Significado
to stretch out, to spread out, to relax
- to stretch out (a limb, etc.)
- to relax (a muscle, etc.)
- to extend
- to spread (a tablecloth, etc.)
En una frase
Devo distendere le gambe dopo il viaggio.
I need to stretch my legs after the trip.
Hai disteso la tovaglia sul tavolo?
Did you spread the tablecloth on the table?
Respira piano e distendi le spalle.
Breathe slowly and relax your shoulders.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| distendere | infinitive |
| distendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| distendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| distendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| distendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| distendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| distende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| distendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| distendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| distendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| distendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| distendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| distendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| distendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| distesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| distendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| distendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| distesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| distese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| distenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| distenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| distenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| distenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| distenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| distenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| distendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| distenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
Notas de uso
- Often reflexive: distendersi = relax or lie back. Non-reflexive usually takes a direct object: distendere i muscoli, distendere il bucato.
- For laundry, distendere is regional/less common in some areas; stendere il bucato is the usual everyday choice.
- Distendere can sound slightly formal for emotions: distendere gli animi = calm tensions. For a person relaxing, rilassarsi is more common.
- past participle disteso