HOME STRETCH - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Englisch

Spanisch

the final or home stretch

la recta final

Spanisch

Englisch

recta final

home stretch

le arrebató el primer puesto en la recta final

he snatched first place from him in the home stretch

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. stretch [Am strɛtʃ, Brit strɛtʃ] VERB trans

1.1. stretch (extend to full length):

stretch arm/leg

estirar

stretch arm/leg

extender

stretch wing

extender

stretch wing

desplegar

we went for a walk to stretch our legs

dimos un paseo para estirar las piernas

1.2. stretch:

stretch elastic/rubber band

estirar

stretch sweater/shirt

estirar

stretch (widen)

ensanchar

1.3. stretch (draw out):

stretch rope/wire

estirar

stretch sheet/canvas

extender

we stretched paper chains from one wall to another

tendimos cadenetas de papel de pared a pared

2. stretch (eke out, make go further):

stretch money/credit/resources

estirar

3.1. stretch (make demands on):

stretch

exigirle a

my job doesn't stretch me

mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school

en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

I wasn't fully stretched as a secretary

como secretaria no estaba exigida al máximo

3.2. stretch (strain):

stretch patience/nerves

poner a prueba

our resources are stretched to the limit

nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo

our resources are stretched to the limit

nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point

tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

4. stretch (distort):

stretch truth/meaning

forzar

stretch truth/meaning

distorsionar

stretch principles/rules

apartarse un poco de

she's stretching it too far

se está pasando un poco ugs

II. stretch [Am strɛtʃ, Brit strɛtʃ] VERB intr

1. stretch person:

stretch

estirarse

stretch (when tired, sleepy)

desperezarse

he stretched up to touch the ceiling

se estiró hasta tocar el techo

to stretch to reach sth

estirarse para alcanzar algo

2.1. stretch (reach, extend):

stretch forest/estate/sea:

extenderse

stretch influence/authority/power:

extenderse

it stretches several miles south

se extiende varias millas hacia el sur

his land stretches from the river to the mountain

sus tierras abarcan or se extienden desde el río hasta la montaña

his grin stretched from ear to ear

sonreía de oreja a oreja

his coat stretched right down to the ground

el abrigo le llegaba hasta el suelo

2.2. stretch (in time):

to stretch back

remontarse

to stretch over a period

alargarse or prolongarse durante un período

our partnership stretches back more than ten years

nuestra colaboración se remonta a hace más de 10 años

this treatment can stretch over months

este tratamiento puede alargarse or prolongarse durante meses

a miserable future stretched before her

tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3.1. stretch (be elastic):

stretch elastic/wire/rope:

estirarse

3.2. stretch (become loose, longer):

stretch garment/rope:

estirarse

stretch garment/rope:

dar de sí

my sweater stretched in the wash

se me estiró el suéter al lavarlo

my sweater stretched in the wash

mi suéter dio de sí al lavarlo

4. stretch (be enough):

stretch money/resources/supply:

alcanzar

stretch money/resources/supply:

llegar

to make sth stretch

estirar algo

to make sth stretch

hacer llegar or hacer alcanzar algo

funds won't stretch to a new library

los fondos no alcanzan or no dan para una nueva biblioteca

I can't stretch to a car

no me da or no me alcanza para un coche

III. stretch [Am strɛtʃ, Brit strɛtʃ] VERB refl to stretch oneself

1. stretch:

to stretch oneself

estirarse

to stretch oneself

desperezarse

she yawned and stretched herself

bostezó y se desperezó

2. stretch (increase efforts):

to stretch oneself

exigirse al máximo

to stretch oneself

intentar superarse

IV. stretch [Am strɛtʃ, Brit strɛtʃ] SUBST

1. stretch (act of stretching) kein Pl:

to have a stretch

estirarse

to have a stretch (when tired, sleepy)

desperezarse

to give sth a stretch

estirar algo

at full stretch (fully extended)

estirado al máximo

the factory is working at full stretch

la fábrica está trabajando a tope or al máximo

stretch of the imagination by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert

de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto

that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination

eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2.1. stretch C (expanse):

stretch (of road, river)

tramo m

stretch (of road, river)

trecho m

the final or home stretch

la recta final

the last stretch was the most exhausting

el último tramo del trayecto fue el más agotador

not by a long stretch

(ni) con mucho

not by a long stretch

ni mucho menos

it isn't as good as the other one, not by a long stretch

no es, (ni) con mucho, tan bueno como el otro

it isn't as good as the other one, not by a long stretch

no es tan bueno como el otro ni mucho menos

2.2. stretch C (period):

stretch

período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army

estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch ugs

estuvo tres años a la sombra ugs

at a stretch (without a break)

sin parar

at a stretch (in an extremity)

