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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Ido streta, from English strait, Italian stretto, Spanish estrecho.
Pronunciation
Adjective
streta (accusative singular stretan, plural stretaj, accusative plural stretajn)
- narrow
Synonyms
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English strait, Italian stretto, Spanish estrecho.
Pronunciation
Adjective
streta
- narrow, strait
- (figuratively) limited, scanty
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Descendants
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
streta (present tense stretar, past tense streta, past participle streta, passive infinitive stretast, present participle stretande, imperative streta/stret)
- Alternative spelling of strete
Swedish
Verb
streta (present stretar, preterite stretade, supine stretat, imperative streta)
- (with emot (“against”)) to put up resistance (because one is unwilling to do something or the like); to resist, to struggle, to put up a fight
Hästen stretade emot för att den inte ville tillbaks in i stallet- The horse was putting up a fight because it didn't want to go back in the stable
Alla var inte lika förtjusta i stavningsreformen, och vissa tidningar stretade emot i många år- Not everyone was as enamored with the spelling reform, and some papers resisted for many years
- to toil (work hard)
De stretade på åkern varje dag- They toiled in the field every day
- Synonym of spreta
Håret stretade åt alla håll- Her hair was sticking out in all directions
Conjugation
Conjugation of streta (weak)
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