Vocabulary
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Stress
/ʃtʁɛs/· noun· Pl. —
stress
Deadlines, traffic, a full inbox — the one word Austrians and Germans use for all of it.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Stress
- Plural
- —
- Genitiv
- des Stresses
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Stress
pressure, strain
Ich habe gerade viel Stress in der Arbeit.
I'm under a lot of stress at work right now.
Word family
Stressgestresststressedstressigstressfulder Stressfaktorstress factorstressfreistress-free
Common combinations
- unter Stress stehento be under stress
- Stress abbauento reduce stress
- Stress haben mit + Dat.to have trouble with
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Druckdie Anspannung
↔ Opposites
die Entspannungdie Ruhe
Common learner mistakes
- Ich bin Stress.Ich bin gestresst. / Ich habe Stress.Stress is a noun: you have it or stand under it. The adjective for a person is gestresst.
Real examples
- Seit der Umstrukturierung stehe ich ständig unter Stress.Since the restructuring I've been under constant stress.
- Bewegung ist eines der besten Mittel, um Stress abzubauen.Exercise is one of the best ways to reduce stress.
- Ein bisschen positiver Stress kann sogar motivieren.A bit of positive stress can even be motivating.
