How do you say “to stretch” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say arqueta, encourtina, estira, mesura, s'estira, tenda. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | arqueta, encourtina, estira, mesura, s'estira, tenda, tesa, tesura, tiba, tibla |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
arqueta
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to stretch, to adjust, to fidget |
encourtina
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to hang, to stretch |
estira
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stretch, to iron, to iron; stretched, ironed; to stretch; drawn |
mesura
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to gauge, to measure, to stretch; to weigh |
s'estira
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stretch |
tenda
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | covered with a tarpaulin; to cover with a tarp; to sheet; to stretch |
tesa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | taut; to stretch; tension |
| Feminine | tesado |
| Variants | tesado |
tesura
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stretch; to measure up |
tiba
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to prick up an ear, to stretch; to distend |
tibla
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stretch; taut; to distend |