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"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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 7
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 4
(1) relation, relationship, tie
Kolokacji: 3
(2) eye, resource, credulity, credibility, ability
Kolokacji: 5
1. strain one's eyes = wytężać wzrok strain one's eyes
  • I strained my eyes to see them, but there was nothing to be seen.
  • The Doctor strained his eyes, but there was nothing to see.
  • Sam strained his eyes to see him, but he could not.
  • He strained his eyes in the direction from which they had come.
  • The girl strained her eyes into the night before them.
  • I strained my eyes, trying to see where she was.
  • I strained my eyes and at last the shape moved again.
  • I strained my eyes to make sense of what she was saying.
  • Everyone strained their eyes to see - but the window was too far up.
  • They strained their eyes, but it was too far away.
2. strain one's resources = obciążenie czyjś zasoby strain one's resources
strain resources
3. strain credulity = łatwowierność obciążenia strain credulity
4. strain credibility = wiarygodność obciążenia strain credibility
5. strain one's ability = obciążenie czyjś umiejętność strain one's ability
(3) ear, budget, sense
Kolokacji: 3
(4) muscle, hamstring, neck, ligament
Kolokacji: 4
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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