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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| strained adj | (physically tired) | overbelast bn |
| | Wendy has been working very hard and is feeling strained. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| strained adj | (body) | gespannen bn |
| strained adj | figurative (relationship, atmosphere: tense) | gespannen bn |
| | | op scherp staand bn |
| | Things are strained in the Smith household since Mr Smith's mother moved in with them. |
| strained adj | figurative (voice: weakened) (stem) | trillend, gespannen bn |
| | In a strained voice, John asked if he could have some water. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| gezocht bn | (gekunsteld, gemaakt) | contrived, strained, forced adj |
| | | far-fetched adj |
| | | artificial adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| strain n | (stress, pressure) | druk, spanning nw de |
| | The strain of working too many hours really affected him. |
| strain n | (physical effort) | inspanning nw de |
| | The strain of lifting too many boxes was too much for him. |
| strain n | (muscular injury) | verrekte spier |
| | The player was out with a muscle strain. |
| strain n | (fatiguing pressure) | druk nw de |
| | | belasting nw de |
| | The foundation of the building crumbled under the strain. |
| strain⇒ vtr | (injure by overexertion) | verrekken overg.ww |
| | | overbelasten overg.ww |
| | The football player strained a muscle. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| strain n | (tension) | spanning nw de |
| | You could note a strain between the two of them. |
| strain n | (music: piece or section) | passage nw de |
| | | flard nw de |
| | We heard a strain of Mahler's 5th as we walked by the open window. |
| strain n | (severe demand on resources) | belasting nw de |
| | The strain on the server was caused by the many hits the site received that day. |
| strain n | (being: with common ancestor) | soort nw de |
| | Many people did not have immunity to this new strain of the flu. |
| strains of [sth] npl | (sound: of music) (muziekgeluid) | tonen nw mv |
| | We could hear the distant strains of a guitar. |
| strain to do [sth] v expr | (strive forcefully) | zich inspannen om wk.ww+vz |
| | He really strained to make it work. |
| strain vi | (to pull with force) | trekken onoverg.ww |
| | The animal strained against the rope. |
| strain vtr | (stretch) | uitrekken overg.ww |
| | Lavish spending strained his finances to the limit. |
| strain vtr | (deform under pressure) | gespannen bw |
| | The way they acted, it was obvious that their relationship was strained. |
| strain vtr | (exert) | inspannen overg.ww |
| | He had to strain his eyes to see something so far away. |
| strain vtr | (stretch beyond a limit) | op de proef stellen overg.ww |
| | Her childishness strained my patience. |
| strain vtr | (to filter) | afgieten overg.ww |
| | You need to strain the rice before you cook it. |
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| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| zeven overg.ww | (filteren) | sieve, strain, sift vtr |
| | | filter vtr |
| druk nw de | (emotionele pressie) | pressure n |
| | | stress n |
| | | strain n |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| inspanning nw de | (het doen van moeite) | effort, exertion n |
| | | strain n |
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