Spanish word

estiramiento

Pronunciation

IPA/estiɾaˈmjento/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstretch

Example

Antes de correr, hago un estiramiento breve.

Before running, I do a short stretch.

Illustration for estiramiento (stretch)

More examples

Después del entrenamiento, hago una breve sesión de estiramiento.

After training, I do a short stretching session.

Core concept

The action of stretching muscles before or after exercise.

Common phrases

  • hacer un estiramiento

    do a stretch

  • rutina de estiramiento

    stretching routine

  • ejercicio de estiramiento

    stretching exercise

  • sesión de estiramiento

    stretching session

Similar words

calentamiento: Warms muscles and joints through light movement to prepare the body for exercise.

Definition in Spanish

Acción de estirar músculos o partes del cuerpo, normalmente para preparar la actividad, aumentar la flexibilidad o reducir la tensión.

Word origin

It is derived from estirar 'to stretch' plus the suffix -miento that marks actions or results, from Latin -mentum.

Usage tips

  • In casual speech speakers often use hacer estiramientos or the reflexive verb estirarse with short phrases like Me estiro or Voy a estirarme rather than a long noun phrase.

Other meanings

  • stretchingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • estirarstretchverb
  • estiradostretchedadjective
  • estirablestretchableadjective

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