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1 lay stress on
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2 stress
• paino (kor.)• paino• paine• painokkuus• painottaa• painotus• jännittää• jännitys• tähdentää• hermopaine• aksenttiadministration and government• ponsi• ponnekkuus• rasittaa• rasitus• kireys• kiristys• sanapaino• stressi• stressata• taakka• äänenpaino• kuormittaa• kuormitus• korko• korostus• korostaa* * *stres 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stressi2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) rasitus3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) paino2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) painottaa- lay/put stress on -
3 lay/put stress on
(to emphasize (a fact etc): He laid stress on this point.) tähdentää
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lay stress on — index insist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay stress on something — lay emphasis/stress/on something phrase to emphasize the importance of something a society that lays emphasis on youth Special stress was laid on the need to coordinate policies towards Eastern Europe. Thesaurus: to emphasize what you are saying … Useful english dictionary
To lay stress upon — Stress Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay stress on sth — place/lay/put stress on sth ► if an official speech or report places, lays, or puts stress on something, it emphasizes it: »We should develop a more dynamic conception of equality, placing more stress on opportunity. Main Entry: ↑stress … Financial and business terms
lay stress on — emphasize, stress, place an accent on … English contemporary dictionary
Stress — Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure, strain;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stress of voice — Stress Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stress of weather — Stress Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stress — stressless, adj. stresslessness, n. /stres/, n. 1. importance or significance attached to a thing; emphasis: to lay stress upon good manners. 2. Phonet. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of… … Universalium
lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stress — /strɛs / (say stres) verb (t) 1. to lay stress or emphasis on; emphasise. 2. Phonetics to pronounce strongly or with a stress accent. 3. to subject to stress or strain. 4. Mechanics to subject to mechanical stress. –verb (i) 5. to work oneself… …
