ she stretched across me to get the salt elle a passé le bras devant moi pour attraper le sel;

∎ can you stretch over and get me the paper? pouvez-vous tendre le bras et me passer le journal?;

∎ he stretched up to touch the cupboard il s'est mis sur la pointe des pieds pour atteindre le placard

(c) (spread, extend → in space, time) s'étendre;

∎ the forest stretches as far as the eye can see la forêt s'étend à perte de vue;

∎ the road stretches away into the distance la route s'étend au lointain;

∎ the road stretched across 500 miles of desert la route parcourait 800 km de désert;

∎ the rope stretched across the ravine le corde allait d'un côté à l'autre du ravin;

∎ minutes stretched into hours les minutes devenaient des heures;

∎ our powers don't stretch as far as you imagine nos pouvoirs ne sont pas aussi étendus que vous l'imaginez

(d) (money, resources)

∎ my salary won't stretch to a new car mon salaire ne me permet pas d'acheter une nouvelle voiture;

∎ my resources won't stretch to that mes moyens (pécuniaires) ne vont pas jusque-là

5 at a stretch adverb

(a) (in a row) d'affilée;

∎ we worked for five hours at a stretch nous avons travaillé cinq heures d'affilée

(b) (with much effort) à la limite, à la rigueur;

∎ we could finish by Monday at a stretch à la limite ou à la rigueur, on pourrait finir pour lundi;

∎ we could fit six people in the car at a stretch à la rigueur, on pourrait tenir à six dans la voiture

6 at full stretch adverb

∎ to be at full stretch (factory, machine) fonctionner à plein régime ou à plein rendement; (person) se donner à fond, faire son maximum;

∎ we were working at full stretch nous travaillions d'arrache-pied;

∎ even at full stretch, we can't meet the delivery date même en tournant à plein régime, nous ne pouvons pas respecter les délais de livraison

►► stretch class cours m de stretching;

stretch fabric Stretch ® m;

stretch limo limousine f à la carrosserie allongée

➲ stretch out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (pull tight) tendre;

∎ the sheets had been stretched out on the line to dry on avait étendu les draps sur le fil à linge pour qu'ils sèchent;

∎ the plastic sheet was stretched out on the lawn la bâche en plastique était étalée sur la pelouse

(b) (extend, spread → arms, legs) allonger, étendre; (→ hand) tendre; (→ wings) déployer;

∎ she stretched out her hand towards him/for the cup elle tendit la main vers lui/pour prendre la tasse;

∎ she lay stretched out in front of the television elle était allongée par terre devant la télévision

(c) (prolong → interview, meeting) prolonger, faire durer; (→ account) allonger;

∎ she has to stretch her thesis out a bit for publication il faut qu'elle étoffe un peu sa thèse pour la publier

(d) (make last → supplies, income) faire durer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person, animal) s'étendre, s'allonger;

∎ they stretched out on the lawn in the sun ils se sont allongés au soleil sur la pelouse

(b) (forest, countryside) s'étendre; (prospects, season) s'étendre, s'étaler;

∎ a nice long holiday stretched out before them ils avaient de longues vacances devant eux

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2 reach

reach

A n

1 ( physical range) portée f ; a long reach une longue portée ; beyond ou out of reach of hors de portée ; ‘keep out of reach of children’ ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ; out of my reach hors de ma portée ; within (arm's) reach à portée de (la) main ; within easy reach of [place] à proximité de [shops, facility] ; to be within easy reach être tout près ;

2 ( capability) beyond ou out of reach for hors de portée de [person] ; within reach for à la portée de [person] ; to put sth within/beyond sb's reach [price] mettre qch à la/hors de la portée de qn ; it's still well within her reach c'est encore tout à fait à sa portée.

B reaches npl

1 ( of society) the upper/lower reaches les échelons mpl les plus hauts/les plus bas ;

2 Geog ( river) the upper/lower reaches la partie f supérieure/inférieure.

C vtr

1 ( after travel) [person, train, river, ambulance] atteindre [place, person] ; [sound, news, letter] parvenir à [person, place] ; to reach land toucher terre ; the message took three days to reach Paris le message a mis trois jours pour arriver jusqu'à Paris ; the product has yet to reach Italy/the shops le produit n'est pas encore arrivé en Italie/dans les magasins ; easily reached by bus facilement accessible par le bus ;

2 (on scale, continuum) atteindre [age, level, position, peak] ; matters reached a point where les choses en sont arrivées à un point où ; to reach the finals parvenir en finale ;

3 ( come to) arriver à [decision, compromise, deal, understanding, conclusion] ; to reach a verdict Jur rendre un verdict ; agreement has been reached on on a abouti à un accord sur [point] ;

4 ( by stretching) atteindre [object, shelf, switch] ; can you reach that box for me? peux-tu me passer cette boîte? ; can you reach me down that box? GB peux-tu me descendre cette boîte? ;

5 ( contact) joindre ; to reach sb by telephone joindre qn au téléphone ; to reach sb on GB ou at 514053 joindre qn au numéro 514053 ;

6 ( make impact on) toucher [audience, public, market] (with avec) ;

7 (in height, length) arriver à [floor, ceiling, roof] ; the snow had reached the window la neige arrivait jusqu'à la fenêtre ; curtains that reach the floor des rideaux qui descendent jusqu'au sol ; those trousers don't even reach your ankles ce pantalon ne t'arrive même pas aux chevilles ; her feet don't reach the pedals ses pieds ne touchent pas les pédales.

D vi

1 ( stretch) to reach up/down lever/baisser le bras (to do pour faire) ; to reach across and do étendre le bras et faire ; can you reach out and close the door? peux-tu étendre le bras et fermer la porte? ; to reach for one's gun/a switch étendre le bras pour saisir son arme/appuyer sur l'interrupteur ; the film will have you reaching for your hanky! hum ce film va vous faire sortir votre mouchoir! ; reach for the sky! les mains en l'air! ;

2 ( extend) to reach (up/down) to arriver jusqu'à ; her hair reached down to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivaient jusqu'à la taille ; to reach as far as [ladder, rope] arriver jusqu'à.

Phrasal verbs

■ reach back:

▶ reach back to [sth/sb] remonter à [era, person].

■ reach out:

▶ reach out lit étendre le bras ; to reach out for chercher [affection, success] ; to reach out to ( help) aider ; ( make contact) établir un contact avec ;

▶ reach out [sth], reach [sth] out tendre ; to reach out one's hand tendre le bras.

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3 stretch

1. transitive verb
1) (lengthen, extend) strecken [Arm, Hand]; recken [Hals]; dehnen [Gummiband]; (spread) ausbreiten [Decke]; (tighten) spannen

he lay stretched out on the ground — er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Boden

stretch one's legs — (by walking) sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

2) (widen) dehnen

stretch [out of shape] — ausweiten [Schuhe, Jacke]

3) (fig.): (make the most of) ausschöpfen [Reserve]; fordern [Person, Begabung]

4) (fig.): (extend beyond proper limit) überschreiten [Befugnis, Grenzen des Anstands]; strapazieren (ugs.) [Geduld]; es nicht so genau nehmen mit [Gesetz, Bestimmung, Begriff, Grundsätzen]

stretch a point — großzügig sein

stretch the truth — [Aussage:] nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen

he's certainly stretching the truth there — er nimmt es hier mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau

we're a bit stretched at the moment — wir sind zur Zeit ziemlich überlastet

stretch it/things — den Bogen überspannen
2. intransitive verb
1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

stretch from A to B — sich von A bis B erstrecken

3)

stretch to something — (be sufficient for) für etwas reichen

could you stretch to £10? — hast du vielleicht sogar 10 Pfund?
3. reflexive verb
sich strecken
4. noun
1) (lengthening, drawing out)

have a stretch — sich strecken

give something a stretch — etwas dehnen

2) (exertion)

by no stretch of the imagination — auch mit viel Fantasie nicht

at a stretch — (fig.) wenn es sein muss (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)

at full stretch — auf Hochtouren

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

a stretch of road/open country — ein Stück Straße/freies Gelände

4) (period)

for a stretch — eine Zeit lang

a four-hour stretch — eine [Zeit]spanne von vier Stunden

at a stretch — ohne Unterbrechung (see also b)
5. adjective
dehnbar; Stretch[hose, -gewebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) (sich) strecken

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) sich erstrecken
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) das Strecken

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) die Strecke, die Spanne

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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stretch

[stretʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (elasticity) Dehnbarkeit f; of fabric Elastizität f

2. (muscle extension) Dehnungsübungen pl, Strecken nt kein pl; (gymnastic exercise) Stretching nt kein pl; (extension of muscles) Dehnung f

to have a \stretch sich akk [recken und] strecken

3. (an extended area) Stück nt; (section of road) Streckenabschnitt m, Wegstrecke f

traffic is at a standstill along a five-mile \stretch of the M11 auf der M11 gibt es einen fünf Meilen langen Stau

\stretch of coast Küstenabschnitt m

\stretch of land Stück nt Land

\stretch of railway Bahnstrecke f

\stretch of road Strecke f

vast \stretches of wasteland ausgedehnte Flächen Ödland

\stretch of water Wasserfläche f

4. SPORT (stage of a race) Abschnitt m

to enter the final \stretch in die Zielgerade einlaufen

the home \stretch die Zielgerade

the last \stretch of an election campaign ( fig) die [letzte] heiße Phase eines Wahlkampfs

5. AM (straight part of a race track) Gerade f

6. (period of time) Zeitraum m, Zeitspanne f; (time in jail) Knastzeit f fam

short \stretches kurze Zeitabschnitte

at a \stretch am Stück, ohne Unterbrechung

there's no way I could work for ten hours at a \stretch ich könnte nie zehn Stunden am Stück arbeiten

to do a \stretch eine Haftstrafe absitzen fam

7. (exertion) Bemühung f, Einsatz m

by every \stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie

not by any [or by no] \stretch beim besten Willen nicht, nie im Leben fam

by no \stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist man konnte ihn beim besten Willen nicht als Künstler bezeichnen

at full \stretch mit Volldampf [o voller Kraft] fam

to work at full \stretch auf Hochtouren arbeiten

8.

▶ down the \stretch AM kurz vor Ablauf der Zeit

II. adj attr, inv Stretch-

\stretch nylon stockings elastische Nylonstrümpfe

III. vi

1. (become longer, wider) rubber, elastic sich akk dehnen; clothes weiter werden

my T-shirt's \stretched in the wash mein T-Shirt ist beim Waschen völlig ausgeleiert

2. (extend the muscles) Dehnungsübungen machen, sich akk recken [und strecken]

3. (take time) sich akk hinziehen

the restoration work could \stretch from months into years die Renovierungsarbeiten könnten sich statt über Monate sogar noch über Jahre hinziehen

the dispute \stretches back over many years diese Streitereien dauern nun schon viele Jahre

this ancient tradition \stretches back hundreds of years diese alte Tradition reicht Hunderte von Jahren zurück

4. (cover an area) sich akk erstrecken

the refugee camps \stretch as far as the eye can see soweit das Auge reicht sieht man Flüchtlingslager

the mountains \stretch the entire length of the country die Berge ziehen sich über die gesamte Länge des Landes hin

IV. vt

1. (extend)

▪ to \stretch sth etw [aus]dehnen [o strecken]; (extend by pulling) etw dehnen; (tighten) etw straff ziehen [o straffen]

that elastic band will snap if you \stretch it too far dieses Gummi[band] wird reißen, wenn du es überdehnst

they \stretched a rope across the river sie spannten ein Seil über den Fluss

to \stretch one's legs sich dat die Beine vertreten

2. (increase number of portions)

▪ to \stretch sth etw strecken; sauce, soup etw verlängern

3. (demand a lot of)

▪ to \stretch sb/sth jdn/etw bis zum Äußersten fordern

we're already fully \stretched wir sind schon voll ausgelastet

my job doesn't \stretch me as much as I'd like mein Beruf fordert mich nicht so, wie ich es mir wünschen würde

to \stretch sb's budget jds Budget strapazieren

to \stretch sb's patience jds Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen [o geh strapazieren]

to \stretch sth to breaking point etw bis zum Äußersten belasten

many families' budgets are already \stretched to breaking point viele Familien kommen mit dem Haushaltsgeld kaum noch über die Runden

4. SPORT (to improve)

to \stretch one's lead seinen Vorsprung ausbauen; football, rugby mit noch mehr Toren in Führung gehen

5. (go beyond)

