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straighten one's legs

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1 straighten one's legs

straighten one's legs

de benen strekken

English-Dutch dictionary > straighten one's legs
2 straighten

v. gladstrijken; opruimen; rechtop gaan (staan)

straighten

[ streetn]

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 recht worden ⇒ recht trekken, bijtrekken 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   straighten up • overeind gaan staan

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 rechtmaken ⇒ rechtzetten, rechttrekken 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   straighten one's legs • de benen strekken

     straighten the room • de kamer aan kant brengen

     straighten oneself up • zich oprichten

English-Dutch dictionary > straighten
3 straighten

1. transitive verb
1) geradeziehen [Kabel, Teppich, Seil]; geradebiegen [Draht]; glätten [Falte, Kleidung, Haare]; geradehalten [Rücken]; strecken [Beine, Arme]; gerade hängen [Bild]

2) (put in order) aufräumen; einrichten [neue Wohnung]; in Ordnung bringen [Geschäftsbücher, Finanzen]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92153/straighten_out">straighten out

- straighten up

* * *

verb (to make or become straight: He straightened his tie; The road curved and then straightened.) gerade machen/werden

* * *

straight·en

[ˈstreɪt^ən]

I. vt

▪ to \straighten sth

1. (make straight, level) etw gerade machen

to \straighten one's arm/leg den Arm/das Bein ausstrecken

to \straighten one's body den Körper aufrichten

to \straighten one's hair sein Haar glätten

to \straighten a hem einen Saum gerade nähen

to \straighten a picture ein Bild gerade hängen

to \straighten a river/road einen Fluss/eine Straße begradigen

to \straighten a seam eine Naht glatt ziehen

2. (arrange in place) etw richten [o ordnen]

to \straighten one's clothes seine Kleider [o ÖSTERR a. sein Gewand] richten

to \straighten one's hair sein Haar in Ordnung bringen

to \straighten a room/flat [or AM apartment] (tidy up) ein Zimmer/eine Wohnung aufräumen [o in Ordnung bringen]

to \straighten one's tie seine Krawatte zurechtrücken

II. vi person sich akk aufrichten; road, river gerade werden; hair sich akk glätten

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['streɪtn]
1. vt

1) (= make straight) back, legs etc gerade machen; picture gerade hinhängen; road, river begradigen; hat gerade aufsetzen; tablecloth, sheet, rope, clothes, tie gerade ziehen; wire gerade biegen; one's shoulders straffen; hair glätten

2) (= tidy) in Ordnung bringen

2. vi
(road, plant etc) gerade werden; (hair) glatt werden; (person) sich aufrichten
3. vr

to straighten oneself — sich aufrichten

* * *

straighten [ˈstreıtn]

A v/t

1. gerade machen, (gerade) richten, ausrichten, (aus)strecken, TECH Draht recken, die Knie durchdrücken, seine Krawatte etc gerade rücken, MIL die Front begradigen:

straighten one’s face eine ernste Miene aufsetzen;

straighten o.s. up sich aufrichten

2. auch straighten up ein Zimmer etc aufräumen

3. oft straighten out ( oder up)

a) seine Angelegenheiten etc in Ordnung bringen:

things will straighten themselves out das wird von allein (wieder) in Ordnung kommen

b) umg jemanden (wieder) auf die rechte Bahn bringen, zurechtbiegen

c) umg jemandem den Kopf zurechtsetzen

4. oft straighten out entwirren, klarstellen

B v/i

1. gerade werden

2. straighten up

a) sich aufrichten,

b) umg ein anständiges Leben beginnen

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) geradeziehen [Kabel, Teppich, Seil]; geradebiegen [Draht]; glätten [Falte, Kleidung, Haare]; geradehalten [Rücken]; strecken [Beine, Arme]; gerade hängen [Bild]

2) (put in order) aufräumen; einrichten [neue Wohnung]; in Ordnung bringen [Geschäftsbücher, Finanzen]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- straighten out

- straighten up

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v.

gerade machen ausdr.

gerade werden ausdr.

English-german dictionary > straighten
4 straighten out

1. transitive verb
1) geradebiegen [Draht]; geradeziehen [Seil, Kabel]; glätten [Decke, Teppich]; begradigen [Fluss, Straße]

2) (put in order, clear up) klären; aus der Welt schaffen [Missverständnis, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]; berichtigen [Fehler]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

* * *

◆ straighten out

I. vt

▪ to \straighten out out ⇆ sth

1. (make straight) etw gerade machen

to \straighten out out one's arms/legs die Arme/Beine ausstrecken

to \straighten out out one's clothes seine Kleider glatt streichen

to \straighten out out a dent in the bumper die Stoßstange ausbeulen

to \straighten out out a road eine Straße begradigen

to \straighten out out a wire einen Draht ausziehen

2. (put right) etw in Ordnung bringen; (clarify) etw klarstellen

I think we should get matters \straighten outed out between us ich finde, wir sollten die Dinge zwischen uns klären

▪ to \straighten out sb out (explain a situation) jdm die Sachlage erklären; (explain the truth) jdn aufklären; (make behave) jdn [wieder] auf den rechten Weg bringen

to \straighten out out one's affairs Klarheit in seine Finanzen bringen

to \straighten out out a misunderstanding ein Missverständnis aus der Welt schaffen

to \straighten out out a problem/situation ein Problem/eine Situation bereinigen

II. vi gerade werden

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1. vt sep

1) (= make straight) legs etc gerade machen; road begradigen; wire gerade biegen; rope gerade ziehen; hair glätten

2) (= put right) problem, situation klären; one's ideas ordnen; one's affairs, the economy in Ordnung bringen; misunderstanding (auf)klären; person (by discipline) auf die richtige Bahn bringen

to straighten oneself out — ins richtige Gleis kommen

the problem will soon straighten itself out — das Problem wird sich bald von selbst erledigen

to straighten things out — die Sache geradebiegen or in Ordnung bringen

2. vi
(road etc) gerade werden; (hair) glatt werden
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) geradebiegen [Draht]; geradeziehen [Seil, Kabel]; glätten [Decke, Teppich]; begradigen [Fluss, Straße]

2) (put in order, clear up) klären; aus der Welt schaffen [Missverständnis, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]; berichtigen [Fehler]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

English-german dictionary > straighten out
5 straighten out

vt

to \straighten out out <-> sth

1) ( make straight) etw gerade machen;

to \straighten out out one's arms/ legs die Arme/Beine ausstrecken;

to \straighten out out one's clothes seine Kleider glatt streichen;

to \straighten out out a dent in the bumper die Stoßstange ausbeulen;

to \straighten out out a road eine Straße begradigen;

to \straighten out out a wire einen Draht ausziehen

2) ( put right) etw in Ordnung bringen;

( clarify) etw klarstellen;

I think we should get matters \straighten outed out between us ich finde, wir sollten die Dinge zwischen uns klären;

to \straighten out sb out ( explain a situation) jdm die Sachlage erklären;

( explain the truth) jdn aufklären;

( make behave) jdn [wieder] auf den rechten Weg bringen;

to \straighten out out one's affairs Klarheit in seine Finanzen bringen;

to \straighten out out a misunderstanding ein Missverständnis aus der Welt schaffen;

to \straighten out out a problem/ situation ein Problem/eine Situation bereinigen vi gerade werden

English-German students dictionary > straighten out
6 (to) straighten

(to) straighten /ˈstreɪtn/
A v. t.

1 raddrizzare; drizzare: to straighten one's hat, raddrizzare il cappello; to straighten a bent bar, raddrizzare una sbarra piegata

2 (mecc.) spianare: to straighten a sheet of iron, spianare una lamiera

B v. i.

raddrizzarsi; diventare diritto: After the bend the road straightens ( out), dopo la curva la strada si fa dritta

● to straighten one's face, ricomporre il viso □ to straighten oneself out (o up), rimettersi a posto, sistemarsi, ricomporsi: You'll have to straighten yourself out ( o up), young man, if you want to marry my daughter!, dovrà rimettersi in riga, giovanotto, se vuole sposare mia figlia! □ to straighten oneself up, drizzarsi, raddrizzarsi, tirarsi su: Straighten up very slowly and raise your hands!, tirati su e alza le mani! □ ( ginnastica) straightened legs, gambe in estensione.

English-Italian dictionary > (to) straighten
7 (to) straighten

(to) straighten /ˈstreɪtn/
A v. t.

1 raddrizzare; drizzare: to straighten one's hat, raddrizzare il cappello; to straighten a bent bar, raddrizzare una sbarra piegata

2 (mecc.) spianare: to straighten a sheet of iron, spianare una lamiera

B v. i.

raddrizzarsi; diventare diritto: After the bend the road straightens ( out), dopo la curva la strada si fa dritta

● to straighten one's face, ricomporre il viso □ to straighten oneself out (o up), rimettersi a posto, sistemarsi, ricomporsi: You'll have to straighten yourself out ( o up), young man, if you want to marry my daughter!, dovrà rimettersi in riga, giovanotto, se vuole sposare mia figlia! □ to straighten oneself up, drizzarsi, raddrizzarsi, tirarsi su: Straighten up very slowly and raise your hands!, tirati su e alza le mani! □ ( ginnastica) straightened legs, gambe in estensione.

