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strain noun

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
Stamm, Erregerstamm, Form, Linie, Rasse, Sorte
  • (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
Stamm, Sorte, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Rasse
  • (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
Disposition, Veranlagung, Charakterzug, Hang, Tendenz, Zug
  • (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
Art, Form, Typ
  • (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.
Weise

strain noun

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
Dehnung, Deformation, Verformung
  • The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
Druck, Anspannung, Beanspruchung, Belastung, Dehnung, Inanspruchnahme
  • A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
Anspannung, Anstrengung, Kraftaufwand
  • An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
Krampf, Verdehnung, Verrenkung, Zerrung, Überanstrengung, Überdehnung

strain verb

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
sieben, durchsieben, abscheiden, abseihen, filtern, passieren
  • (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
anspannen, anstrengen, beanspruchen, belasten, strapazieren
verrenken, zerren, überanstrengen
  • (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
überbeanspruchen, überdehnen, überspannen, überstrapazieren, überstrecken

strained adjective

  /stɹeɪ̯nd/
  • Under tension; tense.
angespannt
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