Translations for „strain“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

strain¹ [streɪn] N BIOL (breed)

strain of animals

vrsta f

strain of plants

sorta f

strain of virus

sev m

strain of virus

soj m

I . strain² [streɪn] N usu sing

1. strain no pl (physical pressure):

strain

napor m

strain

obremenitev f

strain

napenjanje n

to put a strain on sth

obremeniti kaj

2. strain fig (emotional pressure):

strain

pritisk m

strain

breme n

strain

obremenitev f

to be under a lot of strain

biti pod velikim pritiskom

3. strain (overexertion):

strain

preobremenitev f

strain

prenapenjanje n

4. strain no pl PHYS (degree of distortion):

strain

raztezek m

strain

deformacija f

stress and strain

stres in breme

5. strain (pulled tendon, muscle):

strain

nateg m

strain

preteg m

II . strain² [streɪn] VB intr

1. strain (pull):

strain

vleči [perf povleči]

the dog is straining at the leash

pes vleče povodec

2. strain (try hard):

strain

naprezati se

III . strain² [streɪn] VB trans to strain sth

1. strain (pull):

to strain sth

vleči kaj [perf povleči kaj]

to strain sth

nategniti si kaj

to strain sth

pretegniti si kaj

2. strain (overexert):

to strain sth

preobremenjevati kaj [perf preobremeniti kaj]

to strain one's eyes

naprezati oči

3. strain fig (tear at):

to strain sth

prenapenjati kaj [perf prenapeti kaj]

4. strain:

to strain sth

filtrirati kaj

to strain sth

precejati kaj [perf precediti kaj]

to strain sth

odcediti kaj

Usage examples with strain

to strain one's eyes

naprezati oči

stress and strain

stres in breme

she cracked under the strain

zlomila se je pod pritiskom

to be under severe strain

biti pod velikim pritiskom

to place a strain on sb/sth

obremeniti koga/kaj

to put a strain on sth

obremeniti kaj

to be under a lot of strain

biti pod velikim pritiskom

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The polarization of the photoluminescence is related to the strain in a material by way of the given material's photoelasticity tensor.

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Similitude is a term used widely in fracture mechanics relating to the strain life approach.

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It is likely that this was the same strain.

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The very tall braced undercarriage was made unretractable so that the fuselage would be able to take the strain of the heavy cargo.

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There's no filter, press, sieve, or any way to strain brewed coffee liquid from grounds either save one or two soup spoons.

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Without the right quantity or composition of tears, discomfort or pain may result -- in addition to blurry vision and eye strain.

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Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with soda.

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Dentistry utilizes photoelasticity to analyze strain in denture materials.

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However, this process causes great strain on human bodies allowing the users limited time as superhuman (roughly a year).

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But the trend of increased use is going to put a strain on resources.

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