straining Meaning

verb

Apretar, sujetar

To hold tightly, to clasp.

Examples :

"The mother strained the small child's hand tightly as they crossed the busy street. "

La madre apretó con fuerza la mano del niño pequeño mientras cruzaban la concurrida calle.

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verb

Forzar, tensar

To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

Examples :

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

Las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Guatemala tradicionalmente han sido estrechas, aunque a veces tensas por cuestiones de derechos humanos y asuntos civiles/militares.

action physics

verb

Forzar, dañar

To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

Examples :

"The gale strained the timbers of the ship."

La tormenta dañó la madera del barco.

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verb

Forzar, tensar

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

Examples :

"The heavy books were straining the shelf, causing it to sag in the middle. "

Los libros pesados estaban forzando el estante, haciendo que se hundiera en el medio.

technical physics

verb

Esforzarse, tensar

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

Examples :

"Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."

Sentado atrás, me esforzaba por oír al orador.

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verb

Forzar, tensar

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

Examples :

"to strain the law in order to convict an accused person"

Forzar la ley para condenar a un acusado.

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verb

Colar, filtrar

To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

Examples :

"She was straining the cooked pasta to remove the water. "

Ella estaba colando la pasta cocida para quitar el agua.

food utensil process

verb

Colar, filtrar

To percolate; to be filtered.

Examples :

"water straining through a sandy soil"

Agua filtrándose a través de un suelo arenoso.

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verb

Forzar, tensar, esforzar

To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.

Examples :

"He was straining to lift the heavy box. "

Se estaba esforzando por levantar la caja pesada.

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verb

Insistir, presionar

To urge with importunity; to press.

Examples :

"to strain a petition or invitation"

Insistir en una petición o invitación.

action demand

verb

Abrazar, estrechar

Hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.

Examples :

"After a long day at school, the little girl ran to her mother, straining her in a tight hug. "

Después de un largo día en la escuela, la niña corrió hacia su madre, abrazándola fuertemente.

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verb

Engendrar, procrear, dar a luz

To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.

Examples :

"A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."

Un hombre engendra, vive y luego muere.

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noun

Esfuerzo, tensión

The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)

Examples :

"After hours of heavy lifting, the worker felt a painful straining in his lower back. "

Después de horas de levantar objetos pesados, el trabajador sintió una dolorosa tensión en la parte baja de la espalda.

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noun

Filtración, el proceso de colar

Filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer.

Examples :

"After the pasta was cooked, the straining removed all the boiling water, leaving just the noodles in the colander. "

Después de que la pasta se cocinó, la filtración eliminó toda el agua hirviendo, dejando solo los fideos en el colador.

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Meanings

Apretar, sujetar

Examples :

"The mother strained the small child's hand tightly as they crossed the busy street. "

La madre apretó con fuerza la mano del niño pequeño mientras cruzaban la concurrida calle.

Forzar, tensar

Examples :

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

Las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Guatemala tradicionalmente han sido estrechas, aunque a veces tensas por cuestiones de derechos humanos y asuntos civiles/militares.

Forzar, dañar

Examples :

"The gale strained the timbers of the ship."

La tormenta dañó la madera del barco.

Forzar, tensar

Examples :

"The heavy books were straining the shelf, causing it to sag in the middle. "

Los libros pesados estaban forzando el estante, haciendo que se hundiera en el medio.

Esforzarse, tensar

Examples :

"Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."

Sentado atrás, me esforzaba por oír al orador.

Forzar, tensar

Examples :

"to strain the law in order to convict an accused person"

Forzar la ley para condenar a un acusado.

Colar, filtrar

Examples :

"She was straining the cooked pasta to remove the water. "

Ella estaba colando la pasta cocida para quitar el agua.

Colar, filtrar

Examples :

"water straining through a sandy soil"

Agua filtrándose a través de un suelo arenoso.

Forzar, tensar, esforzar

Examples :

"He was straining to lift the heavy box. "

Se estaba esforzando por levantar la caja pesada.

Insistir, presionar

Examples :

"to strain a petition or invitation"

Insistir en una petición o invitación.

Abrazar, estrechar

Examples :

"After a long day at school, the little girl ran to her mother, straining her in a tight hug. "

Después de un largo día en la escuela, la niña corrió hacia su madre, abrazándola fuertemente.

Engendrar, procrear, dar a luz

Examples :

"A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."

Un hombre engendra, vive y luego muere.

Esfuerzo, tensión

Examples :

"After hours of heavy lifting, the worker felt a painful straining in his lower back. "

Después de horas de levantar objetos pesados, el trabajador sintió una dolorosa tensión en la parte baja de la espalda.

Filtración, el proceso de colar

Examples :

"After the pasta was cooked, the straining removed all the boiling water, leaving just the noodles in the colander. "

Después de que la pasta se cocinó, la filtración eliminó toda el agua hirviendo, dejando solo los fideos en el colador.

Related Words

traditionally adverb

Tradicionalmente

something noun

Algo, cosa

percolate noun

Percolado

unnatural adjective

Antinatural

especially adverb

Especialmente, particularmente

relations noun

Relaciones

comfortable noun

Edredón, colcha

stretching noun

Estiramiento, extensión

constrain verb

Restringir, obligar

importunity noun

Importunidad, insistencia

invitation noun

Invitación