stretch

estirar

Hacer algo más largo o ancho tirando de ello.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: lengthen, extend

Antónimos: compress

Expresiones frecuentes: stretch something out, stretch a band, stretch the fabric, stretch the material

extenderse

Ocupar una zona o prolongarse a lo largo de cierta distancia.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: extend, reach

Expresiones frecuentes: stretch across something, stretch from something, stretch for miles

estirarse

Volverse más largo o ancho al tirar de ello.

En inglés sencillo: To become longer or wider when pulled.

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

Sinónimos: lengthen, expand

Antónimos: shrink

Expresiones frecuentes: stretch easily, stretch under pressure, stretch without breaking

tramo, trecho

Parte continua de una carretera, un viaje u otro recorrido.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: stretch of something (This stretch of road is dangerous in winter.)

Sinónimos: section, segment

Expresiones frecuentes: final stretch, stretch of road, last stretch

período, temporada

Tiempo seguido que se pasa haciendo algo o estando en un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: stretch of something (We enjoyed a long stretch of sunny weather.); for something at a stretch (He worked for six hours at a stretch.)

Sinónimos: period, spell

Expresiones frecuentes: long stretch, stretch of time, at a stretch

estiramiento

Acción de tirar de algo para hacerlo más largo o ancho.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: stretch of something (A gentle stretch of the elastic loosened it.)

Sinónimos: pull

Expresiones frecuentes: gentle stretch, stretch of something

exageración

Idea o afirmación difícil de creer porque va más allá de lo que muestran los hechos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: be a stretch to do something (It is a stretch to call him an expert.)

Sinónimos: exaggeration

Expresiones frecuentes: quite a stretch, stretch to say, stretch of imagination, stretch to believe