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1 hit back
hit back contrattaccare; hit [sb.] backif he hits you, hit him back! — se ti colpisce, restituiscigli il colpo! hit [sth.] back ribattere [ ball]
* * *(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) replicare ai colpi* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + adv* * *hit back contrattaccare; hit [sb.] backif he hits you, hit him back! — se ti colpisce, restituiscigli il colpo! hit [sth.] back ribattere [ ball]
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2 hit
A n1 (blow, stroke in sport) coup m ; ( in fencing) touche f ; to give the ball a tremendous hit frapper la balle très fort ; to score a hit Sport, fig marquer un point ; ⇒ direct hit ;2 ( success) (play, film etc) succès m ; ( record) tube ○ m ; to be a big ou smash hit (show, film) avoir or remporter un succès fou ; to be a hit with the public avoir beaucoup de succès auprès du public ; to make a hit with sb [person] faire grosse impression sur qn ; she's a big hit with my son mon fils l'adore ;1 ( strike) frapper [person, ball] ; [head, arm] cogner contre [windscreen, wall] ; to hit one's head/knee on sth se cogner la tête/le genou contre qch ; his father used to hit him son père le battait ; to hit a good shot (in tennis, cricket) jouer une bonne balle ; to hit a nail with a hammer enfoncer un clou à coups de marteau ; to hit the brakes écraser le frein ;3 ( collide violently) heurter [vehicle, wall] ; ( more violently) percuter ; [vehicle] renverser [person] ; the plane hit the runway with a bump l'avion s'est posé lourdement sur la piste ;4 ( affect adversely) affecter, toucher [group, incomes, industry] ; to be hit by strikes/bad weather être affecté par les grèves/le mauvais temps ; hardest ou worst hit will be small businesses ce sont les petits commerces qui seront les plus touchés ; his father's death hit him badly la mort de son père l'a beaucoup affecté ;5 ( become apparent to) it suddenly hit me that je me suis soudain rendu compte que ; then it hit me! tout d'un coup j'ai réalisé ○ ! ;7 ( come upon) rencontrer [traffic, problem, bad weather] ; you'll hit the worst of the rush hour tu vas tomber en pleine heure d'affluence ;10 ○ ( kill) refroidir ○, assassiner [person] ;11 ○ ( scrounge) to hit sb for sth taper ○ qch à qn ;12 ○ ( in cards) ‘hit me!’ ‘donne-moi une carte!’to hit sb in the eye sauter aux yeux ; a colour which hits you between the eyes une couleur criarde ; to hit the big time ○ réussir ; to hit the ceiling ou roof ○ sauter au plafond ○ ; to hit the jackpot remporter le gros lot ; to hit it off with sb bien s'entendre avec qn ; not to know what has hit one ○ être sidéré ; a beer would just hit the spot ○ ! une bière ferait (bien) l'affaire!■ hit back:▶ hit back riposter ;▶ hit [sb] back rendre un coup à [qn] ; well, if he hits you, hit him back! eh bien, s'il te frappe, rends-le lui (coup pour coup)! ;▶ hit [sth] back renvoyer [ball].■ hit out:▶ hit out lit distribuer des coups à droite et à gauche ; fig to hit out at attaquer [neglect, complacency].■ hit upon, hit on:▶ hit (up)on [sth] avoir [idea] ; découvrir [evidence, solution] ; trouver [present] ; tomber sur [problem] ; you've hit on a bad time tu tombes mal ;▶ hit on [sb] ◑ US draguer ○ [person]. -
3 back
back [bæk]vers l'arrière ⇒ 1 (a) re + verbe ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) de derrière ⇒ 2 (a) arrière ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (g) dos ⇒ 3 (a)-(c), 3 (e), 3 (f) fond ⇒ 3 (d) reculer ⇒ 4 (a), 5 (a) financer ⇒ 4 (b) parier sur ⇒ 4 (c)1 adverb(a) (towards the rear) vers l'arrière, en arrière;∎ he stepped back il a reculé d'un pas, il a fait un pas en arrière;∎ I pushed back my chair j'ai reculé ma chaise;∎ she tied her hair back elle a attaché ses cheveux;∎ he glanced back il a regardé derrière lui;∎ house set or standing back from the road maison écartée du chemin ou en retrait∎ to come back revenir;∎ to go back (return) retourner;∎ to go or turn back (retrace footsteps) rebrousser chemin;∎ we went back home nous sommes rentrés (à la maison);∎ my headache's back j'ai de nouveau mal à la tête, mon mal de tête a recommencé;∎ they'll be back on Monday ils rentrent ou ils seront de retour lundi;∎ I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite;∎ I'll be back (threat) vous me reverrez;∎ we expect him back tomorrow il doit rentrer demain;∎ as soon as you get back dès votre retour;∎ is he back at work? a-t-il repris le