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  • 1 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esforçar-se
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) estragar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) esforço
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) distensão
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão
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    - strainer
    - strain off     II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) traço
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia
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    strain1
    [strein] n 1 força, peso. 2 esforço, solicitação, extenuação. the cord could not stand the strain / a corda não agüentou o esforço. 3 luxação, deslocamento, contorção. I have a strain in my hand / destronquei minha mão. 4 tensão, pressão, compressão. 5 estilo, modo, maneira. 6 procedimento. 7 (também strains) melodia, composição, canção. he was buried to the strains of his favourite song / ele foi sepultado ao som de sua canção favorita. • vt+vi 1 puxar, esticar, forçar. 2 puxar com força, arrancar. 3 esforçar, concentrar-se. 4 cansar, extenuar, prejudicar por esforço excessivo, torcer, luxar, deslocar, contorcer. 5 estar prejudicado por esforço, estar machucado. 6 abusar, exagerar. 7 esforçar-se, exceder-se. 8 constringir, comprimir. 9 espremer, passar por peneira ou espremedor, coar. 10 percolar, passar. 11 apertar, abraçar, estreitar. he strained the child to his heart / ele abraçou a criança. in this strain desta maneira, neste tom. she is a strain on my nerves ela me deixa nervoso. to strain a point abandonar, desistir de um princípio. to strain a relationship comportar-se de uma forma a causar problemas na relação, estragar. to strain at esforçar-se para. to strain something to the limit ir, forçar, até o limite.
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    strain2
    [strein] n 1 raça, cepa, descendência. 2 grupo, família de plantas ou animais que formam uma variedade, linhagem. 3 qualidade ou caráter hereditário. 4 traço, tendência, disposição. there is a strain of madness in her / ela tem um traço de loucura.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > strain

  • 2 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) esticar, forçar
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) forçar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) forçar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) filtrar, coar
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensão
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensão
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) estiramento, distensão
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) pressão
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    - strainer - strain off II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) raça
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendência
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) melodia

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > strain

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