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1 constrained
con·strained[kənˈstreɪnd]1. (compelled)don't feel \constrained to do what he says lass dich von ihm nicht unter Druck setzen* * *[kən'streɪnd]adj(= forced) gezwungento be/feel constrained to do sth — gezwungen sein/sich gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun
* * *constrained adj gezwungen, verlegen, verkrampft, unnatürlich, steif:a constrained laugh ein gezwungenes Lachen* * *adj.gezwungen adj. -
2 hollow
1. adjective1) (not solid) hohl; Hohl[ziegel, -mauer, -zylinder, -kugel]2) (sunken) eingefallen [Wangen, Schläfen]; hohl, tief liegend [Augen]3) (echoing) hohl [Ton, Klang]4) (fig.): (empty) wertlos2. noun[Boden]senke, die; [Boden]vertiefung, die3. adverbhold something in the hollow of one's hand — etwas in der hohlen Hand halten
4. transitive verbbeat somebody hollow — (coll.) jemanden um Längen schlagen (ugs.)
hollow out — aushöhlen; graben [Höhle]
* * *['holəu] 1. adjective 2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) die Höhle2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) die Vertiefung•- academic.ru/35238/hollowness">hollowness- beat hollow
- hollow out* * *hol·low[ˈhɒləʊ, AM ˈhɑ:loʊ]I. adj1. (empty) hohl2. (sunken) hohl\hollow cheeks eingefallene Wangen3. (sound) hohl, dumpfthere's a rather \hollow ring to her profession of complete contentment ihre Behauptung, sie sei vollkommen zufrieden, kommt nicht sehr überzeugend rüber fam\hollow laughter ungläubiges Gelächter\hollow promise leeres Versprechen\hollow victory schaler Sieg6.▶ to beat sb \hollow jdn haushoch schlagenII. n3.▶ to have sb in the \hollow of one's hand jdn [fest] in der Hand habenIII. adv1. (empty) hohlto feel \hollow [inside] sich [o hohl] leer akk fühlen2. (hungry)to feel \hollow inside ein Loch im Bauch haben fam3. (sound)to sound \hollow hohl klingenIV. vt▪ to \hollow sth etw aushöhlen* * *['hɒləʊ]1. adj1) hohl; (= concave) surface, cheeks hohl, eingefallen; eyes tief liegend; (= empty) feeling hohl, leer;2) (= meaningless) gesture, threat, sham, words, promise leer; victory geschenkt; (= insincere) person unaufrichtig; laugh hohl; (= forced) gequältwith a (deep,) hollow voice — mit Grabesstimme
2. na wooded hollow —
3. adv (Brit)to beat sb hollow (inf) — jdn haushoch schlagen, jdn fertigmachen (inf)
* * *A s1. Höhle f, (Aus)Höhlung f, Hohlraum m:hollow of the hand hohle Hand;have sb in the hollow of one’s hand jemanden völlig in seiner Gewalt haben;hollow of the knee Kniekehle f2. Mulde f, Senke f, Vertiefung f3. TECHa) Hohlkehle fb) Gussblase fB adj (adv hollowly)1. hohl, Hohl…:2. hohl, dumpf (Klang, Stimme etc)3. figa) hohl, leer4. wertlos (Sieg)5. hohl:a) eingefallen (Wangen)b) tief liegend (Augen)6. leer, hungrig:feel hollow Hunger habenC adv hohl (auch fig):a) hohl klingen (Versprechen etc),b) unglaubwürdig klingen (Protest etc)1. aushöhlen* * *1. adjective1) (not solid) hohl; Hohl[ziegel, -mauer, -zylinder, -kugel]2) (sunken) eingefallen [Wangen, Schläfen]; hohl, tief liegend [Augen]3) (echoing) hohl [Ton, Klang]4) (fig.): (empty) wertlos5) (fig.): (cynical) verlogen; leer [Versprechen]; gequält [Lachen]2. noun[Boden]senke, die; [Boden]vertiefung, die3. adverb4. transitive verbbeat somebody hollow — (coll.) jemanden um Längen schlagen (ugs.)
hollow out — aushöhlen; graben [Höhle]
* * *adj.hohl adj. n.Aushöhlung f.Hohlraum -¨e m.Höhle -n f.Höhlung -en f. -
3 strained
adjectivegezwungen [Lächeln]; künstlich [Humor, Witz]; gewagt [Interpretation]* * *adjective ((of a person's manner, behaviour etc) not natural, easy or relaxed: a strained smile.) gezwungen* * *[streɪnd]\strained efforts forcierte Bemühungena \strained smile ein gequältes Lächeln2. (tense) relations belastet, angespanntthey are having a \strained friendship ihre Freundschaft leidet unter Spannungen3. (stressed) abgespannt, mitgenommen, gestresst4. (far-fetched) interpretation weit hergeholt* * *[streɪnd]adj1) (= unnatural) expression, performance, style unnatürlich, gekünstelt; laugh, smile, conversation gezwungen; economic situation, relationship angespannt; meeting steif; voice, relations, atmosphere, nerves (an)gespannthe looked rather strained — er sah ziemlich abgespannt aus
3) muscle gezerrt; back, eyes überanstrengt, strapaziertto have a strained ankle — sich (dat) den Knöchel verrenkt haben
* * *strained [streınd] adj1. gezwungen, unnatürlich (Lächeln etc)2. gespannt (Beziehungen etc)* * *adjectivegezwungen [Lächeln]; künstlich [Humor, Witz]; gewagt [Interpretation]* * *adj.angespannt adj.angestrengt adj.spannte an adj.
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