stretch

verbbriathar 1 garment etc transitiveaistreachsín verb cmu it stretched the jumper shín sé an geansaí intransitiveneamhaistreachsín verb cmu the leather will stretch sínfidh an leathar, tá ligean sa leathar 2 elastic, rubber, etc transitiveaistreachsín verb cmutarraing amach cmu to stretch an elastic band banda leaisteach a shíneadh 3 skin, fabric, etc: pull to make smooth, tight transitiveaistreachsín verb cmutarraing verb cmu she stretched it tight tharraing sí amach é go dtí go raibh sé teann 4 part of body transitiveaistreachsín verb cmusearr verb cmusearradh a bhaint as they stretched their limbs bhain siad searradh as a ngéaga to stretch your body do chorp a shearradh, do chorp a shíneadh intransitiveneamhaistreachsín verb cmu she stretched shín sí í féin, bhain sí searradh aisti féin 5 to reach sth intransitiveneamhaistreachsín verb cmu he stretched his leg over the side of the boat shín sé a chos thar thaobh an bháid 6 over distance, area intransitiveneamhaistreachsín verb cmu the new road stretches from Galway to Limerick tá an bóthar nua ag dul ó Ghaillimh go Luimneach, tá an bóthar nua ag síneadh ó Ghaillimh go Luimneach the sea stretches as far as the eye can see tá an fharraige ag síneadh go bun na spéire, tá an fharraige ar feadh fad do radhairc uait 7 over time intransitiveneamhaistreach the workday stretched to 18 hours mhair an lá oibre 18 n-uair an chloig that tradition stretches back hundreds of years tá an traidisiún sin ag dul siar na céadta bliain as the days stretched on le himeacht ama 8 lead, advantage, etc transitiveaistreachméadaigh verb cmu to stretch the gap an bhearna a mhéadú 9 money, budget, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh i bhfad cmu her wages won't stretch very far this month ní rachaidh a cuid pá i bhfad an mhí seo, ní fiú mórán a cuid pá an mhí seo can we stretch to a new car? an bhfuil go leor airgid againn le carr nua a cheannach? 10 resources etc transitiveaistreachbrú a chur ar cmu the new road is stretching the Council's resources tá an bóthar nua ag cur brú ar acmhainní na Comhairle 11 person transitiveaistreachbheith ina dhúshlán ag it's a job that stretches me is post é a bhfuil dúshlán ag baint leis he likes to stretch himself is maith leis dúshláin 12 put great demands on transitiveaistreach it'd stretch anyone's patience chuirfeadh sé duine ar bith go bun na foighne his story stretches credulity is deacair a scéal a chreidiúint 13 extend beyond limits transitiveaistreachlúb verb cmu they stretched the rules to suit their own ends lúb siad na rialacha ar mhaithe leo féin to stretch the truth an fhírinne a chur as a riocht 14 make sth last longer transitiveaistreachfad a bhaint as cmu they stretched food supplies bhain siad fad as an soláthar bia nounAinmfhocal 15 of material, object, etcsíneadh masc1 cmuligean masc1 cmu 16 of body partsearradh masc cmusíneadh masc1 cmu to give your muscles a stretch do chuid matán a shíneadh 17 of land, waterréimse masc4 cmustráice masc4 cmu this is a safe stretch of beach seo stráice sábháilte den trá a stretch of land réimse talún a stretch of road stráice bóthair 18 sportspórt of trackstáir fem2 cmu the final stretch an stáir dheireanach 19 of timetréimhse fem4 cmuachar masc1 cmupíosa masc4 cmu he spent long stretches of time abroad chaith sé tréimhsí fada ama thar lear there's a grand stretch in the evening tá fad breá leis an lá they were under pressure for a large stretch of the game bhí siad faoi bhrú ar feadh cuid mhór den chluiche we're in the home stretch now táimid beagnach ann anois 20 informalneamhfhoirmeálta in prisontréimhse phríosúnachtaseal príosúnachta he did a stretch for murder chaith sé seal sa phríosún as dúnmharú adjectiveaidiacht 21 fabric, garmenta bhfuil síneadh anna bhfuil ligean ann cmusoshínte adj3 cmu stretch jeans jíons a bhfuil ligean iontu SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → stretched PhrasesNathanna at a stretch 1 in one goin aon iarraidh amháind'aon iarraidh amháin he read for three hours at a stretch bhí sé ag léamh ar feadh trí uair an chloig as a chéile 2 at a push it could be called a horror movie at a stretch is dócha go bhféadfaí scannán uafáis a thabhairt air at full stretch 1 of personal strength etc I was at full stretch bhí mé sínte amach chomh fada agus a bhí i mo chorp, bhí mé sínte amach ó chluas go heireaball 2 of available resources the medical staff were at full stretch bhí an fhoireann leighis ar a bionda to be stretching it informalneamhfhoirmeálta calling him famous would be stretching it b'áibhéil a mhaíomh go bhfuil sé cáiliúil by no stretch of the imagination (also nó not by any stretch of the imagination) it isn't a simple operation by any stretch of the imagination ní obráid shimplí í, ar aon bhealach; ní fhéadfá a rá gur obráid shimplí í to stretch a point perhaps I could stretch a point in this instance b'fhéidir go bhféadfainn eisceacht a dhéanamh sa chás seo to stretch your legs do chosa a shíneadhsíneadh a bhaint as na cosa it's great to get a chance to stretch the legs is iontach a bheith in ann píosa siúlóide a dhéanamh Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ stretch out

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