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stress

/stres/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,078

Meaning

stress

  • mental or physical pressure
  • state of tension caused by too much work or worry

In a sentence

Ho molto stress questa settimana.

I have a lot of stress this week.

Lo stress ti fa dormire male?

Does stress make you sleep badly?

Lo yoga non elimina tutto lo stress.

Yoga does not remove all stress.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
stressmasculine · singular
stressmasculine · plural
stressmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Usually masculine: lo stress.
  • Usually invariable in the plural, though the singular is much more common.
  • Common with causare, ridurre, soffrire di.

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