travail?;∎ he's just back from Moscow il arrive ou rentre de Moscou;∎ we went to town and back nous avons fait un saut en ville;∎ he went to his aunt's and back il a fait l'aller et retour chez sa tante;∎ the trip to Madrid and back takes three hours il faut trois heures pour aller à Madrid et revenir;∎ meanwhile, back in Washington entre-temps, à Washington;∎ back home, there's no school on Saturdays chez moi ou nous, il n'y a pas d'école le samedi;∎ Commerce the back-to-school sales les soldes fpl de la rentrée∎ she wants her children back elle veut qu'on lui rende ses enfants;∎ he went back to sleep il s'est rendormi;∎ business soon got back to normal les affaires ont vite repris leur cours normal;∎ miniskirts are coming back (in fashion) les minijupes reviennent à la mode∎ six pages back six pages plus haut;∎ back in the 17th century au 17ème siècle;∎ as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;∎ back in November déjà au mois de novembre;∎ familiar ten years back il y a dix ans□(e) (in reply, in return)∎ you should ask for your money back vous devriez demander un remboursement ou qu'on vous rembourse;∎ I hit him back je lui ai rendu son coup;∎ if you kick me I'll kick you back si tu me donnes un coup de pied, je te le rendrai;∎ she smiled back at him elle lui a répondu par un sourire;∎ to write back répondre (par écrit);∎ to get one's own back (on sb) prendre sa revanche (sur qn);∎ that's her way of getting back at you c'est sa façon de prendre sa revanche sur toi(a) (rear → door, garden) de derrière; (→ wheel) arrière (inv); (→ seat) arrière (inv), de derrière;∎ the back legs of a horse les pattes fpl arrière d'un cheval;∎ back entrance entrée f située à l'arrière;∎ the back room is the quietest la pièce qui donne sur l'arrière est la plus calme;∎ the back page of the newspaper la dernière page du journal;∎ to put sth on the back burner remettre qch à plus tard(b) (quiet → lane, road) écarté, isolé3 noun(a) (part of body) dos m;∎ back pain mal m de dos;∎ to have a back problem avoir des problèmes de dos;∎ she carried her baby on her back elle portait son bébé sur son dos;∎ I fell flat on my back je suis tombé à la renverse ou sur le dos;∎ we lay on our backs nous étions allongés sur le dos;∎ my back aches j'ai mal au dos;∎ the cat arched its back le chat a fait le gros dos;∎ I only saw them from the back je ne les ai vus que de dos;∎ she sat with her back to the window elle était assise le dos tourné à la fenêtre;∎ sitting with one's back to the light assis à contre-jour;∎ he was sitting with his back to the wall il était assis, dos au mur;∎ figurative to have one's back to the wall être au pied du mur;∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn; figurative abandonner qn;∎ when my back was turned quand j'avais le dos tourné;∎ you had your back to me tu me tournais le dos;∎ they have the police at their backs (in support) ils ont la police avec eux; (in pursuit) ils ont la police à leurs trousses;∎ with an army at his back (supporting him) soutenu par une armée;∎ to do sth behind sb's back faire qch dans le dos de qn;∎ he laughs at you behind your back il se moque de vous quand vous avez le dos tourné ou dans votre dos;∎ to talk about sb behind their back dire du mal de qn dans son dos;∎ the decision was taken behind my back la décision a été prise derrière mon dos;∎ he went behind my back to the boss il est allé voir le patron derrière mon dos ou à mon insu;∎ to be flat on one's back (bedridden) être alité ou cloué au lit;∎ familiar get off my back! fiche-moi la paix!;∎ mind your backs! attention, s'il vous plaît!;∎ the rich live off the backs of the poor les riches vivent sur le dos des pauvres;∎ to put sb's back up énerver qn;∎ to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch;∎ familiar that's it, put your back into it! allez, un peu de nerf!;∎ to put one's back out se faire mal au dos;∎ I'll be glad to see the back of her je serai content de la voir partir ou d'être débarrassé d'elle(b) (part opposite the front → gen) dos m, derrière m; (→ of coat, shirt, door) dos m; (→ of vehicle, building, head) arrière m; (→ of train) queue f; (→ of book) fin f;∎ to sit in the back (of car) monter à l'arrière;∎ to sit at the back (of bus) s'asseoir à l'arrière;∎ the carriage at the back of the train la voiture en queue de ou du train;∎ at the back of the book à la fin du livre;∎ the garden is out or round the back le jardin se trouve derrière la maison;∎ the dress fastens at the back or American in back la robe s'agrafe dans le dos;∎ there was an advert on the back of the bus il y avait une publicité à l'arrière du bus;∎ familiar she's got a face like the back of a bus elle est moche comme un pou(c) (other side → of hand, spoon, envelope) dos m; (→ of carpet, coin, medal) revers m; (→ of fabric) envers m; (→ of page) verso m; Finance (→ of cheque) dos m, verso m;∎ I know this town like the back of my hand je connais cette ville comme ma poche;∎ familiar you'll feel the back of my hand in a minute! tu vas en prendre une!