stress Significado & definición

Significado de stress en español

• 0 feelings of worry caused by difficult situations such as problems at work -- tensión, estrés

  • work-related stress

  • She’s been under a lot of stress recently.

• 1 a greater force you use to say one part of a word or phrase -- acento

  • In the word ‘blanket’, the stress is on the first syllable.

• 2 to show that something is important -- recalcar, hacer hincapié en

  • I stressed that this was our policy.

• 3 to say one part of a word more strongly than the rest -- acentuar

  • In the word ‘engine’, you stress the first syllable.

• 4 feelings of being tired, worried, and unable to deal with problems -- estresado/da [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • students experiencing stress before final exams estudiantes estresados antes de los exámenes finales

  • the stresses and strains of working two jobs el estrés y las tensiones de tener dos trabajos

• 5 pressure that damages sth -- presión [ feminine, singular ]

  • As one engine part fails, it puts stress on other parts. Cuando una parte del motor falla, ejerce presión sobre otras partes.

• 6 emphasis or importance -- importancia [ feminine, singular ]

  • The school puts a lot of stress on good behavior. El colegio le da mucha importancia al buen comportamiento.

• 7 the force you give to a word or syllable when you say it -- acento [ masculine, singular ]

  • In the word “surprise,” the stress is on the second syllable. En la palabra “sorpresa”, el énfasis está en la segunda sílaba.

• 8 to emphasize the importance of sth -- subrayar la importancia

  • We stress safe driving habits with young drivers. Subrayamos la importancia de los hábitos de conducción segura con los conductores jóvenes.

  • I want to stress that we have not forgotten those who helped us. Quiero remarcar que no nos hemos olvidado de los que nos ayudaron.

• 9 to give extra force to a word or syllable when you speak -- enfatizar

  • “I am not quitting,” she said stressing “not.” “No voy a abandonar”, dijo enfatizando el “no”.