 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to stretch | 1356 strecken | |
| gastr. to dilute | 84 strecken [verdünnen, z. B. Suppe, Soße] | |
| to elongate | 66 strecken | |
| hist. to rack [torture on a rack] | 40 strecken [Folter] | |
| to extend sth. [to increase the quantity by adding a cheaper substance, etc.] | 30 etw. strecken [vermehren, ergiebiger machen] | |
| to unbend | 21 strecken | |
| gastr. to make sth. go further [meal, soup, etc.] | etw.Akk. strecken [Essen, Suppe etc.] | |
| gastr. to stretch sth. out [fig.] [food] | etw. strecken [fig.] [Essen] | |
| gastr. to thin sth. down [e.g. soup, sauce] | etw. strecken [verdünnen, z. B. Suppe, Soße] | |
| to eke sth. out [supplies etc.] | etw. strecken [Vorräte etc.] | |
| to spread out | strecken | |
| Nouns |
| routes | 86 Strecken1 {pl} | |
| stretching | 20 Strecken2 {n} | |
| lacing [e.g. of drugs] | 10 Strecken2 {n} [z. B. von Drogen] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| drugs to cut sth. (with sth.) [e.g. heroin with another substance] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) strecken [z. B. Heroin mit anderem Stoff] | |
| to bulk sth. up (with sth.) [e.g. flour with chalk] | etw.Akk. (mit etw.Dat.) strecken [z. B. Mehl mit Kalk] | |
| to stretch (oneself) | sichAkk. strecken | |
| to measure distances | Strecken ausmessen | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| aviat. domestic US routes | inneramerikanische Strecken {pl} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| on long distances {adv} | auf langen Strecken | |
| short-range {adj} [attr.] [for short distances] | für kurze Strecken [nachgestellt] | |
| over long distances {adv} | über weite Strecken [Entfernungen] | |
| for long periods {adv} | über weite Strecken [Zeit] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to snuff it [Br.] [coll.] [fig.] | die Patschen strecken [österr.] [derb] [sterben] | |
| to ground arms | die Waffen strecken | |
| mil. to lay down one's arms [also fig.] | die Waffen strecken [geh.] [auch fig.] | |
| drugs to cut a narcotic | ein Rauschgift strecken | |
| to floor sb. | jdn. zu Boden strecken | |
| to reach at sth. | sichAkk. nach etw.Dat. strecken | |
| to stretch for sth. | sichAkk. nach etw.Dat. strecken | |
| to stretch oneself luxuriously | sichAkk. wohlig strecken | |
| to drive for long distances [Br.] | weite Strecken fahren | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to stretch [have a stretch] | sichAkk. recken (und strecken) | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to put one's feet up [coll.] | alle viere von sich strecken [ugs.] | |
| to do a / the thumbs up | die Daumen nach oben strecken | |
| to spin one's money out until pay day | sein Geld bis zum Zahltag strecken | |
| to straighten one's / the back | seinen / den Rücken (gerade) strecken | |
| to cut one's coat according to one's cloth [idiom] | sichAkk. nach der Decke strecken [Redewendung] | |
