stendere

spread

braccio stretch out

biancheria hang out, hang up

verbale draw up

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stendere v.tr.

1 (dispiegare) to spread* (out); to lay* out; (appendere) to hang* out: stese tutta la sua merce sul marciapiede, he spread (o laid) out all his goods on the pavement; stendere la tovaglia sul tavolo, to spread the tablecloth on the table; stendere le ali, to spread one's wings; stendere il bucato sull'erba, to spread out the washing on the grass; stendere un tappeto, to lay a carpet; stendere il bucato, i panni, to hang out the washing, the clothes

2 (distendere, allungare) to stretch (out), to extend: stendete bene le gambe, stretch your legs out; stese la mano per prenderlo, he stretched out his hand to seize it; stendere le braccia, to stretch out one's arms // stendere la mano, (chiedere l'elemosina) to hold one's hand out

3 (mettere a giacere) to lay* (down); (estens.) (atterrare) to knock down; to fell: il medico lo fece stendere sul lettino, the doctor made him lie on the crouch; lo ha steso con un pugno, he knocked him flat with one blow

4 (spalmare) to spread*: fate attenzione a stendere bene la vernice, make sure you spread the paint evenly; stendere il burro su una fetta di pane, to spread butter on a slice of bread; stendere olio su di una bruciatura, to spread oil on a burn; stendere i colori sulla tela, to spread colours on the canvass // stendere la pasta, to roll out the dough

5 (scrivere, mettere per iscritto) to draw* up, to draft: stendere un contratto, to draw up a contract; stendere una relazione, to draft a report; stendere una denuncia, to make a written report; stendere il verbale di una riunione, to take the minutes of a meeting

6 (spianare, metalli) to hammer out

7 (rilassare) to relax: stendere i muscoli, to relax the muscles

8 (allentare) stendere l'arco, to unstring a bow

9 (tess.) to tenter.

◘ stendersi v.intr.pron. (estendersi) to stretch: il bosco si stende sino al fiume, the wood stretches as far as the river; da ogni parte si stende un vasto deserto, a vast desert stretches away on every side; la valle si stende verso sud, the valley stretches to the south // fin dove si stende lo sguardo, as far as the eye can see

◆ v.rifl. (allungarsi) to stretch oneself out; (sul letto) to lie* down: dopo colazione devo stendermi per almeno venti minuti, after lunch I must lie down for at least twenty minutes; stendere per terra, to lie down on the ground; uscì dall'acqua e si stese al sole, he came out of the water and lay down in the sun.

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1. ['stɛndere]

vb irreg vt

1) (braccia, gambe) to stretch (out), (tovaglia) to spread (out), (bucato) to hang out, (spalmare) to spread, (pasta) to roll out

2) (persona: far giacere) to lay (down), (gettare a terra), (fig : vincere) to floor, (uccidere) to kill

far stendere qn — to lay sb down

3) (lettera, verbale) to draw up

2. vr (stendersi)

(persona) to lie down

stendersi a terra/sul letto — to lie down on the ground/on the bed

si è steso sul letto — he lay down on the bed

3. vip (stendersi)

(pianura, vallata) to extend, stretch

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['stɛndere] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (allungare) to stretch (out), to spread* (out) [braccio, gamba]

stendere la mano — to reach out one's hand

2) (spiegare) to spread* (out), to lay* (out) [lenzuolo, telo, tovaglia, cartina]

stendere il bucato — to put the washing on the line, to hang (out) the washing

3) (mettere sdraiato) to lay* (down) [malato, ferito]

4) colloq.

stendere qcn. — (atterrare) to lay o knock sb. flat, to knock sb. down, to floor sb.; (uccidere) to bump sb. off

5) (spalmare) to apply [pomata, fondotinta]; to spread* [colla, vernice, colore]

6) gastr. to roll (out) [pasta]

7) (redigere) to write* [articolo]; to draw* up [contratto]; to write* up [verbale]

2.

verbo pronominale stendersi

1) (allungarsi) to stretch out; (sdraiarsi) to lie* down (su on)

2) (estendersi) to stretch, to extend (su over)

••

stendere un velo pietoso su qcs. — to draw a veil over sth

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stendere

/'stεndere/ [10]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (allungare) to stretch (out), to spread* (out) [braccio, gamba]; stendere la mano to reach out one's hand

 2 (spiegare) to spread* (out), to lay* (out) [lenzuolo, telo, tovaglia, cartina]; stendere il bucato to put the washing on the line, to hang (out) the washing

 3 (mettere sdraiato) to lay* (down) [malato, ferito]

 4 colloq. stendere qcn.(atterrare) to lay o knock sb. flat, to knock sb. down, to floor sb.; (uccidere) to bump sb. off

 5 (spalmare) to apply [pomata, fondotinta]; to spread* [colla, vernice, colore]

 6 gastr. to roll (out) [pasta]

 7 (redigere) to write* [articolo]; to draw* up [contratto]; to write* up [verbale]

II stendersi verbo pronominale

 1 (allungarsi) to stretch out; (sdraiarsi) to lie* down (su on)

 2 (estendersi) to stretch, to extend (su over)

IDIOMS

stendere un velo pietoso su qcs. to draw a veil over sth.