"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 • ...
(1) relation, relationship, tie
Kolokacji: 3
1. strain one's eyes = wytężać wzrok strain one's eyes
3. strain credulity = łatwowierność obciążenia strain credulity
4. strain credibility = wiarygodność obciążenia strain credibility
  • I've convinced that it's because the weight of an elephant is so incredible - by which I mean, it honestly strains credibility.
  • It is not possible to tell everything in an autobiography because there are "events that strain credibility.
  • It strains credibility that the jurors could remain impartial in spite of their knowledge of the guilty plea.
  • A for recollection now would strain credibility to the breaking "No," he says.
  • For them to say that it strains credibility that we're surprised about what happened today, those other actions happened years ago.
  • Not all schools submitted numbers that strain credibility, and some have put forth more modest estimates after years of sky-high claims.
  • "But if the drug-dealing was so open that it strains credibility that she had no idea, we'll go after the full tenancy."
  • The other tales may seem irrational, but this is the only one that strains credibility.
  • The findings would be more impressive if that survey had been done by an independent organization, but they do not strain credibility.
  • - and some of its machinations strain credibility.
5. strain one's ability = obciążenie czyjś umiejętność strain one's ability
(3) ear, budget, sense
Kolokacji: 3
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 • ...

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