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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
(3) ear, budget, sense
Kolokacji: 3
1. strain one's ears = obciążenie czyjś uszy strain one's ears
  • It was low and they had to strain their ears to hear.
  • He strained his ears to make out what they were saying.
  • The three boys strained their ears, and felt sure that the men had gone.
  • I strained my ears, but no further sound fell upon them.
  • The old man strained his ears, but he could hear nothing.
  • Anyone straining their ears up there will hear me coming.
  • I had to strain my ears to catch what she was saying.
  • He strained his ears to hear what they were saying.
  • There was an answer I strained my ears to hear.
  • She strained her ears, but still didn't hear a sound.
2. strain one's budget = obciążenie czyjś budżet strain one's budget
3. strain one's senses = obciążenie czyjś sensy strain one's senses
(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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