▪ to \stretch sth über etw akk hinausgehen

that is \stretching the definition of negotiation das hat mit dem, was man unter einer Verhandlung versteht, nichts mehr zu tun

to \stretch a point [or the rules] ausnahmsweise ein Auge zudrücken fam

to \stretch a point (exaggerate) übertreiben

to \stretch it a bit [or the truth] ein wenig zu weit gehen, übertreiben

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[stretʃ]
1. n

1) (= act of stretching) Strecken nt, Dehnen nt

to have a stretch — sich strecken or dehnen; (person also) sich recken

to be at full stretch ( lit : material ) — bis zum Äußersten gedehnt sein; ( fig, person ) mit aller Kraft arbeiten; (factory etc) auf Hochtouren arbeiten (inf); (engine, production, work) auf Hochtouren laufen

by no stretch of the imagination — beim besten Willen nicht

not by a long stretch — bei Weitem nicht

2) (= elasticity) Elastizität f, Dehnbarkeit f

a fabric with plenty of stretch — ein stark dehnbares or sehr elastisches Material

there's not much stretch left in this elastic — das Gummi ist ziemlich ausgeleiert

3) (= expanse of road etc) Strecke f, Stück nt; (on racecourse) Gerade f; (of wood, river, countryside etc) Stück nt; (of journey) Abschnitt m, Teil m

a straight stretch of road — eine gerade Strecke

that stretch of water is called... — dieser Gewässerlauf heißt...

in that stretch of the river — in dem Teil des Flusses

for a long stretch — über eine weite Strecke

4) (= stretch of time) Zeit f, Zeitraum m, Zeitspanne f

for a long stretch of time — für (eine) lange Zeit, lange Zeit

for hours at a stretch — stundenlang

three days at a stretch — drei Tage an einem Stück or ohne Unterbrechung

to do a stretch ( inf, in prison ) — im Knast sein (inf)

2. adj attr
dehnbar, elastisch
stretch trousers — Stretchhose f

3. vt

1) (= extend, lengthen) strecken; (= widen) jumper, gloves also, elastic, shoes dehnen; (= spread) wings, blanket etc ausbreiten; (= tighten) rope, canvas spannen

to become stretched — ausleiern

a curtain was stretched across the room —

she stretched a tarpaulin over the woodpile — sie breitete eine Plane über den Holzstoß

to stretch sth tight — etw straffen, etw straff ziehen; cover etw stramm ziehen

to stretch one's neck — den Hals recken

2) (= make go further) meal, money strecken; (= use fully) resources voll (aus)nutzen; credit voll beanspruchen; athlete, student etc fordern; one's abilities bis zum Äußersten fordern

to stretch one's imagination — seine Fantasie anstrengen

to stretch sb/sth to the limit(s) — jdn/etw bis zum äußersten belasten

to be fully stretched ( esp Brit, person ) — voll ausgelastet sein

he stretched his lead to 10 points — er baute seinen Vorsprung auf 10 Punkte aus

3) (= strain) meaning, word äußerst weit fassen; truth, law, rules es nicht so genau nehmen mit

this clause/law could be stretched to allow... — diese Klausel/dieses Gesetz könnte so weit gedehnt werden, dass sie/es... zulässt

to stretch a point — ein Auge zudrücken, großzügig sein

that's stretching it too far/a bit (far) — das geht zu weit/fast zu weit

4. vi
(after sleep etc) sich strecken; (= be elastic) sich dehnen, dehnbar sein; (= extend time, area, authority, influence) sich erstrecken (to bis, over über +acc = be enough food, money, material) reichen (to für); (= become looser) weiter werden; (= become longer) länger werden
the rope won't stretch to that post — das Seil reicht nicht bis zu dem Pfosten (hinüber)

to stretch to reach sth — sich recken, um etw zu erreichen

he stretched across and touched her cheek — er reichte herüber und berührte ihre Wange

to stretch back to — zurückreichen bis

the fields stretched away into the distance — die Felder dehnten sich bis in die Ferne aus

the years stretched (out) ahead of him — die Jahre dehnten sich vor ihm aus

a life of misery stretched (out) before her — vor ihr breitete sich ein Leben voll Kummer und Leid aus

the protests stretched into their second week — die Proteste dauerten bereits die zweite Woche an

I can't stretch to that — so viel kann ich mir nicht erlauben

our funds won't stretch to that — das lassen unsere Finanzen nicht zu

5. vr

1) (after sleep etc) sich strecken

2) (= strain oneself) sich verausgaben

if only he'd stretch himself a little — wenn er sich nur etwas anstrengen würde

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stretch [stretʃ]

A v/t

1. oft stretch out (aus-)strecken, bes den Kopf od Hals recken:

stretch o.s. (out) → B 1; → leg Bes Redew, wing A 1

2. jemanden niederstrecken

3. sl jemanden (auf)hängen

4. stretch out die Hand etc aus-, hinstrecken

5. ein Tuch, Seil, eine Saite etc spannen ( over über dat oder akk), straff ziehen, einen Teppich etc ausbreiten:

he was fully stretched fig

a) er wurde richtig oder voll gefordert ( auch SPORT),

b) er war voll ausgelastet

6. strecken, (Hand)Schuhe etc (aus)weiten, besonders Hosen spannen, SPORT die Führung etc ausdehnen (to auf akk), SPORT die Verteidigung auseinanderziehen

7. PHYS, TECH spannen, dehnen, (st)recken

8. die Nerven, Muskeln anspannen

9. aus-, überdehnen, ausbeulen

10. fig überspannen, -treiben

11. fig es mit der Wahrheit, einer Vorschrift etc nicht allzu genau nehmen, Regeln etc großzügig auslegen:

stretch the imagination ziemlich unglaubwürdig sein;

stretch a point

a) ein wenig zu weit gehen,

b) es nicht allzu genau nehmen, ein Auge zudrücken umg;

stretch a word, etc einen Begriff dehnen, einem Wort etc eine weite Auslegung geben

12. überbeanspruchen, seine Befugnisse, einen Kredit etc überschreiten

13. auch stretch out einen Vorrat etc strecken

B v/i

1. oft stretch out sich (aus)strecken, sich dehnen oder rekeln

2. stretch for langen nach

3. sich erstrecken, sich hinziehen (to [bis] zu) (Gebirge etc, auch Zeit):

stretch down to fig zurückreichen oder -gehen (bis) zu oder in (akk) (Zeitalter, Erinnerung etc)

4. a) sich dehnen (lassen)

b) länger oder weiter werden

5. meist stretch out

a) ausschreiten,

b) SPORT im gestreckten Galopp reiten,

c) SPORT sich auseinanderziehen (Feld)

6. umg sich ins Zeug legen

7. sl baumeln, hängen

8. auch stretch out reichen (Vorrat etc)

C s

1. Dehnen n, Strecken n, Rekeln n:

give o.s. a stretch, have a stretch → B 1

2. Strecken n, (Aus)Dehnen n, (-)Weiten n

3. Spannen n

4. Anspannung f, (Über)Anstrengung f:

by any stretch of the English language bei großzügiger Auslegung der englischen Sprache;

by every stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie;

by no stretch of the imagination … es ist völlig unvorstellbar, dass …;

on ( oder at) the stretch angespannt, angestrengt;

at full stretch mit aller Kraft

5. fig Überspannen n, -treiben n

6. Überschreiten n (von Befugnissen etc)

7. (Weg)Strecke f, Fläche f, Ausdehnung f

8. SPORT (Ziel- etc) Gerade f

9. have a stretch sich die Beine vertreten

10. Zeit(raum) f(m), -spanne f:

a stretch of 10 years;

8 hours at a stretch 8 Stunden hintereinander;

for long stretches of the game SPORT über weite Strecken des Spiels

11. do a stretch sl Knast schieben

D adj dehnbar, Stretch…:

stretch cover Spannbezug m;

stretch nylon Stretchnylon n

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (lengthen, extend) strecken [Arm, Hand]; recken [Hals]; dehnen [Gummiband]; (spread) ausbreiten [Decke]; (tighten) spannen

he lay stretched out on the ground — er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Boden

stretch one's legs — (by walking) sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

2) (widen) dehnen

stretch [out of shape] — ausweiten [Schuhe, Jacke]

3) (fig.): (make the most of) ausschöpfen [Reserve]; fordern [Person, Begabung]

4) (fig.): (extend beyond proper limit) überschreiten [Befugnis, Grenzen des Anstands]; strapazieren (ugs.) [Geduld]; es nicht so genau nehmen mit [Gesetz, Bestimmung, Begriff, Grundsätzen]

stretch a point — großzügig sein

stretch the truth — [Aussage:] nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen

he's certainly stretching the truth there — er nimmt es hier mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau

we're a bit stretched at the moment — wir sind zur Zeit ziemlich überlastet

stretch it/things — den Bogen überspannen
2. intransitive verb
1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

stretch from A to B — sich von A bis B erstrecken

3)

stretch to something — (be sufficient for) für etwas reichen

could you stretch to £10? — hast du vielleicht sogar 10 Pfund?
3. reflexive verb
sich strecken
4. noun
1) (lengthening, drawing out)

have a stretch — sich strecken

give something a stretch — etwas dehnen

2) (exertion)

by no stretch of the imagination — auch mit viel Fantasie nicht

at a stretch — (fig.) wenn es sein muss (see also d)

at full stretch — auf Hochtouren

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

a stretch of road/open country — ein Stück Straße/freies Gelände

4) (period)

for a stretch — eine Zeit lang

a four-hour stretch — eine [Zeit]spanne von vier Stunden

at a stretch — ohne Unterbrechung (see also b)
5. adjective
dehnbar; Stretch[hose, -gewebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

* * *

n.

Ausdehnung f.

Strecke -n f. v.

aufspannen v.

ausstrecken v.

ausweiten v.

dehnen v.

sich erstrecken v.

sich weiten v.

spannen v.

strecken v.

weiten v.

English-german dictionary > stretch
4 stretch

stre 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strekke (seg), rekke ut (armen)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strekke seg
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strekk

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) strekning; tidsrom, periode

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

strekke
--------
strekning
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tøye

I
subst. \/stretʃ\/

1) strekk(ing), tøying, det å strekke seg

• he yawned and had a stretch

han gjespet og strakte seg

2) strekking, spenning, stramming

• I could feel the stretch of the muscle as I did the exercise

3) elastisitet, tøyelighet

4) strekning, trakt, område

• a stretch of road

en veistrekning

5) periode, tidsrom, tid

• for long stretches she forgot it

hun glemte det i lange perioder

6) avsnitt, stykke

• for long stretches the story is dull

historien er kjedelig i lange perioder

7) overskridelse

• a stretch of authority

tøye sin myndighet vel langt

8) ( sjøfart) slag

9) (spesielt amer., veddeløpsbane) oppløp

10) ( slang) fengselsopphold, fengselsstraff

at a stretch i ett strekk, i ett kjør i nødsfall, til nød

at full stretch fullt utstrakt

by a stretch of language med en viss overdrivelse

by a stretch of the imagination hvis man tar fantasien til hjelp

be in the (home) stretch (amer., hverdagslig) være på oppløpssiden, være i sluttfasen (av en prosess)

• we're certainly in the home stretch, only three more days to go and we're done

vi er absolutt på oppløpssiden, bare tre dager til og så er vi ferdige

not by any stretch of the imagination ikke i sin villeste fantasi

on the stretch i helspenn

stretch of power maktmisbruk
II
verb \/stretʃ\/

1) strekke, spenne, stramme

2) strekke på, tøye (ut), strekke ut

• stretch one's neck

strekke på nakken

3) ( overført) tøye, overskride

• stretch the law

4) ( overført) overdrive, utvide

• stretch the facts

• stretch the meaning of a word

5) drøye, trekke ut, forlenge, få til å vare lenger

• stretch a programme

• stretch the food

6) ( medisin) forstrekke

• stretch a muscle

7) strekke seg, bre seg ut

• the wood stretches for miles

skogen strekker seg milevis

8) ( om tøy) vide seg ut, gi (etter)

