(present: ich spanne, du spannst, er/sie/es spannt)
(past: spannte, hat gespannt)
- to stretch, to tighten, to span, to tie up, to make curious
- etwas straff ziehen
- etwas befestigen oder montieren
- jemanden aushorchen oder beobachten
- sich entwickeln oder sich zuspitzen (Spannung)
Example:
- Das Seil spannen.
- Einen Bogen spannen.
- Er spannt seine Muskeln an.
- Die Situation spannt sich zu.
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