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stretch

strecken

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Englisch > Deutsch
stretch
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Dehnbarkeit, Elastizität
Englisch > Englisch
stretch
1. v. To lengthen by pulling.
I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
2. v. (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
3. v. To pull tight.
First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
4. v. (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
5. v. (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.
6. v. (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
7. v. (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.
I always stretch my muscles before exercising.
8. v. (intransitive) To extend to a limit point
His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.
9. v. To increase.
10. v. (obsolete, colloquial) To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.
a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
11. v. (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
The ship stretched to the eastward.
12. subst. An act of stretching.
I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
13. subst. The ability to lengthen when pulled.
That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
14. subst. A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
15. subst. A segment of a journey or route.
It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains.
16. subst. A segment or length of material.
a stretch of cloth
17. subst. (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
18. subst. (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
19. subst. (informal) (Term of address for a tall person.)
20. subst. (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
21. subst. A length of time.
He did a 7-year stretch in jail.
22. subst. (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
There is a grand stretch in the evenings.
23. subst. (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
24. subst. (slang) A jail or prison term.
25. subst. A stretch limousine.
Deutsch > Englisch
strecken
1. v. to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
2. v. to stretch (a specific body part)
Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder. - She stretched her tired limbs.
3. v. to extend (a body part)
Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen. - She craned her neck to see over the fence.
4. v. to elongate, lengthen
5. v. to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen. - If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser. - He diluted the wine with water.