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strained adjective

  /stɹeɪ̯nd/
  • Under tension; tense.
 teso

strain noun

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
 ceppo
  • (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
 ceppo, discendenza, lignaggio, razza, varietà
  • (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
 carattere ereditario, disposizione, ereditarietà, predisposizione, tendenza

strain verb

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
 colare, filtrare, drenare, passare, percolare, scolare
  • (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
 bistrattare, forzare, tendere, tirare
  • (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
 distorcere, protrudere, slogare, stravolgere

straining

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