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I . stretch [stretʃ] VB intr

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1. stretch (become longer or wider):

stretch
rozciągać [perf rozciągnąć] się

2. stretch (in time):

to stretch [into]
przeciągać [perf przeciągnąć] się [do]
to stretch back
sięgać wstecz

3. stretch (cover area):

stretch
rozciągać się

II . stretch [stretʃ] VB trans

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1. stretch (make longer):

stretch
rozciągać [perf rozciągnąć]

2. stretch (extend):

stretch
rozciągać [perf rozciągnąć]
stretch legs, arms
rozprostowywać [perf rozprostować]

3. stretch (demand a lot):

stretch
nadużywać [perf nadużyć]
my job doesn't stretch me
moja praca nie wymaga ode mnie wielkiego wysiłku

III . stretch [stretʃ] N

1. stretch no pl (elasticity):

stretch
rozciągliwość f

2. stretch (exercise):

stretch
gimnastyka f
she began the day with a stretch
rozpoczęła dzień gimnastyką

3. stretch (area):

stretch
obszar m

4. stretch (part or stage):

stretch
odcinek m

5. stretch AM SPORTS (straight):

stretch
prosta f

6. stretch (period of time):

stretch
okres m
at a stretch (continually)
bez przerwy
at a stretch inf (time in jail)
odsiadka f

Phrases:

at full stretch
pełną parą
not by any stretch of the imagination
w żaden sposób

home straight, home stretch N SPORTS

1. home straight (last line):

home straight
ostatnia prosta f

2. home straight (last part):

home straight
ostatni etap m

I . stretch out VB intr

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stretch out body, fields:

stretch out
rozciągać się

II . stretch out VB trans

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stretch out hand:

stretch out
wyciągać [perf wyciągnąć]

stretch marks N MED

stretch marks
rozstępy mpl

Usage examples with stretch

to stretch one's legs
rozprostować nogi
to stretch [sb's] credulity
być niewiarygodnym
to stretch [into]
przeciągać [perf przeciągnąć] się [do]
to stretch back
sięgać wstecz
at a stretch (continually)
bez przerwy
at full stretch
pełną parą
to spread [or stretch] one's wings fig
rozwinąć skrzydła
my job doesn't stretch me
moja praca nie wymaga ode mnie wielkiego wysiłku
not by any stretch of the imagination
w żadnym wypadku
she began the day with a stretch
rozpoczęła dzień gimnastyką

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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So what do the 67's have to do down the stretch?
ottawacitizen.com
To reduce the stretch of the temporalis muscle around the immovable process, machairodonts evolved a skull with a more vertical occipital bone.
en.wikipedia.org
This stretch is signed but does not contain a painted bike lane.
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Nevertheless, the villagers were expected to pay for the upkeep of the stretch near the village.
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The route heads eastward, passing homes and fields for a stretch.
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A small rivulet (called the nullah) ran right through this stretch of land.
en.wikipedia.org
Women commenting they are prepregnancy weight with zero stretch marks good for you.
celebritybabies.people.com
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.
en.wikipedia.org
The lower two levels of the buildings stretch across the entire block and house a small shopping arcade.
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Numerous underground tunnels stretch out from underneath the fort, one of which is almost 1 km long.
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