STRAINED

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strained adjectiv

1. încordat, întins; (fig.) forţat, silit, nenatural, nefiresc; exagerat, tras de păr;

strained cordiality cordialitate forţată;

strained relations relaţii / raporturi încordate;

strained smile zâmbet silit.

2. deformat, răsucit; (med.) luxat, scrântit.

3. filtrat, strecurat.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

The voice was Quincey's, but it was low and strained.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Since I have been in that altered position, I have strained every nerve, I have exerted every energy, to improve it.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

At another time Spitz went through, dragging the whole team after him up to Buck, who strained backward with all his strength, his fore paws on the slippery edge and the ice quivering and snapping all around.

(The Call of the Wild, de Jack London)

"It's a nice yellow one," said Wilson, as he strained at the handle.

(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Her grey, sun-strained eyes stared straight ahead, but she had deliberately shifted our relations, and for a moment I thought I loved her.

(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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