English-Italian translations for stretch

sporgere
tendereE’ a questo altro Iran, quindi, che dobbiamo cercare di tendere la mano. It is to this other Iran, then, that we should try to stretch out a hand.

To lengthen by pulling
To lengthen when pulled
To pull tight
To get more use than expected from a limited resource
To make inaccurate by exaggeration
To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
To extend to a limit point
To increase
To stretch the truth; to exaggerate
To sail by the wind under press of canvas
To execute by hanging
An act of stretching. but not in all senses? --
The ability to lengthen when pulled
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration
A segment of a journey or route
A segment or length of material
A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it
The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish
A stretch limousine

I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke
The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point
First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum
I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days
To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably
The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble
Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack
I always stretch my muscles before exercising
His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns
a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
The ship stretched to the eastward.
I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
Its a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
Its a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains.
a stretch of cloth
There is a grand stretch in the evenings.
He did a seven-year stretch in jail.

Dictionary