como máximo

we used to work for twelve hours at a stretch

trabajábamos doce horas seguidas or sin parar

at a stretch, we can get ten people round the table

como máximo, podemos acomodar a diez personas en la mesa

at a stretch I could get it to you by Monday

te lo podría hacer llegar para el lunes, como muy pronto

3. stretch U (elasticity):

stretch

elasticidad f

a sock with lots of stretch

un calcetín muy elástico or que da mucho de sí

V. stretch [Am strɛtʃ, Brit strɛtʃ] ADJ attr, no Komp

stretch fabric/pants:

stretch

elástico

I. stretch out VERB [Am strɛtʃ -, Brit strɛtʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. stretch out (extend):

stretch out legs/arms

estirar

beggars stretching their hands out for alms

mendigos pidiendo limosna con la mano extendida

he stretched his hand out to touch her

alargó or extendió la mano para tocarla

he stretched himself out on the sand

se tendió sobre la arena

he stretched him out with one blow ugs

lo tumbó de un golpe

2. stretch out (make last longer):

stretch out money/speech

estirar

II. stretch out VERB [Am strɛtʃ -, Brit strɛtʃ -] (v + adv)

1. stretch out (reach out):

he stretched out to turn off the alarm clock

alargó or extendió la mano para apagar el despertador

2. stretch out (lie full length):

stretch out

tenderse

stretch out

tumbarse

3. stretch out (extend):

stretch out (in space) plain/city:

extenderse

stretch out (in time) negotiations/afternoon/meeting:

alargarse

the days stretched out ahead of her

le parecía tener una eternidad por delante

I. home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] SUBST

1.1. home U or C:

home (of person) (dwelling)

casa f

she has a beautiful home esp Am

tiene una casa preciosa

to own one's own home

tener casa propia

haven't you got a home to go to?

¿no te esperan en casa?

these pictures are brought to your homes by satellite

estas imágenes llegan a sus hogares vía satélite

marital home

domicilio m conyugal

1.2. home (of person) U or C (in wider sense):

New York's been my home since I was 12

he vivido en Nueva York desde que tenía 12 años

they made their home in Germany

se establecieron en Alemania

they made their home in Germany

fijaron su residencia en Alemania form

my family's home is in California

mi familia vive en California

I still think of England as home

para mí Inglaterra sigue siendo mi patria

those little touches that make a house a home

esos pequeños detalles que convierten una casa en un hogar

home sweet home

hogar dulce hogar

there's no place like home

como en casa no se está en ningún sitio

to leave home

irse de casa

have you heard from home?

¿te han escrito de tu casa (or país etc.)?

he lived/worked away from home for a year

vivió/trabajó fuera un año

not only in the Third World, but also much closer to home

no solo en el Tercer Mundo sino también mucho más cerca de nosotros

those remarks were uncomfortably close to home

esos comentarios me (or le etc.) tocaban muy de cerca

a home away from home or Brit a home from home

una segunda casa

home is where the heart is

el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos

home is where he hangs his hat

no tiene raíces en ningún sitio

1.3. home U or C:

home (of person) (family environment)

hogar m

she comes from a good home

es de buena familia

she comes from a good home

se crió en un buen hogar

she made a home for her brothers

fue como una madre para sus hermanos

2.1. home C (of object, group, institution):

Spain is the home of flamenco

España es la tierra del flamenco

the home of the microchip industry

el centro de la industria de los microchips

we're looking for a permanent home for the collection

estamos buscando un lugar para albergar permanentemente la colección

can you find a home for these files somewhere? ugs

a ver si encuentras dónde guardar estos archivos

2.2. home C (of animal, plant):

home BOT, ZOOL

hábitat m

an owl had made its home in the barn

un búho se había instalado en el pajar

3.1. home (in house):

home

en casa

I'll be at home after six

estaré en casa después de las seis

if anybody calls, I'm not at home

si alguien llama, di que no estoy (en casa)

Mrs Jones is at home on Tuesdays

la sra Jones recibe los martes

she works and her husband stays at home

ella trabaja y su marido se ocupa de la casa

he's got problems at home

tiene problemas familiares

what's that when it's at home? ugs

¿y eso con qué se come? ugs

3.2. home (at ease):

sit down, make yourself at home

siéntate y ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa

to feel at home with sb

encontrarse or sentirse a gusto con alguien

I don't feel at home with the new camera yet

todavía no me he hecho a la nueva máquina fotográfica

she's more at home with an electric drill than a sewing machine

está más en lo suyo con un taladro que con una máquina de coser

he's entirely at home in Spanish

habla español con total fluidez

3.3. home (not abroad, in one's country):

his popularity at home

su popularidad en su país

people eat later at home

en mi país se come más tarde

at home and abroad

dentro y fuera del país

at home and abroad

aquí y en el extranjero

3.4. home (on own ground) SPORT:

home

en casa

to be/play at home

jugar en casa

Spain is at home to France

España juega en casa contra Francia

4. home C (institution):

