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Meaning of Stretching | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ

Definitions

The act by which something is stretched.
countable, uncountable
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإمتداد انسحاب تمدد جر مدى

Čeština strečink

Deutsch Dehngymnastik Dehnung Streckung

Ελληνικά άπλωμα διάσταση τάση

Español estiramiento

Suomi kurkotus ojennus ojentaminen pingottaminen pingotus ulottuminen venyttäminen venytteleminen venyttely verryttäminen verrytys viruttaminen virutus

Français étirement stretching

Galego alongamento

हिन्दी आयाम ख़मियाज़ा तान

Magyar nyújtás

Bahasa Indonesia pembentangan penarikan

Italiano allungamento stiramento stretching

日本語ストレッチストレッチングストレッチ体操伸長延伸張り

한국어 스트레칭 연신

Latina contentio extensio tendor tensio

Polski rozciąg stretching

Português alongamento

Русский растяжка

Svenska stretching stretchning tänjning töjning

Examples

“[Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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