to stretch out one's hand

A v. t. + avv.

1 tendere; tirare: to stretch out a rubber band, tendere un nastro di elastico

2 tendere; stendere; allungare: to stretch out one's arm, tendere il braccio; to stretch out one's hand, stendere la mano (per prendere qc.); to stretch out one's legs, allungare le gambe

3 prolungare, tirare in lungo: He tried to stretch out the meeting, ha cercato di tirare per le lunghe la riunione

4 far bastare: to stretch out food supplies till the end of the winter, far bastare le provviste di cibo sino alla fine dell'inverno

B v. i. + avv.

1 allungarsi; sporgersi

2 stirarsi; stiracchiarsi

3 distendersi; stendersi: to stretch out in the sun, stendersi al sole □ to stretch oneself out, allungarsi; stendersi.

1 (extender)

to stretch out one's arm estirar el brazo

to stretch out one's hand tender la mano

2 estirar (resources, budget)

3 extenderse, tenderse, alargarse, desplegarse.

4 acostar en posición horizontal.

5 desperezarse, desencogerse, estirarse.

6 alargar.

7 tender.

8 prolongarse.

1 tenderse (persona)

2 extenderse (road, time)

1) stretch out smth. /smth. out/ for smth. he stretched out his hand for money он протянул руку за деньгами; stretch out smb., smth. /smb., smth. out/ on smth. stretch oneself out on the bed (on the couch, on the lawn, on the ground, on the sands, etc.) растянуться на кровати и т.д.; stretch the body (the wounded, the cloth, etc.) on the bed (on the ground, etc.) положить тело и т.д. на кровать и т.д.

2) stretch smb. out on smth. coll. the blow stretched him out on the ground удар повалил /свалил/ его на землю

1) [aus]strecken [Arm, Bein]; ausbreiten [Decke]; auseinander ziehen [Seil]

2) (eke out)

1) (stretch one's hands out, lit. or fig.) die Hände ausstrecken (to nach)

2) (extend) sich ausdehnen

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◆ stretch out

I. vi

1. (relax) sich akk ausstrecken

to \stretch out out on the sofa es sich dat auf dem Sofa bequem machen

2. (be sufficient) [aus]reichen

will the money \stretch out out? reicht das Geld?

II. vt

▪ to \stretch out out ⇆ sth

1. (extend) etw ausstrecken

to \stretch out out one's arms/hand/legs die Arme/Hand/Beine ausstrecken

he \stretch outed out his arms to embrace her er breitete die Arme aus, um sie zu umarmen

she \stretch outed out her hand and helped him from his chair sie reichte ihm die Hand und half ihm aus dem Sessel

to \stretch out out a blanket eine Decke ausbreiten

2. (prolong) etw verlängern [o ausdehnen]

to \stretch out out money Geld strecken

to \stretch out out payments die Zahlungen über einen längeren Zeitraum fortsetzen

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1. vt sep

2. vi

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1) [aus]strecken [Arm, Bein]; ausbreiten [Decke]; auseinander ziehen [Seil]

2) (eke out)

1) (stretch one's hands out, lit. or fig.) die Hände ausstrecken (to nach)

2) (extend) sich ausdehnen

1) ( relax) sich akk ausstrecken;

to \stretch out out on the sofa es sich dat auf dem Sofa bequem machen

2) ( be sufficient) [aus]reichen;

will the money \stretch out out? reicht das Geld? vt

1) ( extend) etw ausstrecken;

to \stretch out out one's arms/ hand/ legs die Arme/Hand/Beine ausstrecken;

he \stretch outed out his arms to embrace her er breitete die Arme aus, um sie zu umarmen;

she \stretch outed out her hand and helped him from his chair sie reichte ihm die Hand und half ihm aus dem Sessel;

to \stretch out out a blanket eine Decke ausbreiten

2) ( prolong) etw verlängern [o ausdehnen];

to \stretch out out money Geld strecken;

to \stretch out out payments die Zahlungen über einen längeren Zeitraum fortsetzen

1. vt

2. vi

(reach) sich strecken, (lie down) sich ausstrecken

1. vt

2. vi

(reach) sich strecken, (lie down) sich ausstrecken

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[English Word] be stretched

[Swahili Word] -lazwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] caus-pass

[Derived Word] lala V

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[English Word] something stretched tightly

[English Plural] tightly stretched things

[Swahili Word] uwambo

[Swahili Plural] mambo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

[Related Words] wamba

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[English Word] stretch

[Swahili Word] -jimudu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] muda

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[English Word] stretch

[Swahili Word] -laza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

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[English Word] stretch

[Swahili Word] -mudu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] muda

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[English Word] stretch

[Swahili Word] -noa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretch

[Swahili Word] -tambaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] The savannah stretches out a long way

[Swahili Example] pori linatambaa

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[English Word] stretch

[Swahili Word] -vuta

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretch (something elastic without breaking)

[Swahili Word] -nyumbua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretch apart

[Swahili Word] -tanua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretch oneself

[Swahili Word] -hekemua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretch oneself

[Swahili Word] -nyanya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretch oneself

[Swahili Word] -nyanyua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] inversive

[Derived Word] nyanya

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[English Word] stretch oneself

[Swahili Word] -gaagaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mgaagaa

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[English Word] stretch oneself (i.e. after being in a cramped position)

[Swahili Word] -nyongoa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] inversive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -nyonga

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[English Word] stretch out

[Swahili Word] -nyoosha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] nyooka V

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[English Word] stretch out

[Swahili Word] -nyosha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] nyoka V

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[English Word] stretch out

[Swahili Word] -tandaza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

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[English Word] stretch out

[Swahili Word] -tandisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

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[English Word] stretch out

[Swahili Word] -tawilisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Alitawilisa mkutano.

