"strain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

strain verbo

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
2. somewhat strained = nieco napięty somewhat strained
  • Relations between the School and the Corporation were somewhat strained during the 1890s.
  • Issue of labor force administration in Malaysia has somewhat strained the bilateral ties temporarily.
  • The relationship between the Wrecker and Thunderball has always been somewhat strained at times.
  • Their goal, however, is somewhat strained by their lack of money.
  • It is disappointing to have to report that that feeling was strained somewhat Friday night.
  • The Baron's capacity for philosophical acceptance became somewhat strained; but at the moment he had no real choice.
  • The relations within the band were somewhat strained at this gig.
  • I hope that this symbolic visit will go some way to improving transatlantic relations, which have been somewhat strained recently.
  • Their relationship is somewhat strained with their life on the island, continuously detaching throughout.
  • Relations have been strained somewhat by Thai perceptions that Washington was slow to respond to its economic crisis.

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