verb🔗ShareSerrer, étreindreTo hold tightly, to clasp."The little girl strained her teddy bear to her chest, comforting herself after a bad dream. "La petite fille serra son ours en peluche contre sa poitrine, se réconfortant après un mauvais rêve.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTendre, étirerTo apply a force or forces to by stretching out."Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues."Les relations entre les États-Unis et le Guatemala ont traditionnellement été étroites, bien qu'elles aient parfois été tendues par les droits de l'homme et les questions civiles/militaires.physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDétériorer, forcerTo damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force."The gale strained the timbers of the ship."La tempête a forcé les boiseries du navire.actionconditionmedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéformer, solliciterTo act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam."The carpenter strained the wood plank to make it fit into the frame. "Le charpentier a déformé la planche de bois pour qu'elle s'adapte au cadre.technicalphysicsmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'efforcer, forcerTo 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."Assis au fond, je me suis efforcé d'entendre l'orateur.actionsensationmindbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForcer, solliciterTo 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"Forcer la loi pour condamner un accusé.languagecommunicationactionconditionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFiltrer, passerTo separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander"To prepare the juice, I strained the orange pulp from the liquid. "Pour préparer le jus, j'ai filtré la pulpe d'orange du liquide.foodutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFiltrer, passerTo percolate; to be filtered."water straining through a sandy soil"L'eau filtrant à travers un sol sablonneux.processfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForcer, contraindre, tendreTo make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain."The student strained to understand the difficult math problem, forcing himself to focus despite feeling tired. "L'étudiant s'est forcé à comprendre le problème de maths difficile, se contraignant à se concentrer malgré la fatigue.attitudeconditionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSolliciter, supplierTo urge with importunity; to press."to strain a petition or invitation"Solliciter une pétition ou une invitation.actiondemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉtreindre, serrer dans ses brasHug somebody; to hold somebody tightly."After a long trip, the little girl strained her mother in a tight embrace. "Après un long voyage, la petite fille a étreint sa mère dans une étreinte serrée.bodyactionhumanfamilyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngendrer, procréer, mettre au mondeTo beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world."A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."Un homme engendre, vit, puis meurt.familybiologyanimalhumansexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFiltré, passéForced through a strainer."Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest."Les bébés ne semblent pas aimer les petits pois filtrés, même si la purée est facile à manger et à digérer pour eux.foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Sharetendu, crispéUnder tension; tense."Ever since the fight our relation has been strained."Depuis la dispute, notre relation est tendue.mindconditionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareForcé, artificielNot natural or spontaneous but done with effort"A strained smile."Un sourire forcé.attitudecharacteremotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading