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1 muscle
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2 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) troða sér (inn í e-ð) -
3 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (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.) leggja sig allan fram, streitast við2) (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.) ofreyna/-gera; togna3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ganga fram af4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sía2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) álag2) ((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.) álag3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) tognun4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) álag•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) afbrigði, kynbættur stofn2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) hneigð, tilhneiging3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) ómur, tónar -
4 beefy
1) (of or like beef: a beefy taste.) nautakjöts-2) (having a lot of fat or muscle: a beefy man.) holdmikill; vöðvamikill -
5 brawn
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6 muscular
1) (of, or relating to, muscle(s): great muscular strength.) vöðva-2) (having well-developed muscles; strong: She is tall and muscular.) vöðvastæltur; sterkur -
7 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) kraftur, afl, eiginleiki2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) afl3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vald4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) vald5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) valda-/áhrifamikill maður6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) veldi7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) veldi•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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8 spastic
['spæstik]noun, adjective((a person) suffering from brain damage that causes extreme muscle spasms and/or muscular paralysis: Their youngest child is (a) spastic.) spastískur maður, með krampalömun -
9 tendon
['tendən](a strong cord joining a muscle to a bone etc: He has damaged a tendon in his leg.) sin -
10 tic
[tik](a nervous, involuntary movement or twitch of a muscle, especially of the face: She has a nervous tic below her left eye.) vöðvakippur -
11 tone
[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tónn2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) litbrigði, tónn3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) gott líkamlegt ástand4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heiltónn2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) fara (vel) við- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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muscle — [ myskl ] n. m. • 1314; lat. musculus « petit rat » → 2. moule 1 ♦ Anat. Structure organique contractile qui assure les mouvements. ⇒ motricité. Relatif aux muscles. ⇒ musculaire, musculeux; my(o) , sarco . Le muscle est fait de cellules en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
musclé — muscle [ myskl ] n. m. • 1314; lat. musculus « petit rat » → 2. moule 1 ♦ Anat. Structure organique contractile qui assure les mouvements. ⇒ motricité. Relatif aux muscles. ⇒ musculaire, musculeux; my(o) , sarco . Le muscle est fait de cellules… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Muscle — {{{Caption}}} modifier … Wikipédia en Français
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — Mus cle (m[u^]s l), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See {Mouse}, and cf. sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MUSCLE — (multiple sequence comparison by log expectation) is public domain, multiple sequence alignment software for protein and nucleotide sequences.cite journal |author=Edgar RC |title=MUSCLE: multiple sequence alignment with high accuracy and high… … Wikipedia
muscle — MUSCLE. s. m. Partie charnüe & fibreuse, & l organe des mouvements de l animal. Le gros muscle. muscle large. les muscles de la face. les muscles des bras, des jambes &c. le tendon d un muscle. les fibres des muscles. l origine des muscles … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
muscle in on — (something) to force a way into someone s business or other relationships in order to control them. Russell was the governor s closest friend, and he didn t like it when someone tried to muscle in on that relationship. These people pretended to… … New idioms dictionary
muscle — Muscle, Musculus. le muscle, c est à dire, la partie charnue de tout le corps, en laquelle git la force, soit és cuisses ou és bras, Lacertus. Muscle spasmé et retiré, Conuulsus musculus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
muscle — [mus′əl] n. [Fr < L musculus, a muscle, lit., little mouse (from the fancied resemblance between the movements of a mouse and muscle), dim. of mus,MOUSE] 1. any of the body organs consisting of bundles of cells or fibers that can be contracted … English World dictionary
muscle — mus cle, v. t. 1. To compel by threat of force; as, they muscled the shopkeeper into paying protection money. [PJC] 2. To moved by human force; as, to muscle the piano onto the truck. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
