I.strain [ingl brit streɪn, ingl am streɪn] SOST
1. strain FIS:
- effort m
3. strain (injury):
II.strains SOST
strains sost pl (tune) (of piece of music, song):
III.strain [ingl brit streɪn, ingl am streɪn] VB vb trans
1. strain (stretch):
2. strain fig:
- the writer has strained the possibilities of conventional language