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[English Word] stretch out one's hand

[Swahili Word] -nyosha mkono

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] nyoka V, mkono N

[English Example] (s)he says as (s)he stretches the hand

[Swahili Example] anasema akiunyoosha mkono [Ma], akanyosha mkono na kumfungulia mlango [Sul]

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[English Word] stretch over

[Swahili Word] wamba

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] stretch up to

[Swahili Word] -chuchumia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] stretched out thing

[Swahili Word] utando

[Swahili Plural] tando

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

[Derived Word] tanda v

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1. n

1) витягання, розтягання, подовження

2) тех. натяг

3) еластичність

4) напруження

5) простір; відрізок; ділянка

6) спорт. дистанція

6) останній (заключний) етап

7) проміжок часу

8) перебільшення

9) розм. строк ув'язнення

10) напрям

11) прогулянка, розминка

2. v

1) розтягуватися, витягуватися, тягтися, подовжуватися

2) розтягувати, витягувати, подовжувати; тягти

3) натягувати (ся), напружувати (ся)

4) простягатися; тягтися

5) перебільшувати

6) поспішати, прямувати

7) розм. звалити, повалити (ударом)

8) розм. приготувати небіжчика для поховання

9) посилювати, збільшувати

10) розм. вішати

11) розм. бути повішеним

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1) витягування, розтягування; cпopт. випрямлення; тex. натяг, розтягання; cпeц. еластичність

2) напруга

3) простір; ділянка, відрізок; cпopт. відрізок дистанції

4) проміжок часу; cл. термін ув'язнення

5) перевищення, вихід за межі

6) напрямок

7) прогулянка, розминка

8) мop. галс курсом бейдевінд

1) розтягувати, витягувати, подовжувати, тягти, натягувати; розтягуватися, витягуватися, подовжитися, тягтися; розширювати ( кругозір)

2) напружувати ( нерви); напружуватися

3) тягти, натягати; тягтися, простягатися; тривати

4) перебільшувати; допускати натяжки

5) звалити, повалити (ударом; stretch out)

6) мop. іти курсом бейдевінд

[stretʃ] n առաձգականություն. The elastic has lost its stretch Ռետինը կորցրել է իր առաձգկանությունը. give shoes a stretch կո շիկ ները ձգել/լայնացնել. The material has a lot of stretch Այս կտորը հեշտությամբ ձգվում է. work at full stretch աշխատել լրիվ հզորությամբ. a stretch of imagination երևակայության թռիչք. allow at a stretch չափազանցումով թույլ տալ. (ժամանակա միջոցի հատված) for hours at a stretch ժամերով. at one stretch մի անգամով. (տարածության հատված) that stretch of road ճանապարհի այդ հատվածը. for a long stretch երկար տարածքով. a beautiful stretch of country գեղեցիկ վայր. մրզ. the home stretch ավարտային/ուղիղ գիծ (ճիգ, ջանք, ձգում) with every faculty on the stretch լարելով բոլոր կարողությունները. stretch of authority իշխա նության գերազանցում

[stretʃ] v ձգել, երկարացնել. stretch a rope/elastic պարանը/ռետինը ձգել. (գերազանցել) stretch one’s authority իշխանությունը գերազանցել. That’s stretching things too far ! Դա արդեն չափազանց է. stretch out մեկնել, պարզել. stretch out one’s hand ձեռքը մեկնել/պարզել. stretch one’s legs ոտքերը ձգել/մեկնել. (ձգվել) The road stretched away Ճանապարհը ձգվում էր. The money won’t stretch to … Փողը չի բավարարի…

stretch [stretʃ]

1 noun

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) (period of time) période f;

∎ for a long stretch of time pendant longtemps;

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

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

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

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

(c) (act of stretching) étirement m;

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ not by a long stretch! loin de là!

(d) (elasticity) élasticité f;

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

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

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

2 adjective

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

3 transitive verb

(a) (pull tight) tendre;

∎ stretch the rope tight tendez bien la corde;

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

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

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

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

∎ to stretch sth out of shape déformer qch;

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to stretch oneself s'étirer;

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to stretch the truth exagérer;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(f) (ligament, muscle) étirer

4 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

∎ she stretched lazily elle s'étira nonchalamment;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ minutes stretched into hours les minutes devenaient des heures;

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

(d) (money, resources)

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

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

5 at a stretch adverb

(a) (in a row) d'affilée;

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

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

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

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

6 at full stretch adverb

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

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

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

►► stretch class cours m de stretching;

stretch fabric Stretch ® m;

stretch limo limousine f à la carrosserie allongée

➲ stretch out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (pull tight) tendre;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

stretch [stret∫]

1. noun

   a. ( = period of time) période f

• for a long stretch of time (pendant) longtemps

• for hours at a stretch des heures durant

   b. ( = area) étendue f ; ( = part) partie f

• vast stretches of sand/snow de vastes étendues de sable/de neige

• there's a straight stretch (of road) after you pass the lake il y a une portion de route droite après le lac

• in that stretch of the river dans cette partie de la rivière

   c. to be at full stretch [arms] être complètement tendu ; [person] donner son maximum

• by no or not by any stretch of the imagination can one say that... même en faisant un gros effort d'imagination, on ne peut pas dire que...

