Definizione monolingua

stress

stress (third-person singular simple present stresses, present participle stressing, simple past and past participle stressed)

1. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
2. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
3. (informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
4. To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

   “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.

5. To emphasise (words in speaking).
6. To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

   I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.

stress (countable and uncountable; plural stresses)

1. (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by ?
2. (countable, physics) externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
3. (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

   Go easy on him, hes been under a lot of stress lately.

4. (uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.

   Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.

5. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
6. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

Definizione dizionario stress

	accento
	when speaking
	on a syllable

	stress
	emotional pressure
	A stimulus or succession of stimuli of such magnitude as to tend to disrupt the homeostasis of the organism.

pressione

	tensione
	force

accentare

accentazione

accentatura

accentuare

caricare

cianfrinare

enfasi

forzare

premere

serrare

sforzo

sollecitare

sollecitazione

sottolineare

spinta

stringere

Altri significati:

To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

on a point in an argument

To emphasise (words in speaking).

(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

to emphasise (words in speaking)

To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

(countable, physics) externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.

(major) emphasis

(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by ?

Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.

To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

(uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.

to emphasise (a point)

(uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.

to apply force to, causing strain

to apply emotional pressure to

to emphasise (a syllable)

(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).