Stress

"Stress" in Italian

enfasi

(on a point in an argument)

pressione

(emotional pressure)

stress

(emotional pressure)

tensione

((physics) internal force across a boundary per area)

accentuare

(to emphasise (a syllable))

enfatizzare

(to emphasise (words in speaking))

enfatizzare

(to emphasise (a point))

insistere

(to emphasise (a point))

sottolineare

(to emphasise (a point))

stressare

(to apply force to, causing strain)

stressare

(to apply emotional pressure to)

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