2. adjective

[garment, fabric] extensible

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ rope] tendre ; [+ elastic] étirer ; [+ shoe, glove] élargir ; [+ muscle] distendre ; [+ meaning] forcer

• to stretch a point you could say that... on pourrait peut-être aller jusqu'à dire que...

• to stretch one's imagination faire un effort d'imagination

   b. ( = extend also stretch out [+ wing] déployer ; [+ rope, net] tendre

• to stretch o.s. (after sleep) s'étirer

• he stretched (out) his arm to grasp the handle il tendit le bras pour saisir la poignée

• he stretched his leg to ease the cramp il a allongé la jambe pour soulager la crampe

• I'm just going to stretch my legs (inf) ( = go for a walk) je vais juste me dégourdir les jambes

   c. [+ resources, supplies, income] ( = make them last) utiliser au maximum ; ( = put demands on them) mettre à rude épreuve

   d. [+ athlete, student] pousser

• the work he is doing does not stretch him enough le travail qu'il fait n'exige pas assez de lui

• to be fully stretched travailler à la limite de ses possibilités

• to stretch sb to the limits pousser qn au maximum

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person, animal] s'étirer

• he stretched lazily il s'est étiré paresseusement

   b. ( = lengthen) s'allonger ; ( = widen) s'élargir ; [elastic] s'étirer ; [fabric, garment] se détendre

   c. ( = extend) s'étendre

• how far will it stretch? jusqu'où ça va ?

• my money won't stretch to a new car (inf) je n'ai pas les moyens de m'acheter une nouvelle voiture

• the festivities stretched into January les festivités ont duré jusqu'en janvier

5. compounds

► stretch limo (inf) noun limousine f extralongue

► stretch mark noun vergeture f

► stretch out

1. intransitive verb

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ arm, hand, foot] tendre ; [+ leg] étendre ; [+ net, rope] tendre

   b. = stretch

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1) ( in gymnastics) extension f

2) ( elasticity) élasticité f

3) ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m; (of coastline, river) partie f

4) (of water, countryside) étendue f

5) ( period) période f

6) (colloq) ( prison sentence) peine f

adjective [fabric, waist] extensible; [limo] longue

transitive verb

1) ( extend) tendre [rope, spring, net]

2) ( increase the size) lit étirer [elastic]; tirer sur [fabric]; élargir [shoe]; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe]

3) fig déformer [truth]; contourner [rules, regulations]

4) ( push to the limit) abuser de [patience]; utiliser [quelque chose] au maximum [budget, resources]; pousser [quelqu'un] au maximum de ses possibilités [person]

5) ( eke out) faire durer [supplies]

1) ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer

2) [road, track, event] s'étaler (for, over sur); [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre ( for sur)

3) ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre; [shoe] s'élargir; ( undesirably) [fabric, garment] se déformer

4) (colloq) ( afford)

- stretch out

stretch

A n

1 ( extending movement) ( in gymnastics) extension f ; to have a stretch s'étirer ; to give sth a stretch étirer [arm, leg] ; tirer sur [elastic] ; to be at full stretch lit ( taut) [rope, elastic] être tendu au maximum ; fig ( flat out) [factory, office] être à plein régime ; to work at full stretch [factory, machine] travailler à plein régime ; [person] travailler au maximum de ses capacités ; at a stretch à la rigueur ;

2 ( elasticity) élasticité f ;

3 ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m ; (of coastline, river) partie f ; a clear/dangerous stretch of road un tronçon de route dégagé/dangereux ; the stretch of track/road between Oxford and Banbury le tronçon de voie/route entre Oxford et Banbury ; to be on the home ou finishing stretch [athlete, racehorse] être sur la ligne d'arrivée ;

4 ( expanse) (of water, countryside) étendue f ; a stretch of land une étendue de terre ;

5 ( period) période f ; a short/long stretch une longue/courte période ; he was often left alone for long stretches on le laissait souvent seul des heures durant ; a three-hour stretch trois heures ; I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo j'ai travaillé 18 mois à Tokyo ; to work for 12 hours at a stretch travailler 12 heures d'affilée ;

6 ○ ( prison sentence) peine f ; a five-year stretch une peine de cinq ans ; to do a long stretch servir une longue peine.

B adj ( épith) [cover, fabric, waist] extensible ; [limousine] à carrosserie allongée, longue.

C vtr

1 ( extend) tendre [rope, net] (between entre) ; to stretch one's neck/arms/legs lit s'étirer le cou/les bras/les jambes ; to stretch one's legs fig se dégourdir or se dérouiller les jambes ; to stretch one's wings lit, fig déployer ses ailes ; the fabric was stretched tight across his shoulders/buttocks le tissu lui moulait les épaules/les fesses ;

2 ( increase the size) lit tendre [spring] ; étirer [elastic] ; tirer sur [fabric] ; ( deliberately) élargir [shoe] ; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe] ; fig they stretched their lead to 5-0 ils ont conforté leur position de leader en menant 5-0 ;

3 ( bend) déformer [truth] ; contourner [rules, regulations] ; to stretch a point ( make concession) faire une exception ; ( exaggerate) aller trop loin ;

4 ( push to the limit) abuser de [patience, tolerance] ; utiliser [qch] au maximum [budget, resources] ; pousser [qn] au maximum de ses possibilités [pupil, employee, competitor] ; to be fully stretched [person, company] être à son maximum ; the system is stretched to the limit le système est exploité au maximum de ses possibilités ; you're stretching my credulity to the limit n'abuse pas trop de ma crédulité ; I need a job that stretches me j'ai besoin d'un travail qui me motive à fond ; she isn't stretched at school l'école ne la pousse pas assez ; isn't that stretching it a bit ○ ? vous ne poussez pas un peu ○ ? ;

5 ( eke out) économiser [budget] ; faire durer [supplies].

