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The French word for to stretch is
s'étirer





to stretch

French Definition


stretch
     1. adj. Extensible.
     2. v. Étendre, (s')étirer, bander (un élastique).
           The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
     3. v. Bander, raidir, remonter, serrer, tendre.
           I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
     4. n. Durée, période (stretch of time).
           He did a 7-year stretch in jail.
     5. n. Tronçon de route.
           A stretch is a segment of a journey or route.
           It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
     6. n. Étirement (stretches).
           Here you stretch to your farthest point and hold the stretch.



Translations for stretch and their definitions

s'étirer
     1. to stretch


étirement
     1. n-m. stretch (act of stretching, all senses)


tronçon
     1. n-m. slice, section


tendre
     1. adj. tender (soft, delicate)
     2. v. to tighten
     3. v. to stretch out
     4. v. (indtr, vers) to tend towards
           tendre vers l'infini - to tend to infinity
     5. v. (indtr, vers) to strive for
     6. v. to become taut


étendre
     1. v. to stretch (the limbs)
     2. v. to spread
     3. v. to hang out (washing)
     4. v. to extend
     5. v. to enlarge, expand
     6. v. to expand upon; to discuss in greater detail
     7. v. to dilute; to water down


s'étendre
     1. to lie down
     2. to span


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