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stress [stres]1 noun(a) (nervous tension) stress m, tension f nerveuse;∎ to suffer from stress être stressé;∎ she's been under a lot of stress lately elle a été très stressée ces derniers temps;∎ how does he react under stress? comment réagit-il sous le stress ou sous la pression?;∎ it puts our relationship under stress ça crée des tensions dans nos relations;∎ the stresses and strains of city life le stress de la vie urbaine;∎ the stresses and strains of being a parent les angoisses qu'on éprouve lorsqu'on a des enfants;∎ she copes well in times of stress elle sait faire face dans les moments difficiles;∎ I always work better under stress je travaille toujours mieux quand je suis sous pression∎ to be in stress (beam, girder) être sous contrainte;∎ there is too much stress on the foundations la contrainte que subissent les fondations est trop forte;∎ we have measured the stresses produced in the metal plates nous avons mesuré l'effort que produisent les plaques métalliques;∎ can the girders take the stress? est-ce que les poutres peuvent soutenir la charge ou la tension?;∎ earthquakes are caused by subterranean stresses les tremblements de terre sont provoqués par des tensions souterraines(c) (emphasis) insistance f;∎ to lay stress on sth (fact, point, detail) insister sur, souligner; (qualities, values, manners) insister sur, mettre l'accent sur;∎ the stress has always been on productivity nous avons toujours mis l'accent sur la productivité(d) Linguistics (gen) accentuation f; (accent on syllable) accent m (tonique); (accented syllable) syllabe f accentuée;∎ the rules of English sentence stress les règles d'accentuation de la phrase anglaise;∎ the stress is or falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe;∎ there are three stresses in the sentence il y a trois syllabes accentuées dans la phrase(a) (emphasize → fact, point, detail) insister sur, faire ressortir, souligner; (→ value, qualities) insister sur, mettre l'accent sur;∎ this point cannot be stressed enough on ne saurait trop insister sur ce point;∎ she stressed that no decision had been taken elle a insisté sur ou souligné le fait qu'aucune décision n'avait été prise(b) (in phonetics, poetry, music) accentuer(c) Building industry & Technology (structure, foundation) mettre sous tension ou en charge; (concrete, metal) solliciterfamiliar stresser►► Medicine stress fracture fracture f de surmenage;stress management gestion f du stress;Linguistics stress mark marque f d'accent
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