напрягать

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Russian

Etymology

напря́г- (naprjág-) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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Verb

напряга́ть (naprjagátʹimpf (perfective напря́чь)

  1. to flex (the muscle)
  2. to strain (the back, the ears)
  3. (slang) to stress out

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