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How to say “stress” in Swedish
The usual word is att stressaverb · stress, put a person under stress, put pressure on a person
stressa
att stressa means “stress”, “put a person under stress”, “put pressure on a person”. Present stressar, past stressade, supine stressat.
du stressar för mycket
you rush too much, you put yourself under too much pressure
Check yourself: “stress”
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Other Swedish words for “stress”
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- en accentnounstress, accentaccenten ligger på första stavelsen (the stress is on the first syllable)
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