(d) (farthest from the front → of cupboard, room, stage) fond m;∎ back of the mouth arrière-bouche f;∎ back of the throat arrière-gorge f;∎ we'd like a table at the or in the very back nous voudrions une table tout au fond;∎ familiar in the back of beyond en pleine brousse, au diable vauvert;∎ it was always there at the back of his mind that… l'idée ne le quittait pas que…;∎ it's something to keep at the back of your mind c'est quelque chose à ne pas oublier;∎ I've had it or it's been at the back of my mind for ages j'y pense depuis longtemps, ça fait longtemps que ça me travaille(f) (of chair) dos m, dossier m∎ (full) back arrière m;∎ right/left back arrière m droit/gauche∎ I backed the car into the garage j'ai mis la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière;∎ she backed him into the next room elle l'a fait reculer dans la pièce d'à côté(b) Commerce (support financially → company, venture) financer, commanditer; Finance (→ loan) garantir;∎ Finance to back a bill avaliser ou endosser un effet(c) (encourage → efforts, person, venture) encourager, appuyer, soutenir; Politics (→ candidate, bill) soutenir;∎ we backed her in her fight against racism nous l'avons soutenue dans sa lutte contre le racisme;∎ Sport to back a winner (horse, team) parier ou miser sur un gagnant; Finance & Commerce (company, stock) bien placer son argent; figurative jouer la bonne carte;∎ figurative to back the wrong horse parier ou miser sur le mauvais cheval(e) Textiles (strengthen, provide backing for → curtain, material) doubler; (→ picture, paper) renforcer∎ the car backed into the driveway la voiture est entrée en marche arrière dans l'allée;∎ I backed into my neighbour's car je suis rentré dans la voiture de mon voisin en reculant;∎ I backed into a corner je me suis retiré dans un coin∎ to go back and forth (person) faire des allées et venues; (machine, piston) faire un mouvement de va-et-vient;∎ his eyes darted back and forth il regardait de droite à gauchedevant derrière, à l'envers;∎ you've got your pullover on back to front tu as mis ton pull devant derrièreAmerican derrière►► Technology back boiler = ballon d'eau chaude situé derrière un foyer;Press back copy vieux numéro m;Australian & New Zealand back country campagne f, arrière-pays m inv;∎ figurative to get in through or by the back door être pistonné;∎ the back end of the year l'arrière-saison;Linguistics back formation dérivation f régressive;American back haul = trajet de retour d'un camion;Finance back interest arrérages mpl, intérêts mpl arriérés;Press back issue vieux numéro m;Golf the back nine les neuf derniers trous mpl;Press back number vieux numéro m;Banking back office back-office m;back office staff personnels mpl de back-office;Commerce back orders commandes fpl en souffrance;back page dernière page f;Football back pass passe f en retrait;back pay rappel m de salaire;back rent arriéré m de loyer;back road petite route f;back room (in house) pièce f de derrière; (in shop) arrière-boutique f; (for research) laboratoire m de recherche secret;back seat siège m arrière;back shift (people) = équipe du soir;∎ I hate the back shift je déteste être du soir;∎ to work or be on the back shift être (de l'équipe) du soir;Linguistics back slang ≃ verlan m;back straight ligne f (droite) d'en face;back street petite rue f;∎ I grew up in the back streets of Chicago j'ai été élevé dans les mauvais quartiers de Chicago;Horseracing back stretch (on race course) ligne f d'en face;Finance back taxes arriéré m d'impôts∎ she backed away from him elle a reculé devant lui;∎ figurative they have backed away from making a decision ils se sont abstenus de prendre une décision(accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière;∎ he finally backed down on the issue of membership il a fini par céder sur la question de l'adhésion(a) (withdraw) reculer;(b) American (accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière(have back