D vi

1 ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer ;

2 ( spread) [road, track] s'étaler (for sur) ; [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre (for sur) ; the road stretches for 200 km la route s'étale sur 200 km ; to stretch over [empire] couvrir [Europe] ; [festivities, course] s'étaler sur [fortnight, month] ; to stretch to ou as far as sth [flex, string] aller jusqu'à qch ; how far does the queue/traffic jam stretch? jusqu'où va la queue/l'embouteillage? ; the weeks stretched into months les semaines devenaient des mois ;

3 ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre ; [shoe] s'élargir ; [fabric, garment] se déformer ; this fabric stretches ce tissu se déforme ;

4 ○ ( afford) I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine je pense que je peux me permettre une bouteille de vin ; the budget won't stretch to a new computer le budget ne peut pas supporter l'achat d'un nouvel ordinateur.

E v refl to stretch oneself s'étirer ; fig faire un effort.

■ stretch back: the queue stretches back for 100 metres la queue s'étend sur 100 mètres ; to stretch back for centuries [tradition] remonter à plusieurs siècles ; to stretch back to [problem, tradition] remonter à [1970, last year] ; [traffic jam, queue] remonter à [place, corner].

■ stretch out:

▶ stretch out

1 ( lie down) s'étendre, s'allonger ;

2 ( extend) [plain, countryside, road] s'étaler, s'étendre ;

▶ stretch out [sth], stretch [sth] out ( extend) tendre [hand, foot] (towards vers) ; étendre [arm, leg] ; étaler [nets, sheet] ; I stretched my speech out to an hour j'ai fait durer mon discours pendant une heure.

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

2) (widen) dehnen

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

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

1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

3)

1) (lengthening, drawing out)

2) (exertion)

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

4) (period)

- stretch out

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

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

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

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

•

- stretcher

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I. n

<pl -es>

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

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

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

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

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

\stretch of coast Küstenabschnitt m

\stretch of land Stück nt Land

\stretch of railway Bahnstrecke f

\stretch of road Strecke f

vast \stretches of wasteland ausgedehnte Flächen Ödland

\stretch of water Wasserfläche f

4. SPORT (stage of a race) Abschnitt m

to enter the final \stretch in die Zielgerade einlaufen

the home \stretch die Zielgerade

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

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

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

short \stretches kurze Zeitabschnitte

at a \stretch am Stück, ohne Unterbrechung

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

to do a \stretch eine Haftstrafe absitzen fam

7. (exertion) Bemühung f, Einsatz m

by every \stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie

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

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

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

to work at full \stretch auf Hochtouren arbeiten

▶ down the \stretch AM kurz vor Ablauf der Zeit

II. adj attr, inv Stretch-

\stretch nylon stockings elastische Nylonstrümpfe

III. vi

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

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

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

3. (take time) sich akk hinziehen

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

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

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

4. (cover an area) sich akk erstrecken

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

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

IV. vt

1. (extend)

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

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

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

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

2. (increase number of portions)

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

3. (demand a lot of)

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

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

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

to \stretch sb's budget jds Budget strapazieren

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

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

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

4. SPORT (to improve)

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

5. (go beyond)

▪ to \stretch sth über etw akk hinausgehen

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

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

to \stretch a point (exaggerate) übertreiben

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

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1. n

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

2) (= elasticity) Elastizität f, Dehnbarkeit f

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

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

2. adj attr

3. vt

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

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

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

4. vi

5. vr

1) (after sleep etc) sich strecken

2) (= strain oneself) sich verausgaben

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stretch [stretʃ]

A v/t

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

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

2. jemanden niederstrecken

3. sl jemanden (auf)hängen

4. stretch out die Hand etc aus-, hinstrecken

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

he was fully stretched fig

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

b) er war voll ausgelastet

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

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

8. die Nerven, Muskeln anspannen

9. aus-, überdehnen, ausbeulen

10. fig überspannen, -treiben

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

stretch the imagination ziemlich unglaubwürdig sein;

a) ein wenig zu weit gehen,

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

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

12. überbeanspruchen, seine Befugnisse, einen Kredit etc überschreiten

13. auch stretch out einen Vorrat etc strecken

B v/i

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

2. stretch for langen nach

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

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

4. a) sich dehnen (lassen)

b) länger oder weiter werden

5. meist stretch out

a) ausschreiten,

b) SPORT im gestreckten Galopp reiten,

c) SPORT sich auseinanderziehen (Feld)

6. umg sich ins Zeug legen

7. sl baumeln, hängen

8. auch stretch out reichen (Vorrat etc)

C s

1. Dehnen n, Strecken n, Rekeln n:

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

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

3. Spannen n

4. Anspannung f, (Über)Anstrengung f:

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

by every stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie;

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

on ( oder at) the stretch angespannt, angestrengt;

at full stretch mit aller Kraft

5. fig Überspannen n, -treiben n

6. Überschreiten n (von Befugnissen etc)

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

8. SPORT (Ziel- etc) Gerade f

9. have a stretch sich die Beine vertreten

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

a stretch of 10 years;

8 hours at a stretch 8 Stunden hintereinander;

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

11. do a stretch sl Knast schieben

D adj dehnbar, Stretch…:

stretch cover Spannbezug m;

stretch nylon Stretchnylon n

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

2) (widen) dehnen

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

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

1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

3)

1) (lengthening, drawing out)

2) (exertion)

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

4) (period)

- stretch out

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Ausdehnung f.