children's home

centro m de acogida de menores

children's home

hogar m de niños

old people's home

residencia f de ancianos

dogs' home Brit

perrera f

5.1. home SPORT U (the finish):

home

meta f

we're not far from home now

ya nos estamos acercando a la meta

5.2. home SPORT C (in baseball) → home plate

II. home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADV

1.1. home (where one lives):

home come/arrive

a casa

it's time to go home now

ya es hora de irse (or irnos etc.) a casa

I'll be home at five

estaré en casa a las cinco

he's bringing her home

la va a traer a casa

on the way home

de camino a casa

to see sb home

acompañar a alguien a casa

to send sb home

mandar a alguien a casa

I had to send home for some dry clothes

tuve que mandar buscar ropa seca a casa

I haven't written home yet

todavía no he escrito a (mi) casa

nothing to write home about

nada del otro mundo

nothing to write home about

nada del otro jueves ugs

1.2. home (from abroad):

we've already booked our passage home

ya hemos reservado nuestro pasaje de vuelta

to come home from abroad

volver del extranjero

Yankees/Reds go home

yanquis/rojos fuera (de aquí)

Yankees/Reds go home

yanquis/rojos go home

the folks back home Am

la familia

2.1. home (to the finish) SPORT:

the first horse/runner home

el primer caballo/corredor en llegar a la meta

2.2. home (successful):

once they agree terms we'll be more or less home

una vez que hayan aceptado las condiciones, el trato es prácticamente un hecho

to be home free or Brit home and dry

tener la victoria asegurada

3. home (to desired place):

he knocked the staples home with a hammer

clavó las grapas en su sitio con un martillo

there was a clunk as the bolt went home

se oyó un golpe sordo al encajar el cerrojo en su sitio

to get sth home to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

III. home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADJ attr

1. home:

home address/telephone number

particular

home background/environment

familiar

home cooking/perm

casero

give me your home number

dame el teléfono de tu casa or tu teléfono particular

home comforts

comodidades fpl

the risk of a home delivery MED

los riesgos de dar a luz en casa

two days' home leave

dos días de permiso

home visit (by doctor) Brit

visita f a domicilio

2. home (of origin):

home country

país m de origen

home sales

ventas fpl nacionales or internas

home state (in US)

estado m natal or de procedencia

3. home (not foreign):

home affairs/market

nacional

how are things on the home front?

¿qué tal marcha todo en casa?

sales on the home front

las ventas a nivel nacional

home waters

aguas fpl territoriales

4. home SPORT:

home team

de casa

home team

local

home game

en casa

the home crowd

los seguidores del equipo local or de casa

to have home advantage

jugar en casa

on its home ground

en su propio terreno

home win

victoria f en casa

strike home VERB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

1. strike home blow/bullet/shell:

strike home

dar en el blanco

2. strike home criticism/remark:

strike home

dar en el blanco

then the full significance of the incident struck home

entonces nos dimos (or se dio etc.) cuenta de la trascendencia del incidente

home plate SUBST

home plate

home m

home plate

base f del bateador

home plate

goma f

home plate

plato m

home plate

pentágono m Méx

drive home VERB [Am draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

drive home nail/bolt

remachar

drive home argument/lesson

hacer entender

you must drive it home to him that …

tienes que hacerle entender que …

at home [ət ˈhəʊm] SUBST

at home

recepción f (en casa)

im PONS Wörterbuch

I. stretch [stretʃ] -es SUBST

1. stretch kein Pl (elasticity):

stretch

elasticidad f

2. stretch SPORT:

stretch

estiramiento m

3. stretch GEO:

stretch

trecho m

4. stretch (piece):

stretch

trozo m

stretch of road

tramo m

stretch of time

período m

5. stretch (stage of a race):

stretch

recta f

the final stretch

la recta final

6. stretch (exertion):

at full stretch

a todo gas

to work at full stretch

trabajar al máximo de su capacidad

not by any stretch of the imagination

ni por asomo

II. stretch [stretʃ] -es ADJ

stretch

elástico, -a

III. stretch [stretʃ] -es VERB intr

1. stretch (become bigger):

stretch

estirarse

stretch clothes

dar de sí

2. stretch (extend muscles):

stretch

estirarse

3. stretch (in time):

to stretch back to ...

remontarse a...

