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I . stretch <-es> [stretʃ] N

1. stretch no pl (elasticity):

stretch
elastičnost f
stretch of fabric
raztegljivost f

2. stretch (muscle extension):

stretch
raztezanje n
stretch
pretegnitev f
to have a stretch
pretegniti se

3. stretch:

stretch (an extended area)
pas m
stretch (an extended area)
področje n
stretch (section of road)
odsek m
stretch of coast
obalni pas
stretch of railway
železniška proga [ali relacija]
stretch of water
vodni pas

4. stretch SPORTS (stage of a race):

stretch
zadnji del m
the home stretch
ciljna ravnina

5. stretch Am (straight part of a race track):

stretch
ravnina f

6. stretch (period of time):

stretch
obdobje n
stretch
določen čas m

7. stretch (exertion):

stretch
prizadevanje n
stretch
trud m
stretch
napor m
by no stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist
na noben način [ali nikakor] ga ne bi mogli zares opisati kot umetnice
at full stretch
na vso moč
at full stretch
s polno paro

II . stretch [stretʃ] ADJ attr

stretch
raztegljiv

III . stretch [stretʃ] VB intr

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1. stretch (become longer, wider):

stretch
raztegovati se [perf raztegniti se]
stretch
razvleči se

2. stretch (extend the muscles):

stretch
raztegovati se [perf raztegniti se]
stretch
pretegovati se [perf pretegniti se]

4. stretch (cover an area):

stretch
razprostirati se [perf razprostreti se]
stretch
raztezati se

IV . stretch [stretʃ] VB trans

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1. stretch:

stretch (extend)
raztegovati [perf raztegniti]
stretch (extend by pulling)
nategovati [perf nategniti]
stretch (tighten)
napeti
to stretch one's legs
pretegniti si noge

2. stretch (increase number of portions):

stretch
povečevati [perf povečati]
stretch
podaljševati [perf podaljšati]
stretch sauce, soup
narediti več

4. stretch SPORTS (to improve):

to stretch one's lead
povečati vodstvo

5. stretch (go beyond):

to stretch sth
zaobiti kaj

home ˈstraight N, home ˈstretch N

Usage examples with stretch

to have a stretch
pretegniti se
to stretch one's legs
pretegniti si noge
to stretch sb's budget
varčno ravnati z denarjem
to stretch sb's patience
preizkušati meje potrpljenja koga
to stretch one's lead
povečati vodstvo
at full stretch fig
z vso zmogljivostjo
stretch of coast
obalni pas
stretch of railway
železniška proga [ali relacija]
stretch of water
vodni pas
the home stretch
ciljna ravnina
not by any stretch of the imagination
pri najboljši volji ne
by no stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist
na noben način [ali nikakor] ga ne bi mogli zares opisati kot umetnice

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The use of higher alpha-olefins (hexene or octene) gives rise to enhanced stretch film characteristics, particularly in respect of elongation at break and puncture resistance.
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Women commenting they are prepregnancy weight with zero stretch marks good for you.
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The route heads eastward, passing homes and fields for a stretch.
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Species along this stretch include largemouth and smallmouth bass, sunfish, channel and flathead catfish, carp, crayfish, and bullfrogs.
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A small rivulet (called the nullah) ran right through this stretch of land.
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Backpedal on this $220-million dream -- based on inflated bike path usage numbers -- and stretch it over 50 years.
www.vicnews.com
Apparatus such as standing frames, splints and arm wraps are used to build bone and muscle strength and stretch muscles.
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The team dropped from fourth to fifteenth in points by suffering nine engine failures during a sixteen-race stretch in the middle of the season.
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So what do the 67's have to do down the stretch?
ottawacitizen.com
Even relatively minor trauma can transiently stretch the fourth nerve (by transiently displacing the brainstem relative to the posterior clinoid process).
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