English-Italian dictionary > (to) straighten
8 leg

leɡ
1. сущ.
1) а) нога( от бедра до ступни) to bend one's legs ≈ согнуть ноги to cross one's legs ≈ скрестить ноги, положить ногу на ногу to lift, raise one's legs ≈ поднять ноги to lower one's legs ≈ опустить ноги to spread one's legs ≈ вытянуть ноги to straighten one's legs ≈ выпрямить ноги to stretch one's legs ≈ вытянуть ноги game, gammy брит. leg ≈ хромая нога to keep one's legs ≈ прочно держаться на ногах;
устоять to run off one's leg ≈ сбиться с ног to take to one's leg ≈ удрать, улизнуть to walk smb. off his legs ≈ сильно утомить кого-л. ходьбой, прогулкой give smb. a leg up б) нога, лапа( у животного) front legs ≈ передние ноги, лапы hind legs ≈ задние ноги, лапы to kick one's legs ≈ брыкаться (о лошади и т. п.) в) искусственная нога, протез artificial, wooden leg ≈ протез, деревянная нога
2) ножка;
подпорка, подставка, опорная стойка;
перен. опора, поддержка One leg of the chair is cracked. ≈ Одна ножка стула треснула. Syn: prop, support, upright, brace
3) штанина;
разг. паголенок
4) а) этап, отрезок (пути, путешествия и т. п.) We're finally on the last leg of our journey. ≈ Наконец мы находимся на последнем этапе нашего путешествия. Syn: portion, segment, part, stage, section, lap, stretch б) спорт этап (эстафеты) ;
круг( в беге)
5) разг. жулик, мошенник, шулер
6) тех. колено, угольник
7) электр. фаза
8) уст. расшаркивание to make a leg ≈ расшаркиваться
9) мат. сторона( треугольника) ∙ to get a leg in разг. ≈ втереться в доверие to have by the leg амер. ≈ поставить в затруднительное положение stretch one's legs according to the coverlet посл. ≈ по одежке протягивай ножки set smb. on his legs to put smb. on his legs
2. гл.;
разг. быстро идти или бежать( обыкн. leg it) He was now to be seen legging it across the field. ≈ Он был виден быстро бегущим по полю. нога ( от бедра до ступни) - long in the * длинноногий - * hold захват ноги (борьба) нога, лапа (животного) ;
лапка( насекомого) - to lift /to heave up/ the * задрать ногу (о собаке) - to change * сменить аллюр( о лошади) ножной протез - wooden * деревянная нога голень нога, задняя голяшка (часть туши) - * of mutton баранья нога (блюдо) ножка, подпорка, подставка;
стойка - * of a table ножка стола - * of a pair of dividers ножка циркуля-измерителя штанина;
паголенок - * and foot of a stocking паголенок и лапа чулка этап, часть пути - the first * of a round-the-world flight первый этап кругосветного перелета - both *s of the cruise оба конца рейса (спортивное) этап в эстафете (морское) галс (космонавтика) участок траектории участок дороги непосредственно около пересечения или примыкания "нога бэтсмена" (часть поля;
крикет) (спортивное) тур, круг ( спортивное) круг (бег) (разговорное) сокр. от blackleg линейка( рейсшины) (техническое) косяк;
колено;
угольник (математика) сторона (треугольника) ;
катет - adjacent * прилежащий катет - opposite * противолежащий катет отрезок ломаной линии длинная сторона параллелепипеда (электротехника) фаза, плечо( трехфазной системы) (устаревшее) расшаркивание - to make /to scrape, (редкое) to cast away/ a * расшаркиваться плечо, ветвь( прибора, электрической цепи и т. п.) > * and * равный счет( в состязании, игре) > on the * длинноногий (о собаке) > all *s высокий и худой, длинный, долговязый( о подростке) > all *s and wings имеющий слишком высокие мачты (о корабле) > to get a * in пролезть( куда-л.) ;
втереться в доверие > to have the *s (морское) иметь большую скорость > to have the *s of smb. бежать быстрее кого-л., обгонять кого-л.;
показать кому-л. пятки > to stand (up) on one's own *s стоять на (своих собственных) ногах;
ни от кого не зависеть, быть самостоятельным > to put /to set/ smb. on his *s поставить кого-л. на ноги (после болезни) ;
поставить кого-л. на ноги, создать кому-л. прочное положение > to feel one's *s научиться стоять или ходить( о ребенке) > to find one's *s научиться стоять или ходить (о ребенке) ;
освоиться в новой обстановке;
приобрести уверенность;
почувствовать почву под ногами > to dance smb. off his *s замучить кого-л. танцами > to be /to run/ off one's *s сбиться с ног, быть без ног (от усталости) > to keep one's *s прочно держаться на ногах;
устоять > to have (got) by the * (американизм) поставить в затруднительное положение > to have not a * to stand on быть беспочвенным /необоснованным/;
не иметь оправдания > to lose one's *s хватить лишнего, не держаться на ногах > to be on one's last *s быть при последнем издыхании, доживать последние минуты4 быть в полном изнеможении > to pull /(шотл) to draw/ smb.'s * подшучивать над кем-л.;
сыграть шутку с кем-л.;
морочить голову кому-л. > to put /to set/ one's best * foremost делать все возможное > to show a * встать с постели > show a *! не спи!, шевелись! > to take to one's *s удрать, улизнуть > to try it on the other * попытаться использовать последнюю возможность > stretch one's *s according to the coverlet (пословица) по одежке протягивай ножки > books with *s книги, которые не залеживаются в магазинах > * circles меты на коне (гимнастика) > * vice стуловые /верстачные, слесарные/ тиски( разговорное) (обыкн. to * it) ходить, шагать;
быстро передвигаться;
(у) бежать - * it! шевелись! - * it out of here! вали отсюда! толкать, проталкивать ногой (тж. * through) (спортивное) захватить ногой (мяч) ударить по ноге to get a ~ in разг. втереться в доверие to give (smb.) a ~ up помочь( кому-л.) взобраться, подсадить( кого-л.) ;
перен. помочь (кому-л.) преодолеть препятствие, трудности to set (или to put) (smb.) on his ~s помочь (кому-л.) материально;
to have by the leg амер. поставить в затруднительное положение to have not a ~ to stand on не иметь оправдания, извинения to have the legs( of smb.) бежать быстрее (кого-л.) ;
убежать( от кого-л.) ;
to stand on one's own legs быть независимым ~ нога (от бедра до ступни) ;
to keep one's legs прочно держаться на ногах;
устоять leg разг.: to leg it ходить;
бежать;
отмахать ~ вчт. ветвь ~ ветвь программы ~ искусственная нога, протез ~ тех. колено, угольник ~ нога (от бедра до ступни) ;
to keep one's legs прочно держаться на ногах;
устоять ~ ножка, подпорка;
подставка, стойка;
перен. опора ~ разг. плут, мошенник ~ уст. расшаркивание;
to make a leg расшаркиваться ~ мат. сторона (треугольника) ;
leg and leg равный счет( в состязании, игре) ~ эл. фаза ~ часть пути ~ штанина;
leg of a stocking паголенок ~ спорт. этап (эстафеты) ;
круг (в беге) ~ этап, часть пути ~ этап ~ мат. сторона (треугольника) ;
leg and leg равный счет( в состязании, игре) leg разг.: to leg it ходить;
бежать;
отмахать ~ штанина;
leg of a stocking паголенок ~ уст. расшаркивание;
to make a leg расшаркиваться to pull (smb.'s) ~ морочить, одурачивать, мистифицировать( кого-л.) to run off one's ~s сбиться с ног to set (или to put) (smb.) on his ~s помочь (кому-л.) материально;
to have by the leg амер. поставить в затруднительное положение to set (или to put) (smb.) on his ~s поставить на ноги (после болезни) to have the legs (of smb.) бежать быстрее (кого-л.) ;
убежать( от кого-л.) ;
to stand on one's own legs быть независимым stretch one's legs according to the coverlet посл. = по одежке протягивай ножки to take to one's ~s удрать, улизнуть to walk (smb.) off his ~s сильно утомить (кого-л.) ходьбой, прогулкой your argument has not a ~ to stand on ваш довод не выдерживает критики

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > leg
9 leg

[leg] 1. сущ.
1)

а) нога ( от бедра до ступни)

to bend one's legs — согнуть ноги

to cross one's legs — скрестить ноги, положить ногу на ногу

to lift / raise one's legs — поднять ноги

to lower one's legs — опустить ноги

to spread one's legs — вытянуть ноги

to straighten one's legs — выпрямить ноги

to stretch one's legs — вытянуть ноги

gammy брит. leg — хромая нога

б) нога, лапа, лапка (у животного, насекомого, птицы)

front legs — передние ноги, лапы

hind legs — задние ноги, лапы

to kick one's legs — брыкаться ( о животных)

в) искусственная нога, протез

artificial / wooden leg — протез, деревянная нога

2)

а) ножка; подпорка, подставка, опорная стойка

б) опора, поддержка

One leg of the chair is cracked. — Одна ножка стула треснула.

Syn:

prop, support, upright, brace, bar, pole

3) кул. ножка (часть тушки животного или птицы, используемая при приготовлении мясных блюд)

- leg of lamb
- leg of mutton
- leg of veal
4) штанина; паголенок

5)

а) этап, отрезок ( пути)

We're finally on the last leg of our journey. — Наконец-то мы находимся на последнем этапе нашего путешествия.

Syn:

portion, segment, part, stage, section, lap, stretch

б) спорт. этап ( эстафеты); круг ( в беге); тур ( соревнований)

He won the first two legs of horse racing. — Он победил в двух первых заездах на скачках.

6) разг. жулик, мошенник, шулер

Syn:

blackleg

7) расшаркивание; выражение пиетета, уважения, подчинения

He is one that cannot make a good leg. — Он из тех, кто не умеет продемонстрировать почтение там, где нужно.

to make a leg — расшаркиваться

Syn:

obeisance, bow

8) мат.

а) сторона ( треугольника)

б) катет ( в прямоугольном треугольнике)

9) амер.; радио плечо, ветвь, ответвление ( радиолинии)

10) ( legs) мор. короткие канаты

11) тех. колено, угольник

12) эл. фаза

••

to get a leg in разг. — втереться в доверие

to stretch one's legs according to the coverlet посл. — По одёжке протягивай ножки.

to have by the leg амер. — поставить в затруднительное положение

to take to one's legs — удрать, улизнуть

to stand on one's own legs — быть независимым

to have the legs of smb. — бежать быстрее кого-л.; убежать от кого-л.

to pull smb.'s leg — морочить голову кому-л.; дурачить

to keep one's legs — прочно держаться на ногах; устоять

to run off one's leg — сбиться с ног

to walk smb. off his legs — сильно утомить кого-л. ходьбой, прогулкой

- give smb. a leg up
- set smb. on his legs
- put smb. on his legs
- have not a leg to stand on 2. гл.; разг.
1) ( leg it) быстро идти или бежать; сматываться, сваливать

Leg it, the police are coming! — Сматываемся, полиция!

He was now to be seen legging it across the field. — Было видно, как он быстро бежит по полю.

2) толкать, проталкивать ногами

A little boy was legging the boat along. — Маленький мальчик толкал ногами лодку вперёд.

3) спорт. посылать ( мяч) на ногу

4)

а) ударять по ноге

б) ухватить или держать за ногу

5) разг. дать подножку (кому-л.)

