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1 stretch
[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.) natiahnuť (sa)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) rozkladať sa2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) natiahnutie2) (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.) plocha; úsek; obdobie•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *• uvelebenie• vypnutie• vypätie• vytiahnut• zložit• zneužitie výsady• zrazit• šetrit• šikovne rozdelit• smer• spojitá ciara• úsek• uložit sa• tiahnut(sa)• trvat• príliš volne vyložit• prekrocenie• priestor• pretahovanie• predlžovanie• prechádzka• prehánat• elastická pancucha• finiš• dosahovat• elastický• byt pružný• cast• cielová rovinka• rozšírit• rozšliapnut• rozkladat(sa)• rovina• pružnost• rozpätie• roztiahnutie• roztiahnut(sa)• rozsah• plavebný úsek• pás• perovat• položit sa• krepsilónka• najvyššie vypätie• námaha• napínanie• natiahnut• natiahnutie tela• natiahnutie• nastavit• napnút kožu• natahovat sa• napnút• neprerušovaná doba• oddiel -
2 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) rozpätie2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) doba2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) preklenúť* * *• volský potah• vymerat• siahat• sedlová strecha• skleník• spojit• trvanie• uchopit• trvat• upevnovat• priviazat• preklenút• preletiet• interval• klenút sa• dialka• dlžka• chvílka• rozpätie• rozpätie rúk• rozsah• otvor• piad• pole• pohybovat sa• konský potah• krátka doba• lano• merat na piade• merat• mat rozsah• namerat• obdobie• oblúk
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stretch your legs — phrase to go for a walk after you have been sitting for a long time Thesaurus: to walk, or to walk in a particular waysynonym Main entry: stretch * * * stretch your legs informal : to stand up and walk especially after sitting for a long period… … Useful english dictionary
stretch — [strech] vt. [ME strecchen < OE streccan, akin to Ger strecken < IE * sterg < base * (s)ter , to be stiff, rigid > STARE] 1. to hold out or reach out; extend [to stretch out a helping hand] 2. to cause (the body or limbs) to reach out … English World dictionary
stretch your legs — stretch (your) legs to move around after having to be in one place or position for a long time. We drove there in five hours, including a couple of stops to stretch our legs … New idioms dictionary
stretch legs — stretch (your) legs to move around after having to be in one place or position for a long time. We drove there in five hours, including a couple of stops to stretch our legs … New idioms dictionary
stretch — stretch1 W3S3 [stretʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something bigger/looser)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3¦(reach)¦ 4¦(make something tight)¦ 5¦(time/series)¦ 6¦(in space)¦ 7 stretch your legs 8 stretch (somebody s) patience/credulity 9¦(rule/limit)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
stretch — stretch1 [ stretʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 make longer/wider ▸ 2 make smooth/tight ▸ 3 make body part straight ▸ 4 continue in space/time ▸ 5 be/have enough money ▸ 6 use money/supplies ▸ 7 not be reasonable ▸ 8 make someone use ability ▸ 9 make seem… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stretch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 area of land or water ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, long, open, vast, wide ▪ A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them … Collocations dictionary
stretch — I UK [stretʃ] / US verb Word forms stretch : present tense I/you/we/they stretch he/she/it stretches present participle stretching past tense stretched past participle stretched *** 1) [transitive] to pull something to make it longer or wider I… … English dictionary
stretch — [[t]stre̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ stretches, stretching, stretched 1) VERB: no cont Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance. [V prep/adv] The procession stretched for several miles... [V… … English dictionary
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*/*/ — [stretʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] if you stretch something, or if it stretches, it becomes longer or wider when you pull it Can you stretch the material a little?[/ex] My jumper stretched the first time I washed it.[/ex] 2) [T] to pull something so that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