Strecke -n f. v.

aufspannen v.

ausstrecken v.

ausweiten v.

dehnen v.

sich erstrecken v.

sich weiten v.

spannen v.

strecken v.

weiten v.

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

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

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

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

•

- stretcher

stretch vb

1. estirar / extender

2. estirar

3. extenderse

tr[streʧ]

noun

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

■ a beautiful stretch of coastline un hermoso trecho de costa

2 (elasticity) elasticidad nombre femenino

3 (act of stretching) estiramiento

■ he had a good stretch se estiró, se desperezó

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

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

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of racetrack) recta

transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

adjective

1 (material, jeans, etc) elástico,-a

\

to stretch a point hacer una excepción

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

at a stretch de un tirón, sin parar

at full stretch a tope, al máximo

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

stretch ['strɛʧ] vt

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

to stretch the truth : forzar la verdad, exagerar

stretch vi

: estirarse

stretch n

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

2) elasticity: elasticidad f

3) expanse: tramo m, trecho m

the home stretch: la recta final

4) period: período m (de tiempo)

• carrera s.f.

• ensanche s.m.

• estiramiento s.m.

• estirón s.m.

• latitud s.f.

• período s.m.

• tirada s.f.

• tramo s.m.

• trecho s.m.

• alargar v.

• ensanchar v.

• estirar v.

• extender v.

• tender v.

• tirar v.

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

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

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

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

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

b) ( strain)

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

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

2)

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

b) ( in time)

3)

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

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

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

v refl

- stretch out

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

2) c

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

b) ( period) período m

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

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

1. N

1) (=elasticity) elasticidad f

2) (=act of stretching)

3) (=distance) trecho m

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

5) ** (in prison)

2. VT

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

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

3) (=exercise)

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

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

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

3. VI

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

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

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

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

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

- stretch out

- stretch up

* * *

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

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

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

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

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

b) ( strain)

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

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

2)

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

b) ( in time)

3)

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

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

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

v refl

- stretch out

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

2) c

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

b) ( period) período m

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

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

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

2) (elasticity) elasticità f.

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

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

5) (period) periodo m.

6) colloq. (prison sentence)

aggettivo attrib. [ fabric] elasticizzato; [ limousine] a carrozzeria allungata

1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]

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

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

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

5) (eke out) fare bastare [ supplies]

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

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

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

4) colloq. (afford)

- stretch out

* * *

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

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

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

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

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- stretcher

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1 stiramento ( anche med.); allungamento; stiracchiamento

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 (naut.) bordata

9 (ferr.) tratta

10 [u] ( di tessuto, ecc.) elasticità

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

12 = stretch limo ► sotto

● (autom.) stretch limo, limousine con carrozzeria allungata □ stretch marks, smagliature □ (ind. tess.) stretch-nylon, filanca® □ a stretch of the imagination, uno sforzo d'immaginazione □ stretch socks, calzini elasticizzati □ at a stretch, di seguito; di fila: to drive a car for five hours at a stretch, guidare l'automobile per cinque ore di seguito (o filate) □ at full stretch, teso al massimo; (fig.) a pieno regime; al massimo delle proprie possibilità: to work at full stretch, lavorare a pieno regime □ by a stretch of language, in senso lato □ by no stretch of the imagination, neanche per sogno □ to obtain st. by a stretch of one's authority, ottenere qc. abusando della propria autorità.

A v. t.

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

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

3 (fig.) gonfiare; esagerare

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

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

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

7 ( slang o arc.) impiccare

B v. i.

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

2 durare ( nel tempo); protrarsi

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

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

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

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

2) (elasticity) elasticità f.

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

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

5) (period) periodo m.

6) colloq. (prison sentence)

aggettivo attrib. [ fabric] elasticizzato; [ limousine] a carrozzeria allungata

1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]

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

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

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

5) (eke out) fare bastare [ supplies]

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

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

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

4) colloq. (afford)

- stretch out

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

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

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

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

•

- stretcher

strekke

strekning

tøye

subst. \/stretʃ\/

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

• he yawned and had a stretch

2) strekking, spenning, stramming

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

3) elastisitet, tøyelighet

4) strekning, trakt, område

• a stretch of road

5) periode, tidsrom, tid

• for long stretches she forgot it

6) avsnitt, stykke

• for long stretches the story is dull

7) overskridelse

• a stretch of authority

8) ( sjøfart) slag

9) (spesielt amer., veddeløpsbane) oppløp

10) ( slang) fengselsopphold, fengselsstraff

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

at full stretch fullt utstrakt

by a stretch of language med en viss overdrivelse

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

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

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

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

on the stretch i helspenn

stretch of power maktmisbruk

verb \/stretʃ\/

1) strekke, spenne, stramme

2) strekke på, tøye (ut), strekke ut

• stretch one's neck

3) ( overført) tøye, overskride

• stretch the law

4) ( overført) overdrive, utvide

• stretch the facts

• stretch the meaning of a word

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

• stretch a programme

• stretch the food

6) ( medisin) forstrekke

• stretch a muscle

7) strekke seg, bre seg ut

• the wood stretches for miles

8) ( om tøy) vide seg ut, gi (etter)

• the sweater has stretched

9) kunne strekkes, la seg strekke, tøyes

• rubber stretches easily

10) få til å strekke til, drøye

• make the money stretch

be stretched out ligge rett ut

stretch (away) strekke seg

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

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

stretch for something strekke seg etter noe

stretch forth\/forward strekke frem

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

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

stretch one's legs strekke på bena røre på seg

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

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

stretch out for strekke ut etter

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

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

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

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

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

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- stretcher

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

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

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

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

•

- stretcher

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

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

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

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

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- stretcher

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

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

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

a stretch of 5 years — razdobje petih let

a stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljija

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

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

to be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetosti

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

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

to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti se

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

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

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

to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;

raztegljiv

stretch hosiery — raztegljive nogavice

raztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;

raztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešen

stretched — iztegnjen, po dolgem

stretched spring — napeta vzmet

to stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roke

to stretch the credit — prekoračiti kredit

to stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tla

to stretch one's legs — stegniti noge

to stretch for miles — milje daleč se raztezati (segati)

to stretch a pair of trousers — dati hlače na natezalnik

to stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)

I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na roko

to stretch one's principles — delati silo svojim načelom

to stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)

to stretch a rope — nategniti vrv

the rope has stretched — vrv se je nategnila

to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagati

to stretch the wings — razpeti krila

to stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko

{hænd}
I. 1. n анат. ръка (от китката надолу), предна лапа (на животно), прен. ръка, пръст, власт, отговорност
the-of God пръст божи
to have a HAND in something имам пръст в нещо
open HAND щедра/широка ръка
with open HAND с широка ръка, щедро
heavy/iron HAND желязна ръка, тирания, деспотизъм
HANDs off не пипай
HANDs off...! долу ръцете от...! HANDs up! горе ръцете! предай се! here's my HAND on it ето ръката ми, съгласен съм
to give one's HAND (up) on it обещавам тържествено, вричам се
with a sparing HAND икономично, пестеливо
to be ip someone's HANDs в ръцете/властта съм на иякого
to bite the HAND that feeds you показвам черна неблагодарност
l can't lay/put my HAND on it не мога да то намеря/открия
to get something off one's HANDs отървавам се от нещо, махам го от главата си
to take something off someone's HANDs освобождавам/отървавам някого от грижата за нещо
to take something out of someone's HAND снемам отговорността за нещо от някого
she's off my HANDs нямам повече грижа за нея
to lend/give/bear someone a (helping) HAND помагам някому
to give one's HAND to давам ръката си на, съгласявам се да се оженя за
to go on o/s HANDs and knees лазя на четири краха (при търсене на нещо), прен. моля коленопреклонно
to have one's HANDs full имам много работа/грижи
to have someone in the hollow of one's HAND държа някого в ръцете си, имам пълна власт над някого
to lift (up) /rafae one's HAND against someone вдигам ръка срещу някого
2. в обстоятелствени изрази
at HAND наблизо, под ръка, на разположение
winter is at HAND зимата наближава
at someone's HAND (s) от (страна на)
I did not expect such treatment at your HANDs не очаквах такова отношение от ваша страна/от вас
by HAND ръчно, с ръка
to bring up/feed by HAND отглеждам с биберон, храня изкуствено, на ръка, по човек/куриер
from HAND to HAND от ръка на ръка, от човек на човек, от един собственик на друг
to live from HAND to mouth живея ден за ден, каквото изчукам изпукам
... in HAND с... в ръка
hat in HAND с шапка в ръка, наличен, разглеждан (за въпрос)
to take something /someone in HAND заемам се с нещо/някого
to have in HAND имам (на разположение)
to be in HAND започнат съм (за работа)
3. сръчност, умение, ръка, майсторство
to give/put the last HAND to something довършвам/доизкусурявам/слагам последните щрихи на нещо
to get one's HAND in свиквам (с работа и пр.)
to keep one's HAND in упражнявам се, поддържам си формата
to have one's HAND in във форма съм
his HAND is out отвикнал е, не е във форма, позабравил е
4. майстор, автор
to be a good/great/dab HAND at голям майстор съм в/на, бива ме в
to be a new HAND at новак съм в
an old HAND опитен човек, специалист, рецидивист
two portraits by the same HAND два портрета от същия автор
5. работник, работна ръка, моряк
ship's HANDs екипаж на кораб
HANDs wanted търсят се работници
6. източник
at first/second HAND от първа/втора ръка (за сведения и пр.)
7. почерк
to write (in) a small HAND пиша ситно/дребно
in one's own HAND със собствената си ръка/почерк, собственоръчно
8. подпис
to set one's HAND to слагам подписа си на
under your HAND and seal с вашия подпис и лечат
9. страна
on the right/left HAND отдясно/отляво, от дясната/лявата страна
on all HANDs, on every HAND от всички страни
fact admitted on all HANDs всепризнат факт
on the one HAND..., on the other HAND... от една страна..., (а) от друга...
on either HAND от двете страни
10. карти ръка, карти (които получава всеки играч)
to hold one's HAND пасувам, въздържам се
to call/decare/show one's HAND откривам/разкривам картите си (и прен.)
to force someone's HAND принуждавам някого да си разкрие картите (и прен.), принуждавам някого да действува прибързано/против убежденията си
to play a good HAND играя добре
to play for one's own HAND
11. карти играч
the elder/eldest HAND играч, който започва първи
12. карти игра, партия
let's have a HAND at bridge да изиграем една партия бридж
13. мярка за измерване височината на кон (около 10 см)
14. стрелка (на часовник), крило (на семафор), стрелка (на пътен знак)
15. театр. разг. аплодисменти, овации
to get a good/big HAND имам голям успех, посрещат ме с бурни аплодисменти
to give someone a good/big HAND посрещам някого с бурни ръкопляскания, аплодирам някого бурно
16. аttr ръчен, портативен
направляван с ръка HAND of bananas кичур банани
HAND of tobacco шепа тютюневи листа
II. 1. (пре) давам, връчвам (to)
2. подавам, поднасям
3. мор. свивам, прибирам (платно)

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{hand} n l. анат. ръка (от китката надолу); предна лапа (на живо(2) {'hand} v 1. (пре)давам, връчвам (to); 2. подавам; поднасям;

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страна; стрелка; ръчен; ръка; почерк; портативен; връчвам;

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hand[hænd] I. n 1. ръка (от китката надолу); предна лапа на животно; прен. ръка, власт; • the \hand of God пръст Божи; an open \hand щедра (широка) ръка; a light \hand лека ръка, ловкост, сръчност; деликатност, такт; a heavy ( iron) \hand прен. желязна ръка; тирания, деспотизъм; dead \hand 1) негативно влияние, "спирачка"; 2) = mortmain; to win \hands down побеждавам (спечелвам победа) без всякакви усилия; \hands off не пипай! \hands up горе ръцете! предай се! вдигнете ръцете! (за гласуване); here's my \hand on it ето ръката ми, съгласен съм; обещавам; to give up o.'s \hand (up)on s.th. обещавам тържествено, вричам се; in the turn( ing) of a \hand мигновено, докато усетиш; a show of \hands гласуване с вдигане на ръка, открито (явно) гласоподаване; a high \hand арогантност, надменност; нахалство; произвол; деспотично държание ( отношение); to carry off with a high \hand върша ( нещо) произволно; with a sparing \hand икономично, пестеливо; with both \hands с все сила; to bite the \hand that feeds you показвам черна неблагодарност; to change \hands минавам от една ръка в друга (от един собственик в друг); to fold o.'s \hands скръствам ръце (и прен.); бездействам, нищо не правя; to gain ( have, get) the upper \hand, to have the better (ост. the higher) \hand удържам победа, вземам надмощие (връх) (над); to take s.th. off s.o.'s \hands освобождавам (отървам) някого от грижата за нещо; the children are off my \hands now вече не е необходимо да се грижа за децата; to give a helping \hand to s.o., to bear ( lend, give) s.o. a \hand помагам на някого; to give o.'s \hand to давам ръката си на, съгласявам се да се оженя за; to give s.o. the glad \hand ам. посрещам (приемам) топло (сърдечно); to give s.o. a free \hand давам картбланш някому; to go on o.'s \hands and knees лазя на четири крака; time hangs heavily on my \hands чудя се какво да правя с времето си, времето ми минава много бавно; to have a \hand like a foot насърчен съм; to have a \hand in s.th. имам пръст в нещо; to have ( keep) o.'s \hand in във форма съм; to have o.'s \hands full имам много работа (грижи); to have o.'s \hands tied вързани ми са ръцете (и прен.); to have s.o. in the hollow ( palm) of o.'s \hand държа някого в ръцете си, имам пълна власт над някого; to lay \hands on хващам, пипвам, слагам ръка на; to lay violent \hands on хващам насила; употребявам насилие спрямо; to lay violent \hands on o.s. посягам (слагам край) на живота си; to lift ( lift up, put forth, raise, stretch forth) o.'s \hand against s.o. вдигам ръка срещу някого; not to lift a \hand не си мръдвам пръста; to live by o.'s \hands изкарвам си хляба със собствените си ръце (труд); to live from \hand to mouth живея от ден за ден; каквото изчуквам, изпуквам; to put o.'s \hand to the plough залавям се за работа; to receive s.th. at the \hands of s.o. получавам нещо от (ръцете на) някого; to set ( put) o.'s \hands at a task започвам (заемам се, залавям се с) работа; to strengthen s.o.'s \hand подпомагам (оказвам помощ на) някого; to give s.o. a big \hand аплодирам шумно (ентусиазирано); to sit on o.'s \hands аплодирам вяло (без ентусиазъм); бездействам, седя със скръстени ръце; to take ( lead) s.o. by the \hand хващам (водя) някого за ръка; to take a \hand in намесвам се в, участвам в; to try o.'s \hand at опитвам се в, опитвам си силите в; to turn o.'s \hand to върша, заемам се с; he can turn his \hand to anything за всичко го бива; всякаква работа може да върши; to wash o.'s \hands (of) прен. измивам си ръцете, свалям от себе си отговорността (за); 2. в обстоят. изрази: at \hand наблизо, под ръка; winter is at \hand зимата наближава; close ( near) at \hand близко (по време или място); by \hand с ръка, на ръка; made by \hand ръчна изработка; to bring up ( feed) a child by \hand отглеждам дете с биберон, храня изкуствено; to send a letter by \hand изпращам писмо по човек (по куриер); from \hand to \hand от ръка на ръка, от човек на човек, от един собственик на друг; in \hand 1) с ... в ръка; hat in \hand с шапка в ръка; 2) наличен; cash ( stock) in \hand налични суми (стоки); the question ( matter) in \hand разглежданият въпрос; to take s.th. in \hand заемам се