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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÜberanstrengung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ü-ber-an-stren-gung
"Die Überanstrengung führte zu einer Verletzung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To exert too much effort or pressure on something, leading to damage or injury.
"He overstrained his muscles during the workout, resulting in a painful injury."
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The condition of being subjected to excessive stress or pressure.
"The overstrain of the system led to a complete breakdown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'overstrain' is derived from the prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessively' and the verb 'strain' which comes from Old French 'estrainier', meaning 'to stretch'. The combination reflects the action of putting excessive stress or pressure on something, evolving in usage since the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overstrain" is said worldwide
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Surmenage
Transliteration: sur-menaj
"Il a souffert de surmenage après avoir trop travaillé."
Überanstrengung
Transliteration: ü-ber-an-stren-gung
"Die Überanstrengung führte zu einer Verletzung."
Sforzo eccessivo
Transliteration: sfor-zo e-cces-si-vo
"Lo sforzo eccessivo ha causato un infortunio."
Sobreesfuerzo
Transliteration: so-bre-es-fuer-zo
"El sobreesfuerzo le causó una lesión."
Sobrecarga
Transliteration: so-bre-car-ga
"A sobrecarga resultou em uma lesão."
अधिक तनाव
Transliteration: adhik tanav
"अधिक तनाव के कारण उसे चोट लगी।"
过度紧张
Transliteration: guò dù jǐn zhāng
"过度紧张导致了他的受伤。"
과도한 긴장
Transliteration: gwa-do-han gin-jang
"과도한 긴장으로 인해 부상을 입었다."
過度の緊張
Transliteration: kado no kinchou
"過度の緊張が彼の怪我の原因となった。"
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