stress1
/stres/Translation
n [u]
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⇨ estrés
He can't stand the stress of big cities No soporta el estrés de las grandes ciudades
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⇨ carga
Architects need to calculate the stress of a roof on the walls Los arquitectos han de calcular la carga que ejerce el techo sobre los muros
› (en lingüística o en música)
⇨ acento
to lay stress on sth
⇨ poner énfasis en algo
(Definition of stress n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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