étirement
French → English
(fitness) Stretching: an exercise to extend muscles and improve physical flexibility
Il est recommandé de faire quelques étirements après la course pour éviter les courbatures.
(English) It is recommended to do some stretching after running to avoid muscle soreness.
La séance de yoga commence toujours par des étirements doux de la colonne vertébrale.
(English) The yoga session always starts with gentle stretches of the spine.
(physics) Elongation: the act of making something longer by pulling or mechanical force
L'étirement excessif du câble en acier a fini par provoquer sa rupture.
(English) The excessive elongation of the steel cable eventually caused it to break.
L'amincissement de la croûte terrestre est dû à un étirement tectonique lent.
(English) The thinning of the Earth's crust is due to slow tectonic stretching.
Entry ID: fr:en:étirement · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary