strain
noun
/stɹeɪn/
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- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
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Stamm,
Erregerstamm,
Form,
Linie,
Rasse,
Sorte
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- (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
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Stamm,
Sorte,
Abstammung,
Geschlecht,
Rasse
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- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
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Disposition,
Veranlagung,
Ausprägung,
Charakterzug,
Hang,
Tendenz
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- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
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Art,
Ausprägung,
Form,
Typ
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- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
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Art,
Ausprägung,
Form,
Typ,
Weise
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strain
noun
/stɹeɪn/
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- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
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Dehnung,
Deformation,
Verformung
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- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
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Druck,
Anspannung,
Anstrengung,
Beanspruchung,
Belastung,
Dehnung
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- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
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Anspannung,
Anstrengung,
Kraftaufwand,
Strapaze,
Überanstrengung
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- (obsolete) The track of a deer.
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Fährte,
Spur
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- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
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Krampf,
Verdehnung,
Verrenkung,
Zerrung,
Überanstrengung,
Überdehnung
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strain
verb
/stɹeɪn/
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- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
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durchsieben,
sieben,
abscheiden,
abseihen,
filtern,
passieren
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- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
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anspannen,
anstrengen,
beanspruchen,
belasten,
dehnen,
drücken
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- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
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recken,
reißen,
verrenken,
zerren,
überanstrengen,
überbeanspruchen
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