•

- leg up
- leg it

Англо-русский современный словарь > leg
10 estirar

v.

1 to stretch.

estirar el cuello to crane one's neck

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

Elsa estira las cuerdas Elsa stretches the ropes.

Ella estiró la verdad She stretched the truth.

Estiramos nuestros recursos We made the most of our resources.

2 to straighten.

3 to make last (money).

he de estirar el sueldo para llegar a fin de mes it's an effort to make my salary last till the end of the month

4 to shoot up.

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estirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to stretch

2 (cuello) to crane

3 (medias) to pull up; (falda) to pull down

4 (planchar ligeramente) to iron out the creases, give a quick iron; (alisar) to smooth out

5 figurado (escrito, opinión, etc) to spin out, stretch out

6 figurado (dinero) to spin out, make go further

► verbo intransitivo

1 (crecer) to shoot up

► verbo pronominal estirarse

1 (crecer) to shoot up

2 (desperezarse) to stretch

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estirar las piernas familiar to stretch one's legs

estirar la pata familiar to kick the bucket, snuff it

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verb

to stretch

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1. VT

1) (=alargar) [+ goma, elástico] to stretch; [+ brazos] to stretch out; [+ cuello] to crane

si lo estiras más se romperá — if you stretch it any more it'll break

salir a estirar las piernas — to go out and stretch one's legs

2) (=aplanar) [+ sábana, mantel] to smooth out; [+ piel] to tighten, make taut

3) [en el tiempo] [+ discurso] to spin out

no sé cómo consigue estirar el dinero hasta fin de mes — I don't know how he manages to make his money stretch to the end of the month

4) LAm * (=matar) to bump off *, do away with *

- estirar la pata

5) And (=azotar) to flog, whip

6) Cono Sur, Méx (=tirar) to pull, tug at

2.

See:

estirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <goma/elástico/suéter> to stretch; <cable/soga> to pull out, stretch

b) <sábanas/mantel> ( con las manos) to smooth out; ( con la plancha) to run the iron over

2) <brazos/piernas> to stretch

estiró el cuello para poder ver — she craned her neck to be able to see

3) <dinero/comida/recursos> to make... go further
2.
estirarse v pron

a) (en gimnasia, para desperezarse) to stretch; ( para alcanzar algo) to stretch, reach up/out

b) goma/elástico/suéter to stretch

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= stretch, elongate, stretch out.

Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.

Ex. Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.

Ex. Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.

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* estirar el cuello = crane + Posesivo + neck.

* estirar la pata = give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket.

* estirar las piernas = stretch + Posesivo + legs.

* estirarse = stretch + Reflexivo, stretch out.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <goma/elástico/suéter> to stretch; <cable/soga> to pull out, stretch

b) <sábanas/mantel> ( con las manos) to smooth out; ( con la plancha) to run the iron over

2) <brazos/piernas> to stretch

estiró el cuello para poder ver — she craned her neck to be able to see

3) <dinero/comida/recursos> to make... go further
2.
estirarse v pron

a) (en gimnasia, para desperezarse) to stretch; ( para alcanzar algo) to stretch, reach up/out

b) goma/elástico/suéter to stretch

* * *

= stretch, elongate, stretch out.

Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.

Ex: Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.

Ex: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.

* estirar el cuello = crane + Posesivo + neck.

* estirar la pata = give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket.

* estirar las piernas = stretch + Posesivo + legs.

* estirarse = stretch + Reflexivo, stretch out.

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estirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹goma/elástico/suéter› to stretch

2 ‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch

3 ‹sábanas/mantel› (con las manos) to smooth out; (con la plancha) to run the iron over

B ‹brazos› to stretch

estiró el cuello para poder ver el desfile she craned her neck to be able to see the procession

salgamos a estirar un poco las piernas let's go out and stretch our legs a little

C ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further

agrégale más arroz para estirar la comida un poco add some more rice to make the food go a little further

no los esperábamos para cenar, pero podemos estirar la comida we weren't expecting them for dinner, but we can make the food stretch

tenemos que estirar al máximo los escasos recursos de que disponemos we must make the few resources we have go as far as possible, we must make the most of o eke out the few resources we have

■ estirarse

v pron

1 (en gimnasia) to stretch; (para alcanzar algo) to stretch, reach up ( o out etc)

2 (desperezarse) to stretch

se levantó y se estiró he got up and stretched (himself) o had a stretch

3 «goma/elástico/suéter» to stretch

4 (Col, Ven fam) (pegar un estirón) to shoot up ( colloq)

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estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹goma/elástico/suéter› to stretch;

‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
b) ‹sábanas/mantel› ( con las manos) to smooth out;

( con la plancha) to run the iron over
2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
◊ estiró el cuello para poder ver she craned her neck to be able to see

3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further
estirarse verbo pronominal
to stretch
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out ♦ LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit
' estirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alisar
- extender
- pata
English:
bucket
- crane
- roll
- rubberneck
- spin out
- stretch
- stretch out
- turn up
- draw
- eke out
- spin

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estirar

♦ vt

1. [alargar, tensar] to stretch;

hay que estirar más la soga the rope needs to be pulled tighter;

estire bien los brazos really stretch your arms (out);

estirar el cuello to crane one's neck;

estira un poco el cuello, a ver si ves algo crane your neck a bit and see if you can see anything;

estirar las piernas to stretch one's legs;
Méx
estira y afloja hard bargaining;

Comp
Hum
estirar la pata to kick the bucket

2. [desarrugar, alisar] to straighten;

estira bien las sábanas straighten the sheets properly, pull the sheets straight;

deja el vestido estirado sobre la cama lay the dress out on the bed

3. [dinero] to make last;
[medios, recursos] to make go further, to eke out; [discurso, tema] to spin out;
he de estirar el sueldo para llegar a fin de mes it's an effort to make my salary last till the end of the month

♦ vi

1. [tirar]
estirar (de) to pull

2. [agrandarse]
el jersey ha estirado al lavarlo the jersey has gone baggy in the wash

3. [crecer]
el niño ha vuelto a estirar the boy has shot up again

♦ See also the pronominal verb estirarse

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estirar

v/t

1 stretch; dinero stretch, make go further;

estirar las piernas stretch one’s legs;

estirar la pata fam kick the bucket fam

2 ( alisar) smooth out

* * *

estirar vt

: to stretch (out), to extend

♦ See also the reflexive verb estirarse

* * *

estirar vb

1. (en general) to stretch

salgo a estirar las piernas I'm going out to stretch my legs

2. (dinero) to spin out [pt. & pp. spun]

ya no puedo estirar más el dinero I can't spin my money out any further

3. (crecer) to shoot up [pt. & pp. shot]

¡hay que ver cómo ha estirado el niño! he's really shot up!

Spanish-English dictionary > estirar
11 strecken

I v/t

1. stretch; seine Beine / Glieder / Arme strecken stretch one’s legs / limbs / arms; die Beine weit von sich strecken stretch one’s legs right out; die Hand / den Finger strecken put (stick umg.) one’s hand / finger up; den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken stick one’s head out of the window; das gebrochene Bein strecken MED. straighten the broken leg; gestreckt, vier

2. (Suppe etc.) stretch; (rationieren, auch Geld, Vorräte etc.) make last, eke out; (verdünnen) thin, dilute; (Vortrag etc.) stretch, drag out; Heroin mit Mehl strecken dilute heroin with flour

3. die Waffen strecken lay down arms, surrender; fig. auch give in; jemanden zu Boden strecken floor s.o., lay s.o. low

4. Jägerspr. (erlegen) kill

II v/refl

1. stretch (o.s.); bei Müdigkeit: have a stretch; sich ins Gras strecken stretch out on the grass; der Torwart musste sich ganz schön strecken the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch; Decke, recken II

2. sich in die Länge strecken go on longer than expected, drag on pej.

III v/i bes. südd., in der Schule: (sich melden) put one’s hand up, Am. meist raise one’s hand

* * *

das Strecken

(Dehnung) stretch;

(Metallbearbeitung) rolling

* * *
strẹ|cken ['ʃtrɛkn]
1. vt

1) Arme, Beine, Oberkörper to stretch; Hals to crane; (SCH um sich zu melden) Finger, Hand to raise, to put up

die Zunge aus dem Mund strecken — to stick out one's tongue

den Kopf aus dem Fenster/durch die Tür strecken — to stick one's head out of the window/through the door

jdn zu Boden strecken — to knock sb to the floor

See:

→ Waffe

2) (im Streckverband) Bein, Arm to straighten

3) (METAL) Blech, Eisen to hammer out

4) (inf = absichtlich verlängern) Vorräte, Geld to eke out, to stretch; Arbeit to drag out (inf); Essen, Suppe to make go further; (= verdünnen) to thin down, to dilute

5)

See:

→ gestreckt

2. vr

1) (= sich recken) to have a stretch, to stretch; (inf = wachsen) to shoot up (inf)

sich ins Gras/aufs Bett strecken — to stretch out on the grass/the bed

2) (= sich hinziehen) to drag on

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das

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

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stre·cken

[ˈʃtrɛkn̩]

I. vt

1. (recken) to stretch

den Arm/die Beine \strecken to stretch one's arm/legs

den Kopf \strecken to crane one's neck

den Finger \strecken to raise [or stick up] one's finger; s.a. Boden

2. (fam: ergiebiger machen)

▪ etw \strecken to stretch sth, to make sth go further; Drogen etc. to thin down [or dilute

3. (fam: länger ausreichen lassen)

▪ etw [um etw akk] \strecken to eke sth out [for a certain time]

II. vr

▪ sich akk \strecken to [have a] stretch

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (gerade machen) stretch <arms, legs>

2) (dehnen) stretch [out] <arms, legs, etc.>

3) (lehnen) stick (coll.)

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken — stick one's head out of the window (coll.)

