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étirement · /etiʁmɑ̃/
étirement
étirement/etiʁmɑ̃/noun
flexibility work that lengthens muscles, often as a cool-down
mouvement qui allonge les muscles, souvent en récupération
Used after waking, after a run, or between desk meetings to loosen tight hips and neck.
Au réveil, après une course ou entre les réunions de bureau, pour détendre hanches et cou.
Examples
A few minutes of stretching after I wake up loosens my stiff hips.
After the run I sat on the curb for calf stretching before walking home.
Desk work tightens my neck, so I do stretching between meetings.
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