- strained atmosphere
- натянутая обстановка
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
strained atmosphere
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strained — [ streınd ] adjective 1. ) not relaxed or friendly: Relations between the two countries are strained. a strained atmosphere/silence 2. ) not natural and produced with some effort: Zoe felt horribly anxious but managed to force a strained smile. 3 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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strained — UK [streɪnd] / US adjective 1) not relaxed or friendly Relations between the two countries are strained. a strained atmosphere/silence 2) not natural and produced with some effort Zoe felt horribly anxious but managed to force a strained smile.… … English dictionary
strained — adjective 1 a situation or behaviour that is strained makes people feel nervous and uncomfortable, and unable to behave naturally; tense 1 (1): I couldn t stand the strained atmosphere at dinner anymore. 2 showing the effects of worry or too much … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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