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1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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strike a note (of something) — sound/strike a ˈnote (of ˈsth) idiom to express feelings or opinions of a particular kind • She sounded a note of warning in her speech. • The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note. Main entry: ↑noteidiom … Useful english dictionary
strike a note of caution — sound/strike a note of caution ► to warn someone about something: »The Committee sounded a note of caution, saying the extra money entering the economy may push up inflation. Main Entry: ↑caution … Financial and business terms
strike a note of — strike (or sound) a note of express (a particular feeling or view) about something he sounded a note of caution about the trend toward health foods … Useful english dictionary
strike a note — verb refer to or be relevant or familiar to I hope this message hits home! • Syn: ↑hit home, ↑strike home, ↑strike a chord • Hypernyms: ↑affect, ↑impress, ↑move, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strike right note — If you strike (or hit) the right note, you say or do something suitable or appropriate He struck the right note with his future mother in law when he brought her a book on gardening her favourite hobby! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sound/strike a note of caution — ► to warn someone about something: »The Committee sounded a note of caution, saying the extra money entering the economy may push up inflation. Main Entry: ↑caution … Financial and business terms
strike a note of discord — make a protestation, object … English contemporary dictionary
note — I n. memorandum record 1) to make a note of (she made a note of the exact time) 2) to take note of short letter official letter 3) to compose, write a note 4) to address; deliver a note 5) to drop, send smb. a note 6) a diplomatic; protest note… … Combinatory dictionary
strike home — verb refer to or be relevant or familiar to (Freq. 1) I hope this message hits home! • Syn: ↑hit home, ↑strike a chord, ↑strike a note • Hypernyms: ↑affect, ↑impress, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strike a chord — verb 1. create an emotional response (Freq. 1) The music struck a chord with the listeners • Hypernyms: ↑resonate, ↑come across • Verb Frames: Somebody s Something is ing PP … Useful english dictionary
Strike Witches — Japanese light novel cover of Strike Witches volume 1 ストライクウィッチーズ Genre Military science fiction … Wikipedia