с нещо; to have in \hand имам на разположение, разполагам с; контролирам, държа под контрол; to have a piece of work in \hand работя върху нещо; the business is in \hand въпросът се разглежда; to keep a horse well in \hand здраво държа юздите на кон, здраво управлявам кон; to keep o.s. well in \hand владея се; the situation is well in \hand положението е овладяно; to be in \hand принуден съм да върна топката в полукръга, от който съм започнал (в билярда); off \hand вж offhand; on \hand наличен, на разположение, на склад; supplies on \hand налични запаси; work on \hand текуща работа, работа, с която се занимавам в момента; to have s.th. on o.'s \hands имам да свършвам (да се грижа за) нещо; to have an hour on o.'s \hands имам един час свободно време; out of \hand изведнъж, без подготовка, изненадващо; който не може да се контролира, изтърван; to shoot s.o. out of \hand застрелвам някого веднага, без много да се церемоня (без да ми мигне окото); to get out of \hand преставам да се подчинявам на дисциплина; разхайтвам се, разгащвам се; to \hand: to come to \hand пристига, получава се (за писмо и пр.); намира се, излиза; ready to o.'s \hand наблизо, под ръка, на разположение; \hand and glove, \hand in glove много близък, интимен ( with, together); \hand and foot: to serve ( wait on) s.o. \hand and foot угаждам на някого, изпълнявам всички прищевки на някого; \hand in \hand ръка за ръка; в съгласие; \hand over \hand ( fist) много бързо; \hand to \hand ръкопашен (за бой); 3. работник, работничка, работна ръка; моряк; майстор; \hands wanted търсят се работници; factory \hands, field \hands фабрични (земеделски) работници; a ship's \hands екипаж на кораб; all \hands on deck! целият екипаж (всички) на палубата! to be a good ( great) \hand at голям майстор съм в (на), бива ме в; to be a new \hand at новак съм в; to be an old \hand опитен човек; рецидивист; безстрашен (дързък, нахален) човек; green \hand новак, неопитен работник; 4. източник; at first ( second) \hand от първа (втора) ръка (за сведения и пр.); 5. почерк; a big ( small, round) \hand едър (дребен, закръглен) почерк; to write (in) a small \hand пиша ситно (дребно); in o.'s own \hand със собствената си ръка (почерк); собственоръчно; 6. подпис; to set o.'s \hand to слагам подписа си на; under your \hand and seal с Вашия подпис и печат; 7. страна; on the right/left \hand отдясно (ляво), от дясната (лявата) страна; on all \hands, on every \hand от всички страни; a fact admitted on all \hands всепризнат факт; on the one ( the other) \hand от една (от друга) страна; on either \hand от двете страни; 8. карти ръка (карти, които получава всеки играч); to have a wretched \hand имам лоши (ужасни) карти; to call ( declare, show) o.'s \hand откривам (разкривам) си картите (и прен.); to force s.o.'s \hand принуждавам някого да си разкрие картите (и прен.); a nap \hand хубави (отлични) карти; прен. изгодно положение; to play a good \hand играя добре; to play into one another's \hands помагаме си, поддържаме се, подкрепяме се; to overplay o.'s \hands отивам твърде далеч; to play a lone \hand действам сам; to play into s.o.'s \hand наливам вода в чужда мелница; to play o.'s \hand for all it is worth използвам напълно възможностите си, пускам в ход всички средства; to throw in o.'s \hand отказвам се, предавам се, вдигам ръце; the elder ( younger) \hand играч, който започва първи (втори) (когато играят двама); the eldest ( youngest) \hand играч, който започва първи (последен) (когато играят повече от двама); 9. игра, партия; let's have a \hand of poker да изиграем една партия покер; 10. мярка (около 10 см) за измерване височина на кон; 11. стрелка (на часовник); крило (на семафор); стрела (на пътен знак); изображение на ръка с насочен пръст; 12. театр. sl аплодисменти; овации; big \hand посрещам някого с бурни аплодисменти, аплодирам някого бурно; 13. тех. характеристика на режещ инструмент (ляв, десен); 14. тех. направление (напр. на винтова линия)м 15. ам. хенд (единица за дължина: 101,6 mm); 16. attr ръчен; портативен; който се направлява с ръка; \hand luggage ръчен багаж; \hand stoking ръчно палене; • a \hand of bananas кичур банани; a \hand of tobacco една шепа тютюневи листа; Bloody H. хералд. червена ръка (емблема на баронет); II. v 1. (пре)давам, връчвам (to); 2. подавам; 3. изпращам (с писмо и пр.); • to \hand it to s.o. признавам превъзходството на някого; for craft we must \hand it to him трябва да признаем, че по майсторлък ни надминава; to \hand a sail мор. свивам (прибирам) платно;