Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - strain(2)
Strain(2)
strain(2)
n. 1 a breed or stock of animals, plants, etc. 2 a moraltendency as part of a person's character (a strain of aggression). [ME, = progeny, f. OE streon (recorded in gestreonan beget), rel. to L struere build]