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prep. beneden, onderunder1[ undə] 〈 bijwoord〉1 (er/hier/daar)onder ⇒ (naar) beneden, omlaag 〈 ook figuurlijk〉♦voorbeelden:1 when does the sun go under? • wanneer gaat de zon onder?see under for details • voor nadere toelichting zie onderaangroups of nine and under • groepen van negen en minderhe is down under • hij is beneden3 the drug put her under for the evening • door het verdovingsmiddel raakte zij buiten bewustzijn die avond→ down down/————————under2〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:under the cliffs • aan de voet van de klippenmy father served under Montgomery • mijn vader diende onder Montgomeryhe wrote under another name • hij schreef onder een andere naamhe spoke to her under the pretext of asking the way • hij sprak haar aan onder het mom de weg te vragenbe under full sail • met volle zeilen varenborn under a lucky star • onder een goed gesternte geborenplace under the sun • plekje onder de zonI am under contract to stay • ik ben contractueel verplicht om te blijventhe issue under discussion • het probleem dat ter discussie staatunder fire • onder vuurplaced under guard • onder bewaking gesteldunder the law • volgens/krachtens de wetunder penalty of death • op straffe des doodsit's under repair • het wordt gerepareerdcollapse under the strain • het onder de spanning begevenjust under a mile • net iets minder dan een mijlchildren under six • kinderen beneden de zes jaar
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under a strain — under pressure, stressed … English contemporary dictionary
creak under the strain — ˌcreak under the ˈstrain idiom if a system or service creaks under the strain, it cannot deal effectively with all the things it is expected to do or provide Main entry: ↑creakidiom … Useful english dictionary
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under — [un′dər] prep. [ME < OE, akin to Ger unter < IE * ṇdhos, *ṇdheri, under > L infra, below] 1. in, at, or to a position down from; lower than; below [shoes under the bed, under a blazing sun] 2. beneath the surface of [under water] 3.… … English World dictionary
strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
strain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 severe demand on strength, resources, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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strain — strain1 [ streın ] noun ** ▸ 1 pressure ▸ 2 injury ▸ 3 type of animal etc. ▸ 4 characteristic ▸ 5 sound ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount pressure caused by a difficult situation: a strain on something: This war will put a great strain on the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strain — [[t]stre͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ strains, straining, strained 1) N VAR: oft under N, N on n If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do. The prison service is already under considerable strain... The vast expansion… … English dictionary
strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strain */*/ — I UK [streɪn] / US noun Word forms strain : singular strain plural strains 1) [countable/uncountable] pressure caused by a difficult situation a strain on something: This war will put a great strain on the economy. the strain of something: I can… … English dictionary