strain

forzar

el esfuerzo

strain(streyn)

transitive verb

1. (to exert)

a. forzar

She strained her eyes in the poor light of the candles, trying to read the letter.

Forzó la vista tratando de leer la carta con la escasa luz de las velas.

2. (to filter)

a. colar

Strain the sauce before pouring it over the meat.

Cuela la salsa antes de ponerla en la carne.

b. escurrir

Strain the green beans before serving.

Escurre las judías verdes antes de servirlas.

3. (to put strain on something)

a. tensar

He strained the chain until it broke.

Tensó la cadena hasta que se rompió.

4. (to hurt oneself physically)

a. hacerse daño

Don't strain your back lifting weights that are too heavy.

No te hagas daño en la espalda levantando pesas que son demasiado pesadas.

intransitive verb

5. (to strive)

a. esforzarse

I'm straining to make my business work.

Me esfuerzo para que mi negocio funcione.

noun

6. (effort)

a. el esfuerzo

(M)

The strain of walking up the stairs was too much for his old legs.

El esfuerzo de subir las escaleras era demasiado para sus viejas piernas.

7. (compression)

a. la presión

(F)

The strain from the screws made the wall crack.

La presión de los tornillos hizo que la pared se rajara.

8. (pressure)

a. el estrés

(M)

The strain of studying so many hours was driving her crazy.

El estrés de estudiar tantas horas la estaba volviendo loca.

9. (variant)

a. la raza

(F)

(animal)

This dog is from an unknown strain.

Este perro es de raza desconocida.

b. la variedad

(F)

(plant)

The Cuzco strain of corn is exported all over the world.

La variedad de maíz Cuzco se exporta a todo el mundo.

c. la cepa

(F)

(virus)

This is the most common strain of flu.

Esta es la cepa de gripe más común.

10. (anatomy)

a. la distensión

(F)

To avoid muscle strain, remember to stretch after a workout.

Para evitar distensión muscular, recuerda estirarte después de una sesión de entrenamiento.

b. el esguince

(M)

Bad sleeping posture can result in neck strain.

Mala postura al dormir puede resultar en esguince de cuello.

11. (music)

a. el compás

(M)

From afar, you could hear strains of live jazz.

De lejos se escuchaban compases de jazz en vivo.

strain

Noun

1. (variety; of virus)

a. la cepa

(F)

2. (of plant)

a. la variedad

(F)

a strain of madnessun toque de locura

in the same strainen la misma línea

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strain [streɪn]

noun

1 (physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión (f); (on beam, bridge, structure) presión (f)

the strain on a rope la tensión de una cuerda

place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the strain off your back a build-up of strain on a section of the San Andreas fault has been detected

this puts a strain on the cable esto tensa el cable

that puts a great strain on the beam esto pone mucha presión sobre la viga

to take the strain aguantar el peso

can you take some of the strain?

to take the strain off [+rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobre

The additional supports will help to take some of the strain off the bridge to take the strain off a beam disminuir la presión sobre una viga

to break under the strain [+rope, cable] romperse debido a la tensión

to collapse under the strain [+bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión

The bridge collapsed under the strain of all the extra traffic

2 (burden) carga (f); (pressure) presión (f); (stress) tensión (f)

I found it a strain being totally responsible for the child me suponía una carga llevar toda la responsabilidad del niño yo solo

It's a strain for everybody it will be a strain, but we'll cope somehow I'm very tired, desperate for a holiday and the last month especially has been a strain it can be a strain having to juggle family and career I sometimes find it a strain to be responsible for the mortgage to be a strain [on] \the system could not cope with the strain\ caused by all the extra work.

it was a strain on the economy/his purse suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo

it was a strain on his purse

the strains on the economy las presiones sobre la economía; the strains of modern life las tensiones de la vida moderna

mental strain cansancio (m) mental

to put a strain on [+resources] suponer una carga para; [+system] forzar al límite

this put a strain on the computer system it must have put considerable strain on the resources of the organization thousands of mostly Muslim refugees,pouring in from outlying areas, are putting an increasing strain on the limited resources of the town

[+relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones en

it put a great strain on their friendship creó mucha tirantez en su amistad; his illness has put a terrible strain on the family su enfermedad ha creado mucha tensión or estrés para la familia

this placed an almost unendurable strain on their marriage to [put] a strain on sb the situation [put] a great strain on him

he has been under a great deal of strain ha estado sometido a mucha presión

he is obviously [under] a lot of strain the situation [put] him under a great strain the strains of modern life the strain of the divorce was too much for her looking weary from the strain of the 25-day libel hearing, she admitted she hadn't slept much I'm really beginning to feel the strain the strain of 6 hours at the wheel listening for 3 hours is a strain all the strain and struggle of bringing up the family

stress

3 (effort) esfuerzo (m)

the strain of climbing the stairs el esfuerzo de subir las escaleras

it was quite a strain to reach the top shelf

4 (Fisiol) (injury) (from pull) esguince (m)

the result of tearing or overstretching muscle fibres, usually by a sudden or unusual movement

