| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| strain n | (physical effort) (vardagligt) | ansträngning, påfrestning s |
| | | belastning s |
| | | börda s |
| | The strain of lifting too many boxes was too much for him. |
| | Ansträngningen (or: Påfrestningen) av att lyfta för många lådor var för mycket för honom. |
| strain n | figurative (stress, pressure) | ansträngning, påfrestning s |
| | (vardagligt) | press, stress s |
| | The strain of working too many hours really affected him. |
| | Ansträngningen (or: Påfrestningen) av att jobba för många timmar påverkade honom verkligen. |
| strain n | (muscular injury) (vardagligt) | sträckning s |
| | (formellt) | belastningsskada s |
| | The player was out with a muscle strain. |
| | Spelaren var utslagen med en muskelsträckning. |
| strain n | (fatiguing pressure) | tyngd, tryck s |
| | | spänning, belastning s |
| | The foundation of the building crumbled under the strain. |
| | Grunden på byggnaden smulades sönder under tyngden (or: trycket). |
| strain n | figurative (tension) | spänning s |
| | You could note a strain between the two of them. |
| | Man kunde lägga märke till en spänning mellan dem. |
| strain n | (variant: of virus, etc.) | stam s |
| | Many people did not have immunity to this new strain of flu. |
| | Många människor har inte immunitet för den nya stammen av influensa. |
| strain⇒ vi | (make strenuous physical effort) | slita med ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sträcka vitr |
| | | belasta vitr |
| | | slita vitr |
| | The men strained with all their might, but the piano wouldn't budge. |
| | Männen slet med ansträngningen av att lyfta pianot. |
| strain against [sth] vi + prep | (pull with force) | dra vitr |
| | | slita vitr |
| | The animal strained against the rope. |
| | Djuret slet i repet. |
| strain [sth]⇒ vtr | (filter) | sila vtr |
| | You need to strain the rice before you cook it. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| strain n | often plural (music: piece, section) | musikslinga, slinga s |
| | | stycke s |
| | We heard a strain of Mahler's 5th as we walked by the open window. |
| strain n | (severe demand on resources) | påfrestning, belastning s |
| | The strain on the server was caused by the many hits the site received that day. |
| strain n | (animal: breed, stock) | stam s |
| | The farmer is raising a new strain of cattle. |
| strain n | (mechanics: deformation) | påfrestning, press s |
| | What is the equation that defines strain? |
| strain n | (plant: variety) (vardagligt) | sort s |
| | | stam, art s |
| | Hemp is a strain of cannabis used to make textiles. |
| strains of [sth] npl | (sound: of music) | toner av spl + prep |
| | | musik s |
| | We could hear the distant strains of a guitar. |
| strain to do [sth] v expr | (strive forcefully) | sträva för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | kämpa för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | He really strained to make it work. |
| strain [sth] vtr | figurative (stretch) | sträcka vtr |
| | Lavish spending strained his finances to the limit. |
| strain [sth] vtr | figurative, often passive (deform under pressure) | belasta, anstränga vtr |
| | | pressa vtr |
| | The way they acted, it was obvious that their relationship was strained. |
| strain [sth] vtr | (exert) | anstränga vtr |
| | | fresta vtr |
| | | slita vtr |
| | He had to strain his eyes to see something so far away. |
| strain [sth] vtr | (muscle: stretch or tear) | sträcka vtr |
| | The football player strained a muscle. |
| strain [sth] vtr | figurative (stretch to a limit) | antränga vtr |
| | | påfresta vtr |
| | Her childishness strained my patience. |
| strain⇒ vtr | (draw tight) | spänna vtr |
| | The bulge of his stomach strained his waistband. |