strain
noun
/stɹeɪn/
|
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
|
штамм,
поро́да,
род
|
- (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
|
штамм,
поро́да,
сорт
|
strain
noun
/stɹeɪn/
|
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
|
напряже́ние
|
strain
verb
/stɹeɪn/
|
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
|
напря́чь,
напряга́ть
|
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
|
проце́живать,
процеди́ть,
цедить
|
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
|
растя́гивать,
растяну́ть
|