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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

strained

напряжённый

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
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