estirar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
estirar⇒ vtr (tirar de los extremos)stretch⇒ vtr
  stretch out vtr + adv
  (neck)crane⇒ vtr
 Estiró las mangas del jersey para alargarlas.
 He stretched out the arms of his jersey to make them longer.
estirar vtr (eliminar arrugas de algo)smooth out vtr + adv
  (with an iron)iron⇒ vtr
  iron out vtr + adv
 Estiró el suéter para doblarlo sin arrugas.
 She smoothed out the sweater so it wouldn't get wrinkled after folding it.
estirar vtr (hacer rendir algo)stretch⇒ vtr
  make [sth] go further v expr
 Estiró el presupuesto para que les llegara para todo.
 He stretched his budget so there would be enough for everything.
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
estirarse⇒ v prnl (crecer, ganar altura) (grow taller quickly)shoot up vi + adv
  (grow tall and thin quickly)shoot up like a beanpole v expr
  grow⇒ vi
 Juan se ha estirado en los último meses, está más alto y más delgado.
 Juan has shot up in the past few months. He's taller and thinner.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
estirar la pata loc verb coloquial (morir, fallecer) (colloquial)kick the bucket, give up the ghost, bite the dust v expr
  (informal)croak⇒ vi
  (US: colloquial, figurative)buy the farm v expr
  (UK: colloquial, figurative)snuff it, pop your clogs v expr
 Los herederos del millonario están esperando a que estire la pata.
 The millionaire's heirs are waiting for him to kick the bucket.
estirar la plata loc verb AR, coloq (dinero: hacer que dure)stretch every penny v expr
 En esta crisis económica tenemos que estirar la plata como sea posible.
estirar las piernas loc verb coloquial (salir a dar un paseo)stretch your legs v expr
 Estoy cansada de estar en mi casa; voy a estirar las piernas.
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'estirar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
alargar - desperezo - estirajar - estiraje - estirón - extender - tensar - tirar hacia sí de algo - uslero
English:
crane - extend - pull on - roll - smooth out - stretch out - elongate - spread out - tauten - tug - unwind - bite the dust - cark it - cash in your chips - check out - cop it - crane your neck - croak - kick the bucket - make ends meet - overextend - overreach - overstretch - pop off - pop your clogs - pucker up - push up daisies - pushing daisies - reach across - reach out - roll out - shuffle off this mortal coil - strain a point - stretch - stretch your legs - take a dirt nap - tenter


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