German-English translations for strapazieren

strain
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Mr President, I do not want to strain your tolerance further. Herr Präsident, ich möchte Ihre Toleranz nicht noch mehr strapazieren. There is a strain of madness in her family.They say this years flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
get on somebody's nerves

stress
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Go easy on him, hes been under a lot of stress lately.Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
tax
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a heavy tax on time or healthSome think to tax the wealthy is the fairestSome think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector
wear
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the same time?&emspHe wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braidsShe wore a smile all day. He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction
wear outYoure going to wear out that game if you keep playing so rough with it.He wears a pair of tennis shoes out every summer.The old tractor finally wore out.