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dehnen (v.i., v.r.)
   to stretch; lengthen (ling.); dilate (med.)
das Dehnen (no pl.)
   stretching; lengthening (ling.); dilation (med.)
die Dehnung (-en)
   stretching; lengthening (ling.); dilation (med.)

Seit Anfang der 80er Jahre gilt Dehnen als elementarer Bestandteil des Aufwärm- und des abschließenden Abwärmenprogrammes.
Since the early '80s, stretching has been considered a basic component of a warm-up and the concluding cooling down regime.
Die Minuten dehnten sich zu Stunden.
The minutes seemed like hours. ("…stretched themselves into hours.")
Vor uns dehnte sich der Pazifische Ozean.
The Pacific Ocean stretched out before us.

Related:
ausdehnen (v.t.) to expand, extend, prolong, elongate
die Ausdehnung expansion; expanse; extension
dehnbar (adj) ductile, elastic, flexible, stretchy
der Dehnstrich (ling.) length mark
eine gedehnte Sprechweise a drawling way of speaking
die Dehngymnastik stretching (gymnastics)
die Dehnübung stretching exercise
das Dehnungs-h h with a lengthening effect on the preceding vowel

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