string out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de prolonger ou d'étirer quelque chose dans le temps ou dans l'espace, souvent en le faisant durer plus longtemps que nécessaire.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of extending or prolonging something over a period of time or space, often making it last longer than necessary.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Extend or prolonginformal

   To make something last longer than necessary or to stretch something out over time.

   Étirer

   • The speaker strung out his speech for over an hour.
   • They strung out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • Don't string out the story; just tell us what happened.

   Synonymesdrag outextendlengthenprolongprotractspin outstretch out

   Antonymesabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailcutshortentruncate

2. Spread in a lineinformal

   To arrange or place things in a long, thin line.

   étaler en ligne

   • The hikers were strung out along the narrow trail.
   • She strung out the lights across the garden.
   • The cars were strung out for miles on the highway.

   Synonymesalignarrayextendline uprangestretchstringtrail