4) (größer, länger, breiter machen) stretch; hammer/roll out < metal>

5) (verdünnen) thin down

6) (rationieren) eke out <provisions, fuel, etc.>
2.
reflexives Verb stretch out

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strecken

A. v/t

1. stretch;

seine Beine/Glieder/Arme strecken stretch one’s legs/limbs/arms;

die Beine weit von sich strecken stretch one’s legs right out;

die Hand/den Finger strecken put (stick umg) one’s hand/finger up;

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken stick one’s head out of the window;

das gebrochene Bein strecken MED straighten the broken leg; → gestreckt, vier

2. (Suppe etc) stretch; (rationieren, auch Geld, Vorräte etc) make last, eke out; (verdünnen) thin, dilute; (Vortrag etc) stretch, drag out;

Heroin mit Mehl strecken dilute heroin with flour

3.

die Waffen strecken lay down arms, surrender; fig auch give in;

jemanden zu Boden strecken floor sb, lay sb low

4. JAGD (erlegen) kill

B. v/r

1. stretch (o.s.); bei Müdigkeit: have a stretch;

sich ins Gras strecken stretch out on the grass;

der Torwart musste sich ganz schön strecken the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch; → Decke, recken B

2.

sich in die Länge strecken go on longer than expected, drag on pej

C. v/i besonders südd, in der SCHULE (sich melden) put one’s hand up, US meist raise one’s hand

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (gerade machen) stretch <arms, legs>

2) (dehnen) stretch [out] <arms, legs, etc.>

3) (lehnen) stick (coll.)

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken — stick one's head out of the window (coll.)

4) (größer, länger, breiter machen) stretch; hammer/roll out < metal>

5) (verdünnen) thin down

6) (rationieren) eke out <provisions, fuel, etc.>
2.
reflexives Verb stretch out

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v.

to stretch v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > strecken
12 recoger

v.

1 to pick up.

recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground

Ella recoge la ropa She picks up the clothes.

María recoge a su hijo Mary picks up her son.

2 to collect, to gather.

Ellos recogen manzanas They gather apples.

3 to clear (ordenar, limpiar) (mesa).

4 to pick up, to fetch.

iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school

5 to take in (acoger) (mendigo, huérfano, animal).

6 to gather, to harvest.

7 to take up, to shorten (acortar) (item of clothing).

8 to show (mostrar) (sujeto: foto, película).

la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works

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recoger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver a coger) to take again, take back

2 (coger) to pick up, take back

■ recoja el paquete pick the parcel up

3 (ir a buscar) to pick up, collect

■ me recogerá a las cuatro he'll pick me up at four o'clock

4 (cosecha) to harvest, gather; (fruta) to pick

5 (guardar) to put away

■ recoge la plata put the silverware away

6 (poner al abrigo) to bring in

■ recoge las toallas, va a llover bring those towels in, it's going to rain

7 (suspender) to seize

■ recoger una publicación to seize a publication

8 (juntar) to gather, collect

■ hemos recogido mucho dinero we have collected a lot of money

9 (velas) to take in; (cortinas) to draw

10 (dar asilo) to take in, shelter

■ lo recogieron sus abuelos he was taken in by his grandparents

11 (ordenar) to clear up, tidy up

12 (limpiar) to clean; (el polvo) to wipe off; (líquido) to wipe up

13 (remangar - prendas) to pick up, lift up; (- mangas) to roll up

14 COSTURA to shorten, take up

■ la modista me recogió la falda the seamstress shortened my skirt

► verbo pronominal recogerse

1 (irse a casa) to go home

2 (irse a dormir) to go to bed

3 (para meditar) to retire, withdraw

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

recoger la mesa to clear the table

recogerse el pelo to put one's hair up, tie one's hair back

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verb

to collect, gather

* * *

1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ objeto caído] to pick up; [+ objetos dispersos] to gather (up), gather together

se agachó para recoger la cuchara — he bent down to pick up the spoon

recogí el papel del suelo — I picked the paper up off the floor

recogió la ropa del suelo — she gathered the clothes up off the floor

si tiras agua en el suelo recógela con la fregona — if you spill water on the floor mop it up

2) (=recolectar) [+ datos, información] to gather, collect; [+ dinero, firmas] to collect; [+ correo, basura] to collect, pick up

¿a qué hora recogen el correo? — what time is the mail o post collected?, what time do they collect the mail o post?

a las diez recogen la basura — the rubbish gets collected at ten o'clock

3) (=ordenar) [+ objetos] to clear up, clear away; [+ casa, habitación] to tidy up, straighten up

recógelo todo antes de marcharte — clear up everything before you leave

recogí los platos y los puse en el fregadero — I cleared away the plates and put them in the sink

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

recoge tus cosas — get your things together, gather up your things

4) (=guardar) [+ ropa lavada] to take in, get in; [+ herramientas] to put away

5) (Agr) to harvest, gather in, take in; [+ fruta, guisantes] to pick; [+ flores] to pick, gather

6) (=reducir, ajustar) [+ cuerda, vela] to take in; [+ alas] to fold; [+ cuernos] to draw in; [+ falda] to gather up, lift up; [+ mangas] to roll up; (Cos) to take in, reduce, shorten

7) (=almacenar) [+ polvo] to gather; [+ líquido] to absorb, take up; [en recipiente] to collect

8) (=ir a buscar) [+ persona] to pick up, fetch, collect; [+ billetes, paquete] to collect, pick up

te vendremos a recoger a las ocho — we'll come and pick you up o fetch you o collect you at eight o'clock, we'll come for you at eight o'clock

9) (=mostrar) to show

la imagen recoge uno de los momentos más dramáticos — the picture shows o captures one of the most dramatic moments

el informe recoge la situación — the situation is described in the report

10) (=incluir) to include

el informe recoge diversas sugerencias — various suggestions are included in the report, the report includes various suggestions

vocablos que no están recogidos en el diccionario — words not included in the dictionary

11) [+ demandas, reivindicaciones] to take into account

el acuerdo recoge las demandas de los indígenas — the agreement takes into account the demands of the native people

12) (=recibir)

ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su esfuerzo — she's beginning to reap the reward(s) of her efforts

no recogió más que censuras — he received nothing but condemnation

de todo esto van a recoger muy poco — they won't get much back out of all this, they will get very little return from all this

13) (=retirar) [+ periódico, libro] to seize; [+ moneda] to call in

las autoridades recogieron todos los ejemplares — the authorities seized all the copies

van a recoger las monedas antiguas — they are going to call in the old coins

14) (=dar asilo) to take in, shelter

2.

VI (=ordenar) to tidy up, straighten up; [al cerrar, terminar] to clear up

3.

See:

recogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( levantar) to pick up

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

recogí el agua con un trapo — I mopped the water up

recoge estos vidrios — clear up this broken glass

b) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

2)

a) <dinero/firmas> to collect

b) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero — to bring the washing in

c) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo — he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

d) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take down

e) < pelo>

le recogió el pelo en una cola — he put her hair into a ponytail

3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect

4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collect

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?

fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things

5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in

6) foto <instantánea/momento> to capture; novela <ambiente/contexto social> to depict

el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report

el espectáculo recoge tres de sus obras breves — the show brings together three of his short works
2.
recoger vi ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
3.
recogersev pron

1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

2) < pelo> to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño — to put one's hair up in a bun

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= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.

Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex. A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex. Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.

Ex. The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.

Ex. Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.

* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.

* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

* recoger material = gather + material.

* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( levantar) to pick up

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

recogí el agua con un trapo — I mopped the water up

recoge estos vidrios — clear up this broken glass

b) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

2)

a) <dinero/firmas> to collect

b) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero — to bring the washing in

c) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo — he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

d) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take down

e) < pelo>

le recogió el pelo en una cola — he put her hair into a ponytail

3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect

4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collect

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?

fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things

5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in

6) foto <instantánea/momento> to capture; novela <ambiente/contexto social> to depict

el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report

el espectáculo recoge tres de sus obras breves — the show brings together three of his short works
2.
recoger vi ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
3.
recogersev pron

1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

2) < pelo> to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño — to put one's hair up in a bun

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* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.

* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.

* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

* recoger material = gather + material.

* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

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recoger [E6 ]

vt

A

1 (levantar) to pick up

recoge la servilleta pick up the napkin

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

no pienso recoger vuestros trastos I don't intend to pick up your junk o to clear up after you

recogía el agua que se salía de la lavadora I was mopping up the water that was coming out of the washing machine

recoge estos cristales clear up this broken glass

2 ‹casa/habitación› to straighten (up) ( AmE), to tidy (up) ( BrE)

recoger la mesa to clear the table

B

1 ‹dinero/firmas› to collect

2 ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero to bring the washing in

3 ‹trigo/maíz› to gather in, take in, harvest; ‹fruta› to pick, harvest; ‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

4 ‹tienda de campaña› to take down; ‹alfombra› to take up; ‹vela› to take down

5 ‹pelo›

le recogió el pelo en una cola he gathered her hair into a ponytail

C (retener) ‹agua› to collect

esta alfombra recoge mucho polvo this carpet collects o gathers a lot of dust

D (retirar de circulación) ‹periódico› to seize; ‹monedas› to withdraw, take … out of circulation

E (ir a buscar) ‹persona› to pick up, fetch, collect; ‹paquete› to collect, pick up ‹equipaje› ( Aviac) to reclaim

¿a qué hora pasan a recoger la basura? what time do they come to take away o collect the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish?

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje del tinte? can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners

voy adentro a recoger las maletas I'll go inside and get the suitcases

fui a recoger mis cosas I went to get o to pick up my things

F (dar asilo) to take in

recogieron a un gatito abandonado they took in an abandoned kitten

un asilo para recoger a los vagabundos a hostel to provide shelter for vagrants

G

(incluir, registrar): la obra recoge el trasfondo social de aquel momento the work depicts the social context of that time

la imagen recoge el momento en que … the picture shows o captures the moment in which …

el informe recoge estas últimas estadísticas these latest statistics figure o appear in the report

esta acepción no la recoge ningún diccionario this meaning isn't included in o isn't in any dictionary

su obra está siendo recogida en cuatro volúmenes his works are being collected for publication in four volumes

un espectáculo que recoge tres de sus obras breves a show which brings together three of his short works

■ recoger

vi

to clear up, to straighten up ( AmE), to tidy up ( BrE)

venga, recoger ya, que vamos a comer come on, clear up (your things), it's time to eat

■ recogerse

v pron

A

1 (volver a casa) to go home; (ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire

2 (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

B

1 ‹mangas/pantalones› to roll up; ‹falda› to lift up

2 ‹pelo› to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño to put one's hair up in a bun

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recoger ( conjugate recoger) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( levantar) ‹objeto/papeles› to pick up;

◊ recogí el agua con un trapo I mopped the water up

b) ‹casa/habitación› to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE);

‹ platos› to clear away;
◊ recoger la mesa to clear the table

2
a) ‹dinero/firmas› to collect

b) ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take in

c) ‹trigo/maíz› to harvest, gather in;

‹ fruta› to pick;
‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather
d) ‹tienda de campaña/vela› to take down

e) ‹ pelo› to tie … back;

◊ le recogió el pelo en una cola he tied her hair back in a ponytail

3 ( ir a buscar) ‹ persona› to pick up, fetch, collect;
‹ paquete› to collect, pick up;
‹ basura› to collect;
‹ equipaje› to reclaim
verbo intransitivo ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
recogerse verbo pronominal ‹ pelo› to tie up;
‹ falda› to gather up
recoger
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto caído) to pick up
2 (información, dinero, basura, etc) to gather, collect
3 (una casa) to tidy up
recoger la mesa, to clear the table
4 (en un sitio a alguien o algo) to pick up, fetch, collect: vino a recogernos a las tres, she came to pick us up at three o'clock
5 (ordenar, guardar) to tidy (up), clear up: recoge tus juguetes inmediatamente, pick up your toys this instant
6 (a una persona o animal necesitados) to take in
7 (cosecha) to harvest, gather in
8 (fruta) to pick
II vi (poner orden, colocar, guardar) to tidy up: antes de irnos tenemos que recoger, we'll have to tidy up before we go
' recoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscar
- coger
- inclinarse
- vendimiar
- cosechar
- mesa
- pala
- pinchar
- pretexto
English:
call
- call for
- clear away
- clear up
- collect
- gather
- gather in
- gather up
- harvest
- nuisance
- pack up
- pick
- pick off
- pick up
- pull in
- put away
- rake up
- reclaim
- scoop up
- sweep up
- tidy away
- tidy up
- up
- clear
- collection
- get
- glean
- overflow
- pack
- pull
- reap
- scoop
- sweep
- take
- tidy

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recoger

♦ vt

1. [coger, levantar] to pick up;

recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground;

recogieron el agua con una fregona they mopped up the water

2. [reunir, retener] to collect, to gather;

están recogiendo firmas/dinero para… they are collecting signatures/money for…;

este trasto no hace más que recoger polvo this piece of junk is just gathering dust

3. [ordenar, limpiar] [mesa] to clear;
[casa, habitación, cosas] to tidy o clear up
4. [ir a buscar] to pick up, to fetch;

iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school;

¿a qué hora paso a recogerte? what time shall I pick you up?;

¿a qué hora recogen la basura? what time do they collect the rubbish?

5. [recolectar] [mies, cosecha] to harvest;
[fruta, aceitunas] to pick; [setas, flores] to pick, to gather; [beneficios] to reap;
ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su trabajo now she's starting to reap the rewards of her work

6. [mostrar] [sujeto: foto, película] to show;
[sujeto: novela] to depict;
su ensayo recoge una idea ya esbozada por Spinoza her essay contains an idea already hinted at by Spinoza;

una comedia que recoge el ambiente de los ochenta a comedy which captures the atmosphere of the eighties;

la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works

7. [sujeto: ley] to include;

un derecho recogido por la ley a right enshrined in law

8. [acoger] [mendigo, huérfano, animal] to take in;

en el albergue recogen a los sin techo the hostel takes in homeless people

9. [plegar] [velas, sombrillas] to take down;
[cortinas] to tie back
10. [prenda] [acortar] to take up, to shorten;
[estrechar] to take in
♦ vi
[ordenar, limpiar] to tidy o clear up;
cuando acabes de recoger… when you've finished tidying o clearing up…

♦ See also the pronominal verb recogerse

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recoger

v/t

1 pick up, collect;

recoger firmas collect signatures;

recoger las cartas collect one’s mail

2 habitación tidy up;

recoger la mesa clear the table

3 AGR harvest

4 ( mostrar) show

5

:

recoger las piernas lift up one’s legs

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recoger {15} vt

1) : to collect, to gather

2) : to get, to retrieve, to pick up

3) : to clean up, to tidy (up)

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recoger vb

1. (coger, ir a buscar) to pick up

recoge los papeles del suelo pick the papers up off the floor

mi padre me recoge a la salida de clase my father picks me up after school

2. (ordenar) to tidy [pt. & pp. tidied]

hay que recoger la cocina we have to tidy the kitchen

3. (reunir) to collect

este año se ha recogido mucho dinero a lot of money has been collected this year

recoger la mesa to clear the table

recogerse el pelo to tie your hair back

Spanish-English dictionary > recoger
13 tirer

tirer [tiʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = amener vers soi) [+ pièce mobile, poignée, corde] to pull ; (vers le bas) to pull down ; (vers le haut) to pull up ; [+ rideaux] to draw ; [+ tiroir] to pull open ; [+ verrou] ( = fermer) to slide to ; ( = ouvrir) to draw

• tire la porte pull the door to

• as-tu tiré le verrou ? have you bolted the door?

• tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair

• tirer qn par le bras to pull sb by the arm

• tirer qn par la manche to tug sb's sleeve

• tirer qn à l'écart to draw sb aside

► tirer sur [+ corde, poignée, rênes] to pull on ; [+ pipe, cigarette, cigare] to puff at

• tirer sur la ficelle or la corde (inf: inf) (figurative) to push one's luck (inf)

• un vert qui tire sur le bleu a bluish green

• il tire sur la soixantaine he's going on sixty

   b. ( = remorquer) [+ véhicule, charge] to pull ; [+ navire, remorque] to tow

   c. ( = sortir) [+ épée, couteau, vin, cidre] to draw

• tirer un son d'un instrument to get a sound out of an instrument

• tirer qn du sommeil to arouse sb from sleep

• tirer qn du lit to get sb out of bed

• tirer qn de son travail to take sb away from his work

• ce bruit le tira de sa rêverie the noise brought him out of his daydream

• tirer des larmes à qn to make sb cry

   d. ( = obtenir) [+ conclusion, idée, plaisir, satisfaction] to draw (de from)

• tirer de l'argent d'une activité to make money from an activity

• il a tiré 4 000 € de sa vieille voiture he managed to get 4,000 euros for his old car

• tirer de l'argent de qn to get money out of sb

• on ne peut rien en tirer (enfant têtu) you can't do anything with him ; (personne qui refuse de parler) you can't get anything out of him

   e. ( = délivrer) tirer qn de prison/d'une situation dangereuse to get sb out of prison/of a dangerous situation

• tirer qn du doute to dispel sb's doubts

• tirer qn de la misère to rescue sb from poverty

• il faut le tirer de là we'll have to help him out

   f. (indiquant l'origine) mots tirés du latin words taken from Latin

• tirer son nom de to take one's name from

• pièce tirée d'un roman play taken from a novel

• l'opium est tiré du pavot opium is obtained from poppies

• tirer une substance d'une matière première to extract a substance from a raw material

   g. (Games) [+ billet, numéro, loterie] to draw ; [+ carte] to pick

• tirer les cartes to give a reading

• tirer qch au sort to draw lots for sth

• tirer les rois (à l'Épiphanie) to cut the Twelfth Night cake

• tirer la fève to win the charm

   h. (Photography, typography) to print

• ce journal est tiré à 100 000 exemplaires this paper has a circulation of 100,000

• tirer un roman à 8 000 exemplaires to print 8,000 copies of a novel

   i. ( = tracer) [+ ligne, trait] to draw ; [+ plan] to draw up

   j. [+ coup de feu, balle] to fire ; [+ flèche, gibier] to shoot ; [+ feu d'artifice] to set off

• il a tiré plusieurs coups de revolver sur l'agent he fired several shots at the policeman

• tirer un coup (vulg!) to have it off (vulg!)

   k. (Football) to shoot

• tirer un corner/un penalty to take a corner/a penalty

   l. [+ chèque, lettre de change] to draw

• tirer de l'argent sur son compte to draw money out of one's account

• prête-moi ta carte bleue pour que j'aille tirer de l'argent lend me your credit card so that I can go and get some money out

   m. (Nautical) tirer 6 mètres to draw 6 metres of water

   n. ( = passer) (inf) to get through

• encore une heure/un mois à tirer another hour/month to get through

• tirer deux ans de prison to do two years in prison

• voilà une semaine de tirée that's one week over with

   o. ( = voler) (inf!) to pinch (inf)

• il s'est fait tirer son blouson he got his jacket pinched (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. to pull

• tirez ici pull here

   b. ( = faire feu) to fire ; ( = se servir d'une arme à feu, viser) to shoot

• il leur a donné l'ordre de tirer he gave the order for them to fire

• apprendre à tirer to learn to shoot

• tirer sur qn/qch to shoot at sb/sth

• il m'a tiré dessus he shot at me

• tirer à la carabine to shoot with a rifle

• tirer en l'air to fire into the air

• tirer à vue to shoot on sight

• il lui a tiré dans le dos he shot him in the back ; (figurative) he stabbed him in the back

• tirer dans les pattes de qn (inf) to make life difficult for sb

   c. (Sport, football) to shoot

• tirer au but to take a shot at goal

   d. (Press) tirer à 10 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of 10,000

   e. [cheminée, poêle] to draw

• la cheminée tire bien the chimney draws well

   f. [moteur, voiture] to pull

• le moteur tire bien en côte the engine pulls well on hills

   g. [points de suture, sparadrap] to pull

• le matin, j'ai la peau qui tire my skin feels tight in the morning

   h. (locutions)

► tirer à sa fin [journée] to be drawing to a close ; [épreuve] to be nearly over ; [provisions] to be nearly finished

► tirer au flanc (inf) to skive (inf) (Brit) to shirk

3. reflexive verb

► se tirer

   a.

se tirer de [+ danger, situation] to get o.s. out of

• il s'est tiré sans dommage de l'accident he came out of the accident unharmed

• sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s'en est tiré his car was smashed to pieces but he escaped unharmed

• il est très malade mais je crois qu'il va s'en tirer he's very ill but I think he'll pull through

• cette fois il ne va pas s'en tirer si facilement he won't get off so lightly this time

• il s'en est tiré avec une amende he got off with a fine

• il s'en est tiré avec une jambe cassée he got out of it with a broken leg

   b. bien/mal se tirer de qch [+ tâche] to handle sth well/badly

• comment va-t-il se tirer de ce sujet/travail ? how will he cope with this subject/job?

• les questions étaient difficiles mais il s'en est bien tiré the questions were difficult but he handled them well

• on s'en tire tout juste we just scrape by

   c. ( = déguerpir) (inf!) to clear off (inf)

• allez, on se tire come on, let's be off

• il s'est tiré he's gone

• il s'est tiré avec la caisse he ran off with the money

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tiʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to pull [véhicule]; to pull up [chaise]; to pull away [tapis]

tirer la tête en arrière — to toss one's head back

2) ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at

tirer quelqu'un par le bras — to pull somebody's arm

3) ( tendre)

tirer ses bas — to pull up one's stockings

tirer sa chemise — to straighten one's shirt

avoir les traits tirés — to look drawn

4) ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet]

5) ( avec une arme) to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; to shoot [flèche]

6) Sport ( de ballon)

tirer un corner/penalty — to take a corner/penalty

7) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]

tirer les cartes à quelqu'un — to tell the cards for somebody

se faire tirer les cartes — to have one's fortune told with cards

8) ( prendre) to draw [vin, électricité, argent] (de, sur from)

9) ( sortir)

tirer un stylo de son sac — to take a pen out of one's bag

tirer un enfant de l'eau — to pull a child out of the water

tirer quelque chose de sa poche — to pull something out of one's pocket

10) ( faire sortir)

tirer le pays de la récession — to get the country out of recession

tire-moi de là! — get me out of this!

tirer quelqu'un d'une maladie — to pull somebody through an illness

tu l'as tirée de son silence — you drew her out of her silence

11) ( obtenir)

tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]

tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car

tirer le maximum de la situation — to make the most of the situation

tirer un son d'un instrument — to get a note out of an instrument

12) ( dériver)

le film est tiré du roman — the film is based on the novel

la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur — the guillotine gets its name from its inventor

le mot est tiré de l'anglais — the word comes from the English

13) ( extraire)

texte tiré de Zola — text taken from Zola

le médicament est tiré d'une plante — the drug comes from a plant

14) ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]

journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires — newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand

tiré à part — [texte] off-printed

15) ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]

tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US

tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans

16) (colloq) ( passer)

plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer — only one more hour/week to go

tirer quelques années en prison — to spend a few years in prison

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( exercer une traction) to pull

tirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something

tire fort! — pull hard!

2) ( utiliser une arme) gén to shoot ( sur at); ( à feu) to fire ( sur at)

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle

tirer au fusil — to fire a gun

elle lui a tiré dans la jambe — she shot him/her in the leg

3) ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot

4) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw lots

5) ( prendre)

tirer sur — to draw on

tirer sur son compte — to draw on one's account

6) ( aspirer)

la cheminée tire bien — the chimney draws well

7) ( être imprimé)

tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand

8) ( aller vers)

tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy

tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty

tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right

3.

se tirer verbe pronominal

1) ( sortir)

se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]

2) (sl) ( partir) to push off (colloq)

3) ( avec une arme)

se tirer une balle — to shoot oneself ( dans in)

se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another

4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller)

s'en tirer — to cope, to manage

5) (colloq) ( échapper)

s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)

s'en tirer à bon prix — to get off lightly

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tiʀe
1. vt

1) (pour arracher, amener à soi) to pull

Il m'a tiré les cheveux. — He pulled my hair.

tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched

2) (= fermer) [volet, porte, trappe] to pull to, to close, [rideau] to draw

tirer les rideaux — to draw the curtains

3) (= extraire)

tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth

Elle a tiré un mouchoir de son sac. — She took a handkerchief from her bag., She pulled a handkerchief out of her bag.

tirer son nom de — to take one's name from, to get one's name from

tirer qch de qn — to get sth out of sb

tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth

tirer qn d'embarras — to get sb out of an awkward situation

tirer qn d'un mauvais pas — to get sb out of a fix

4) (= sortir)

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

5) (avec une arme) [balle, coup de feu] to fire, [animal] to shoot

Il a tiré plusieurs coups de feu. — He fired several shots.

6) [chèque] to draw

7) (= tracer) to draw, to trace

tirer un trait — to draw a line

tirer un trait sur qch fig — to draw a line under sth

tirer un trait sur son passé — to draw a line under one's past

8) (= imprimer) [journal, livre, photo] to print

9) (= choisir) [carte] to draw

tirer les cartes — to read the cards, to tell the cards

tirer au sort — to draw lots

tirer des conclusions — to draw conclusions

10) FOOTBALL, [corner] to take

11) NAVIGATION

tirer 6 mètres — to draw 6 metres of water

2. vi

1)

"Tirer" — "Pull"

tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth

2) (avec arme) to shoot, (= faire feu) to shoot, to fire

tirer à l'arc — to shoot with a bow and arrow

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle, to fire with a rifle

tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb

Il a tiré sur les policiers. — He shot at police officers., He fired on police officers.

3) FOOTBALL to shoot

4) [cheminée] to draw

5)

tirer à sa fin — to be drawing to an end

tirer en longueur — to drag on

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tirer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to pull [véhicule]; [personne] to pull up [fauteuil, chaise]; [personne] to pull away [tapis]; tirer la tête en arrière to toss one's head back; ⇒ chapeau, couverture;

2 ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at [cordelette, manette, sonnette]; tirer qn par le bras to pull sb's arm; tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair; tirer qn par la manche to tug at sb's sleeve;

3 ( tendre) tirer ses cheveux en arrière to pull back one's hair; tirer ses bas to pull up one's stockings; tirer sa chemise/jupe to straighten one's shirt/skirt; ⇒ épingle; se faire tirer la peau○ Cosmét to have a face-lift; la peau/ça me tire○ my skin/it feels tight;

4 ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet];

5 Mil to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot; tirer le canon ( pour honorer) to fire a salute; tirer vingt et un coups de canon to fire a twenty-one gun salute;

6 ( propulser) to shoot [balle, flèche] (sur at); elle lui a tiré (une balle) dans le dos she shot him in the back;

7 ( viser) tirer le canard/faisan/gibier to shoot duck/pheasant/game;

8 Sport ( de ballon) tirer un corner/penalty to take a corner/penalty; tirer un coup franc ( au football) to take a free kick; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a free throw;

9 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw [carte, loterie, nom, gagnant, adversaire]; to draw for [partenaire]; tirer les blancs to draw white; tirer une bonne carte to draw a strong card;

10 Jeux ( aux cartes) tirer ses atouts to draw trumps;

11 Astrol tirer les cartes à qn to tell the cards for sb; se faire tirer les cartes to have one's fortune told with cards;

12 ( prendre) to draw [vin, bière, eau, électricité, argent] (de, sur from); tirer de l'eau du puits to draw water from the well; tirer de l'argent sur un compte to draw money from an account; ⇒ vin;

13 ( sortir) tirer de qch to take [sth] out of sth [objet]; to pull [sb] out of sth [personne]; tirer un stylo de son sac/d'un tiroir to take a pen out of one's bag/out of a drawer; tirer un enfant de l'eau/des flammes to pull a child out of the water/out of the flames; tirer qch de sa poche to pull sth out of one's pocket; tirer une bouffée de sa cigarette/pipe to take a puff at ou on one's cigarette/pipe; ⇒ épingle, marron, ver;

14 ( faire sortir) tirer de qch to get [sb/sth] out of sth [personne, pays, entreprise]; tirer le pays de la récession to get the country out of recession; tire-moi de là! get me out of this!; tirer qn d'une maladie to pull sb through an illness; tu l'as tirée de son silence/sa mélancolie you drew her out of her silence/her melancholy;

15 ( obtenir) tirer de qn to get [sth] from sb [renseignement, aveu]; tirer de qch to draw [sth] from sth [force, ressources]; to derive [sth] from sth [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [sth] out of sth [argent]; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de lui (comme argent, renseignements, preuve d'intelligence) you won't get much out of him; tirer le maximum de la situation to make the most of the situation; tirer un son d'un instrument to get a note out of an instrument;

16 ( dériver) tirer de qch to base [sth] on sth [récit, film]; to get [sth] from sth [nom]; le film est tiré du roman the film is based on the novel; la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur the guillotine gets its name from its inventor; le mot est tiré de l'anglais the word comes from the English;

17 ( extraire) tirer de qn/qch to take [sth] from sb/sth [texte]; to derive [sth] from sth [substance]; texte tiré de Zola/la Bible text taken from Zola/the Bible; le médicament est tiré d'une plante the drug comes from a plant;

18 ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, tract, texte, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]; journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand;

19 ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]; tirer un chèque Fin to draw a cheque GB ou check US (sur on); tirer des plans fig to draw up plans; ⇒ comète;

20 ○( passer) plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer only one more hour/week to go; tirer quelques années en prison to spend a few years in prison.

B vi

1 ( exercer une traction) to pull; tirer sur qch ( avec une force régulière) to pull on sth; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at sth; tire fort! pull hard!; tirer sur les rames to pull on the oars; tirer de toutes ses forces to heave with all one's might; le moteur tire bien/tire mal○ the engine is pulling well/isn't pulling properly; ⇒ corde;

2 ( utiliser une arme) to shoot (sur at); ( à feu) to fire (sur at); tirer à l'arc to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirer à la carabine/à l'arbalète to shoot with a rifle/with a crossbow; tirer pour tuer to shoot to kill; tirer au fusil/en l'air/à balles réelles to fire a gun/into the air/with live ammunition; tirer le premier to fire first, to shoot first; se faire tirer dessus to come under fire, to be shot at; ⇒ boulet; elle lui a tiré dans la jambe she shot him in the leg;

3 Sport ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot; tirer au but ( au football) to take a shot at goal;

4 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw lots; on n'a qu'à tirer let's just draw lots; ⇒ paille;

5 ( prendre) tirer sur to draw on; tirer sur son compte/ses réserves to draw on one's account/one's reserves;

6 ( aspirer) la cheminée tire bien/tire mal the chimney draws well/doesn't draw well; tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe to draw on one's cigarette/pipe;

7 Imprim, Presse tirer à mille exemplaires [périodique] to have a circulation of a thousand; à combien tire la revue? what's the circulation of the magazine?;

8 ( avoir une nuance) tirer sur le jaune/le bleu/le vert/le violet/l'orangé to be yellowish/bluish/greenish/purplish/orangy; être d'un bleu tirant sur le vert to be greenish-blue;

9 ( se rapprocher) tirer sur la cinquantaine ( âge) to be pushing fifty;

10 ( dévier) [voiture]tirer à gauche/droite to pull to the left/right; Équit tirer à la main [cheval] to pull.

C se tirer vpr

1 ( sortir) se tirer de to come through [situation, difficultés]; se tirer de ses ennuis to come through one's troubles; ⇒ pas;

2 ◑( partir) je me tire I'm off○ GB, I'm splitting○; tire-toi get lost○; je me suis tiré de chez lui I cleared from his place; je me suis tiré de chez mes parents I left home; je vais me tirer à Montréal I'm going off to Montreal;

3 ( se servir d'une arme) se tirer une balle to shoot oneself (dans in); se tirer une balle dans la tête to blow one's brains out; se tirer dessus ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another;

4 ( exercer une traction) se tirer la moustache to pull at one's moustache;

5 ○( se débrouiller) s'en tirer to cope; il s'en tire mal ( forte contrainte) he's finding it hard to cope; ( travail délicat) he doesn't do very well; comment est-ce que vous vous en tirez? how do you cope?; elle s'en tire mieux que lui ( épreuve de résistance) she is coping better than he is; ( épreuve d'habileté) she is doing better than him; elle s'en tire tout juste she just gets by;

6 ○( échapper) s'en tirer ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it○; je m'en suis tiré avec quelques égratignures I escaped with a few scratches; son médecin pense qu'elle s'en tirera her doctor thinks (that) she will pull through; sans diplôme, il ne s'en tirera jamais without a degree, he'll never get by; il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he's not going to get away with it; s'en tirer à bon prix to get off lightly; ⇒ compte.

[tire] verbe transitif

A.[DÉPLACER]

1. [traîner - avec ou sans effort] to pull, to drag ; [ - en remorquant] to draw, to tow

tire la table au milieu de la pièce pull the table out into the centre of the room

tiré par un cheval horse-drawn

tirer quelqu'un par le bras/les cheveux/les pieds to drag somebody by the arm/hair/feet

2. [amener à soi] to pull

[étirer - vers le haut] to pull (up) ; [ - vers le bas] to pull (down)

je sentis que quelqu'un tirait ma veste I felt a tug at my jacket

elle me tira doucement par la manche she tugged ou pulled at my sleeve

tirer les cheveux à quelqu'un to pull somebody's hair

tirer ses cheveux en arrière to draw ou to pull one's hair back

tire bien le drap stretch the sheet (taut)

tirer un fil

a. [accidentellement] to pull a thread

b. [pour faire un jour] to draw a thread

tirer la couverture à soi

a. [s'attribuer le mérite] to take all the credit

b. [s'attribuer le profit] to take the lion's share

3. [pour actionner - cordon d'appel, élastique] to pull ; [ - tiroir] to pull (open ou out)

tirer les rideaux to pull ou to draw the curtains

tire le portail derrière toi close the gates behind you, pull the gates to

tirer un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt open

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt to, to shoot a bolt

tirer la chasse d'eau to flush the toilet

4. NAUTIQUE to draw

B.[EXTRAIRE, OBTENIR]

1. [faire sortir]

tirer quelque chose de to pull ou to draw something out of

tirer le vin/cidre (du tonneau) to draw wine/cider (off from the barrel)

tirer quelqu'un de [le faire sortir de] to get somebody out of

tirer quelqu'un d'un cauchemar (figuré) to rouse somebody from a nightmare

tirer quelqu'un du sommeil to wake somebody up

tirer quelqu'un du coma to pull somebody out of a coma

tirer quelqu'un de son silence to draw somebody out (of his/her silence)

tirer une œuvre de l'oubli to rescue a work from oblivion

tire-moi de là help me out

2. [fabriquer]

tirer quelque chose de to derive ou to get ou to make something from

les produits que l'on tire du pétrole oil-based products

tirer des sons d'un instrument to get ou to draw sounds from an instrument

tirer un film d'une pièce de théâtre to adapt a play for the screen

photos tirées d'un film movie stills

3. [percevoir - argent]

elle tire sa fortune de ses terres she makes her money from her land

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de ta vieille montre you won't get much (money) for your old watch

[retirer - chèque, argent liquide] to draw

tirer de l'argent d'un compte to draw money out of ou to withdraw money from an account

4. [extraire, dégager]

tirer la morale/un enseignement de quelque chose to learn a lesson from something

ce vers est tiré d'un poème de Villon this line is (taken) from a poem by Villon

ce que j'ai tiré de ce livre/cet article what I got out of this book/article

ce roman tire son titre d'une chanson populaire the title of this novel is taken from a popular song

tirer satisfaction de to derive satisfaction from

tirer vanité de to be proud of

tirer vengeance de quelque chose to avenge something

5. [obtenir, soutirer]

tirer quelque chose de: tirer de l'argent de quelqu'un to extract money from somebody, to get money out of somebody

la police n'a rien pu tirer de lui the police couldn't get anything out of him

tu auras du mal à lui tirer des remerciements you'll get no thanks from her

tirer des larmes à quelqu'un to make somebody cry

on n'en tirera jamais rien, de ce gosse

a. (familier) [il n'est bon à rien] we'll never make anything out of this kid

b. [il ne parlera pas] we'll never get this kid to talk, we'll never get anything out of this kid

je n'ai pas pu en tirer davantage I couldn't get any more out of her

6. (familier) [voler]

je me suis fait tirer mon portefeuille au cinéma! somebody nicked (UK) ou swiped (US) my wallet at the cinema!

7. JEUX [billet, numéro] to draw, to pick

[loterie] to draw, to carry out the draw for

[carte] to draw, to take

tirez une carte postale au hasard pick any postcard

qui va tirer le nom du gagnant? who will draw (out) the name of the winner?

le gagnant sera tiré au sort there will be a draw to decide the winner

C.[PROJETER]

1. ARMEMENT [coup de fusil, missile] to fire

[balle, flèche] to shoot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot

2. [feu d'artifice] to set off

ce soir, on tirera un feu d'artifice there will be a fireworks display tonight

3. CHASSE [lapin, faisan] to shoot

4. [à la pétanque, boule en main] to throw

[boule placée] to knock out (separable)

FOOTBALL to take

tirer un corner to take a corner

le penalty va être tiré par le capitaine the penalty will be taken by the captain

TENNIS [passing-shot, volée] to hit

[en haltérophilie] to lift

ESCRIME

tirer des armes to fence

5. (locution)

tirer un coup avec quelqu'un (vulgaire) to have it off with somebody (très familier)

D. (familier) [PASSER] (familier) to spend, to do, to get through (inseparable)

j'ai encore trois semaines à tirer avant mon congé I've another three weeks to go before my leave

E.[TRACER, IMPRIMER]

1. [dessiner - ligne] to draw ; [ - plan] to draw up (separable)

tirez deux traits sous les verbes underline the verbs twice

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE to print

je voudrais que cette photo soit tirée sur du papier mat I'd like a matt print of this picture

3. IMPRIMERIE [livre] to print

[estampe, lithographie] to print, to draw

[tract] to print, to run

[gravure] to strike, to pull, to print

ce magazine est tiré à plus de 200 000 exemplaires this magazine has a print run ou a circulation of 200,000

bon à tirer ‘passed for press’

un bon à tirer [épreuve] a press proof

4. (Belgique & locution)

tu es assez grand, tu tires ton plan you're old enough to look after yourself

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[tire] verbe intransitif

1. MILITAIRE [faire feu] to fire, to shoot

ne tirez pas, je me rends! don't shoot, I surrender!

tirez dans les jambes shoot at ou aim at the legs

il tire mal he's a bad shot

tirer à balles/à blanc to fire bullets/blanks

tirer sur quelqu'un to take a shot ou to shoot ou to fire at somebody

ils ont l'ordre de tirer sur tout ce qui bouge they've been ordered to shoot ou to fire at anything that moves

on m'a tiré dessus I was fired ou shot at

2. ARMEMENT & SPORT

tirer à l'arc/l'arbalète

a. [activité sportive] to do archery/crossbow archery

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot a bow/crossbow

tirer à la carabine/au pistolet

a. [activité sportive] to do rifle/pistol shooting

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot with a rifle/pistol

3. FOOTBALL [au golf] to shoot

il a tiré dans le mur/petit filet he sent the ball against the wall/into the side netting

ESCRIME to fence

4. [exercer une traction] to pull

tire! pull!, heave!

ça tire dans les genoux à la montée (familier) going up is tough on the knees

elle tire bien, ta voiture! (familier) it goes well, your car!

la moto tire à droite the motorbike pulls to the right

ne tire pas sur ton gilet don't pull your cardigan out of shape

il tira violemment sur le fil du téléphone he gave the phone wire a sharp pull

tirer sur (figuré) [délais, budget] to stretch

tirer sur la ficelle to go a bit far

5. [aspirer - fumeur]

tirer sur une pipe to draw on ou to pull at a pipe

tirer sur une cigarette to puff at ou to draw on a cigarette

6. [avoir un bon tirage - cheminée, poêle]

tirer (bien) to draw (well)

la cheminée/pipe tire mal the fireplace/pipe doesn't draw properly

7. [peau] to feel tight

[points de suture] to pull

ma peau me tire (familier) my skin feels tight

aïe, ça tire! ouch, it's pulling!

8. JEUX

tirer au sort to draw ou to cast lots

9. IMPRIMERIE

tirer à 50 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of ou to have a (print) run of 50,000 (copies)

à combien le journal tire-t-il? what are the paper's circulation figures?

10. (locution, Belgique & Suisse)

ça tire there's a draught

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tirer à verbe plus préposition

1. PRESSE

tirer à la ligne to pad out an article (because it is being paid by the line)

2. NAUTIQUE

tirer au large to make for the open sea

3. (locution)

tirer à sa fin to come to an end

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tirer sur verbe plus préposition

[couleur] to verge ou to border on

ses cheveux tirent sur le roux his hair is reddish ou almost red

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se tirer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

le store se tire avec un cordon the blind pulls down with a cord

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se tirer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

1. [partir, quitter un endroit] to clear off, to make tracks

[s'enfuir] to beat it, to clear off

s'il n'est pas là dans 5 minutes, je me tire if he's not here in 5 minutes I'm going

tire-toi! [ton menaçant] beat it!, clear ou push off!

il s'est tiré de chez lui he's left home

dès que je peux, je me tire de cette boîte as soon as I can, I'll get out of this dump

2. [toucher à sa fin - emprisonnement, service militaire] to draw to a close

plus qu'une semaine, ça se tire quand même! only a week to go, it's nearly over after all!

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se tirer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se sortir de] to get out of

il s'est bien/mal tiré de l'entrevue he did well/badly at the interview

s'en tirer (familier) [s'en sortir]: avec son culot, elle s'en tirera toujours with her cheek, she'll always come out on top

si tu ne m'avais pas aidé à finir la maquette, je ne m'en serais jamais tiré if you hadn't given me a hand with the model, I'd never have managed

rien à faire, je ne m'en tire pas! [financièrement] it's impossible, I just can't make ends meet!

il y a peu de chances qu'il s'en tire [qu'il survive] the odds are against him pulling through

tu ne t'en tireras pas avec de simples excuses [être quitte] you won't get away ou off with just a few words of apology

je m'en suis tiré avec une suspension de permis I got away with my licence being suspended

s'en tirer à ou avec ou pour [devoir payer] to have to pay

à quatre, on ne s'en tirera pas à moins de 150 euros le repas the meal will cost at least 150 euros for the four of us

il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he won't get off so lightly, he won't get away with it

on n'a encaissé qu'un seul but, on ne s'en est pas trop mal tirés they scored only one goal against us, we didn't do too badly

je n'aime pas faire de discours — tu t'en es très bien tiré I don't like to make speeches — you did very well

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tirer
14 rozprostować

(-uję, -ujesz); vb; od rozprostowywać

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rozprostować

pf.

rozprostowywać ipf. (ręce, nogi) stretch; (kartkę, drut) straighten; rozprostować kości stretch one's legs.

rozprostować się

pf.

rozprostowywać się ipf.

1. ( stojąc) stand erect; ( leżąc) stretch.

2. ( o przedmiotach) (= stawać się prostym) straighten, unbend.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozprostować
15 estirado

adj.

1 stretched out, dilated, elongated, outstretched.

2 stiff, airy-fairy, pretentious, prim.

f. & m.

stuck-up person, stiff shirt.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: estirar.

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estirado

► nombre masculino

1 (textil) drawing

2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift

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estirado

► participio pasado

1→ link=estirar estirar

► adjetivo

1 figurado (en el vestir) stiff, formal, starchy

2 figurado (orgulloso) stiff, conceited, haughty

► nombre masculino estirado

1 (textil) drawing

2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift

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(f. - estirada)

adj.

1) stretched

2) stiff

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1. ADJ

1) (=alargado) stretched

2) [persona] (=tieso) stiff, starchy; (=engreído) stuck-up *

3) (=tacaño) tight-fisted

2.

SM [de vidrio] drawing; [de pelo] straightening

estirado de piel, estirado facial — face lift

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- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)

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= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.

Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex. The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.

Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.

Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.

Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex. He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.

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- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)

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= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.

Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.

Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.

Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.

Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.

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estirado¹ -da

adjective

( fam); stuck-up ( colloq), snooty ( colloq)

estirado²

masculine

estiramiento m A. (↑ estiramiento)

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Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar)

estirado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
estirado
estirar
estirado
◊ -da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)

estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹goma/elástico/suéter› to stretch;

‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
b) ‹sábanas/mantel› ( con las manos) to smooth out;

( con la plancha) to run the iron over
2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
◊ estiró el cuello para poder ver she craned her neck to be able to see

3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further
estirarse verbo pronominal
to stretch
estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out ♦ LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit
' estirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirada
English:
shirt
- snooty
- snotty
- standoffish
- stiff
- stiff-necked
- stuffy
- stuck
- toffee

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estirado, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] [altanero] haughty;
[adusto] uptight
2. [brazos, piernas] outstretched

3. [jersey] baggy, shapeless

♦ nm

stretching

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estirado

I adj snooty fam, stuck-up fam

II m face-lift;

hacerse un estirado have a face-lift

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estirado, -da adj

1) : stretched, extended

2) presumido: stuck-up, conceited

Spanish-English dictionary > estirado
16 estirado

Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar) \ \
estirado es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: estirado estirar
estirado

◊ -da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)

estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo 1
a) ‹goma/elástico/suéter› to stretch;
‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
b) ‹sábanas/mantel› ( con las manos) to smooth out;
( con la plancha) to run the iron over 2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
◊ estiró el cuello para poder ver she craned her neck to be able to see
3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further estirarse verbo pronominal to stretch
estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit ' estirado' also found in these entries: Spanish: estirada English: shirt - snooty - snotty - standoffish - stiff - stiff-necked - stuffy - stuck - toffee

English-spanish dictionary > estirado
17 estirar

estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo 1
a) ‹goma/elástico/suéter› to stretch;
‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
b) ‹sábanas/mantel› ( con las manos) to smooth out;
( con la plancha) to run the iron over 2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
◊ estiró el cuello para poder ver she craned her neck to be able to see
3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further estirarse verbo pronominal to stretch
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit ' estirar' also found in these entries: Spanish: alisar - extender - pata English: bucket - crane - roll - rubberneck - spin out - stretch - stretch out - turn up - draw - eke out - spin

English-spanish dictionary > estirar
18 pootje

pootje

♦voorbeelden:

¶   〈 figuurlijk〉 met hangende pootjes terugkeren • come back with one's tail between one's legs

     〈 figuurlijk〉 opzitten en pootjes geven • mind one's p's and q's, be on one's best behaviour

     iemand pootje haken • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 trip someone up

     〈 figuurlijk〉 alles zal op zijn pootjes terecht komen • things will straighten themselves out

     〈 figuurlijk〉 alles kwam op zijn pootjes terecht • everything turned out all right

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > pootje
19 strekken

strekken

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [reiken] extend ⇒ stretch, go

2 [toereikend zijn] last ⇒ go

3 [dienen] serve ⇒ tend (to)

♦voorbeelden:

1   mijn verplichtingen strekken niet verder • my obligations go no further

2   zolang de voorraad strekt • while stocks last

3   een daartoe strekkende motie werd door de oppositie ingediend • a motion to that effect was proposed by the opposition

     iemand tot voordeel strekken • be to the benefit of/beneficial to someone

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [in lengterichting brengen] stretch ⇒ unbend, extend, straighten

♦voorbeelden:

1   even de benen strekken • 〈 ook wandeling〉 stretch one's legs

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > strekken
20 krumm

Adj. und Adv.

1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted; krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop; krumm gehen stoop; krumm biegen bend; alt und krumm bowed down with age; sich krumm legen umg., fig. (eisern sparen) scrimp and save; (sich sehr zurückhalten müssen) have to count every penny

2. umg., fig.: ( jemandem) etw. krumm nehmen take offen|ce (Am. -se) at s.th. (from s.o.); sie hat es mir krumm genommen, dass ich... she was offended ( oder took it amiss) that I...

3. umg., fig. (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady; krumme Finger machen walk off with s.th.; krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law; es auf die krumme Tour machen / versuchen do / try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one / try to pull a fast one

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wry; bandy; crooked; warped; bent; hooked; curved; awry

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krụmm [krʊm]
1. adj

1) crooked; (= verbogen) bent, crooked; (= hakenförmig) hooked; Beine bandy; Rücken hunched

krumme Nase — hook( ed) nose

etw krumm biegen — to bend sth

krumm und schief — askew, skewwhiff (Brit inf)

jdn krumm und lahm schlagen — to beat sb black and blue

eine krumme Hand machen (inf) — to hold one's hand out

einen krummen Rücken machen — to stoop; (fig)

mach nicht solchen krummen Rücken! — straighten your shoulders, hold yourself straight

2) (inf = unehrlich) crooked (inf)

krummer Hund (pej) — crooked swine

ein krummes Ding drehen (sl) — to do something crooked

er hat während seiner Zeit als Buchhalter viele krumme Dinger gedreht (sl) — while he was a book-keeper he got up to all sorts of crooked tricks (inf)

etw auf die krumme Tour versuchen — to try to fiddle (inf) or wangle (inf) sth

er hat sie auf die krumme Tour herumgekriegt — he conned her (inf)

krumme Wege gehen — to err from the straight and narrow

2. adv
(= nicht gerade)
krumm stehen/sitzen — to slouch

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight, don't slouch

krumm gehen — to walk with a stoop

krumm wachsen — to grow crooked

krumm gewachsen — crooked

keinen Finger krumm machen (inf) — not to lift a finger

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1) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) crooked

2) crookedly

3) warped

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krumm

[krʊm]

I. adj

1. (verbogen) bent, crooked

\krumm und schief askew

2. (gebogen) Nase hooked; Rücken hunched, crooked; Beine bandy

3. (pej fam: unehrlich) crooked, bent

ein \krummes Ding drehen to pull off sth crooked

es auf die \krumme Tour versuchen to try to fiddle sth

4. (nicht rund) odd

II. adv (gebogen)

etw \krumm biegen to bend sth

\krumm gehen to walk with a stoop

\krumm sitzen/stehen to slouch

etw \krumm machen to bend sth

▶ sich akk \krumm und schief lachen (fam) to split one's sides laughing; s.a. Finger

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>

eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose

krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop

etwas krumm biegen — bend something

jemanden krumm und lahm schlagen — beat somebody black and blue

sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)

sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape

etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way

2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked

ein krummes Ding drehen — get up to something crooked
2.
adverbial crookedly

krumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>

krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)

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krumm adj & adv

1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted;

krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop;

krumm gehen stoop;

krumm biegen bend;

alt und krumm bowed down with age; → auch krummlegen, krummbiegen etc

2. umg, fig (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady;

krumme Finger machen walk off with sth;

krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law;

es auf die krumme Tour machen/versuchen do/try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one/try to pull a fast one

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>

eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose

krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop

etwas krumm biegen — bend something

jemanden krumm und lahm schlagen — beat somebody black and blue

sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)

sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape

etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way

2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked

ein krummes Ding drehen — get up to something crooked
2.
adverbial crookedly

krumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>

krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)

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adj.

awry adj.

bent adj.

crooked adj.

warped adj.

wry adj. adv.

wryly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > krumm

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