facing towards) donner sur (à l'arrière);∎ the house backs onto the river l'arrière de la maison donne sur la rivière∎ don't back out now! ne faites pas marche arrière maintenant!;∎ they backed out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire;∎ to back out of a contract se rétracter ou se retirer d'un contrat;∎ he's trying to back out (of it) il voudrait se dédire➲ back up∎ to back sb up in an argument donner raison à qn;∎ her story is backed up by eye witnesses sa version des faits est confirmée par des témoins oculaires;∎ he backed this up with a few facts il a étayé ça avec quelques faits∎ traffic is backed up for 5 miles ≃ il y a un embouteillage sur 8 kmComputing sauvegarder -
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بِالمُقابِل \ back: in return: He hit me, so I hit him back. \ بِالمِثْل \ back: in return: He hit me, so I hit him back. \ رَجَعَ إلى الوَراء \ back: to move backwards. \ رَدًّا على \ back: in return: He hit me, so I hit him back. \ شَدَّ أزْرَه \ back: to support; say that sb. will win: I’m backing him in this race. \ ظَهِير (في لُعْبَة كُرَة القَدم) \ back: (in football) sb. who plays behind the forwards, to defend the goal. \ ظَهْر \ back: the part of the body of a human or animal that is behind: He was carrying his heavy bundle behind him on his back. \ عَادَ إلى المَوْضِع الأَصْلِي \ back: in or to a former position: Is your wife back from the shops? Go back to your seat. \ قَفَا \ back: the part of the body of a human or animal that is behind: He was carrying his heavy bundle behind him on his back. \ See Also ظهر (ظَهْر) -
5 hit back
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbzurückschlagen; (verbally) kontern; sich wehrenhit back at somebody — (fig.) jemandem Kontra geben
* * *(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) zurückschlagen* * *◆ hit backvi zurückschlagen▪ to \hit back back at sb jdm Kontra gebento \hit back back with missiles mit Waffengewalt zurückschlagen* * *zurückschlagenhe hit back at his critics — er gab seinen Kritikern Kontra
he hit back at the accusations — er wehrte sich gegen die Anschuldigungen
2. vt sepzurückschlagen* * *A v/i zurückschlagen (auch fig):hit back at sb jemandem Kontra gebenB v/t zurückschlagen* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbzurückschlagen; (verbally) kontern; sich wehrenhit back at somebody — (fig.) jemandem Kontra geben
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[hɪt] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. hit1) ударять (по чему-л.); поражатьto hit smb. in the face — ударить кого-л. в лицо
He hit me a hard blow. — Он сильно ударил меня.
She hit him on the head with her umbrella. — Она ударила его зонтиком по голове.
If he hits you first, I suppose it's all right to hit him back. — Если он ударит первым, мне кажется, правильно дать ему сдачи.
2) удариться (обо что-л.)He hit his head on the ceiling. — Он ударился головой о притолоку.
She hit her hand against the door. — Она ушибла руку о дверь.
to be badly hit — понести тяжёлый урон, сильно пострадать
4) обычно hit (up)on найти; (случайно) обнаружить, наткнутьсяI hit on an idea. — Мне пришла в голову одна идея.
5) ( hit on) преим. амер.; разг. приставать, домогаться, назойливо ухаживатьShe was hitting on me. — Она строила мне глазки.
6) амер.; разг. достигать (цели, определенного уровня)She hit 40. — Ей стукнуло сорок.
7) разг. добираться ( до места)8) ( hit for) преим. амер.; разг.; = hit up просить (чего-либо, обычно деньги в долг)He hit me for twenty dollars. — Он стрельнул у меня двадцать долларов.
He hit me up for a loan. — Он попросил у меня взаймы.
Syn:9) разг. сообщить важную информацию10) разг. убить, ограбить, напасть•- hit back- hit off
- hit out••to hit the (right) nail on the head — правильно угадать, попасть в точку
to hit smb.'s fancy — поразить чьё-л. воображение
- hit it- hit the big spots
- hit the bottle
- hit the drink
- hit the hay
- hit the sack 2. сущ.1) толчок, удар2) попадание; удачная попыткаOur ship took several direct hits. — Наш корабль получил несколько прямых ударов.
to score a hit — попасть в цель, поражать цель
3) выпад, саркастическое замечаниеThat's a hit at me. — Это камень в мой огород.
4) удача, успехto make a hit with — иметь успех у (кого-л.)
She made quite a hit with the audience. — Она имела полный успех у аудитории.
Syn:5) спектакль, фильм, роман, пользующийся успехом; хит сезона; бестселлер; модный шлягерThe film was quite a hit. — Фильм имел большой успех.
