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strained

(strānd)

adj.

1. Having been passed through a strainer: a bowl of strained peaches.

2. Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced: strained humor.

3. Extended beyond proper limits: a strained meaning.

4. Antagonized to the verge of open conflict: strained relations.

5. Twisted; wrenched: a strained ankle.

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strained

(streɪnd)

adj

1. (of an action, performance, etc) not natural or spontaneous

2. (of an atmosphere, relationship, etc) not relaxed; tense

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strained

(streɪnd)

adj.

produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.

[1350–1400]

strained′ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	strained - lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" labored, laboured awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
	2.	strained - showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question" tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	3.	strained - lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" constrained, forced affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
	4.	strained - struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" agonistic affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

strained

adjective

1. tense, difficult, uncomfortable, awkward, embarrassed, stiff, uneasy, constrained, self-conscious, unrelaxed a period of strained relations
tense relaxed, comfortable

2. forced, put on, false, artificial, unnatural, laboured His laughter seemed a little strained.
forced natural

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strained

adjective

Not natural or spontaneous:

contrived, effortful, forced, labored.

Translations

مُتَكَلَّفمَشْدود

nepřirozenýnucený

anspændt

väkinäinen

usiljen

òvingaîur

teso colato sforzato

不自然な

강요된

ansträngd

ตึงเครียด

endişeli gergin zorlama

gượng ép

不自然的紧张的

strained

[streɪnd] ADJ

1. (= tense) [person] → tenso; [face] → crispado; [voice, laugh, jollity, politeness] → forzado; [atmosphere, relations, silence] → tirante, tenso
she gave a strained laugh → forzó una risa → se rió con una risa forzada

2. [wrist, ankle] → torcido; [eyes] → cansado; [voice] → cansado
a strained muscle → un esguince
he has a strained shoulder/back → tiene una lesión en un hombro/en la espalda

3. (= overtaxed) [economy] → debilitado

4. (Culin) [baby food] → pasado por el pasapurés or el tamiz; [soup, gravy] → colado; [yoghurt] → espeso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

strained

[ˈstreɪnd] adj

[voice, face] → tendu(e); [laugh] → forcé(e)

[relations] → tendu(e)
Relations between the two families had become increasingly strained → Les relations entre les deux familles étaient devenues de plus en plus tendues.

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strained

adj

(= unnatural) expression, performance, style → unnatürlich, gekünstelt; laugh, smile, conversation → gezwungen; economic situation, relationship → angespannt; meeting → steif; voice, relations, atmosphere, nerves → (an)gespannt; he looked rather strained → er sah ziemlich abgespannt aus

liquids → durchgesiebt, durchgeseiht; solids → ausgesiebt; vegetables → abgegossen

muscle → gezerrt; back, eyes → überanstrengt, strapaziert; to have a strained ankle → sich (dat) → den Knöchel verrenkt haben

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strained

[streɪnd] adj (muscle) → stirato/a; (arm, ankle) → slogato/a; (heart, eyes) → affaticato/a; (laugh, smile) → forzato/a; (relations) → teso/a; (liquid) → filtrato/a; (solid food) → passato/a

strain¹

(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.

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.

3. to force or stretch (too far). The constant interruptions were straining his patience.

4. to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid. She strained the coffee.

noun

1. force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?.

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.

3. (an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion. muscular strain.

4. too great a demand. These constant delays are a strain on our patience.

strained adjective

(of a person's manner, behaviour etc) not natural, easy or relaxed. a strained smile.

ˈstrainer noun

a sieve or other utensil for separating solids from liquids. a coffee-/tea-strainer.

strain off

to remove (liquid) from eg vegetables by using a sieve etc. When the potatoes were cooked, she strained off the water.

strained

→ مَشْدود nepřirozený anspændt angespannt καταπονημένος tenso väkinäinen tendu usiljen teso 不自然な 강요된 gespannen anstrengt napięty tenso растянутый ansträngd ตึงเครียด zorlama gượng ép 紧张的

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"It's just this," said the doctor, taking a finger of his kid glove in his white hands and pulling it, "if you don't strain the strings, and then try to break them, you'll find it a difficult job; but strain a string to its very utmost, and the mere weight of one finger on the strained string will snap it.

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There were the two horses straining and struggling with all their might to drag the cart out, but they could not move it; the sweat streamed from their legs and flanks, their sides heaved, and every muscle was strained, while the man, fiercely pulling at the head of the fore horse, swore and lashed most brutally.

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And as they obeyed, Michael strained backward in a paroxysm of rage, making fierce short jumps to the end of the tether as he snarled and growled with utmost fierceness at the steward.

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I had to hit the keys so hard that I strained my first fingers to the elbows, while the ends of my fingers were blisters burst and blistered again.

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