distendere
1 vt (braccia, gambe)
to stretch (out) , (muscoli)
to relax, (tovaglia)
to spread, (bucato)
to hang out
2 distendersi vr
(persona)
to lie down, stretch out (fig) (rilassarsi)
to relax
3 distendersi vip
(estendersi)
i prati si distendevano a perdita d'occhio the fields stretched out as far as the eye could see