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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
strained adjective 1. tense, difficult, uncomfortable, awkward, embarrassed, stiff, uneasy, constrained, self-conscious, unrelaxed a period of strained relations tense relaxed, comfortable Translations 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 strained [ˈstreɪnd] adj [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. 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 muscle → gezerrt; back, eyes → überanstrengt, strapaziert; to have a strained ankle → sich (dat) → den Knöchel verrenkt haben 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 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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