• the sweater has stretched

genseren har videt seg ut

9) kunne strekkes, la seg strekke, tøyes

• rubber stretches easily

gummi er lett å strekke

10) få til å strekke til, drøye

• make the money stretch

få pengene til å strekke til

be stretched out ligge rett ut

stretch (away) strekke seg

stretch a point gjøre et unntak, avvike fra prinsippene, se gjennom fingrene med ta for hardt i, gå for langt, overdrive

stretch a point in someone's favour eller stretch one's principles in someone's favour gjøre et (spesielt) unntak for noen

stretch for something strekke seg etter noe

stretch forth\/forward strekke frem

stretch oneself strekke på seg ( også be fully stretched) anstrenge seg til det ytterste

stretch oneself out strekke seg ut (så lang en er)

stretch one's legs strekke på bena røre på seg

stretch on the rack legge på strekkbenken ( overført) holde på pinebenken

stretch out strekke ut, rekke ut, rekke frem strekke seg

stretch out for strekke ut etter

stretch someone (on the ground) slå ned noen, slå noen i bakken

English-Norwegian dictionary > stretch
5 stretch

stre
1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) estirar, extender

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) extenderse

2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) estiramiento

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensión, tramo, trecho

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

stretch vb

1. estirar / extender

he stretched the rubber band so much that it broke estiró tanto la goma elástica que se rompió

2. estirar

after sitting for a long time, I like to stretch my legs después de estar sentado mucho rato, me gusta estirar las piernas

3. extenderse

the beach stretches for miles la playa se extiende a lo largo de varias millas

stretch

tr[streʧ]

noun

1 (of land, water) extensión nombre femenino; (of road) tramo, trecho

■ a beautiful stretch of coastline un hermoso trecho de costa

2 (elasticity) elasticidad nombre femenino

3 (act of stretching) estiramiento

■ he had a good stretch se estiró, se desperezó

4 (period of time) período, tiempo, intervalo; (in prison) condena

■ he did a two-year stretch for robbery cumplió condena de dos años por robo

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of racetrack) recta

transitive verb

1 (extend - elastic, clothes, rope) estirar; (- canvas) extender; (- shoes) ensanchar; (- arm, leg) alargar, estirar, extender; (- wings) desplegar, extender

2 (make demands on, made to use all abilities) exigir a

■ he's not being stretched at school no le exigen lo suficiente en la escuela

■ I like being stretched in my job me gusta que me exijan en mi trabajo

3 (strain - money, resources) estirar, emplear al máximo; (- patience) abusar; (- meaning) forzar, distorsionar

■ you're stretching my patience estás abusando de mi paciencia

■ it's stretching it a bit to say it's brilliant decir que es brillante es exagerar

intransitive verb

1 (elastic) estirarse; (fabric) dar de sí; (shoes) ensancharse, dar de sí; (person, animal - gen) estirarse; (person - when tired) desperezarse

2 (extend - land, sea, etc) extenderse ( out, -); (- in time) alargarse, prolongarse

■ the beach stretches for miles and miles la playa se extiende a lo largo de millas y millas

3 (reach) llegar (to, para), alcanzar (to, para)

adjective

1 (material, jeans, etc) elástico,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to stretch a point hacer una excepción

to stretch one's legs (walk) estirar las piernas

at a stretch de un tirón, sin parar

at full stretch a tope, al máximo

not by any stretch of the imagination de ningún modo, ni por asomo

stretch ['strɛʧ] vt

1) extend: estirar, extender, desplegar (alas)

2)

to stretch the truth : forzar la verdad, exagerar

stretch vi

: estirarse

stretch n

1) stretching: extensión f, estiramiento m (de músculos)

2) elasticity: elasticidad f

3) expanse: tramo m, trecho m

the home stretch: la recta final

4) period: período m (de tiempo)

stretch

n.

• carrera s.f.

• ensanche s.m.

• estiramiento s.m.

• estirón s.m.

• latitud s.f.

• período s.m.

• tirada s.f.

• tramo s.m.

• trecho s.m.

v.

• alargar v.

• ensanchar v.

• estirar v.

• extender v.

• tender v.

• tirar v.

I
1. stretʃ
transitive verb

1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*

I'm just going out to stretch my legs — voy a salir a estirar las piernas

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

b) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*

3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

my job doesn't stretch me — mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school — en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

b) ( strain)

our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point — tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco de

that's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

2)

a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*

b) ( in time)

to stretch back — remontarse

to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período

a miserable future stretched before her — tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3)

a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarse

b) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí

4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*

our money won't stretch that far — no nos va a alcanzar el dinero

I can't stretch to a new car — no me alcanza el dinero para un coche nuevo

3.

v refl

to stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

II

noun

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

to give something a stretch — estirar algo

at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo

stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2) c

a) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho m

the final o home stretch — la recta final

not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos

b) ( period) período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)

at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

III

adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico

stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)

[stretʃ]
1. N

1) (=elasticity) elasticidad f

2) (=act of stretching)

to have a stretch — [person] estirarse

to be at full stretch — [person] (physically) estirarse al máximo; (at work) estar trabajando a toda mecha *

with arms at full stretch — con los brazos completamente extendidos

when the engine is at full stretch — cuando el motor está a la máxima potencia, cuando el motor rinde su potencia máxima

by a stretch of the imagination — con un esfuerzo de imaginación

by no stretch of the imagination — bajo ningún concepto

3) (=distance) trecho m

for a long stretch it runs between mountains — corre entre montañas durante un buen trecho

4) (=expanse) extensión f ; [of road etc] tramo m ; [of rope] trozo m ; [of time] periodo m, tiempo m

in that stretch of the river — en aquella parte del río

a splendid stretch of countryside — un magnífico paisaje

for a long stretch of time — durante mucho tiempo

for hours at a stretch — durante horas enteras

for three days at a stretch — tres días de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

he read the lot at one stretch — se los leyó todos de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

5) ** (in prison)

a five-year stretch — una condena de cinco años

he's doing a stretch — está en chirona **

2. VT

1) (=pull out) [+ elastic] estirar; [+ rope etc] tender ( between entre)

2) (=make larger) [+ pullover, shoes] ensanchar; (=make longer) alargar; (=spread on ground etc) extender

the blow stretched him (out) cold on the floor — el golpe lo tumbó sin sentido en el suelo

3) (=exercise)

to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (after stiffness) desentumecerse las piernas; (fig) (=go for a walk) dar un paseíto

to stretch o.s. — (after sleep etc) desperezarse

4) [+ money, resources, meal] hacer que llegue or alcance

our resources are fully stretched — nuestros recursos están aprovechados al máximo

5) [+ meaning, law, truth] forzar, violentar

that's stretching it too far — eso va demasiado lejos

to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

to stretch the rules for sb — ajustar las reglas a beneficio de algn

6) [+ athlete, student etc] exigir el máximo esfuerzo a

the course does not stretch the students enough — el curso no exige bastante esfuerzo a los estudiantes

to be fully stretched — llegar a sus límites

to stretch o.s. — esforzarse

he doesn't stretch himself — no se esfuerza bastante, puede dar más de sí

to stretch sb to the limits — sacar el máximo provecho de algn

3. VI

1) (=be elastic) estirar(se), dar (de sí)

this cloth won't stretch — esta tela no se estira, esta tela no da de sí

2) (=become larger) [clothes, shoes] ensancharse

3) (=stretch one's limbs, reach out) estirarse; (after sleep etc) desperezarse

4) (=reach, extend) [rope, area of land] llegar (to a); [power, influence] permitir (to que)

will it stretch? — ¿llega?

it stretches for miles along the river — se extiende varios kilómetros a lo largo del río

5) (=be enough) [money, food] alcanzar (to para)

4.

CPD

stretch fabric N — tela f elástica

stretch limo * N — limusina f extralarga

stretch marks NPL — (Med) estrías fpl

- stretch out

- stretch up

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I
1. [stretʃ]
transitive verb

1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*

I'm just going out to stretch my legs — voy a salir a estirar las piernas

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

b) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*

3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

my job doesn't stretch me — mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school — en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

b) ( strain)

our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point — tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco de

that's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

2)

a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*

b) ( in time)

to stretch back — remontarse

to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período

a miserable future stretched before her — tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3)

a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarse

b) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí

4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*

our money won't stretch that far — no nos va a alcanzar el dinero

I can't stretch to a new car — no me alcanza el dinero para un coche nuevo

3.

v refl

to stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

II

noun

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

to give something a stretch — estirar algo

at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo

stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2) c

a) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho m

the final o home stretch — la recta final

not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos

b) ( period) período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)

at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

III

adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico

stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)

English-spanish dictionary > stretch
6 reach

ri:
1. verb
1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) llegar (a)

2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) alcanzar

3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) extender/alargar/estirar el brazo

4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contactar

5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) extenderse

2. noun
1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) cerca de

2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) alcance

3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) parte, tramo

reach¹ n alcance

within reach al alcance

out of reach fuera del alcance

reach² vb

1. llegar / alcanzar

they reached the top of the mountain llegaron a la cima de la montaña

2. alargar la mano

the chimpanzaee reached out and took my banana el chimpancé alargó la mano y cogió mi plátano

reach

tr[riːʧ]

noun

1 alcance nombre masculino

■ he has a long reach tiene un largo alcance

transitive verb

1 (arrive in/at, get to) llegar a

■ we reached Málaga at dawn llegamos a Málaga al amanecer

■ have you reached a decision? ¿has llegado a una decisión?

■ no news has reached us yet todavía no hemos recibido ninguna noticia

2 (rise to, fall to) alcanzar

■ the temperature reached 45 degrees la temperatura alcanzó 45 grados

■ fruit prices have reached a new low el precio de la fruta ha alcanzado su valor más bajo

3 (be able to touch) alcanzar, llegar a

■ I can't reach the switch no llego al interruptor

4 (contact) contactar, localizar

■ have you got an address where I can reach you? ¿tienes una dirección donde pueda contactar contigo?

5 (pass) alcanzar

■ could you reach me that hammer? ¿podrías alcanzarme ese martillo?

intransitive verb

1 (be long enough) llegar

■ the rope doesn't reach la cuerda no llega

2 (extend) extenderse

■ the gardens reach down to the river los jardines se extienden hasta el río

3 (take) extender la mano, tender la mano

■ he reached for the telephone tendió la mano para coger el teléfono

plural noun reaches

1 (of river) parte nombre femenino, tramo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

beyond the reach of fuera del alcance de

out of reach of fuera del alcance de

■ keep out of the reach of children guardar fuera del alcance de los niños

within reach of (at hand) al alcance de 2 (near) cerca de

■ within easy reach of the shops cerca de las tiendas

reach ['ri:ʧ] vt

1) extend: extender, alargar

to reach out one's hand: extender la mano

2) : alcanzar

I couldn't reach the apple: no pude alcanzar la manzana

3) : llegar a, llegar hasta

the shadow reached the wall: la sombra llegó hasta la pared

4) contact: contactar, ponerse en contacto con

reach vi

1) or to reach out : extender la mano

2) stretch: extenderse

3)

to reach for : tratar de agarrar

reach n

: alcance m, extensión f

reach

n.

(§ pl.: reaches) = alcance s.m.

• envergadura s.f.

• estirón s.m.

• extensión s.f.

• potencia s.f.

v.

• alargar v.

• alcanzar v.

• cumplir v.

• estirar v.

• extenderse v.

• influenciar v.

• llegar v.

riːtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) c ( distance) alcance m

b) (in phrases)

within reach — a mi (or tu etc) alcance

to be within easy reach — \<\<book\>\> estar* muy a mano; \<\<station\>\> quedar muy cerca

within reach of something — cerca de algo

out of o beyond reach — fuera de su (or mi etc) alcance

2) c ( of river) tramo m

the upper/lower reaches of the Nile — la cuenca alta/baja del Nilo

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( with hand) alcanzar*

can you reach the top shelf? — ¿alcanzas el estante de arriba?

b) ( extend to) llegar* a

my feet can hardly reach the pedals — apenas alcanzo los pedales con los pies

2)

a) \<\<destination/limit/age\>\> llegar* a; \<\<stage/figure\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

applications must reach us by... — las solicitudes deben ser recibidas antes de...

b) \<\<agreement/compromise\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

I've reached the conclusion that... — he llegado a la conclusión de que...

