strained

strained  (strnd)

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

Thesaurus

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

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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

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

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

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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

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