stress

stress
stres
1. noun
1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) tensión, estrés
2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensión
3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) énfasis, acento

2. verb
(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) enfatizar
- lay/put stress on
stress1 n
1. estrés / tensión
the stress of his job made him ill el estrés de su trabajo le puso enfermo
2. acento
in "afternoon", the stress is on the last syllable en "afternoon", el acento recae sobre la última sílaba
stress2 vb
1. acentuar
we stress the first syllable acentuamos la primera sílaba
2. hacer hincapié / insistir
he stressed that the mission was dangerous insistió en lo peligrosa que era la misión
stress
tr[stres]
noun
1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL tensión nombre femenino (nerviosa), estrés nombre masculino
■ he's under a lot of stress está muy estresado
■ his problems are stress related sus problemas están relacionados con el estrés
2 (pressure) presión nombre femenino, tensión nombre femenino
■ the stresses and strains of modern life las tensiones y presiones de la vida moderna
3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL tensión nombre femenino
4 (emphasis) hincapié nombre masculino (on, en), énfasis nombre masculino (on, en)
5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (on word) acento (tónico)
transitive verb
1 (emphasize) hacer hincapié en, poner énfasis en, subrayar, enfatizar
2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (word) acentuar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to lay great stress on something hacer mucho hincapié en algo, poner mucho énfasis en algo
stress mark acento
stress ['strɛs] vt
1) : someter a tensión (física)
2) emphasize: enfatizar, recalcar
3)
to stress out : estresar
stress n
1) : tensión f (en un material)
2) emphasis: énfasis m, acento m (en lingüística)
3) tension: tensión f (nerviosa), estrés m
stress
n.
(§ pl.: stresses) = acento s.m.
• esfuerzo s.m.
• estrés s.m.
• estuerzo s.m.
• fatiga nerviosa s.f.
• presión s.f.
• tensión s.f.
• énfasis s.f.
v.
• acentuar v.
• dar mucha importancia a v.
• encarecer v.
• insistir en v.
• poner énfasis v.
• recalcar v.
• remachar v.

I stres
noun
1)
a) u c (tension) tensión f; (Med) estrés m, tensión, f

she's under a lot of stress — está sometida a muchas presiones

the stresses and strains of modern living — las tensiones y presiones de la vida moderna

b) u (Phys, Tech) tensión f
2)
a) u (emphasis) énfasis m, hincapié m

to lay stress on something — poner* énfasis or hacer* hincapié en algo, enfatizar* algo

b) c u (Ling, Lit) acento m (tónico)

the stress is o falls on the second syllable — se acentúa (en) la segunda sílaba


II
transitive verb
a) (emphasize) poner* enfásis or hacer* hincapié en, enfatizar*, recalcar*

I must stress once again that ... — vuelvo a insistir en que ..., vuelvo a recalcar que ...

b) (Ling) \<\<word/syllable/vowel\>\> acentuar*
[stres]
1. N
1) (Tech) tensión f , carga f
2) (psychological etc) (=strain) estrés m , tensión f (nerviosa)

in times of stress — en épocas de estrés or tensión

to subject sb to great stress — someter a algn a grandes tensiones

the stresses and strains of modern life — las presiones de la vida moderna

to be under stress — estar estresado, tener estrés

3) (=emphasis) hincapié m , énfasis m

to lay great stress on sth — recalcar algo

4) (Ling, Poetry) acento m

the stress is on the second syllable — el acento tónico cae en la segunda sílaba

2. VT
1) (=emphasize) subrayar, insistir en

I must stress that ... — tengo que subrayar que ...

2) (Ling, Poetry) acentuar
3.
CPD

stress fracture N — [of bone] fractura f por fatiga; [of rock] fractura f por tensión

stress mark N — (Ling) tilde f

stress pattern N — patrón m acentual

stress system N — (Ling) sistema m de acentos, acentuación f

- stress out
* * *

I [stres]
noun
1)
a) u c (tension) tensión f; (Med) estrés m, tensión, f

she's under a lot of stress — está sometida a muchas presiones

the stresses and strains of modern living — las tensiones y presiones de la vida moderna

b) u (Phys, Tech) tensión f
2)
a) u (emphasis) énfasis m, hincapié m

to lay stress on something — poner* énfasis or hacer* hincapié en algo, enfatizar* algo

b) c u (Ling, Lit) acento m (tónico)

the stress is o falls on the second syllable — se acentúa (en) la segunda sílaba


II
transitive verb
a) (emphasize) poner* enfásis or hacer* hincapié en, enfatizar*, recalcar*

I must stress once again that ... — vuelvo a insistir en que ..., vuelvo a recalcar que ...

b) (Ling) \<\<word/syllable/vowel\>\> acentuar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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