🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

estirado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-ti-ra-do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stretched/strɛtʃt/
verbadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La tela fue estirada para encajar en el marco."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    Past tense of stretch; to extend or enlarge in length or breadth.

    "She stretched the fabric to fit the frame."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Extended or pulled tight; not relaxed.

    "The stretched canvas was ready for painting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stretched' is derived from the Old English 'streccan', meaning 'to extend or spread out'. It evolved through Middle English as 'strecche', reflecting the action of pulling or extending something beyond its normal limits.

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