stretch out

stretch out
1. transitive verb
1) [aus]strecken [Arm, Bein]; ausbreiten [Decke]; auseinander ziehen [Seil]

stretch oneself out — sich [lang] ausstrecken

2) (eke out)

stretch something out — mit etwas reichen

2. intransitive verb
1) (stretch one's hands out, lit. or fig.) die Hände ausstrecken (to nach)
2) (extend) sich ausdehnen
* * *
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) (sich) ausstrecken
* * *
stretch out
I. vi
1. (relax) sich akk ausstrecken
to \stretch out out on the sofa es sich dat auf dem Sofa bequem machen
2. (be sufficient) [aus]reichen
will the money \stretch out out? reicht das Geld?
II. vt
to \stretch out out ⇆ sth
1. (extend) etw ausstrecken
to \stretch out out one's arms/hand/legs die Arme/Hand/Beine ausstrecken
he \stretch outed out his arms to embrace her er breitete die Arme aus, um sie zu umarmen
she \stretch outed out her hand and helped him from his chair sie reichte ihm die Hand und half ihm aus dem Sessel
to \stretch out out a blanket eine Decke ausbreiten
2. (prolong) etw verlängern [o ausdehnen]
to \stretch out out money Geld strecken
to \stretch out out payments die Zahlungen über einen längeren Zeitraum fortsetzen
* * *
1. vt sep
arms, wings, blanket ausbreiten; leg, hand ausstrecken; foot vorstrecken; rope spannen; meeting, discussion, essay, story ausdehnen

to stretch oneself out (on the ground) — sich auf den Boden legen

2. vi
sich strecken; (inf = lie down) sich hinlegen; (countryside) sich ausbreiten; (in time) sich erstrecken, sich hinziehen (over über +acc)

her arm stretched out — sie streckte den Arm aus

he stretched out on the bed — er legte sich (ausgestreckt) aufs Bett

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) [aus]strecken [Arm, Bein]; ausbreiten [Decke]; auseinander ziehen [Seil]

stretch oneself out — sich [lang] ausstrecken

2) (eke out)

stretch something out — mit etwas reichen

2. intransitive verb
1) (stretch one's hands out, lit. or fig.) die Hände ausstrecken (to nach)
2) (extend) sich ausdehnen

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