3)

a) ( contact) contactar or ponerse* en contacto con

where can I reach you? — ¿cómo puedo ponerme en contacto contigo?

b) ( gain access to) \<\<public/audience\>\> llegar* a

4) ( pass)

to reach somebody something — alcanzarle* algo a alguien

2.

vi

a) (extend hand, arm)

she reached into her pocket — metió la mano en el bolsillo

to reach FOR something: he reached for his gun echó mano a la pistola; she reached across the table for the salt — agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la sal, que estaba al otro lado de la mesa

b) ( stretch far enough) alcanzar*

I can't reach! — no alcanzo!, no llego!

c) ( extend) extenderse*

the water reached (up) to our knees — el agua nos llegaba hasta las rodillas

her hair reaches down to her waist — el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

Phrasal Verbs:

- reach out

[riːtʃ]
1. VT

1) (=get as far as) [+ place, person, stage, point, age] llegar a; [+ speed, level] alcanzar, llegar a

to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden — para llegar a or hasta la terraza tienes que cruzar el jardín

the door is reached by a long staircase — se llega a la puerta por una larga escalera

your letter reached me this morning — su carta me llegó esta mañana

by the time I reached her she was dead — cuando llegué a donde estaba, la encontré muerta

to reach 40 (years old) — llegar a los 40

• when you reach my age — cuando llegues a mi edad

• we hope to reach a wider audience — esperamos llegar a un público más variado

• not a sound reached our ears — ningún sonido llegó a nuestros oídos

• to reach home — llegar a casa

• I reached a point where I was ready to give up — llegué a un punto en el que estaba dispuesto a tirar la toalla

• she reached the semi-finals — llegó hasta las semifinales
peak 1., 3), point 1., 5)
2) (=achieve) [+ goal, target] lograr; [+ agreement, compromise] llegar a; [+ decision] tomar

• they failed to reach agreement — no consiguieron llegar a un acuerdo

• have they reached a decision yet? — ¿han tomado ya una decisión?

• to reach perfection — lograr la perfección

3) (=extend to) llegar a

• it doesn't reach the bottom — no llega al fondo

• her dress reaches the floor — el vestido le llega a or hasta el suelo

• the cancer had already reached her liver — el cáncer ya le había llegado al hígado

• he reaches her shoulder — le llega al or por el hombro
far-reaching
4) (=stretch to) alcanzar

he is tall enough to reach the top shelf — es lo suficientemente alto como para alcanzar el estante de arriba del todo

5) (=pass) alcanzar

can you reach me (over) the oil? — ¿me alcanzas el aceite por favor?

can you reach me (down) that case? — ¿me alcanzas esa maleta por favor?

6) (=contact) [+ person] ponerse en contacto con, contactar

you can reach me at my hotel — puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo or contactarme en el hotel

you can always reach me at the office — siempre puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo en la oficina

to reach sb by telephone — ponerse en contacto con or contactar a algn por teléfono

the village cannot be reached by telephone — no hay comunicación telefónica con el pueblo

7) (US) (Jur) (=suborn) [+ witness] sobornar

2. VI

1) (=stretch out hand) alargar la mano ( for sth para tomar or coger algo)

• he reached across the desk and shook my hand — me tendió la mano por encima del escritorio y estrechó la mía

• she reached for the bottle — alargó la mano para tomar or coger la botella

reach for the sky! — (US) * ¡arriba las manos!

• she reached into her bag and pulled out a gun — metió la mano en el bolso y sacó una pistola

• he reached up and put the book on the shelf — alargó la mano y puso el libro en el estante

- reach for the stars

2) (=extend) [land] extenderse; [clothes, curtains, water level] llegar; (fig) (in time) remontarse

their land reaches to the sea — sus tierras se extienden hasta el mar

her skirt reached down to the ground — la falda le llegaba al or hasta el suelo

the water reached up to the windows — el agua llegaba a las ventanas

it reaches back to 1700 — se remonta a 1700

it's a tradition that reaches back (for) centuries — es una tradición que se remonta a varios siglos

3) (=stretch far enough) [person] alcanzar; [cable, hose] llegar

can you reach? — ¿alcanzas?

it won't reach — no va a llegar

3. N

1) alcance m

• beyond (the) reach of sth/sb: the price is beyond the reach of ordinary people — el precio está fuera del alcance de la gente corriente

she was beyond (the) reach of human help — estaba desahuciada

this subject is beyond his reach — este tema le viene grande

beyond the reach of the law — fuera del alcance de la ley

• to have a long reach — [boxer, tennis player] tener brazos largos

• out of reach — fuera del alcance

the gun lay just out of reach — la pistola estaba justo fuera de su alcance

keep all medicines out of reach of children — mantenga todos los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños

• within sb's reach — al alcance (de la mano) de algn

the rope was just within (her) reach — la cuerda estaba justo a su alcance or al alcance de su mano

at last his goal was within reach — por fin el objetivo que tenía estaba a su alcance, por fin tenía su objetivo al alcance de la mano

cars are within everyone's reach nowadays — ahora los coches están al alcance (del bolsillo) de cualquiera

• within easy reach — a mano, cerca

the shops are within easy reach — las tiendas están cerca or a mano

it's within easy reach by bus — en autobús queda cerca, se puede acceder fácilmente en autobús

a house within easy reach of the station — una casa cerca de la estación, una casa bien situada con respecto a la estación

• within reach of sth — cerca de algo

2) [of river, canal] (=short stretch) tramo m

• the upper/ lower reaches of the Amazon — (=larger area) la cuenca alta/baja del Amazonas

the outer reaches of the solar system — los límites exteriores del sistema solar

the highest reaches of government — los escalafones más altos del gobierno

- reach down

- reach out

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[riːtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) c ( distance) alcance m

b) (in phrases)

within reach — a mi (or tu etc) alcance

to be within easy reach — \<\<book\>\> estar* muy a mano; \<\<station\>\> quedar muy cerca

within reach of something — cerca de algo

out of o beyond reach — fuera de su (or mi etc) alcance

2) c ( of river) tramo m

the upper/lower reaches of the Nile — la cuenca alta/baja del Nilo

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( with hand) alcanzar*

can you reach the top shelf? — ¿alcanzas el estante de arriba?

b) ( extend to) llegar* a

my feet can hardly reach the pedals — apenas alcanzo los pedales con los pies

2)

a) \<\<destination/limit/age\>\> llegar* a; \<\<stage/figure\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

applications must reach us by... — las solicitudes deben ser recibidas antes de...

b) \<\<agreement/compromise\>\> llegar* a, alcanzar*

I've reached the conclusion that... — he llegado a la conclusión de que...

3)

a) ( contact) contactar or ponerse* en contacto con

where can I reach you? — ¿cómo puedo ponerme en contacto contigo?

b) ( gain access to) \<\<public/audience\>\> llegar* a

4) ( pass)

to reach somebody something — alcanzarle* algo a alguien

2.

vi

a) (extend hand, arm)

she reached into her pocket — metió la mano en el bolsillo

to reach FOR something: he reached for his gun echó mano a la pistola; she reached across the table for the salt — agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la sal, que estaba al otro lado de la mesa

b) ( stretch far enough) alcanzar*

I can't reach! — no alcanzo!, no llego!

c) ( extend) extenderse*

the water reached (up) to our knees — el agua nos llegaba hasta las rodillas

her hair reaches down to her waist — el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

Phrasal Verbs:

- reach out

English-spanish dictionary > reach
7 reach

1.
[riːtʃ]transitive verb

1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]

be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)

not a sound reached our ears — kein Laut drang an unsere Ohren

have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?

you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen

2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu

3) (pass)

reach me that book — reich mir das Buch herüber
2. intransitive verb
1) (stretch out hand)

reach for something — nach etwas greifen

how high can you reach? — wie hoch kannst du langen?

2) (be long/tall enough)

something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug

he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen

will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?

I can't reach — ich komme nicht daran

can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)

3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)
3. noun
1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, die

be within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein

be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein

be above somebody's reach — zu hoch für jemanden sein

keep something out of reach of somebody — etwas unerreichbar für jemanden aufbewahren

keep something within easy reach — etwas in greifbarer Nähe aufbewahren

be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein

2) (expanse) Abschnitt, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90747/reach_down">reach down

- reach out

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[ri: ] 1. verb
1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?)

2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) erreichen

3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) greifen

4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) erreichen

5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) reichen
2. noun
1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) die Reichweite

2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) die Reichweite

3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) die Flußstrecke

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reach

[ri:tʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (arm length) Reichweite f

to have a long/short \reach lange/kurze Arme pl haben

out of/within \reach außer/in Reichweite

to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach sich akk nicht/sich akk in jds Reichweite befinden

the apples were on a branch just out of/within [my] \reach die Äpfel hingen an einem Ast, an den ich nicht herankam/ich gerade noch [heran]kam

to be within arm's [or easy] \reach in greifbarer Nähe sein

to keep sth out of/within \reach etw außer Reichweite/parat haben

I like to keep a notebook and pencil within [arm's] \reach ich habe immer etwas zum Schreiben parat

keep out of \reach of children für Kinder unzugänglich aufbewahren!

2. no pl (distance to travel)

to be within [easy] \reach [ganz] in der Nähe sein

3. no pl (power) Reichweite f

4. no pl TV, RADIO [Sende]bereich m

5.

▪ \reaches pl (part) Abschnitt m; (land) Gebiet nt; (river) [Fluss]abschnitt m; ( fig: circles) Kreise pl

the higher \reaches of government die oberen Regierungskreise

the farthest [or outermost] \reaches of the universe die entlegensten Bereiche des Universums

6. no pl (stretch)

to make a \reach for sb/sth nach jdm/etw greifen; ( fig)

it takes quite a \reach of the imagination to... es bedarf schon einer gehörigen Portion Vorstellungskraft, um...

7.

▶ to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach (capability) nicht im Rahmen/im Rahmen des Möglichen liegen; (financially) jds finanzielle Möglichkeiten übersteigen/für jdn erschwinglich sein

after years of saving the car was at last within her \reach nach jahrelangem Sparen konnte sie sich endlich das Auto leisten

▶ to be beyond sb's \reach (intellectually) über jds Horizont gehen

▶ to come within \reach of doing sth kurz davor sein, etw zu tun

II. vi

1. (stretch) langen fam, greifen

she \reached to the top shelf of the cupboard and produced a present sie langte in das oberste Schrankfach und holte ein Geschenk hervor fam

▪ to \reach across/into/through sth über/in/durch etw akk langen fam

▪ to \reach for sth nach etw dat greifen [o fam langen]

▪ to \reach over sth über etw akk [hinüber]greifen [o fam hinüberlangen

2. (touch) herankommen, [d]rankommen fam, heranreichen

can you get the book? I can't \reach kannst du mir das Buch geben? ich komme nicht [d]ran fam

3. (extend) reichen

▪ to \reach to [or as far as] sth bis zu etw dat reichen

the snow \reached almost to my knees der Schnee ging [o reichte] mir fast bis zu den Knien

4.

▶ \reach for the sky [or skies]! AM ( dated sl) Hände hoch!

▶ to \reach for the stars nach den Sternen greifen

III. vt

1. (arrive at)

to \reach sb/sth jdn/etw erreichen

how long will it take this letter to \reach Italy? wie lange braucht dieser Brief bis nach Italien?

the news has only just \reached me ich habe die Nachricht gerade erst erhalten

I \reached chapter five ich bin bis Kapitel fünf gekommen

to \reach one's destination an seinem Bestimmungsort ankommen

to \reach sb's ears sound an jds Ohren dringen; information jdm zu Ohren kommen

to be easily \reached leicht zu erreichen sein

to \reach the finishing line [or the tape] die Ziellinie überqueren, durchs Ziel kommen

2. (attain)

▪ to \reach sth etw erreichen

the temperature is expected to \reach 25°C today heute soll es bis zu 25°C warm werden

she had \reached the nadir of her existence sie war an einem absoluten Tiefpunkt [in ihrem Leben] angelangt

to \reach adulthood [or maturity] /one's majority erwachsen/volljährig werden

to \reach an agreement/a consensus eine Übereinkunft/Übereinstimmung erzielen

to \reach a certain altitude/velocity eine bestimmte Höhe/Geschwindigkeit erreichen

to \reach the conclusion/decision that... zu dem Schluss/der Entscheidung kommen, dass...

to \reach [a] deadlock in einer Sackgasse landen fig

to \reach fever pitch den Siedepunkt erreichen

to \reach an impasse nicht mehr weiterkommen

to \reach manhood/womanhood zum Mann/zur Frau werden

to \reach orgasm zum Orgasmus kommen

to \reach the point of no return einen Punkt erreichen, an dem es kein Zurück [mehr] gibt

she's \reached the point of no return es gibt für sie kein Zurück [mehr]

to have \reached one's prime/puberty im besten Alter/in der Pubertät sein

to \reach a settlement zu einer Einigung gelangen

to \reach the turning point zum Wendepunkt kommen

to \reach a verdict zu einem Urteil gelangen

3. (extend to)

▪ to \reach sth road bis zu etw dat führen; hair, clothing bis zu etw dat reichen

her hair \reaches her waistline ihre Haare reichen ihr bis zur Taille

4. (touch)

to be able to \reach sth an etw akk heranreichen [können], an etw akk herankommen

our daughter can \reach the door handle now unsere Tochter kommt jetzt schon an den Türgriff ran fam

5. (give)

▪ to \reach sb sth jdm etw hinüberreichen [o geh reichen]

can you \reach me the water, please? kannst du mir bitte das Wasser herüberreichen?

