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натя́жка

rare #24937nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
stretch, strained interpretation, far-fetched claim
Э́то мо́жно назва́ть успе́хом то́лько с натя́жкой.
You can call that a success only at a stretch.
Most often in «с натяжкой» = 'at a stretch', 'only just'.

Examples

Такое сравнение — явная натяжка.
That comparison is clearly a stretch.
Его слова были верны только с большой натяжкой.
His words were true only in a very strained sense.
Это можно назвать правдой лишь с натяжкой.
You could call it the truth only with a great deal of stretching.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	натя́жка	натя́жки
Gen.Genitive	натя́жки	натя́жек
Dat.Dative	натя́жке	натя́жкам
Acc.Accusative	натя́жку	натя́жки
Inst.Instrumental	натя́жкой натя́жкою	натя́жками
Prep.Prepositional	натя́жке	натя́жках

Word familyнатя́жкаPRO

натя́жкаstretch; stretching
nounfeminine
натяже́ниеtension; pull; tightening
nounneuter

Related words

Other

тяну́тьto pull; to drag out; to delay; to stretch out; to draw; to drag (someone somewhere); to lay (a cable); to weigh; to support; to drawl
натяну́тьto stretch on
натя́нутыйtaut; strained; forced
натя́гиватьto stretch; to pull on
натяжно́йtension
натя́гиваниеstretching

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Iron edited translation 2 months ago.

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More about the translations

canvas claim far-fetched interpretation mounting of strained stretch stretching tightening