strain

1. (transitive)To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

   to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship

   Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues.

   beanspruchen, belasten, anstrengen

   напряга́тьnaprjagátʹ, напря́чьnaprjáčʹ

2. (transitive)To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

   The gale strained the timbers of the ship.

3. (transitive)To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.

4. (ambitransitive)To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

   Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.

   überdehnen, überbeanspruchen, überstrecken

   растя́гиватьrastjágivatʹ, растяну́тьrastjanútʹ

5. (transitive)To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.

   to strain the law in order to convict an accused person

6. (transitive)To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

   durchsieben, filtern, sieben

   цедитьceditʹ, процеди́тьprocedítʹ, проце́живатьprocéživatʹ

   проці́джуватиprocídžuvaty, проціди́тиprocidýty, ціди́тиcidýty

   remove by passing through a filter

7. (intransitive)To percolate; to be filtered.

   water straining through a sandy soil

8. (transitive)To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.

9. (transitive)To urge with importunity; to press.

   to strain a petition or invitation

10. To make great demands on something.

    a story that strains credulity

    Taking on more debt would strain our resources to the limit.

11. (literary, transitive)To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.

12. (obsolete, transitive)To hold tightly, to clasp.

1. Take care not to strain your eyes.

   Обережно, не перенапружуй свої очі.

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2. The rope broke under the strain.

   ruВерёвка оборвалась от сильного натяжения.

   deDas Seil ist unter der Belastung gerissen.

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3. All the dogs were straining at their leashes.

   ruВсе собаки тянули поводки.

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4. The strain is beginning to tell on Tom.

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5. Tom has been under a lot of strain recently.

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