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1 striking
striking ['straɪkɪŋ](a) (remarkable → sight, contrast, resemblance, beauty) frappant, saisissant;∎ he cut a striking figure il avait une allure impressionnante;∎ a striking example of Baroque architecture un très bel exemple d'architecture baroque∎ within striking distance à proximité;∎ she lives within striking distance of London elle habite tout près de Londres;∎ they came within striking distance of finding a solution ils ont failli trouvé ou presque trouvé une solution2 noun(a) (of clock) sonnerie f (des heures)(b) (of coins) frappe f►► striking mechanism sonnerie f (des heures);striking workers des travailleurs mpl en grève, des grévistes mfpl -
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4 striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) frappant -
5 striking distance
striking distance n to be within striking distance [army, troops] être à portée de canon (of de) ; to be within striking distance for sb [agreement, success] être à la portée de qn ; we are within striking distance of winning la victoire est à notre portée. -
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7 striking box
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking box
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8 striking face
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking face
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9 striking of centers
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking of centers
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10 striking of formwork
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking of formwork
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11 striking point
centre m, centre de tracé d’un arc mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking point
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12 striking post
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking post
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13 striking stile
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking stile
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14 striking the form
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking the form
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15 striking wedge
Icale de serrage f, coin de blocage m, coin de décoffrage mIIdétente fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > striking wedge
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16 striking capacity
Mil. force de frappeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > striking capacity
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17 striking committee
Pol. comité de sélection [Parlement canadien]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > striking committee
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18 striking price
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19 striking stile
1) montant battant m2) montant de battement mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > striking stile
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20 striking against objects
heurt contre des objetsEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > striking against objects
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Striking — Strik ing, a. & n. from {Strike}, v. [1913 Webster] {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. {Striking plate}. (a) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Striking — Strik ing, a. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance. A striking fact. De Quincey. {Strik ing*ly}, adv. {Strik ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Striking — Striking. См. Наслаивание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
striking — index arrant (definite), clear (apparent), conspicuous, distinct (clear), eloquent, flagrant … Law dictionary
striking — (adj.) producing a vivid impression, 1752, from STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.) in the sense of to catch the fancy of (1590s) … Etymology dictionary
striking — *arresting, signal, salient, conspicuous, outstanding, *noticeable, remarkable, prominent Analogous words: *effective, effectual, efficacious: telling, convincing, compelling, cogent (see VALID): forcible, forceful, *powerful: impressive, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
striking — [adj] extraordinary; beautiful arresting, arrestive, astonishing, attractive, bizarre, charming, cogent, commanding, compelling, confounding, conspicuous, dazzling, distinguished, dynamite, electrifying, eye catching, fascinating, forceful,… … New thesaurus
striking — ► ADJECTIVE 1) noticeable. 2) dramatically good looking or beautiful. DERIVATIVES strikingly adverb … English terms dictionary
striking — [strī′kiŋ] adj. 1. that strikes or is on strike 2. very noticeable or impressive; unusual, outstanding, remarkable, etc. SYN. NOTICEABLE strikingly adv … English World dictionary
striking — [[t]stra͟ɪkɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual. The most striking feature of those statistics is the high proportion of suicides... He bears a striking resemblance to Lenin. ...her striking good… … English dictionary
striking — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ That hat looks very striking. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary