stretch

dehnen, strecken

Etwas durch Ziehen länger oder breiter machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something longer or wider by pulling it.

• Stretch the band gently.
• He stretched the shirt until it fitted.
• Can you stretch this fabric a little?

Synonyme: lengthen, extend

Gegenteile: compress

Häufige Wendungen: stretch something out, stretch a band, stretch the fabric, stretch the material

sich erstrecken

Über ein Gebiet reichen oder über eine bestimmte Entfernung weitergehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To reach across an area or continue for a particular distance.

• The road stretches into the distance.
• Green fields stretched across the valley.
• How far does the beach stretch?

So benutzt man es: stretch from A to B (The forest stretches from the river to the mountains.); stretch across something (Fields stretch across the valley.); stretch for something (The beach stretches for several miles.)

Synonyme: extend, reach

Häufige Wendungen: stretch across something, stretch from something, stretch for miles

sich dehnen

Durch Ziehen länger oder breiter werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become longer or wider when pulled.

• This fabric stretches easily.
• The elastic stretched without breaking.
• Will the shirt stretch enough to fit?

Synonyme: lengthen, expand

Gegenteile: shrink

Häufige Wendungen: stretch easily, stretch under pressure, stretch without breaking

Abschnitt, Strecke

Zusammenhängender Teil einer Straße, Reise oder anderen Strecke.

In einfachem Englisch: A continuous part of a road, journey, or other route.

• The last stretch was uphill.
• We drove along a quiet stretch of road.
• Several stretches of the route were closed.

So benutzt man es: stretch of something (This stretch of road is dangerous in winter.)

Synonyme: section, segment

Häufige Wendungen: final stretch, stretch of road, last stretch

Zeitraum, Zeitspanne

Zusammenhängender Zeitraum, in dem man etwas tut oder sich irgendwo aufhält.

In einfachem Englisch: A continuous period of time spent doing something or being somewhere.

• I slept for a long stretch.
• She worked eight hours at a stretch.
• His two stretches in prison changed his life.

So benutzt man es: stretch of something (We enjoyed a long stretch of sunny weather.); for something at a stretch (He worked for six hours at a stretch.)

Synonyme: period, spell

Häufige Wendungen: long stretch, stretch of time, at a stretch

Dehnung

Das Ziehen an etwas, um es länger oder breiter zu machen.

In einfachem Englisch: An act of pulling something so that it becomes longer or wider.

• One stretch made the band longer.
• Give the fabric a gentle stretch.
• Repeated stretches weakened the elastic.

So benutzt man es: stretch of something (A gentle stretch of the elastic loosened it.)

Synonyme: pull

Häufige Wendungen: gentle stretch, stretch of something

Übertreibung

Gedanke oder Aussage, die schwer zu glauben ist, weil sie über die Tatsachen hinausgeht.

In einfachem Englisch: An idea or statement that is difficult to believe because it goes beyond the facts.

• That explanation is a stretch.
• It would be a stretch to call this a success.
• Even with that evidence, her claim remains a stretch.

So benutzt man es: be a stretch to do something (It is a stretch to call him an expert.)

Synonyme: exaggeration

Häufige Wendungen: quite a stretch, stretch to say, stretch of imagination, stretch to believe