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stretch [stret∫]1. nouna. ( = period of time) période 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• 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] extensiblea. [+ 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 o.s. (after sleep) s'étirerc. [+ resources, supplies, income] ( = make them last) utiliser au maximum ; ( = put demands on them) mettre à rude épreuved. [+ athlete, student] poussera. [person, animal] s'étirerb. ( = lengthen) s'allonger ; ( = widen) s'élargir ; [elastic] s'étirer ; [fabric, garment] se détendrec. ( = 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 voiture5. compoundsb. = stretch* * *[stretʃ] 1.1) ( in gymnastics) extension fto be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] être tendu au maximum; [factory, office] être à plein régime
at a stretch — fig à la rigueur
2) ( elasticity) élasticité f3) ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m; (of coastline, river) partie f4) (of water, countryside) étendue f5) ( period) période f6) (colloq) ( prison sentence) peine f2.adjective [fabric, waist] extensible; [limo] longue3.transitive verb1) ( extend) tendre [rope, spring, net]to stretch one's legs — fig se dégourdir les jambes
to stretch one's wings — lit, fig déployer ses ailes
2) ( increase the size) lit étirer [elastic]; tirer sur [fabric]; élargir [shoe]; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe]3) fig 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]; utiliser [quelque chose] au maximum [budget, resources]; pousser [quelqu'un] au maximum de ses possibilités [person]isn't that stretching it a bit? — (colloq) vous ne poussez pas un peu? (colloq)
5) ( eke out) faire durer [supplies]4.1) ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer2) [road, track, event] s'étaler (for, over sur); [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre ( for sur)to stretch to ou as far as something — [flex, string] aller jusqu'à quelque chose
3) ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre; [shoe] s'élargir; ( undesirably) [fabric, garment] se déformer4) (colloq) ( afford)5.the budget won't stretch to a new computer — le budget ne peut pas supporter l'achat d'un nouvel ordinateur
to stretch oneself — s'étirer; fig faire un effort
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3 overlap
A n1 (of organizations, services, systems, activities) chevauchement m (between de) ; ( undesirable) empiétement m (between de) ; an overlap between the public and private sectors un chevauchement du secteur public sur le secteur privé ; an overlap between the two sectors un chevauchement des deux secteurs ;B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) lit ( partly cover) recouvrir partiellement ; the tiles overlap (each other) les tuiles se recouvrent l'une l'autre.1 [organization, service, sector, system, activity] chevaucher (with avec) ; ( undesirably) empiéter (with sur) ; [events] coïncider (with avec) ; the two sectors overlap les deux secteurs se chevauchent ;2 [edges, scales] qui se recouvrent partiellement ; [one edge] qui dépasse.
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