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  • IPA(key): /e.ti.ʁe/
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étirer

  1. to stretch
    • 1894, Crafty, À travers Paris, page 11:
      Les véhicules enluminés stationnent alignés au bas des trottoirs, pendant que leurs attelages étirent leurs membres fatigués et allument la réconfortante cigarette.
      The illuminated vehicles park in rows along the sidewalks, while their teams stretch their tired limbs and light a comforting cigarette.
  2. (reflexive, s'étirer) to stretch (stretch one's muscles)

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