stress1, s.1Éigean m. Stress of weather, doineann f. Under stress of poverty, le teann bochtaineachta. 2aMec: Strus m. Bending stress, strus m lúbtha. To be in stress, bheith faoi strus. bPeriod of storm and stress, aimsir challshaotha agus chruatain. 3aTo lay stress on a point, luí ar phointe áirithe; pointe áirithe a chur i dtábhacht. To lay stress on a word, teannadh a chur le focal, bLing: Stress(-accent), béim f gutha, aiceann m.
stress2, v.tr.1Mec: Cuirim strus ar (bhíoma, etc.). 2Cuirim (pointe) i dtábhacht, cuirim teannadh le (caint); cuirim béim, aiceann, ar (fhocal, shiolla, etc.).