Stress

"Stress" in Portuguese

estresse

(emotional pressure)

stress

(emotional pressure)

tensão

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

ênfase

(on a point in an argument)

acentuar

(to emphasise (a syllable))

acentuar

(to emphasise (words in speaking))

enfatizar

(to emphasise (words in speaking))

enfatizar

(to emphasise (a point))

estressar

(to apply emotional pressure to)

stressar

(to apply emotional pressure to)

tensionar

(to apply force to, causing strain)

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