(involving twist) esguince (m); torcedura (f)

he had to come off in the second half owing to a strain she is believed to have a bad strain of the right hip it is more than just a strain

back strain torcedura de espalda

avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging

muscle strain esguince muscular

(wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo (m)

exercise can be dangerous for people with heart disease or high blood pressure because of the resulting strain on the heart Being overweight increases the strain on the heart the drug may be used to prevent the extra strain on the heart if someone is distressed

he knew tennis put a strain on his heart sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazón

eating too much salt will put a strain on the kidneys

eyestrain repetitive

5 strains (sound) compases (m)

the strains of a waltz

we could hear the gentle strains of a Haydn quartet oíamos los suaves compases de un cuarteto de Haydn

she could hear the strains of a chamber orchestra

the bride came in to the strains of the wedding march la novia entró al son or a los compases de la marcha nupcial

transitive verb

1 (stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+system] forzar al límite

the volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system the huge number of travellers to the region is straining antiquated transport systems to the limit

[+friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en; crear tirantez en; [+resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+patience] poner a prueba

he's always borrowing money and it's beginning to strain our friendship their relations have been strained to breaking point

the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas

the new tax will strain resources even further the costs of German unification which are severely straining the West German budget you can give your bedroom a new look without straining your bank balance that noise is really straining my patience she may be beginning to strain the limits of their generosity

to strain relations with sb tensar las relaciones con algn

These measures are likely \to strain relations\ with the unions The discrepancies are striking enough to strain credulity towards these explanations The concept strains belief

2 (damage, tire) [+back] dañar(se); hacerse daño en; [+eyes] cansar

she's strained her back again Make sure the lighting is good enough for you to be able to read without straining your eyes it feels as if I have strained my eyes through too much reading you should wear specs - you'll strain your eyes he seems to have strained his voice you'll strain your voice if you sing with a cold

to strain a muscle hacerse un esguince

she had strained a muscle in her shoulder He appeared to have strained a muscle in his leg Crowley strained a hamstring in yesterday's training

to strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself no deberías hacer mucha fuerza; he strained himself lifting something se hizo daño levantando algo; don't strain yourself! ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!

I can see you're having a hard time reading that newspaper - whatever you do, don't strain yourself!

3 (make an effort with) [+voice, eyes] forzar

to strain one's ears to hear sth aguzar el oído para oír algo; to strain every nerve or sinew to do sth esforzarse mucho por hacer algo; hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo

He promised to strain every sinew to win power at the next General Election

4 (filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Cookery) [+gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+vegetables] escurrir

Strain the meat, reserving the liquid Strain the stock and pour it back into the pan Strain the liquid and discard the vegetable remnants

to strain sth into a bowl colar algo en un cuenco

strain the custard into a jug, gently rubbing the sieve to ensure all vanilla seeds go through to strain sth [through] a sieve strain the paint through a sieve to get rid of the lumps

strain the mixture through a sieve pase la mezcla por un tamiz

intransitive verb

(make an effort)

to strain to do sth esforzarse por hacer algo; he strained to hear what she was saying se esforzaba por oír lo que decía

people at other tables were straining to see who we were She strained to keep the huge dog on its leash

he strained against the bonds that held him hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían

to strain at sth tirar de algo

to strain at the leash [+dog] tirar de la correa; saltar de impaciencia

The troops are straining at the leash, anxious only for a chance to attack the guys are absolutely raring to go. We are straining at the leash We have plenty of youngsters straining at the leash to take their places in the team

to strain under a weight ir agobiado por un peso

she was straining under the weight of two enormous suitcases

strain [streɪn]

noun

1 (breed) (of animal) raza (f); (of plant) variedad (f); (of virus) tipo (m)

every year new strains of flu develop cada año aparecen nuevos tipos de gripe

2 (streak, element) vena (f)

there is a strain of madness in the family tienen vena de locos en la familia; there is a strain of cynicism in her writing hay cierta vena de cinismo en sus escritos

a strain of anti-semitism ran through right-wing politics at the time there was a strain of bitterness in his voice the cynical strain in the book He must have a strong strain of the psychopath in him