"strain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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strain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 15
strain relations • strain one's eyes • strain one's ears • strain one's relationship • strain a muscle • ...
strain + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
strain against • strain at • strain for • strain with • strain in • ...
strain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 17
severely strained • strain forward • further strain • strain upward • badly strained • ...
(3) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
  • "Let me tell you about my star brother," he said, so softly that the others strained toward him slightly to hear.
  • Although he continued to smile, Rhodan's voice sounded slightly strained.
  • They didn't avoid him exactly, but when in his company their con- versation was always slightly strained.
  • His relationship with his brother is slightly strained because they play the same position, but he still admires him to no end.
  • However his voice was slightly strained when he spoke: "They have-uh-disappeared since 10 days ago.
  • "That doesn't solve the problem of exactly where he is," Becka said, her voice sounding slightly strained.
  • Elsewhere in the program, voices sounded slightly strained and were not helped by the church's dry acoustics.
  • His grin was slightly strained and anxious and so were his eyes.
  • I refocused, straining slightly, and nodded to myself as I slowed.
  • Khan became Kenji's mentor after killing his brother, and the two share a slightly strained, but at the same time, trusting, relationship.
2. somewhat strained = nieco napięty somewhat strained

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