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estirarse

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
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
Spanish		English
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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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
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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