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stam·i·na 1
(stăm′ə-nə)n.
Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.
[Latin stāmina, pl. of stāmen, thread, thread of life spun by the Fates; see stamen.]
stam′i·nal (stăm′ə-nəl) adj.
sta·mi·na 2
(stā′mə-nə, stăm′ə-)n.
A plural of stamen.
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stamina
(ˈstæmɪnə)n
enduring energy, strength, and resilience
[C19: identical with stamina2 from Latin stāmen thread, hence the threads of life spun out by the Fates, hence energy, etc]
ˈstaminal adj
stamina
(ˈstæmɪnə)n
(Botany) a plural of stamen
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stam•i•na1
(ˈstæm ə nə)n.
strength or power to endure fatigue, stress, etc.; endurance.
[1535–45; < Latin, pl. of stāmen thread (see stamen); i.e., the life-threads spun by the Fates]
stam•i•na2
(ˈstæm ə nə)n.
a pl. of stamen.
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Noun | 1. | stamina - enduring strength and energy endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance" legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs" |
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stamina
noun staying power, endurance, resilience, force, power, energy, strength, resistance, grit, vigour, tenacity, welly (slang), power of endurance, indefatigability, lustiness You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class dancer.
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stamina
nounThe quality or power of withstanding hardship or stress:
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Translations
تـَحَمُّلُمَقْدِرَه على التَّحَمُّل
výdrž
udholdenhed
kestävyys
izdržljivost
òrek, úthald
スタミナ
스태미나
izturība
výdrž
uthållighet
sự dẻo dai
stamina
[ˈstæmɪnə] N → resistencia f, aguante mhas he enough stamina for the job? → ¿tiene bastante resistencia para el puesto?
you need stamina → hace falta tener nervio
intellectual stamina → vigor m intelectual
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stamina
n → Stehvermögen nt, → Durchhaltevermögen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stamina
(ˈstӕminə) noun strength or power to endure fatigue etc. Long-distance runners require plenty of stamina.
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stamina
→ تـَحَمُّلُ výdrž udholdenhed Durchhaltevermögen σωματική αντοχή resistencia kestävyys endurance izdržljivost resistenza スタミナ 스태미나 uithoudingsvermogen utholdenhet wytrzymałość resistência выносливость uthållighet ความทรหดอดทน ความแข็งแกร่งที่ยืนหยัดอยู่ได้นาน dayanıklılık sự dẻo dai 耐力Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stamina
n resistenciaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.