Meanings (ES + gloss)
tensión
The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
estrés
Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping describes psychological stress as “a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised…
énfasis
Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
Phrases
Peierls stressanti-stresscombat stress reactioncomplex post-traumatic stress disordercritical incident stress managementengineering stresseu-stressflow stressgenotoxic stressinternal stressnitrosative stressoxidative stressporcine stress syndromepost traumatic stress disorderpost-traumatic stress disorderpost-traumatic stress syndromeposttraumatic stress disorderpremenstrual stressprimary stressresidual stresssecondary stressshear stressstorm and stressstress ballstress cardiomyopathystress deafnessstress eatingstress fracturestress functionstress incontinencestress markstress of weatherstress puppystress teststress timingstress woodstress-freestress-timedstressfreestressful
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tensar • tensionar
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
estresar
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
acentuar
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
enfatizar
To emphasise (words in speaking).