The Swedish word for to stretch is
sträcka
Translations for to stretch and their definitions
stretcha | |
1. to stretch |
sträcka | |
1. n. a stretch, a distance | |
2. v. to stretch |
tänja | |
1. to stretch, lengthen by pulling |
töja | |
1. to stretch, lengthen by pulling |
spänna | |
1. v. to stretch, to tighten (a rope, a spring) | |
spänna öronen | |
to cock one's ears | |
2. v. to pull (the string of) a bow or crossbow | |
Det är skönare lyss till en sträng, som brast, än att aldrig spänna en båge | |
It is nobler to hear a string, that snapped, than never to pull a bow | |
3. v. to fasten (a belt), to clamp (put in a spanner), to strap on (skies etc.) | |
spänna för hästen | |
hitch a horse, harness the horse | |
4. v. to span (to extend across a gap) | |
5. v. to build a bridge | |
Över Ljungan spändes tvenne nya broar | |
Across Ljungan (river) two new bridges were built | |
6. v. (dated, dialect) to kick, to jump | |
en fåle spänner med foten | |
a pony kicks with its foot | |
7. v. (slang) to spend (time or money) |
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