4. stretch (cover an area):

stretch sea, influence

extenderse

IV. stretch [stretʃ] -es VERB trans

1. stretch (extend):

stretch muscles

estirar

stretch tendon

distender

to stretch one's legs

estirar las piernas

2. stretch (make go further):

stretch

estirar

3. stretch (demand a lot of):

to stretch sb's patience

poner a prueba la paciencia de alguien

my present job doesn't stretch me

mi trabajo actual no me exige lo suficiente

his nerves are stretched to breaking point

tiene los nervios a punto de estallar

4. stretch (go beyond):

to stretch a point

hacer una excepción

to stretch it a bit

exagerar un poco

5. stretch JUR:

stretch

sobrepasar los límites de

6. stretch MUS:

stretch

tensar

I. home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] SUBST

1. home (residence):

home

casa f

at home

en casa

to leave home

salir [o irse] de casa

away from home

fuera de casa

I live in London but my home is in Barcelona

vivo en Londres pero soy de Barcelona

make yourself at home

ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa

2. home (family):

home

hogar m

3. home:

home (institution)

asilo m

home (for old people)

residencia f

children's home

orfanato m

II. home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home (one's place of residence):

to be home

estar en casa

to go/come home

ir/venir a casa

to take work home

llevarse trabajo a casa

2. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

conseguir que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

Wendungen:

to be home and dry Brit, to be home and hosed Aus

tener la victoria asegurada

this is nothing to write home about

esto no es nada del otro mundo

III. home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (from own country):

home

nacional

2. home (from own area):

home

local

home team

de casa

home game

en casa

the home ground

el campo de casa

im PONS Wörterbuch

the home stretch

la recta final

im PONS Wörterbuch

I. stretch <-es> [stretʃ] SUBST

1. stretch SPORT:

stretch

estiramiento m

2. stretch (elasticity):

stretch

elasticidad f

3. stretch GEO:

stretch

trecho m

4. stretch (piece):

stretch

trozo m

stretch of road

tramo m

stretch of time

período m

5. stretch (stage of a race):

stretch

recta f

the home stretch

la recta final

6. stretch (exertion):

at full stretch

a todo gas

to work at full stretch

trabajar al máximo de su capacidad

not by any stretch of the imagination

ni por asomo

II. stretch [stretʃ] VERB intr

1. stretch (become bigger):

stretch

estirarse

stretch clothes

dar de sí

2. stretch (extend muscles):

stretch

estirarse

3. stretch (in time):

to stretch (all the way) back to...

remontarse a...

4. stretch (cover an area):

stretch sea, influence

extenderse

III. stretch [stretʃ] VERB trans

1. stretch (extend):

stretch muscles

estirar

to stretch one's legs

estirar las piernas

2. stretch (make go further):

stretch

estirar

to stretch the limit

estirar el límite

3. stretch (demand a lot of):

to stretch sb's patience

poner a prueba la paciencia de alguien

my present job doesn't stretch me

mi trabajo actual no me exige lo suficiente

his nerves are stretched to the breaking point

tiene los nervios a punto de estallar

4. stretch (go beyond):

to stretch a point

hacer una excepción

now you're really stretching it

ahora sí que estás exagerando

5. stretch JUR:

stretch

sobrepasar los límites de

IV. stretch [stretʃ] ADJ

stretch

elástico, -a

I. home [hoʊm] SUBST

1. home (residence):

home

casa f

at home

en casa

to leave home

salir [o irse] de casa

away from home

fuera de casa

I live in Seattle but my home is in Vera Cruz

vivo en Seattle pero soy de Vera Cruz

make yourself at home

ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa

2. home (family):

home

hogar m

3. home:

home (institution)

asilo m

home (for old people)

residencia f

children's home

orfanato m

II. home [hoʊm] ADV

1. home (one's place of residence):

to be home

estar en casa

to go/come home

ir/venir a casa

to take work home

llevarse trabajo a casa

2. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

conseguir que alguien se dé cuenta de algo

to hit home

causar impacto

to hit home

dar en el blanco

Wendungen:

to be home free

tener la victoria asegurada

this is nothing to write home about

esto no es nada del otro mundo

III. home [hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (from own country):

home

nacional

2. home (from own area):

home

local

home team

de casa

home game

en casa

the home ground

el campo de casa

Present

I	stretch
you	stretch
he/she/it	stretches
we	stretch
you	stretch
they	stretch

Past

I	stretched
you	stretched
he/she/it	stretched
we	stretched
you	stretched
they	stretched

Present Perfect

I	have	stretched
you	have	stretched
he/she/it	has	stretched
we	have	stretched
you	have	stretched
they	have	stretched

Past Perfect

I	had	stretched
you	had	stretched
he/she/it	had	stretched
we	had	stretched
you	had	stretched
they	had	stretched

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

They will strike home with most teenagers, who'll recognize the feelings expressed here and will appreciate a volume of poetry written entirely in their own language.

en.wikipedia.org

Jonquil would endure a two-hour drive home with a teacher without being told anything.

www.telegraph.co.uk

They hitch up the caravan, with the girls asleep in it, and set off to drive home.

en.wikipedia.org

Not only do you drive home the idea that city living comes with a social contract, those kids are unlikely to grow up as litter bugs.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

There are courtesy buses and taxis to ensure no-one has to drive home.

www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au