strain

n. zorlanma, germe, burkma, zorluk, zor, basınç, zorlama, burkulma, incinme, gerilme, gerginlik, yük, makam, melodi, hava, anlatım, anlam, özellik, soy, ırk, nesil, tür, karakter, yapı, belirti

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v. germek, kasmak, zorlamak, burkmak, incitmek, yormak, çarpıtmak, saptırmak, süzmek, süzgeçten geçirmek, filtre etmek, gerilmek, kasılmak, eğilmek, gayret etmek, çabalamak, didinmek

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1. ger (v.) 2. gerginlik (n.) 3. zorlanma

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I 1. [strein] verb

1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) kendini zorlamak

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) incitmek, burmak

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) zorlamak

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) süzmek

2. noun

1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) yük, ağırlık

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) stres, gerilim

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) incinme, kurtulma

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) yük, sıkıntı

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- strained

- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun

1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) tür, cins

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) eser, emare

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) nağme, makam