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  • 1 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
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    - 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
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    - stretchy
    - at a stretch
    - be at full stretch
    - stretch one's legs
    - stretch out

    English-Danish dictionary > stretch

  • 2 cover

    1. verb
    1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) dække; tildække
    2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) dække
    3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) tilbagelægge
    4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) dække
    5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) dække
    6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) dække
    7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) dække
    2. noun
    1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) dug; sengetæppe; overtræk; betræk
    2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) dækning; læ
    3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjul; ly
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    - covering
    - cover-girl
    - cover story
    - cover-up
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) dække; tildække
    2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) dække
    3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) tilbagelægge
    4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) dække
    5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) dække
    6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) dække
    7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) dække
    2. noun
    1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) dug; sengetæppe; overtræk; betræk
    2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) dækning; læ
    3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjul; ly
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    - covering
    - cover-girl
    - cover story
    - cover-up

    English-Danish dictionary > cover

  • 3 span

    [spæn] 1. noun
    1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) spænd; -spænd
    2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) tidsrum; længde
    2. verb
    (to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) spænde over
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    [spæn] 1. noun
    1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) spænd; -spænd
    2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) tidsrum; længde
    2. verb
    (to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) spænde over

    English-Danish dictionary > span

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  • stretch — [[t]strɛtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out fully: to stretch oneself out on the ground[/ex] 2) to extend to the limit: stretched out her arms[/ex] 3) to cause to extend from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road[/ex] 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

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  • stretch — 1 verb 1 MAKE STH BIGGER/LOOSER a) (I, T) to make something bigger or looser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled: My big, blue sweater has stretched completely out of shape. b) (intransitive not in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stretch — 1. n. a period of time. (Folksy.) □ Let’s talk here for a stretch and then go up and see if dinner’s ready. □ I sat there for a stretch and then got up and kept going. 2. n. a prison term. □ I was away for a stretch of about seven years …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Stretch Murphy — Charles C. Stretch Murphy (April 10, 1907 – August 19, 1992) is a former American basketball player. Playing career Charles Murphy played competitive basketball at Marion High School (1922–26), located in Marion, Indiana. The All State player led …   Wikipedia

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  • stretch — Synonyms and related words: adaptability, adaptable, adaptive, add to, aesthetic distance, aggrandize, airing, amble, amplify, amplitude, and quarter, answer, archery ground, area, athletic field, athletics, augment, avail, badminton court,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Seventh-inning stretch — The seventh inning stretch is a tradition in baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh inning of any game. Fans generally stand up and stretch out their arms, legs, necks, backs, calves, fingers, elbows, and other muscles and… …   Wikipedia

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