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1 strain after
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2 strain
I [streɪn] 1. v1) натяга́ти; розтяга́ти2) напру́жувати(ся); перевто́млювати(ся)3) стара́тися з усі́х сил4) зловжива́ти; си́лувати; переви́щувати5) обійма́ти, стиска́тиto strain to one's heart — пригорну́ти до се́рця
6) проці́джувати(ся); фільтрува́ти(ся); просо́чуватися7) тех. згина́ти, скру́чувати, деформува́ти•- strain at
- strain off 2. n1) натяга́ння; розтя́гуванняthe rope broke under the strain — моту́зка не ви́тримала натяга́ння
2) напру́ження; перевто́ма3) тех. деформа́ціяII [streɪn] n1) поро́да, пле́м'я, рідof [a] good strain — хоро́шої поро́ди
2) спадко́ва ри́са; на́хил; ри́са хара́ктеруa strain of cruelty — спадко́ва жорсто́кість
3) стиль (тон) мо́виmuch more in the same strain — і бага́то ще в то́му ж ду́сі
4) (звич. pl) муз., поет. мело́дія; пое́зія, ві́рші5) біол. штам
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