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• oikaista• ojentaa• ojentua• osoittaa• jatkaa määräaikaa• jatkaa• jatkua• avartaa• enentää• esittää• ulottaa• ulottua• kestää• levittää• levitä• levittäytyä• mennä• pidentää• suoda• suurentua• ylettää• ylettyä• yltää• laajentua• laajeta• laajentaa• pitentää• pitkittää• korottaa* * *ik'stend1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) laajentaa2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) ulottua3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) ojentaa4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) esittää•- extensive -
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• paine• painostaa• painaa• rotu• tiukentaa• jännitys• jännittyneisyys• jännittää• jännitystilatechnology• jännittyä• huolestuttaa• venähtää• vastus• venähdyttää• venymä• venähdys• venäyttää• siivilöityä• siivilöidä• ahdistaa• vaivata• valuttaa• ponnistaa• ponnistus• puristus• rasittaa• reväyttää• rasitusmedicine, veterinary• revähdyttää• rasite• rihma• terästää• teroittaa• kanta• kireys• kiusata• kiriä• kiristää• kiristys• muodonmuutos• pelottaa• seuloa• sukujuuri• suku• stressi• sävy• sävelet• taistella• äänenpaino• yrittää• kuormittaa• kuormitus• pingotus• pinnistellä• pinnistys• pinnistää• piinata• pingottaa• piirre* * *I 1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) pinnistää2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) venähdyttää, rasittaa3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) koetella4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) siivilöidä2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?)2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.)4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.)•- strained- strainer
- strain off II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rotu, lajike2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) luonteenpiirre3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) sävelet -
3 stretch
• 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* * *stre 1. verb1) (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, ulottua2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) levittäytyä2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) venytys2) (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•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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far-reaching — far′ reach′ing adj. extending far in influence, effect, etc.: The effect of the speech was far reaching[/ex] • Etymology: 1815–25 far′ reach′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
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