estirarse

estirarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (crecer) to shoot up

2 (desperezarse) to stretch

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VPR

1) (=alargarse) to stretch

2) (Dep)

el equipo se estiró — the team moved upfield

el jugador se estiró por la banda — the player ran up the touchline

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(v.) = stretch + Reflexivo, stretch out

Ex. She yawned, stretched herself, and allowed her gaze to wander around the room.

Ex. 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.

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(v.) = stretch + Reflexivo, stretch out

Ex: She yawned, stretched herself, and allowed her gaze to wander around the room.

Ex: 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.

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■estirarse verbo reflexivo to stretch: no te estires en la mesa, don't stretch at the table
'estirarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirar
English:
stretch
- stretch out
- expand

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vpr

1. [para desperezarse, para alcanzar] to stretch;

[para ver] to crane

2. [tumbarse] to stretch out

3. [crecer] to shoot up;

tu hijo se ha estirado mucho en el último año your son has shot up over the past year

4. [agrandarse]

el jersey se ha estirado al lavarlo the jersey has gone baggy in the wash

5. Fam [ser generoso] to splash out;

se estiró y nos invitó a cenar he splashed out and treated us to dinner;

¡estírate un poco, hombre! go on, splash out, why don't you! o Br push the boat out!

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estirarse

v/r stretch; fig

last, go on

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