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stress

1. noun
   1. (nervous) tension f, stress m;
      mental ~ tension nerveuse;
      to be under ~ être stressé/-e;
   2. (emphasis) accent m (on sur);
      to lay ~ on insister sur (fact, problem);
   3. (in physics) effort m;
   4. (in pronouncing) accent m.

2. transitive verb mettre l'accent sur, insister sur;
   to ~ the importance of sth souligner l'importance f de qch;
   to ~ (that) souligner que.

stress out (colloquial):

~ [sb] out stresser [qn].

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'stress' found in these entries:

English:

alleviate - handle - strain - try - warning sign

French:

accent - accentuer - appuyer - effort - insister - stresser - tension

stress: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
stress	n	(pressure, demands)	stress nm
			tension nerveuse nf
The stress of getting married can be overwhelming.
Le stress du mariage peut devenir insupportable.
La tension nerveuse au moment du mariage peut devenir insupportable.
stress	n	(emphasis)	insistance nf
The stress on good customer service helped the company grow.
Leur insistance à maintenir un bon service client favorisa la croissance de l'entreprise.
stress	n	(phonetics: accent) phonétique	accent nm
The stress goes on the second syllable.
L'accent se met sur la deuxième syllabe.
stress	vtr	(make tense, nervous)	stressé, tendu adj
I was really stressed by the medical operation.
J'étais vraiment stressé (or: tendu) par l'opération.
stress	vtr	(emphasize) insister	souligner vtr ⇒
We stressed our desire to hire a manager with a lot of experience.
Nous avons souligné notre désir d'engager un cadre expérimenté.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
stress	n	(force applied to a substance)	charge nf
The bridge could handle the stress of a heavy truck.
Le pont pouvait supporter la charge d'un gros camion.
stress	n	(stronger than usual pronunciation)	accentuation nf
In English, a stress on a word often emphasises its meaning.
En anglais, l'accentuation sur un mot approfondit son sens.
stress	n	(in music) musique	accent nm
There is a stress here on the B flat.
Il y a un accent sur le si dièse.
stress	n	(mechanics) mécanique	contrainte nf
The stress on the bolt was the cause of the mechanical failure.
La contrainte sur le boulon a engendré la rupture mécanique.
stress	vtr	(subject to physical stress) appliquer une force	tirer vi ⇒
Lifting that heavy table has stressed my back.
Soulever cette table a tiré sur mon dos.
stress	vtr	(pronounce more strongly)	insister, appuyer vi ⇒ ⇒
He stressed the word "walk" because he really didn't want to drive to the shop.
Il insista (or: appuya) sur le mot "marcher" parce qu'il ne voulait vraiment pas aller en voiture jusqu'au magasin.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
internal stress		nf	tension interne
level of stress		nm	niveau de stress
psychological stress		nm	stress psychologique
residual stress		nf	tension résiduelle
stress and strain			stress et tension
stress out		v	stresser ⇒
stress reaction		nf	réaction de stress
yield stress			contrainte d'écoulement
yield stress		nf	charge d'écoulement
yield stress		nf	limite d'écoulement
yield stress		nf	limite élastique inférieure
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