Stretching in spanish
pronunciation: ekstensioʊn part of speech: noun
stretch3 = extender, alargar, estirar.
Example: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.more:
» stretch back to = remontarse a.
Example: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.» stretch beyond = extenderse más allá de, ir más allá de, llegar más allá de, superar.
Example: She was sensational throughout the competition and outshone her opponents with singing skills that seemed to stretch beyond the talent of a 17 year old.» stretch + far and wide = extenderse por todas partes, llegar a todas partes, extenderse por todos lados, llegar a todos lados.
Example: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.» stretch + far back in time = remontarse en el tiempo, tener una larga historia.
Example: has become integral to Javanese culture and the industry stretches far back in time.» stretch from ... to ... = ir de ... a ..., abarcar de ... a ..., variar de ... a ..., extenderse de ... a ....
Example: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.» stretch + further = llegar más lejos, sacar mayor provecho.
Example: We can make the resources we have stretch further = Podemos hacer que los recursos que tenemos lleguen más lejos.» stretch marks = estrías, estrías de la piel. [Generalmente provocadas por el embarazo o por un gran pérdida de peso]
Example: Many women would do pretty much anything to get shot of stretch marks.» stretch out = estirarse, tumbarse, echarse.
Example: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.» stretch out = extender, alargar, estirar, dar de sí.
Example: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.» stretch over = alargarse, durar, prolongarse.
Example: Expenses must be calculated closely so that money is stretched over the whole month.» stretch over = abarcar, extenderse.
Example: The highlight is a zip line that stretches over the whole length of the lake.» stretch + Posesivo + arms = estirar los brazos.
Example: Drew Pope put down his pencil, pushed back in his chair, stretched his arms overhead, and swung in a half-circle so he could look out the window.» stretch + Posesivo + legs = estirar las piernas.
Example: He also has a problem to sleep because he cannot stretch his legs.» stretch + Reflexivo = estirarse.
Example: She yawned, stretched herself, and allowed her gaze to wander around the room.» stretch to + infinity = extenderse hasta el infinito, extenderse hacia el infinito.
Example: With turtle speed, the curtain rose out of sight exposing a vast bare stage that seemed to stretch to infinity.» stretch to + infinity = tender al infinito. [Expresión usada generalmente en las matemáticas]
Example: In mathematics, parallel lines stretch to infinity, neither converging nor diverging.stretch4 = poner a prueba, llevar al límite.
Example: Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.more:
» overstretch = poner a prueba, no dar más de sí, estar al máximo, estar a tope.
Example: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.» stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point = llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad, alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad.
Example: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.» stretch + Nombre + to breaking point = llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad, alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad, ejercer demasiada presión sobre Algo.
Example: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.» stretch + Nombre + to the limit = estirar al máximo, utilizar al máximo, esforzarse al máximo, no dar más de sí, funcionar al máximo, funcionar a tope, llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad, alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad.
Example: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.» stretch + Posesivo + intellect = ejercitar el intelecto.
Example: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and give them tools for rigorous analysis of critical problems.» stretch + Posesivo + mind = ejercitar la mente.
Example: This year's conference will also include a first-rate selection of speakers that will stretch your mind and imagination as you participate in sessions on all sorts of topics.» stretch + Reflexivo = esforzarse al máximo.
Example: She told him that these management techniques seemed to her designed to harness people to treadmills, to make them slaves to their schedules, and to convert them into employees crippled by anxiety, stretching themselves incessantly against unrealistic goals.» stretch + Posesivo + resources = sobrecargar los recursos, mermar los recursos, exigir demasiado a los recursos.
Example: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.» stretch + the imagination = hacer uso de la imaginación, ejercitar la imaginación.
Example: Reading literature stretches the imagination.stretching = estiramiento, alargamiento, elongación.
Example: Stretching may help improve your athletic performance and decrease your risk of injury.