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stressare

to stress out, to put under stress

verb stres-SAH-reh Rare

Origin: Borrowed from English 'stress'.

Usage Note

Stressare is a modern loanword verb. The reflexive stressarsi means 'to get stressed': Non stressarti! (Don't stress yourself out!). It takes avere when used transitively and essere reflexively. The adjective stressato (stressed) is very common in informal speech.

Examples

"Il lavoro mi stressava molto."

Natural Translation

Work was stressing me out a lot.

Literal Translation

The work me stressed a-lot.

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