I \reached him a plate from the cupboard ich holte ihm einen Teller aus dem Schrank

6.

▪ to \reach sb (contact) jdn erreichen; (phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen

7. TV, RADIO

to \reach an audience ein Publikum erreichen

8. (influence)

▪ to \reach sb jdn erreichen fig, zu jdm vordringen fig

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[riːtʃ]
1. n

1)

(= act of reaching) to make a reach for sth — nach etw greifen

2)

(denoting accessibility) within/out of sb's reach — in/außer jds Reichweite (dat), in/außer Reichweite für jdn

within arm's reach — in greifbarer Nähe

put it out of the children's reach or out of the reach of the children — stellen Sie es so, dass Kinder es nicht erreichen können

keep out of reach of children — von Kindern fernhalten

cars are within everyone's reach nowadays — Autos sind heute für jeden erschwinglich

mountains within easy reach — Berge, die leicht erreichbar sind

within easy reach of the sea — in unmittelbarer Nähe des Meers

this town is within easy reach of London for a day trip — man kann von dieser Stadt aus gut Tagesflüge nach London machen

I keep it within easy reach — ich habe es in greifbarer Nähe

she was beyond (the) reach of help — für sie kam jede Hilfe zu spät

this subject is beyond his reach — dieses Thema geht über seinen Horizont (inf)

3) (= distance one can reach) Reichweite f; (BOXING) Aktionsradius m

a long reach — lange Arme pl, ein großer Aktionsradius

4) (= sphere of action, influence) Einflussbereich m

beyond the reach of the law — außerhalb des Gesetzes

5)

(= stretch) reaches (of beach, river) — Strecke f; (of canal) Wasserhaltung f; (of woodland) Gebiet nt

the upper reaches of the Rhine — der Oberfluss des Rheins

2. vt

1) (= arrive at) erreichen; point ankommen an (+dat); town, country ankommen in (+dat); perfection erlangen; agreement, understanding erzielen, kommen zu; conclusion kommen or gelangen zu

we reached London at 3pm — wir kamen um 15 Uhr in London an

when we reached him he was dead — als wir zu ihm kamen, war er tot

to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden — um auf die Terrasse zu kommen, muss man durch den Garten gehen

to reach page 50 — bis Seite 50 kommen

to reach school age/the age of 50 — das Schulalter/die 50 erreichen

this advertisement is geared to reach a younger audience — diese Werbung soll junge Leute ansprechen

you can reach me at my hotel —

to reach the final of the Davis Cup — das Finale des Davis-Cups erreichen

2)

(= stretch to get or touch) to be able to reach sth — an etw (acc) (heran)reichen können, bis zu etw langen können (inf)

can you reach it? — kommen Sie dran?

can you reach the ceiling? — kannst du bis an die Decke reichen or langen? (inf)

3) (= come up to, go down to) reichen or gehen bis zu

he reaches her shoulder — er reicht or geht ihr bis zur Schulter

4) (inf: get and give) langen (inf), reichen

reach me ( over) that book — reiche or lang (inf) mir das Buch (herüber)

5) (US JUR) witness bestechen

3. vi

1) (to, as far as bis) (territory etc) sich erstrecken, gehen, reichen; (voice, sound) tragen

2) (= stretch out hand or arm) greifen

to reach for sth — nach etw greifen or langen (inf)

reach for the sky! (US) — Hände hoch!

to reach for the moon or stars (fig) — nach den Sternen greifen

3)

can you reach? — kommen Sie dran?

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reach [riːtʃ]

A v/t

1. (hin-, her)reichen, geben

2. jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

3. a) (her)langen, nehmen:

reach sth down etwas herunterlangen oder -nehmen;

reach sth up etwas hinaufreichen oder -langen

b) erreichen:

can you reach that book on the shelf?

4. reach out die Hand etc ausstrecken:

reach out a hand for langen oder greifen nach

5. reichen oder sich erstrecken oder gehen bis an (akk) oder zu:

the water reached his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie

6. eine Zahl etc erreichen, sich belaufen auf (akk):

the cost will reach millions die Kosten werden in die Millionen gehen;

he reached a great age er erreichte ein hohes Alter

7. eine Übereinkunft etc erreichen, erzielen, gelangen zu:

reach no conclusion zu keinem Schluss kommen

8. a) einen Ort erreichen, eintreffen oder ankommen in oder an (dat):

reach home nach Hause gelangen;

reach sb’s ear jemandem zu Ohren kommen

b) jemanden erreichen (on unter einer Telefonnummer):

the news only reached me yesterday;

he can be reached at his office er ist in seinem Büro erreichbar;

his letter never reached us sein Brief ist nie bei uns angekommen

9. das Endspiel, das Ziel etc erreichen

10. fig (ein)wirken auf (akk), beeinflussen, jemanden (durch Argumente, Werbung etc) ansprechen oder gewinnen:

reach a large audience ein großes Publikum erreichen

11. obs oder poet verstehen, begreifen

B v/i

1. (mit der Hand) reichen oder greifen oder langen (to bis zu)

2. a) auch reach out langen, greifen ( beide:

for nach) (beide a. fig):

reach out for a medal;

reach above o.s. fig über sich hinauswachsen

b) reach out die Hand ausstrecken

3. reichen, sich erstrecken oder ausdehnen ( alle:

to bis [zu]):

the water reached as far as his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie;

as far as the eye can reach so weit das Auge reicht

4. sich belaufen (to auf akk)

5. SCHIFF mit Backstagbrise segeln

C s

1. Griff m:

make a reach for sth nach etwas greifen oder langen

2. Reich-, Tragweite f (eines Geschosses, einer Waffe, auch der Stimme etc):

above ( oder beyond, out of) sb’s reach außer jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden unerreichbar oder unerschwinglich;

within reach erreichbar;

within sb’s reach in jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden erreichbar oder erschwinglich;

within easy reach leicht zu erreichen;

within easy reach of the station vom Bahnhof aus leicht zu erreichen;

she lives within easy reach of the shops (bes US stores) von ihrer Wohnung aus sind die Geschäfte leicht zu erreichen

3. Ausdehnung f, Bereich m, Umfang m, Spannweite f:

have a wide reach einen weiten Spielraum haben, sich weit erstrecken

4. ausgedehnte Fläche:

a reach of woodland ein ausgedehntes Waldgebiet

5. fig Weite f, (geistige) Leistungsfähigkeit oder Fassungskraft, (geistiger) Horizont

6. Einflusssphäre f, -bereich m:

it is not within my reach es steht nicht in meiner Macht

7. a) Kanalabschnitt m (zwischen zwei Schleusen)

b) (überschaubare) Flussstrecke

8. TECH Kupplungsdeichsel f

9. US oder obs Vorgebirge n, Landzunge f

10. Boxen: Reichweite f

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1.
[riːtʃ]transitive verb

1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]

be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)

not a sound reached our ears — kein Laut drang an unsere Ohren

have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?

you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen

2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu

3) (pass)

reach me that book — reich mir das Buch herüber
2. intransitive verb
1) (stretch out hand)

reach for something — nach etwas greifen

how high can you reach? — wie hoch kannst du langen?

2) (be long/tall enough)

something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug

he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen

will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?

I can't reach — ich komme nicht daran

can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)

3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)
3. noun
1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, die

be within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein

be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein

be above somebody's reach — zu hoch für jemanden sein

keep something out of reach of somebody — etwas unerreichbar für jemanden aufbewahren

keep something within easy reach — etwas in greifbarer Nähe aufbewahren

be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein

2) (expanse) Abschnitt, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- reach down

- reach out

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n.

(§ pl.: reaches)

= Reichweite f. (for) v.

erreichen v.

greifen (nach) v.

sich erstrecken v.

English-german dictionary > reach
8 stretch

[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

English-Danish dictionary > stretch
9 reach

ri: 1. verb
1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå, komme fram til

2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) rekke, nå, gripe etter

3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) strekke ut etter

4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) nå, få tak i

5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) strekke, rekke
2. noun
1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rekkevidde, avstand

2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rekkevidde

3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) rett strekning

nå
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rekke
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rekkevidde
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strekning

I
subst. \/riːtʃ\/

1) det å rekke, det å strekke

• she made a reach for the book

2) rekkevidde, omfang, utstrekning, fatteevne

3) ( om skytevåpen) skuddvidde

4) strekning, strekke, område

• the beautiful reaches of a river

• reaches of forest and meadow

• the upper reaches of the river

elvens øvre løp

beyond one's reach over ens fatteevne

• it's beyond my reach

det er over min forstand

• it's beyond the reach of human intellect

det ligger utenfor den menneskelige forstand

beyond\/out of (the) reach of gunshot ( om skytevåpen) utenfor skuddvidde, ikke på skuddhold

get out of reach trekke seg unna, komme seg vekk

keep out of the reach of danger unngå alle farer

out of reach utenfor rekkevidde, uoppnåelig

to be kept out of children's reach eller to be kept out of the reach of children oppbevares utilgjengelig for barn

within arm's reach se ➢ arm, 1

within easy reach of i umiddelbar nærhet av

• within easy reach of the station

i umiddelbar nærhet av stasjonen
II
verb \/riːtʃ\/

1) strekke, rekke (ut)

• reach out one's hand

strekke ut hånden

2) gripe, ta

• he reached down the atlas from the top shelf

han tok ned atlaset fra øverste hylle

3) rekke, gi

• reach me that book, please

4) ( også overført) nå, nå opp til, nå frem til, rekke (frem til), komme frem til

• as soon as they had reached the station, they started to bicker

så snart de hadde kommet frem til stasjonen, begynte de å kjekle

• her voice didn't reach the audience

stemmen hennes nådde ikke frem til publikum

• the bookcase reaches the ceiling

bokhyllen når opp til taket

• they were not able to reach a decision

de var ikke i stand til å komme frem til en avgjørelse

• reach the end of the chapter

komme til slutten av kapitlet

• reach home

komme hjem

• your letter reached me today

jeg fikk brevet ditt i dag

5) nå, komme opp i

• the profit will reach a huge amount

inntektene vil komme opp i en enorm sum

6) kontakte, sette seg i forbindelse med

7) ( om alder) (opp)nå, bli

• reach middle age

bli middelaldrende

8) ( sjøfart) seile med vinden på tvers

9) (amer., slang) bestikke, kjøpe, smøre

reach for somebody\/something gripe etter

• she reached for the child

hun grep etter barnet

reach somebody by something få tak i noen på noe

• she reached him by the phone

hun fikk tak i ham på telefonen

English-Norwegian dictionary > reach
10 stretch

I 1. [stretʃ]
nome

1) (in gymnastics) allungamento m., stiramento m.

to have a stretch — stiracchiarsi

to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] essere teso al massimo; fig. [factory, office] essere a pieno regime

I can lend you Ј 50 at a stretch — ti posso prestare al massimo 50 sterline

2) (elasticity) elasticità f.

3) (section) (of road, track, coastline, river) tratto m.

4) (expanse) (of water, countryside) distesa f.

5) (period) periodo m.

I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo — ho passato 18 mesi a Tokyo

to work for 12 hours at a stretch — lavorare 12 ore di fila o seguito

6) colloq. (prison sentence)

a five-year stretch — cinque anni dentro
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ fabric] elasticizzato; [ limousine] a carrozzeria allungata
II 1. [stretʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]

to stretch one's arms — distendere o allungare le braccia

to stretch one's legs — fig. sgranchirsi le gambe, fare una passeggiata

to stretch one's wings — spiegare le ali; fig. spiegare il volo

2) (increase the size) tendere [spring, elastic]; tirare [ fabric]; (deliberately) allargare [ shoe]; (distort) sformare [garment, shoe]

3) (bend) distorcere [ truth]; fare uno strappo a [ rules]

to stretch a point — (make concession) fare un'eccezione; (exaggerate) tirare troppo la corda

4) (push to the limit) abusare di [ patience]; sfruttare al massimo [resources, person]

the system is stretched to the limit — il sistema è sfruttato al massimo

I need a job that stretches me — ho bisogno di un lavoro che mi metta alla prova

isn't that stretching it a bit? — colloq. non state esagerando un po'?

