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strain

   (=pressure)     (on person, relationship, organization, finances, system)    pression    f
to put a strain on sb      mettre les nerfs de qn à rude épreuve
to put a strain on sth        [+relationship, organization, system]   mettre qch à rude épreuve, peser sur qch
This policy puts a greater strain on the economic system than it can bear.      Cette politique met le système économique à trop rude épreuve.
  [+economy, finances]   grever qch
to put considerable strain on sth      peser d'un poids considérable sur qch
→ The vast expansion of secondary education is putting considerable strain on the system
to be under strain      [person]   être sous pression
He's been under a lot of strain.      Il a été soumis à une pression importante.
to be a strain      être éprouvant (e)
It was a strain.      C'était éprouvant.

   (=anxiety)   tension    f   (nerveuse)
to suffer from strain      être stressé (e)
→ Many people doing this sort of job suffer from strain.

(on structure, bridge) tension f , pression f

(MEDICINE) (=injury) entorse f

   (=aspect, tendency)     (in person)    tendance    f
→ Mortimer's strain of witty melancholy
     (in thing)    élément    m
→ There is a strain of self-hatred in this haunted phase of Quinn's work

   (=type)   [+plant, animal]   variété    f
[+virus]   souche    f
→ ... penicillin-resistant strains of bacteria.
→ ... high-yielding strains of wheat.
   strains

npl (of music) accents mpl
→ The strains of Chopin drifted in from the music room.

   (=stretch)
  [+rope]   tendre
to strain one's ears      tendre l'oreille

   (=injure)
to strain a muscle      se froisser un muscle
I strained my back      je me suis fait mal au dos
to strain one's eyes      (=tire)   se fatiguer les yeux

   (=put pressure on)
  [+system, resources, relations]   peser sur, mettre à l'épreuve
→ These increases have strained the resources of the poorer countries.

     (so as to remove solids)    passer au chinois
→ Strain the flavoured milk, discarding all the bits
→ Strain the almond milk through a fine-meshed sieve
   (=drain)   égoutter
→ I'll just strain the potatoes.

      vi   (=make great effort)   peiner
to strain to hear sth      s'efforcer d'entendre qch
→ He was straining to hear what the speaker was saying.
to strain to see sth      s'efforcer de voir qch
→ Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president
to strain at the leash      [dog]   tirer sur sa laisse

eye strain   , eyestrain
      n
to get eyestrain      se fatiguer la vue, se fatiguer les yeux

groin strain
n claquage m à l'aine

repetitive strain injury
      n   troubles    mpl   musculosquelettiques
→ ... computer users suffering from repetitive strain injury.

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strains, strained, eye strain, groin strain

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strain	v.	tendre (vt.) ; se tendre (vr.)	[Tech.]

strain	n.	souche	[Med.]

strain	n.	tension

strain	n.	déformation	[Tech.]

strain meter	n.	jauge extensométrique	[Tech.]

strain gauge	n.	jauge extensométrique	[Tech.]

strain gauge	n.	indicateur de tension	[Med.]

strain gage	n.	jauge extensométrique	[Tech.]

strain hardening	n.	écrouissage

strain carried	n.	souche transportée	[Med.]

strain a muscle	v.	se froisser un muscle

strain of a muscle	n.	claquage musculaire	[Med.]

strain of bacteria	n.	souche bactérienne	[Med.]

strain of bacterium	n.	souche microbienne	[Med.]

strain of escherichia coli	n.	souche d' Escherichia coli	[Med.]

strain of proteus	n.	souche de proteus	[Med.]

strain of proteus ox-19	n.	souche de proteus Ox-19	[Med.]

strain of similar antigenic composition	n.	souche de composition antigénique semblable	[Med.]

strain of tubercle bacillus	n.	souche de bacille tuberculeux	[Med.]

strain of virus	n.	souche de virus	[Med.]

creep strain value	n.	allongement de fluage	[Tech.]

repetitive strain injury	n.	microtraumatisme permanent

to put a strain on sb	exp.	mettre les nerfs de qn à rude épreuve

to put a strain on sth	exp.	mettre qch à rude épreuve

to put a strain on sth	exp.	peser sur qch

to put considerable strain on sth	exp.	peser d'un poids considérable sur qch

to strain one's ears	exp.	tendre l'oreille

to strain one's eyes	exp.	se fatiguer les yeux

to strain to hear sth	exp.	s'efforcer d'entendre qch

to strain to see sth	exp.	s'efforcer de voir qch

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