| Formes composées |
| Anglais | Français |
| at a stretch expr | (in one session) | d'affilée, de suite adv |
| Although I can read English for hours, I can only manage about ten pages of French at a stretch. |
| at a stretch expr | UK (if absolutely necessary) | à la limite loc adv |
| éventuellement adv |
| The recipe says it's enough for four people, but I think it will feed five at a stretch. |
| for a stretch adv | (for a while) | pendant un moment loc adv |
| at full stretch expr | (to the maximum limit) | au maximum, à son maximum expr |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | (final stages of race or journey) | la dernière ligne droite nf |
| As they approached the home stretch, the two runners engaged in a thrilling race to the finish line. |
| À l'approche de la dernière ligne droite, les deux coureurs se sont lancés dans une course palpitante jusqu'à la ligne d'arrivée. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | (end section of a race track) (course) | dernière ligne droite nf |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) | la dernière ligne droite nf |
| This project has taken almost two years of hard work by the team, but we are now in the home stretch. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) | dernière ligne droite nf |
| prison stretch n | slang (jail term) | peine de prison nf |
| séjour en prison nm |
| (familier : prison) | taule, tôle nf |
| The armed robber is facing a prison stretch. |
| L'auteur du vol à main armé encourt une peine de prison. |
| Le voleur armé risque la taule (or: tôle). |
strain a point,
stretch a point v expr | (make a concession or exception) | faire une exception loc v |
| stretch back to [sth] v expr | (time: go back as far as) | remonter à vi + prép |
| L'incident remonte à plusieurs années. |
| stretch limo n | informal, abbreviation (stretch limousine) | limousine extralongue nf |
| stretch limousine n | (long chauffered car) | limousine extralongue nf |
| The teenagers hired a stretch limousine to go to the prom. |
| stretch mark n | often plural (streak on skin) | vergeture nf |
| After her baby was born, Sarah's stretch marks gradually faded from red to white. |
| stretch of time n | (extended period) | temps nm |
| He did a stretch of time in prison. |
| Il a fait du temps en prison. |
| stretch [sth] out vtr + adv | (extend to full length) | étendre⇒, allonger⇒ vtr |
| If you stretch out your arm, you can probably reach me. |
| Si tu étends le bras, tu dois pouvoir m'atteindre. |
| stretch wrap n | (plastic film packaging) | film étirable nm |
| stretch your legs v expr | informal (walk to exercise leg muscles) | se dégourdir les jambes loc v |
| stretch yourself out v expr | (lie down, sprawl) | s'étendre⇒, s'allonger⇒ v pron |
