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Stress Uncountable Noun Countable Put Word  /Stres   Stres

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front stress 
IPA  /stres   / noun
Back stres, gerilim
Back 2

stress (noun)

 /stres   / noun
 
 1 [countable, uncountable]
worry and pressure that is caused by having too much to deal with
stres, gerilim
 He's been under a lot of stress since his wife went into hospital.
 The doctor told her that she was suffering from stress.
 the stresses and strains of life in a big city
 look at TRAUMA
 2 [countable, uncountable]
a physical force that may cause sth to bend or break
basınç
 They are studying how this metal behaves under stress.
 Heavy lorries put too much stress on this bridge.
 3 [uncountable]
stress (on sth)
the special attention that you give to sth because you think it is important
vurgu
 We should put more stress on preventing crime.
 4 [countable, uncountable]
(a) stress (on sth)
the force that you put on a particular word or part of a word when you speak
vurgulama
 In the word ‘dictionary’ the stress is on the first syllable, ‘dic’.
 

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