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STRENGTHEN
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Traducere în limba română
strengthen verb A. tranzitiv
1. a forticica, a întări; a înzdrăveni.
2. (fig.) a confirma, a întări.
3. a consolida, a întări (şi fig.).
4. a concentra, a întări (o soluţie), a mări concentraţia (unei soluţii); a trata (o soluţie ) cu un ingredient (care-i măreşte tăria sau îi accentuează gustul);
to strengthen (the beer) with hops a pune hamei (la bere).
strengthen verb B. intranzitiv
a se consolida, a se fortifica, a se întări, a deveni puternic, a câştiga putere, a câştiga puteri noi, a se înzdrăveni (şi fig.)
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
“My good opinion cannot strengthen his attachment to some people whom he knows,” said Agnes, with a smile; “it is not worth their having.”
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
She walked out directly, as her uncle recommended, and followed his advice throughout, as far as she could; did check her tears; did earnestly try to compose her spirits and strengthen her mind.
(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)
With Saturn in such an encouraging place, if you do travel for business, you are likely to forge or strengthen a long-term association with the client or people you meet there, one that provides security to both parties.
(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)
On the contrary, with a mind and body alike strengthened by rest, she looked and spoke with more genuine spirit, anticipating the pleasure of Margaret's return, and talking of the dear family party which would then be restored, of their mutual pursuits and cheerful society, as the only happiness worth a wish.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)
The knowledge that her mother had a fault like hers, and tried to mend it, made her own easier to bear and strengthened her resolution to cure it, though forty years seemed rather a long time to watch and pray to a girl of fifteen.
(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)
To begin twice more after I had been through a deed of horror; for if it was terrible with the sweet Miss Lucy, what would it not be with these strange ones who had survived through centuries, and who had been strengthened by the passing of the years; who would, if they could, have fought for their foul lives....
(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)
I did not wonder at Lestrade’s opinion, and yet I had so much faith in Sherlock Holmes’ insight that I could not lose hope as long as every fresh fact seemed to strengthen his conviction of young McCarthy’s innocence.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As his fancy died out, I would no more have tried to strengthen any power I had, than I would have married him on his being forced to take me for his wife.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
Their vanity was in such good order that they seemed to be quite free from it, and gave themselves no airs; while the praises attending such behaviour, secured and brought round by their aunt, served to strengthen them in believing they had no faults.
(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)
This belief strengthened daily.
(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)
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