← Back to Fala2Meto stretch; to pull tight; to extend
1. to make something longer or wider by pulling
She stretched the fabric to measure its length.
Ela esticou o tecido para medir seu comprimento.
2. to extend or prolong in time
Don't stretch the meeting too long.
Não estire a reunião muito tempo.
3. to lie down at full length
He stretched out on the couch.
Ele se esticou no sofá.
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
esticar
more commonly used variant in Brazil
Portugal
esticar
standard form used in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
estira e puxa - a tug-of-war; a back-and-forth struggle
estira a brasa pro seu assado - to pull the coals to roast one's own meat (to act selfishly)
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