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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ceppo
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- (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
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ceppo,
discendenza,
lignaggio,
razza,
varietà
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- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
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carattere ereditario,
disposizione,
ereditarietà,
predisposizione,
tendenza
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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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colare,
filtrare,
drenare,
passare,
percolare,
scolare
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- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
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bistrattare,
forzare,
tendere,
tirare
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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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distorcere,
protrudere,
slogare,
stravolgere
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