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stretching

/ˈstɹɛtʃɪŋ/

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noun

Dehnung, Ausdehnung

The act by which something is stretched.

Examples :

"The stretching of the rubber band showed its elasticity. "

Die Dehnung des Gummibands zeigte seine Elastizität.

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noun

Dehnung, Strecken

Examples :

"My doctor recommended daily stretching to help with my back pain. "

Mein Arzt empfahl tägliche Dehnübungen, um meine Rückenschmerzen zu lindern.

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verb

Dehnen, ausdehnen

To lengthen by pulling.

Examples :

"I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."

Ich dehnte das Gummiband, bis es fast riss.

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verb

Dehnen, ausdehnen

To lengthen when pulled.

Examples :

"The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point."

Das Gummiband dehnte sich fast bis zum Zerreißen.

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verb

Spannen, dehnen

To pull tight.

Examples :

"First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum."

Zuerst spannen Sie die Haut über den Rahmen der Trommel.

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verb

Ausreizen, strapazieren

To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

Examples :

"I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days."

Ich konnte meinen Kaffeevorrat noch ein paar Tage ausreizen.

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verb

Übertreiben, verzerren

To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

Examples :

"To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably."

Zu sagen, die Straße zu überqueren, sei mutig, ist eine erhebliche Übertreibung der Bedeutung von „mutig“.

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verb

Sich dehnen, ausstrecken

To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.

Examples :

"The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble."

Der Strand erstreckt sich von Cresswell bis Amble.

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verb

Dehnen, strecken

To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles

Examples :

"Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack."

Katzen dehnen sich mit gleicher Leichtigkeit und Beweglichkeit über den Punkt hinaus, der einen Mann auf der Folterbank bricht.

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verb

Ausdehnen, strecken

To extend to a limit point

Examples :

"His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns."

Sein Schnurrbart reichte bis zu seinen Koteletten.

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verb

Erweitern, ausdehnen

Examples :

"The company is stretching its budget to cover the new marketing campaign. "

Das Unternehmen erweitert sein Budget, um die neue Marketingkampagne zu finanzieren.

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verb

Übertreiben, die Unwahrheit sagen

To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.

Examples :

"a man apt to stretch in his report of facts"

Ein Mann, der dazu neigt, in seinen Tatsachenberichten zu übertreiben.

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verb

Segeln, fahren

To sail by the wind under press of canvas.

Examples :

"The ship stretched to the eastward."

Das Schiff segelte nach Osten.

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verb

Hinrichten, erhängen

To execute by hanging.

Examples :

"In the past, some countries were stretching criminals as a form of capital punishment. "

In der Vergangenheit haben einige Länder Kriminelle durch Erhängen hingerichtet.

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verb

Belasten, beanspruchen

To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.

Examples :

"The extra homework is really stretching my time this week. "

Die zusätzlichen Hausaufgaben beanspruchen diese Woche wirklich meine Zeit.

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adjective

Anstrengend, fordernd

Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

Examples :

"That advanced math course was a really stretching experience, but I learned a lot. "

Dieser fortgeschrittene Mathe-Kurs war eine wirklich anstrengende Erfahrung, aber ich habe viel gelernt.

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