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"Cansado" is a form of "cansado", an adjective which is often translated as "tired". "Estresad" is a form of "estresar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to stress out". Learn more about the difference between "cansado" and "estresad" below.
cansado(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. beat (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de trabajar 12 horas seguidas en el restaurante, Alan llegó a casa cansado.After working at the restaurant 12 hours straight, Alan came home beat.
2. (fed up)
3. (exhausting)
a. tiring
Ayudar a alguien con depresión puede ser muy cansado.Helping someone with depression can be very tiring.
estresar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to stress out
Si una jefa estresa a sus empleados solo conseguirá que sean menos productivos.If a boss stresses out her employees it will only serve to make them less productive.
b. to cause stress to
María estresa a todo el que le rodea con su frenético ritmo de vida.Maria causes stress to everyone around her with her frenetic pace of life.
estresarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to get stressed
Me estreso con facilidad y por eso empecé a ir a yoga.I get stressed easily and so I started doing yoga.
