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dehnen

stretch

verb DAY-nen Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

limber up

Usage Note

dehnen means to stretch elastically to increase length or flexibility, common in sport: die Muskeln dehnen. Reflexive sich dehnen is the warm-up stretch athletes do before exercise.

Examples

"Vor dem Lauf solltest du dich gut dehnen."

Natural Translation

Before the run you should stretch well.

Literal Translation

Before the run should you yourself well stretch.

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