5) (eke out) fare bastare [ supplies]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (extend one's limbs) stirarsi, distendersi

2) (spread) [road, track] snodarsi, stendersi; [forest, water, beach] stendersi

to stretch to o as far as sth. [flex, string] arrivare fino a qcs.; how far does the queue stretch? fino a dove arriva la coda? the weeks stretched into months — le settimane diventarono mesi

3) (become larger) [ elastic] allungarsi; [ shoe] allargarsi; [fabric, garment] sformarsi, cedere

4) colloq. (afford)

I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine — penso di potermi permettere una bottiglia di vino

the budget won't stretch to a new computer — nel nostro budget non ci sta un computer nuovo
3.
verbo riflessivo

to stretch oneself — stirarsi; fig. fare uno sforzo

- stretch out

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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) tirare, allungare, stirarsi

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estendersi
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) stiracchiata

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) distesa, tratto; periodo

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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stretch /strɛtʃ/
n.

1 stiramento ( anche med.); allungamento; stiracchiamento

2 stiracchiata; stiracchiatina: The dog got up and had a good stretch, il cane si alzò e si diede una stiracchiata

3 estensione; distesa; spazio; tratto: a stretch of rolling country, una distesa di terreno ondulato; a long stretch of road, un lungo tratto di strada

4 periodo ininterrotto; tirata ( di tempo): over a stretch of six months, in un periodo di sei mesi

5 ( sport) rettilineo; dirittura: the final (o finishing, o home) stretch, la dirittura d'arrivo

6 (mecc.) stiratura: stretch forming, formatura ( di elementi, di lamiera) mediante stiratura; stiro-imbutitura

7 ( slang) detenzione; periodo di tempo passato in prigione

8 (naut.) bordata

9 (ferr.) tratta

10 [u] ( di tessuto, ecc.) elasticità

11 ( slang USA) spilungone; stanga; pertica (fig.)

12 = stretch limo ► sotto

● (autom.) stretch limo, limousine con carrozzeria allungata □ stretch marks, smagliature □ (ind. tess.) stretch-nylon, filanca® □ a stretch of the imagination, uno sforzo d'immaginazione □ stretch socks, calzini elasticizzati □ at a stretch, di seguito; di fila: to drive a car for five hours at a stretch, guidare l'automobile per cinque ore di seguito (o filate) □ at full stretch, teso al massimo; (fig.) a pieno regime; al massimo delle proprie possibilità: to work at full stretch, lavorare a pieno regime □ by a stretch of language, in senso lato □ by no stretch of the imagination, neanche per sogno □ to obtain st. by a stretch of one's authority, ottenere qc. abusando della propria autorità.
♦ (to) stretch /strɛtʃ/
A v. t.

1 tendere; tirare; stirare; distendere; stendere; allargare; allungare ( tirando): to stretch a wire, tendere un filo metallico; Don't stretch the material or you'll rip it, non tirare la stoffa se non vuoi lacerarla; to stretch a pullover, allargare un pullover ( tirandolo, per indossarlo); to stretch one's neck, allungare il collo

2 (fig.) forzare; sforzare; fare uno strappo a; abusare di: to stretch the truth, forzare la verità; svisare i fatti; to stretch an argument to its very limit, sforzare un'argomentazione fino all'estremo; to stretch the rules, fare uno strappo alle regole; to stretch one's powers, abusare del proprio potere; to stretch one's principles, fare uno strappo ai propri principi

3 (fig.) gonfiare; esagerare

4 (fam.) gettare a terra; stendere: to stretch sb. on the floor, stendere q. con un pugno

5 (fam.) far bastare: to stretch one's salary to meet expenses, far bastare il proprio stipendio; riuscire a far fronte alle spese

6 (naut.) distendere, bordare ( una vela)

7 ( slang o arc.) impiccare

B v. i.

1 stendersi; estendersi; spaziare; spiegarsi; ( di strada) snodarsi: The desert stretches as far as the Atlas Mountains, il deserto si stende fino alle montagne dell'Atlante

2 durare ( nel tempo); protrarsi

3 allargarsi, allungarsi, cedere ( sotto tensione): Rubber will stretch but wood won't, la gomma si allunga ma il legno no

4 stirarsi; stiracchiarsi: He yawned and stretched, fece uno sbadiglio e si stirò

● to stretch one's arms, distendere le braccia; stirarsi □ (fin.) to stretch a budget, stiracchiare un bilancio, fare bastare uno stanziamento □ to stretch one's credit, abusare del credito di cui si gode □ (fam.) to stretch it a bit, esagerare alquanto; fare la cosa più grande di quello che è □ ( anche fig.) to stretch one's legs, sgranchirsi le gambe □ (med.) to stretch a muscle, prodursi uno strappo muscolare □ to stretch oneself, stirarsi; stiracchiarsi; ( anche) sforzarsi; spingersi al massimo □ to stretch a point, fare uno strappo alla regola; fare un'eccezione.

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I 1. [stretʃ]
nome

1) (in gymnastics) allungamento m., stiramento m.

to have a stretch — stiracchiarsi

to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] essere teso al massimo; fig. [factory, office] essere a pieno regime

I can lend you Ј 50 at a stretch — ti posso prestare al massimo 50 sterline

2) (elasticity) elasticità f.

3) (section) (of road, track, coastline, river) tratto m.

4) (expanse) (of water, countryside) distesa f.

5) (period) periodo m.

I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo — ho passato 18 mesi a Tokyo

to work for 12 hours at a stretch — lavorare 12 ore di fila o seguito

6) colloq. (prison sentence)

a five-year stretch — cinque anni dentro
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ fabric] elasticizzato; [ limousine] a carrozzeria allungata
II 1. [stretʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]

to stretch one's arms — distendere o allungare le braccia

to stretch one's legs — fig. sgranchirsi le gambe, fare una passeggiata

to stretch one's wings — spiegare le ali; fig. spiegare il volo

2) (increase the size) tendere [spring, elastic]; tirare [ fabric]; (deliberately) allargare [ shoe]; (distort) sformare [garment, shoe]

3) (bend) distorcere [ truth]; fare uno strappo a [ rules]

to stretch a point — (make concession) fare un'eccezione; (exaggerate) tirare troppo la corda

4) (push to the limit) abusare di [ patience]; sfruttare al massimo [resources, person]

the system is stretched to the limit — il sistema è sfruttato al massimo

I need a job that stretches me — ho bisogno di un lavoro che mi metta alla prova

isn't that stretching it a bit? — colloq. non state esagerando un po'?

5) (eke out) fare bastare [ supplies]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (extend one's limbs) stirarsi, distendersi

2) (spread) [road, track] snodarsi, stendersi; [forest, water, beach] stendersi

to stretch to o as far as sth. [flex, string] arrivare fino a qcs.; how far does the queue stretch? fino a dove arriva la coda? the weeks stretched into months — le settimane diventarono mesi

3) (become larger) [ elastic] allungarsi; [ shoe] allargarsi; [fabric, garment] sformarsi, cedere

4) colloq. (afford)

I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine — penso di potermi permettere una bottiglia di vino

the budget won't stretch to a new computer — nel nostro budget non ci sta un computer nuovo
3.
verbo riflessivo

to stretch oneself — stirarsi; fig. fare uno sforzo

- stretch out

English-Italian dictionary > stretch
11 reach

[ri:tʃ] n <pl - es>

1)

( act of reaching)

to make a \reach for sb/ sth nach jdm/etw greifen; ( fig)

it takes quite a \reach of the imagination to... es bedarf schon einer gehörigen Portion Vorstellungskraft, um...

2) of sb's arm Reichweite f; boxing Reichweite f;

a long/short \reach lange/kurze Arme mpl;

to be out of [or beyond] / within [or in] [sb's] \reach sich akk [nicht] in jds Reichweite f befinden;

the apples were on a branch just out of [my] \reach die Äpfel hingen an einem Ast, an den ich nicht herankam;

he's so tall that even the top shelf is within his \reach er ist so groß, dass er sogar an das oberste Regal [heran]kommt;

I like to keep a notebook and pencil within [arm's] \reach ich habe immer etwas zum Schreiben parat;

keep out of \reach of children für Kinder unzugänglich aufbewahren!;

to be within easy [or arm's] \reach in greifbarer Nähe sein;

to be within [easy] \reach [of a place] [ganz] in der Nähe sein

3) no pl ( range of power) Reichweite f

4) tv, radio [Sende]bereich m

5) \reaches pl ( stretch of land) Gebiet nt; ( stretch of river) [Fluss]abschnitt m;

the lower/upper \reaches das untere/obere Gebiet;

the farthest [or outermost] \reaches die entlegensten Bereiche;

the higher \reaches of government ( fig) die oberen Regierungskreise

PHRASES:

sb's \reach exceeds his/her grasp diese Trauben hängen zu hoch für jdn;

to be out of [or beyond] / within [or in] [sb's] \reach ( unattainable/ attainable) nicht im Rahmen/im Rahmen des Möglichen liegen;

I came within \reach of solving the crossword, but... ich war kurz davor, das Kreuzworträtsel zu lösen, aber dann...;

( financially) jds finanzielle Möglichkeiten übersteigen/für jdn finanziell möglich sein vi

1) ( attempt to grab) greifen;

to \reach for sth nach etw dat greifen

2) ( be able to touch) fassen [können];

could you get that book for me, please - I can't \reach könntest du mir bitte das Buch geben - ich komme nicht dran ( fam)

3) ( extend)

to \reach to sth an etw akk heranreichen;

the snow \reached almost to the children's knees der Schnee ging den Kindern fast bis zu den Knien

PHRASES:

\reach for the sky [or skies] ! (Am) (dated) (sl) Hände hoch!;

to \reach for the stars ( fig) nach den Sternen greifen vt

1) ( arrive at)

to \reach a place einen Ort erreichen;

how long will it take this letter to \reach Italy? wie lange braucht dieser Brief bis nach Italien?;

to \reach sb jdn erreichen;

the news of your accident has only just \reached me ich habe die Nachricht von deinem Unfall gerade erst erhalten;

to \reach one's destination an seinem Bestimmungsort ankommen;

to \reach land Land erreichen;

to \reach the finishing line [or the tape] die Ziellinie überqueren, durchs Ziel laufen ( fam)

(Am)

to \reach base sports das Base [o Mal] erreichen

2) ( attain)

to \reach sth etw erreichen;

the temperature is expected to \reach 25ºC today heute soll es bis zu 25ºC warm werden;

she had \reached the nadir of her existence sie war an einem absoluten Tiefpunkt [in ihrem Leben] angelangt;

the diplomats appear to have \reached an impasse in their negotiations die Diplomaten scheinen bei ihren Verhandlungen nicht mehr weiterzukommen;

to \reach adulthood [or maturity] / one's majority erwachsen/volljährig werden;

to \reach an agreement/ consensus eine Übereinkunft/Übereinstimmung erzielen;

to \reach a certain altitude/ velocity eine bestimmte Höhe/Geschwindigkeit erreichen;

to \reach the conclusion/decision that... zu dem Schluss/zu der Entscheidung kommen, dass...;

to \reach [a] deadlock in einer Sackgasse landen ( fig)

to \reach fever pitch den Siedepunkt erreichen;

to \reach one's goal sein Ziel erreichen;

to \reach manhood/ womanhood zum Mann/zur Frau werden;

to \reach orgasm zum Orgasmus kommen;

to \reach the point of no return einen Punkt erreichen, an dem es kein Zurück [mehr] gibt;

to \reach one's prime/ puberty ins beste Alter/in die Pubertät kommen;

to \reach a settlement zu einer Einigung gelangen;

to \reach the turning point zum Wendepunkt kommen;

to \reach a verdict zu einem Urteil gelangen

3) ( extend to)

to \reach sth;

her hair \reaches her waistline ihre Haare reichen ihr bis zur Taille

4) ( contact with hand)

to be able to \reach sth an etw akk [heran]reichen können;

our daughter can \reach the door handle now unsere Tochter kommt jetzt schon an den Türgriff ran

5) ( pass)

to \reach sb sth jdm etw [herüber]reichen

6) ( communicate with)

to \reach sb jdn erreichen;

( phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen

7) tv, radio

to \reach an audience ein Publikum erreichen

8) ( influence)

to \reach sb jdn erreichen ( fig), zu jdm vordringen ( fig)

