French translation for "strain"

[ strein ] 
n. tension, pression, surtension, effort, contrainte; entorse, foulure; déformation; ton (d'un discours); caractère; lignée, souche
v. tendre; fouler; forcer; déformer; filtrer; passer; tamiser; s'efforcer; forcer; peiner; fatiguer; travailler; se déformer (machine)

Related Translations:

strained:  adj. contraint; tendu; exagéré

re strain:  retenir, empêcher; détenir, refréner; contenir, refouler

strained relations:  relations tendues (relations désagréables entre deux parties, sensation d'instabilité dans une relation)

strained a muscle:  extension de muscle (a fait un faux mouvement qui a engendré la crampe d'un muscle)

strain every nerve:  donner son maximum, faire des efforts

under a strain:  sous tension, tendu

strain a person's patience:  mettre qqn à bout de patience

strain at a gnat and swallow a camel:  faire attention aux petits et mépriser les grands

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"straightjacket" French translation, "straightlaced" French translation, "straightly" French translation, "straightness" French translation, "straightway" French translation, "strain a person's patience" French translation, "strain at a gnat and swallow a camel" French translation, "strain every nerve" French translation, "strained" French translation, "strained a muscle" French translation