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Results for: "strain"

Translating from English to Portuguese Portugal

Translations:

strain — to separate solid from liquid
→ coar n
strain — particular variety of microbe, organism etc
→ estirpe f
→ cepa f

More translations:

strain
→ esforçar-se
strain
→ estragar
strain
→ forçar
strain
→ filtrar
strain
→ esforço
strain
→ tensão
strain
→ distensão
strain
→ pressão
strain
→ raça
strain
→ traço
strain
→ melodia

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 11

  1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

  2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

    • “she endured the stresses and strains of life”
    • “he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson”
    Synonymsstress

  3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

    • “she was humming an air from Beethoven”
    Synonymstunemelodyairmelodic linelinemelodic phrase
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  1. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

    • “his responsibilities were a constant strain”
    • “the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him”
    Synonymsmental strainnervous strain

  2. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

    • “he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”
    • “he created a new strain of sheep”
    Synonymsbreedstock

  3. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

    • “a new strain of microorganisms”
    Synonymsformvariantvar.

  4. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

  5. the general meaning or substance of an utterance

    • “although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument”
    Synonymstenor

  6. an effortful attempt to attain a goal

    Synonymsstrivingnisuspains

  7. an intense or violent exertion

    Synonymsstraining

  8. the act of singing

    • “with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates”
    Synonymssong

VERB 9

  1. to exert much effort or energy

    • “straining our ears to hear”
    Synonymsstrivereach

  2. test the limits of

    • “You are trying my patience!”
    Synonymstrystress

  3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

    • “He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro”
    • “Don't strain your mind too much”
    Synonymsextend
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  1. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

    • “sift the flour”
    Synonymssiftsieve

  2. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

    • “he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up”
    Synonymstensetense up

  3. become stretched or tense or taut

    • “the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"”
    • “the rope strained when the weight was attached”
    Synonymstense

  4. remove by passing through a filter

    • “filter out the impurities”
    Synonymsfilterfiltrateseparate outfilter out

  5. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

    • “puree the vegetables for the baby”
    Synonymspuree

  6. alter the shape of (something) by stress

    • “His body was deformed by leprosy”
    Synonymsdeformdistort