English-German students dictionary > reach
12 reach

1. n тк. g

2. n протягивание

3. n размах

reach of crane — вынос стрелы крана

4. n досягаемость; доступность

within reach — в пределах досягаемости

beyond reach — вне досягаемости

with in easy reach of the station — неподалёку от станции

the goal is within our reach — мы близки к цели

within the reach distance — в пределах досягаемости

out of reach distance — вне пределов досягаемости

within the reach of — в пределах досягаемости

out of the reach — вне пределов досягаемости

within the reach — в пределах досягаемости

5. n радиус действия

the reach of a gun — дальнобойность

the reach of eye — видимость, пределы видимости

aerial reach — дальность действия антенны

6. n дистанция удара

this boxer has a long reach — у этого боксёра длинные руки

7. n круг, уровень; кругозор; охват

beyond the reach of all suspicion — выше всяких подозрений

net reach — охват - нетто

actual reach — фактический охват

potential reach — возможный охват

8. n круги; уровень

the higher reaches of academic life — академическая элита, высшие научные круги

9. n область

out of reach of danger — в полной безопасности

10. n протяжение, пространство; полоса

reach of meadow — ширь луга

11. n колено реки; плёс; бьеф

the upper reaches of the Thames — верховья Темзы

canal reach — бьеф канала

downstream reach — нижний бьеф, НБ

12. n прямой участок

reach of a canal — длина участка канала

13. n ж. -д. длина плеча

stability reach — плечо опрокидывающего момента

14. n перегон, этап

15. n ездка

16. n мор. галс

17. v протягивать, вытягивать; простирать

to reach out a foot — выставить ногу

18. v вытягиваться, протягиваться

boughs reach out towards the sun — ветви тянутся к солнцу

19. v дотягиваться; тянуться

to reach for the bread — потянуться за хлебом

reach out — потянуться

to reach out for a book — потянуться за книгой

20. v доставать, брать

to reach a book from the top shelf — достать книгу с верхней полки

21. v разг. передавать, подавать

reach me the mustard, please — передайте мне, пожалуйста, горчицу

22. v простираться; доходить

to reach the skies — доходить до неба

to reach the bottom — доходить до самого дна

their land reaches as far as the river — их земли простираются до самой реки

empire that reaches from … to … — империя, простирающаяся от … до …

23. v охватывать

as far as eye could reach — насколько может охватить взор

24. v проникать, достигать

the light of the sun does not reach the bottom of the ocean — солнечный свет не проникает на дно океана

reach stability — достигать стабильности

reach the surface — достигать поверхности

25. v доходить

your letter never reached me — ваше письмо так и не дошло до меня

your letter reached us yesterday — ваше письмо было получено нами вчера

the news reached me late — известие дошло до меня с опозданием

26. v достигать; доезжать, доходить, добираться

to reach the summit of the mountain — добраться до вершины горы

we shall reach town by night — к ночи мы уже будем в городе

the train reaches Oxford at six — поезд прибывает в Оксфорд в шесть часов

27. v прийти

to reach a conclusion — прийти к выводу

reach a conclusion — прийти к заключению

reach a settlement — прийти к соглашению

reach a verdict — прийти к единому мнению

to reach an understanding — прийти к соглашению

28. v арх. поэт. понимать, постигать

some double sense that I reach not — некий двойной смысл, непостижимый для меня

29. v достичь, добиться

to reach a goal — достичь цели

reach a goal — добиться цели

to reach manhood — достичь зрелости

to reach an agreement — достичь договорённости

30. v доживать; достигать

to reach middle age — достичь среднего возраста

31. v составлять; доходить, достигать

the sum total reaches a hundred francs — общая сумма составляет сто франков

the members reached into many thousands — количество членов доходило до нескольких тысяч

32. v трогать, пронимать; производить впечатление; оказывать влияние

he saw that he had not reached her at all — он видел, что его слова не произвели на неё никакого впечатления

what more must I say to reach you? — что же мне ещё сказать, чтобы вы поняли?

33. v стремиться; добиваться, искать

to reach after fame — стремиться к славе, искать славы

34. v разг. связаться; устанавливать контакт; сноситься, сообщаться; застать

where can I reach you? — куда вам позвонить?; как можно с вами связаться?; где вас можно поймать?

reach the woolsack — стать лордом-канцлером

35. v проф. разг. попасть; задеть, ранить; нанести удар, ударить

to reach the target — поражать цель

keep out of reach of — хранить в безопасности

36. v амер. разг. «подъехать»; «обработать»

37. v амер. разг. подкупить

his means will not reach to that — его средств на это не хватит

Синонимический ряд:

1. distance (noun) distance; extent; length; span

2. grab (noun) grab; grasp; stretch

3. range (noun) ambit; area; capacity; circle; compass; confines; dimensions; distance; extension; extensity; extent; gamut; horizon; influence; ken; length; magnitude; orbit; panorama; purview; radius; range; realm; scope; sphere; sweep; width

4. arrive (verb) arrive; arrive at; come; come to; get; get in; get to; pull in; show; show up; turn up

5. communicate with (verb) communicate with; contact; touch

6. extend (verb) approach; carry; carry over; extend; go; lead; lunge; make; outstretch; overtake; spread; stretch

7. gain (verb) accomplish; achieve; attain; gain; rack up; realise; realize; score; win

8. number (verb) aggregate; amount; number; run; total

9. pass (verb) buck; hand; pass

Антонимический ряд:

bungle; cease; drop; fail; leave; miss; start; stop

English-Russian base dictionary > reach
13 reach

̈ɪri:tʃ I
1. сущ.
1) а) протягивание( руки и т. п.) within reach of one's hand ≈ под рукой б) размах, амплитуда A good length ball depends entirely upon the size and reach of a batsman. ≈ Хороший пролет мяча зависит от его размера и величины размаха того, кто отбивает мяч.
2) диал. надбавка к жалованию to obtain a small reach ≈ получить маленькую премию
3) а) предел досягаемости, досягаемость beyond one's reach ≈ вне досягаемости, недоступный б) радиус действия
4) а) область влияния, охват;
кругозор;
сфера б) диапазон( о голосе)
5) пространство, протяжение
6) а) плес;
колено реки б) бьеф (часть водоема, расположенная по течению выше водонапорного сооружения)
7) мор. галс
2. гл.
1) а) протягивать, вытягивать (часто reach out) Some of us reached their arms over the table, to take a new issue of "Times". ≈ Некоторые из нас потянулись через стол, чтобы взять свежий номер "Таймс". Syn: extend, stretch out б) раскидывать (ветви ≈ о дереве, кустарнике) в) выхватывать, вытаскивать (оружие из его "упакованного" состояния) he reached forth his sword ≈ он выхватил меч
2) доставать;
дотягиваться;
брать( часто reach for) There was no time for me to reach for my gun. ≈ У меня не было времени добраться до своего пистолета.
3) а) разг. передавать, подавать Could you reach me some bread, please? ≈ Передайте, пожалуйста, хлеб. б) протягивать, давать I reached him the letter. ≈ Я протянул ему письмо.
4) а) внушать, убеждать, уверять;
склонять( на свою сторону) The merchants know how Chinese are to be reached. ≈ Торговцы знают, как нужно убеждать китайцев. Syn: impress I
2., convince, win over б) амер., сл. подкупать, давать взятку In America, if the criminal can 'reach' the complaining witness he has nothing to worry about. ≈ В Америке если преступник имеет возможность дать взятку свидетелю обвинения, ему не о чем беспокоиться. Syn: bribe
2.
5) а) достигать, доходить he is not so tall as to reach the ceiling ≈ он не настолько высок, чтобы достать до потолка Syn: accomplish, achieve, attain, earn, come Ant: bungle, fail, miss, fall short б) перен. связаться( с кем-л., напр., по телефону) ;
устанавливать контакт;
сноситься, сообщаться( с кем-л.)
6) застать, настигнуть
7) а) доезжать до;
добираться до You may easily reach London in a day from here. ≈ Отсюда вы можете легко добраться до Лондона за день. Syn: achieve, come б) перен. проникать, доходить, достигать слуха ( о звуках, свете и т.д.) The alarm reached the royal residence. (Scott) ≈ До королевской резиденции дошел сигнал тревоги.
8) простираться
9) составлять( сумму)
10) трогать;
оказывать влияние
11) уст. доходить (до понимания чего-л.), понимать, постигать I cannot reach the Meaning of this dark expression. ≈ Я не могу понять значение этого неясного выражения.
12) а) нанести удар б) попасть( пулей и т.д.) ;
задеть, ранить( шпагой, рапирой) ∙ reach after reach back reach down reach forward reach into reach out reach up II = retch
2. протягивание (руки и т. п.) - to make a * for smth. протянуть руку /потянуться/ за чем-л. - to get dmth. by a long * с трудом дотянуться до чего-л. - within * of one's hand под рукой;
стоит руку протянуть размах - * of crane( техническое) вынос стрелы крана досягаемость;
доступность - within * в пределах досягаемости - beyond /out of, above/ * вне( пределов) досягаемости - within easy * of the station неподалеку от станции - the goal is within our * мы близки к цели - cars within the * of small purses автомобили по доступной цене - no help was within * помощи неоткуда было ждать радиус действия - the * of a gun дальнобойность - the * of eye /of sight/ видимость, пределы видимости - the * of sound слышимость - out of * of the guns вне досягаемости огня орудий дистанция удара (бокс) - this boxer has a long * у этого боксера длинные руки круг, уровень( знаний и т. п.) ;
кругозор;
охват - beyond the * of all suspicion выше /вне/ всяких подозрений - a * of thought far beyond one's contemporaries гораздо более широкий кругозор, чем у современников - such subtleties are beyond my * такие тонкости выше моего понимания - he has a wonderful * of imagination у него удивительный полет фантазии круги (общества) ;
уровень (положения и т. п.) - the higher *es of academic life академическая элита, высшие научные круги - the highest * of oratory верх ораторского искусства - new *es of success новые достижения на пути к успеху область( воздействия) - out of * of danger в полной безопасности - they are out of * of harm им ничто не может повредить протяжение, пространство;
полоса (территории) - * of meadow ширь луга - the *es of the valley просторы долины колено реки;
плес;
бьеф - the upper *es of the Thames верховья Темзы прямой участок( дороги) (железнодорожное) длина плеча перегон, этап (пути) ездка( морское) галс протягивать, вытягивать (особ. руку) ;
простирать (тж. * out, * forth) - to * one's hand across the table протянуть руку через стол - to * forth one's arms простирать руки - to * out a foot выставить ногу - a tree *es (out) its boughs towards the light дерево тянет ветви к свету вытягиваться, протягиваться - boughs * out towards the sun ветви тянутся к солнцу - a hand *ed out and held me откуда-то протянулась рука и схватила меня (часто for) дотягиваться;
тянуться (к чему-л., за чем-л.) - to * for the bread потянуться за хлебом - a false alarm had them *ing for their guns ложная тревога заставила их схватиться за оружие доставать, брать - to * smth. down снять (вниз) что-л. - to * smth. up поднять что-л. (вверх) - to * a book (down) from the top shelf достать /снять/ книгу с верхней полки - to * at smth. схватить что-л.;
вцепиться во что-л. - he *ed down his hat он взял /снял/ (с крюка, полки) свою шляпу (разговорное) передавать, подавать (иногда * over) - * me the mustard, please передайте мне, пожалуйста, горчицу простираться;
доходить (до какого-л. места) - to * (up to) the skies доходить до неба - to * (down to) the bottom доходить /тянуться/ до самого дна - their land *es as far as the river их земли простираются до самой реки - empire that *es from... to... империя, простирающаяся от... до... - this ladder won't * the window эта лестница не достанет до окна - the new railway has not yet *ed our village новая железная дорога еще не доведена до нашей деревни - his beard *ed to his waist у него была борода до пояса - a coat that *ed (to) one's heels пальто до пят охватывать - as far as eye could * насколько может охватить взор проникать (куда-л.;
о звуке, свете) ;
достигать (слуха и т. п.) - the light of the sun does not * (to) the bottom of the ocean солнечный свет не проникает на дно океана - not a sound *ed our ears до нашего слуха не доходило не звука - his voice *ed the last row его голос доносился до последнего ряда доходить (о сообщении и т. п.) - your letter never *ed me ваше письмо так и не дошло до меня - your letter *ed us yesterday( официальное) ваше письмо было получено нами вчера - the news *ed me late известие дошло до меня с опозданием - all that has *ed me about him все, что я о нем слышал - telecast that *ed 25 million people телепередача, которую смотрело 25 млн. человек достигать (места назначения) ;
доезжать, доходить, добираться - to * the summit of the mountain добраться до вершины горы - we shall * town by night к ночи мы уже будем в городе - the train *es Oxford at six поезд прибывает в Оксфорд в шесть часов - the hour hand has *ed two часовая стрелка дошла до цифры два - the steps by which you * the entrace ступеньки, ведущие к входу прийти( к чему-л.) - to * a conclusion прийти к выводу - to * a stage вступить в стадию (устаревшее) понимать, постигать - some double sense that I * not некий двойной смысл, непостижимый для меня достичь, добиться - to * a goal достичь /добиться/ цели - to * the object of one's desires достичь желаемого;
добиться исполнения своих желаний - to * success early in life смолоду добиться успеха - to * perfection достичь /добиться/ совершенства доживать;
достигать (какого-л. возраста) - to * middle age достичь среднего возраста - to * old age дожить до старости - he has *ed the age of sixty ему исполнилось 60 лет (часто to, into) составлять (какое-л. количество) ;
доходить, достигать - the sum total *es a hundred francs общая сумма составляет сто франков - the members *ed into many thousands количество членов доходило до нескольких тысяч - the losses *ed a considerable figure убытки составили значительную сумму распространяться( на что-л.) - the law does not * these cases закон не распространяется на эти случаи - Queen Victoria's reign *ed into the 20th century царствование королевы Виктории продолжалось и в XX веке трогать, пронимать;
производить впечатление;
оказывать влияние - to * smb. пронять кого-л.;
"дойти" до кого-л. - he saw that he had not *ed her at all он видел, что его слова не произвели на нее никакого впечатления /не дошли до нее/ - what more must I say to * you? что же мне еще сказать, чтобы вы поняли? - men who cannot be *ed by reason люди, на которых разумные доводы не действуют - how is his conscience to be *ed? чем можно пробудить в нем совесть? (обыкн. after) стремиться( к чему-л.) ;
добиваться, искать( чего-л.) - to * after fame стремиться к славе, искать славы (разговорное) связаться( с кем-л. по телефону и т. п.) ;
устанавливать контакт;
сноситься, сообщаться ( с кем-л.) ;
застать (дома и т. п.) - to * smb. for comment обратиться к кому-л. с просьбой высказать свое мнение /прокомментировать событие/ - where can I * you? куда вам позвонить?;
где вас можно поймать? - Brown could not be *ed Брауна не могли найти, с Брауном нельзя было связаться (по телефону и т. п.) - the minister could not be *ed for comment получить комментарий министра (газете) не удалось (профессионализм) (разговорное) попасть (пулей, камнем) ;
задеть, ранить (в фехтовании и т. п.) ;
нанести удар, ударить( в боксе и т. п.) - to * the target( военное) поражать цель - to * smb. a blow on the ear дать кому-л. в ухо - to * smb. a kick наподдать кому-л., ударить кого-л. ногой (американизм) (разговорное) "подъехать" (к кому-л.) ;
"обработать" (кого-л.) (американизм) (разговорное) подкупить( свидетеля и т. п.) (to) (редкое) хватать, быть достаточным для чего-л. - his means will not * to that его средств на это не хватит as far as the eye can ~ насколькоможетохватитьвзор;
the memory reaches back over many years в памяти сохраняется далекое прошлое ~ предел досягаемости, досягаемость;
beyond one's reach вне досягаемости, недоступный;
within easy reach of the railway неподалеку от железной дороги ~ достигать, доходить;
he is so tall that he reaches the ceiling он так высок, что достает до потолка;
to reach old age дожить до старости ~ out (for) протягивать руку (за чем-л.), доставать (что-л.) (с полки, со шкафа) ;
he reached out for the dictionary он потянулся за словарем ~ застать, настигнуть;
his letter reached me его письмо застало меня ~ протягивание (руки и т. п.) ;
to make a reach (for smth.) протянуть руку, потянуться (за чем-л.) media ~ охват средством рекламы as far as the eye can ~ насколькоможетохватитьвзор;
the memory reaches back over many years в памяти сохраняется далекое прошлое within ~ of one's hand под рукой;
out of reach of the guns вне досягаемости огня орудий reach = retch ~ бьеф ~ мор. галс ~ доезжать до;
добираться до;
the train reaches Oxford at six поезд приходит в Оксфорд в 6 часов ~ доставать;
дотягиваться;
брать (часто reach for) ~ достигать, доходить;
he is so tall that he reaches the ceiling он так высок, что достает до потолка;
to reach old age дожить до старости ~ достигать, доходить ~ достигать ~ доступность ~ досягаемость ~ доходить ~ застать, настигнуть;
his letter reached me его письмо застало меня ~ область влияния, охват;
кругозор;
сфера;
such subtleties are beyond my reach такие тонкости выше моего понимания ~ область воздействия ~ оказывать влияние ~ охват средствами рекламы ~ охватывать ~ передавать, подавать;
reach me the mustard, please передайте мне, пожалуйста, горчицу ~ плес;
колено реки ~ предел досягаемости, досягаемость, область влияния ~ предел досягаемости, досягаемость;
beyond one's reach вне досягаемости, недоступный;
within easy reach of the railway неподалеку от железной дороги ~ простираться ~ протягивание (руки и т. п.) ;
to make a reach (for smth.) протянуть руку, потянуться (за чем-л.) ~ протягивать, вытягивать (часто out) ;
to reach one's hand across the table протянуть руку через стол ~ протяжение, пространство;
a reach of woodland широкая полоса лесов ~ радиус действия ~ связаться (с кем-л., напр., по телефону) ;
устанавливать контакт;
сноситься, сообщаться (с кем-л.) ;
reach after тянуться (за чем-л.) ;
перен. стремиться (к чему-л.) ~ составлять (сумму) ~ трогать;
оказывать влияние ~ связаться (с кем-л., напр., по телефону) ;
устанавливать контакт;
сноситься, сообщаться (с кем-л.) ;
reach after тянуться (за чем-л.) ;
перен. стремиться (к чему-л.) ~ передавать, подавать;
reach me the mustard, please передайте мне, пожалуйста, горчицу ~ протяжение, пространство;
a reach of woodland широкая полоса лесов ~ достигать, доходить;
he is so tall that he reaches the ceiling он так высок, что достает до потолка;
to reach old age дожить до старости ~ протягивать, вытягивать (часто out) ;
to reach one's hand across the table протянуть руку через стол ~ out (for) протягивать руку (за чем-л.), доставать (что-л.) (с полки, со шкафа) ;
he reached out for the dictionary он потянулся за словарем reach = retch retch: retch рвота, позывы на рвоту ~ рыгать;
тужиться( при рвоте) ~ область влияния, охват;
кругозор;
сфера;
such subtleties are beyond my reach такие тонкости выше моего понимания ~ доезжать до;
добираться до;
the train reaches Oxford at six поезд приходит в Оксфорд в 6 часов ~ предел досягаемости, досягаемость;
beyond one's reach вне досягаемости, недоступный;
within easy reach of the railway неподалеку от железной дороги within ~ of one's hand под рукой;
out of reach of the guns вне досягаемости огня орудий your letter reached me yesterday ваше письмо дошло (только) вчера

