s'étendre

Definitions of s'étendre
  1. verb
    assume a reclining position
    synonyms: se coucher
    reposer, être allongé, être couché, être à plat
    be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
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    antonyms:
    se lever, se mettre debout
    rise to one's feet
    types:
    coucher
    lie down on command, of hunting dogs
    type of:
    changer de posture
    undergo a change in bodily posture
  2. verb
    range or extend over; occupy a certain area
    synonyms: s'allonger
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    type of:
    constituer, représenter, être
    form or compose
  3. verb
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    synonyms: conduire, mener
    aller, varier
    change or be different within limits
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    occuper une certaine position, se trouver, être
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  4. verb
    spread across or over
    synonyms: proliférer, s'étaler
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    type of:
    couvrir
    span an interval of distance, space or time
  5. verb
    be diffused
    synonyms: couler
    fondre
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
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    type of:
    se disséminer, se déployer, se propager, se répandre
    move outward
  6. verb
    occupy a large, elongated area
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    type of:
    occuper une certaine position, se trouver, être
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
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