German-English translation for "entgegenstrecken"

"entgegenstrecken" English translation

entgegenstrecken
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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stretch) out sth towards out sth toward (
examples
  • jemandem etwas entgegenstrecken
    to hold (oder | orod stretch) outetwas | something sth toward(s) (oder | orod to)jemand | somebody sb
    jemandem etwas entgegenstrecken
We need to extend a helping hand to them against the regime.
Wir müssen ihnen unsere Hand gegen das Regime entgegenstrecken.
Source: Europarl
We should therefore hold out our hand to them.
Daher sollten wir auch von unserer Seite die Hände entgegenstrecken.
Source: Europarl
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