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2 Translation results for strain in Spanish

noun | verb

strain noun

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strains
linaje, abolengo; veta; tipo, variedad; tensión, presión; esguince, torcedura (del tobillo, etc.)

Detailed synonyms for strain noun

See: Stress

strain verb

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strained, has strained, is straining, strains
forzar (la vista, la voz); colar, filtrar; lastimarse, hacerse daño en

Example sentences of
strain verb

  • I strained my back trying to lift the couch.
  • Too much computer work strains the eyes.
  • He strained a muscle in his leg.
  • His muscles strained under the heavy weight.
  • He strained to open the jar.

Synonyms of
strain verb

Detailed synonyms for strain verb

Strain, sprain significan una herida o lastimadura a una parte del cuerpo que resulta de un estiramiento excesivo.
  • Strain, que es el término más general y menos técnico, suele connotar exceso en el uso, el ejercicio o el esfuerzo como causa, e indica una herida o lastimadura que puede abarcar desde una leve dolencia o rigidez hasta un daño que incapacita <had stopped exercising because of back strain>.
  • Sprain regularmente indica lastimarse una articulación, debido normalmente a una torcedura que estira o desgarra los ligamentos o la membrana, y que resulta en hinchazón, dolor y la incapacitación de la articulación <twisted her ankle and suffered a bad sprain>.

Related phrases for strain

  • shear strain - deslizamiento por cizalladura, deformación por corte/cizalladura

Reverse translation for strain

linaje  - lineage, ancestry 
abolengo  - lineage, ancestry 
veta  - grain (in wood), vein, seam, lode, trace, streak 
tipo  - type, kind, sort, figure, build, appearance, rate, (printing) type, typeface, style, model, guy 
variedad  - variety, diversity 
tensión  - tension, tautness, stress, strain 
presión  - pressure, blood pressure 
esguince  - sprain, strain (of a muscle) 
torcedura  (del tobillo, etc.) - twisting, buckling, sprain 
forzar  (la vista, la voz) - to force, to compel, to force open, to strain 
colar  - to strain, to filter 
filtrar  - to filter 
lastimarse  - to hurt oneself 
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