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > reach
14 stretch

[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
* * *
I [streč]
1.

noun

raztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehod

at a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkrat

on the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetosti

a stretch of 5 years — razdobje petih let

a stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljija

the stretch of a bird's wings — razpetina ptičjih kril

a fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajine

to be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetosti

it is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mesta

to do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)

to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti se

he gave a stretch and got up — pretegnil se je in vstal

to keep one's attention on the stretch — biti v napeti pozornosti

it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjameš

to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;

2.

adjective

raztegljiv

stretch hosiery — raztegljive nogavice
II [streč]
1.

transitive verb

raztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;

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intransitive verb

raztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešen

stretched — iztegnjen, po dolgem

stretched spring — napeta vzmet

to stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roke

to stretch the credit — prekoračiti kredit

to stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tla

to stretch one's legs — stegniti noge

to stretch for miles — milje daleč se raztezati (segati)

to stretch a pair of trousers — dati hlače na natezalnik

to stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)

I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na roko

to stretch one's principles — delati silo svojim načelom

to stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)

to stretch a rope — nategniti vrv

the rope has stretched — vrv se je nategnila

to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagati

to stretch the wings — razpeti krila

to stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko

English-Slovenian dictionary > stretch
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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) esticar(-se)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estender-se
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) espreguiçadela

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensão

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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[stretʃ] n 1 estiramento, esticamento, ato de esticar, estado de esticado. 2 extensão, distância, trecho, superfície. 3 período de tempo. 4 sl tempo. 5 tensão, esforço. 6 espreguiçamento. 7 pequena caminhada para esticar as pernas. 8 alcance máximo, amplitude. 9 interpretação forçada. 10 elasticidade. • vt 1 esticar, estender, estirar. 2 estender-se, cobrir grande distância, encher o espaço, espalhar-se. 3 esticar o corpo ou os membros, espreguiçar-se. 4 estender (a mão). 5 encompridar, alongar, alargar. 6 esforçar-se. 7 exagerar, torcer (a verdade) deturpar. 8 derrubar, atirar ao chão. 9 enforcar. at a stretch, upon a stretch de uma vez, a fio. at full stretch a toda, com todo o esforço. stretch ( of law) transgressão (da lei). to be stretched to the limit estar no limite dos seus recursos (financeiros, diplomáticos, etc). to stretch a point fazer uma exceção em um regulamento. to stretch forth, forward estender, avançar. to stretch money to keep within the budget fazer o dinheiro dar para não ultrapassar o orçamento. to stretch one’s legs esticar as pernas, dar umas voltas (depois de estar sentado por longas horas). to stretch out espalhar, estender, estender-se, esticar-se, alargar-se. to stretch something to the limit ir/levar algo até o limite.

English-Portuguese dictionary > stretch
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[strɛtʃ] 1. n
(of ocean, forest) obszar m; ( of water) akwen m; (of road, river, beach) odcinek m; ( of time) okres m
2. vi
person, animal przeciągać się (przeciągnąć się perf); land, area rozciągać się, ciągnąć się
3. vt
rozciągać (rozciągnąć perf); ( fig) job, task zmuszać (zmusić perf) do wysiłku

to stretch to/as far as — ciągnąć się do +gen /aż po +acc

it stretches as far as the eye can see — ciągnie się tak daleko, jak okiem sięgnąć

at a stretch — jednym ciągiem, bez przerwy

to stretch one's legs — rozprostowywać (rozprostować perf) nogi

by no stretch of the imagination — w żaden sposób

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

- stretch to

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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) wy-, prze-, roz- itp. -ciągać (się)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozciągać się
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) wyciągnięcie się, przeciągnięcie

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) przestrzeń, odcinek

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

English-Polish dictionary > stretch
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terjedés, tér, kifeszítés, nyújtózkodás, tartam to stretch: erőszakol, nyújtózik, megfeszül, nyúlik, kiterít
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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) (ki)nyújt; (ki)nyúlik

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) kiterjed
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) kinyújtás; nyújtózkodás

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) szakasz; időtartam

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

English-Hungarian dictionary > stretch
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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) teygja(st)

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) ná; teygja/breiða (úr sér)
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) teyging

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) samfelldur kafli; samfelld lota

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

English-Icelandic dictionary > stretch
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n. gerinme, gerginlik, esneme, genişleme, esneklik, uzatma, geniş yer, aralıksız süre, süre, hapis süresi
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v. germek, esnetmek, uzatmak, sermek, yaymak, çekmek (çorap vb.), zorlamak, abartmak, gerinmek, uzamak, yayılmak, yetmek, yeterli gelmek, arayı açmak

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1. ger 2. ger (v.) 3. gergin (adj.)
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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) ger(il)mek, genişle(t)mek, uza(t)mak

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) uzanmak
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) gerinme

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) uzantı, düzlük

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

English-Turkish dictionary > stretch
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• ojennella

• ojentaa

• oikaista

• oikoa

• oikaisu

• jatkua

• jakso

• jännittää

• jännitys

• venyvyys

• venyä

• venytellä

• venyttää

• venymä

• vetää

• etäisyys

• antaa ponnistusta vaativia tehtäviä

• ulottua

• ulottaa

• väli

• ponnistaa

• kiriä

• kiristää

• leventää

• levittää

• levitä

• mennä

• pidentää

• suora

• taipale

• kurottaa

• kurottautua

• kurkottautua

• kurkottaa

• laajentaa

• pingottaa

• pitkittää

• pinkoa

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stre 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) venyttää, venyä, ulottua

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) levittäytyä
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) venytys

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) jakso, alue

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- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

English-Finnish dictionary > stretch

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