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"Estresad" is a form of "estresar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to stress out". "Cansado" is an adjective which is often translated as "tired". 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.
