home stretch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for home stretch in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.stretch <-es> [stretʃ] N

1. stretch no pl (elasticity):

stretch

еластичност f без мн

2. stretch SPORTS:

stretch

(права) отсечка

3. stretch GEO:

stretch

участък m от суша/вода

4. stretch (piece):

stretch

част f

stretch of road

отсечка f

stretch of time

промеждутък m

5. stretch (stage of a race):

stretch

етап m

stretch

отсечка f

the final stretch

последният етап [o. отсечка]

6. stretch (exertion):

at full stretch

максимално

to work at full stretch

работя, като използвам максимално способностите си

not by any stretch of the imagination

по никакъв начин

II.stretch [stretʃ] ADJ

stretch

еластичен

stretch

разтеглив

III.stretch [stretʃ] VB intr

1. stretch (become bigger):

stretch

разтягам се

stretch clothes

удължавам се

stretch clothes

разширявам се

2. stretch (extend muscles):

stretch

разтягам се

3. stretch (in time):

to stretch back to …

водя началото си [o. датирам] от …

4. stretch (cover an area):

stretch sea, influence

разстилам се

stretch sea, influence

простирам се

IV.stretch [stretʃ] VB trans

1. stretch (extend):

stretch muscles

напрягам

stretch tendon

разтягам

to stretch one's legs

поразтъпквам се

2. stretch (make go further):

stretch

удължавам

3. stretch (demand a lot of):

to stretch sb's patience

злоупотребявам с нечие търпение

my present job doesn't stretch me

настоящата ми работа не е предизвикателство за мен

his nerves are stretched to breaking point

нервите му са опънати до скъсване

4. stretch (go beyond):

to stretch a point

правя изключение

to stretch a point

затварям си очите

to stretch it a bit

преувеличавам

to stretch it a bit

пресилвам

5. stretch LAW:

stretch

заобикалям

6. stretch MUS:

stretch

опъвам

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (residence):

home

дом m

at home

в къщи

away from home

далеч от къщи

home contents replacement

подмяна на покъщнина

I live in London but my home is in Barcelona

живея в Лондон, но домът ми е в Барселона

make yourself at home

чувствай се като у дома си

to leave home

напускам дома

2. home (family):

home

семейство nt

3. home:

home (institution)

частна клиника

home (for old people)

приют m

children's home

сиропиталище nt

Phrases:

an Englishman's home is his castle prov

моят дом е моята крепост prov

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home (one's place of residence):

to be home

вкъщи съм

to go/come home

отивам/идвам си у дома

to take work home

вземам си работа за вкъщи

2. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

накарвам нкг да разбере нщ

Phrases:

to bring home the bacon

осигурявам прехраната

until the cows come home

дълго време

until the cows come home

безспир

to be home and dry Brit, to be home and hosed Aus

в пълна безопасност съм

this is nothing to write home about

няма с какво да се похваля

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (from own country):

home

роден

2. home (from own area):

home

местен

home game

домашен

the home ground

собствена територия fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So we're finally into the home stretch of the last season.

www.denofgeek.com

Injuries mean this is their tallest order yet but in previous campaigns they have won high pressure games against fellow strugglers on the home stretch.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

We're in the home stretch of our walk.

www.ourperth.ca

Neither side wants to lose momentum heading into the regular season's home stretch.

www.theglobeandmail.com

You're in the home stretch of a remarkable season.

globalnews.ca

A few days later the women's downhill ski training was stopped after the opening three racers were getting too much air on the jump down the home stretch.

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The two almost formed a wall down the home stretch that frustrated the runners behind them, achieving the two slowest qualifying times into the final.

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The restoration is now on the home stretch and should be completed in mid to late 2014.

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Coming into the home stretch his three length lead diminished to a single length.

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The track is 5/8-mile long and has a 700-foot home stretch.

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