6) популярный исполнитель, любимец публики7) разг. заказное убийство -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) slå igen* * *(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) slå igen -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) devolver el golpe, respondera) v + adv ( strike in return) devolver* el golpeto hit back at somebody: she hit back at her critics — arremetió contra sus detractores
b) v + o + adv devolverle* el golpe a1.VI + ADV (lit, fig) devolver el golpe2.VT + ADV devolver el golpe a* * *a) v + adv ( strike in return) devolver* el golpeto hit back at somebody: she hit back at her critics — arremetió contra sus detractores
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vito hit back (at sb) — oddawać (oddać perf) (komuś) cios or uderzenie, oddawać (oddać perf) (komuś) (inf)
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[bæk]1. n1) (of person) schiena, (of animal) dorso, schienaback to back — di spalle (uno (-a) contro l'altro (-a), schiena contro schiena
behind sb's back — alle spalle di qn, fig alle spalle or dietro le spalle di qn
to break the back of a job Brit — fare il grosso or il peggio di un lavoro
to have one's back to the wall fig — essere or trovarsi con le spalle al muro
2) (as opposed to front) dietro, (of cheque, envelope, medal, page) retro, rovescio, (of head) nuca, (of hand) dorso, (of hall, room) fondo, (of house, car) parte f posteriore, dietro, (of chair) spalliera, schienale m, (of train) codaat the back of my mind was the thought that... — sotto sotto pensavo che...
it's always there at the back of my mind — è sempre lì, non riesco a togliermelo dalla mente
I know Naples like the back of my hand — conosco Napoli come il palmo della mia mano or come le mie tasche
3) Sport terzinoright/left back — terzino destro/sinistro
2. adj attr1) (rear) di dietro, (wheel, seat) posterioreback garden/room — giardino/stanza sul retro (della casa)
back pass Ftbl — passaggio indietro
2) (overdue: rent) arretrato (-a)back payments — arretrati mpl
3. adv1) (again, returning) often ri- + verb2) (in distance) indietro3)some months back — mesi fa or addietro4. vt1)to back the car (into) — entrare (or uscire) in retromarcia (in)2) (support: plan, person, candidate) appoggiare, sostenere, spalleggiare, (financially) finanziarethe union is backing his claim for compensation — il sindacato appoggia la sua domanda di indennizzo
3) (bet on: horse) puntare su5. vi(move: person) indietreggiare, (car) fare marcia indietrohe backed into me — ha fatto un passo indietro e mi è venuto addosso, (in car) mi è venuto addosso a marcia indietro
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) svara í sömu mynt, slá til baka -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) visszaüt -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) revidar -
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karşılık vermek, misilleme yapmak* * *(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) karşılık vermek, mukabele etmek -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) udariti nazaj -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) iskeä takaisin -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) slå igjen -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) sist atpakaļ; atsist -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) smogti atgal -
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(to hit (someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back.) slå tillbaka
См. также в других словарях:
hit back — phrasal verb Word forms hit back : present tense I/you/we/they hit back he/she/it hits back present participle hitting back past tense hit back past participle hit back 1) [intransitive] to criticize someone who has criticized you 2) hit someone… … English dictionary
hit back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hit back when someone hits you, or hit them back, you hit them in return. [V P] Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back... [V n P] If somebody hit me, I d hit him back. 2) PHRASAL… … English dictionary
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
back*/*/*/ — [bæk] adv I 1) returning to a place or position Put those CDs back where you found them.[/ex] Can we go back to what we were talking about earlier?[/ex] 2) returning to an earlier state or condition We re hoping things will be back to normal… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Hit wicket — is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is governed by Law 35 of the Laws of cricket. The striker is out Hit wicket if, after the bowler has entered his delivery stride and while the ball is in play, his wicket… … Wikipedia
hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
hit — 1 /hIt/ verb past tense and past participle hitpresent participle hitting 1 TOUCH SB/STH HARD (T) to touch someone or something quickly and usually hard with your hand, a stick etc: hit sth with: Billy was hitting a tin can with a spoon. | hit sb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hit — hit1 [ hıt ] (past tense and past participle hit) verb *** ▸ 1 touch something with force ▸ 2 have bad effect on ▸ 3 when you realize something ▸ 4 reach place/state etc. ▸ 5 press switch etc. ▸ 6 achieve score in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of hitting sth/sb ADJECTIVE ▪ direct VERB + HIT ▪ deliver, give sth, land, make, score ▪ … Collocations dictionary
hit — I UK [hɪt] / US verb Word forms hit : present tense I/you/we/they hit he/she/it hits present participle hitting past tense hit past participle hit *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move quickly onto an object or surface, touching it with force… … English dictionary
hit — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. b (of a moving body) strike (the plane hit the ground). c reach (a target, a person, etc.) with a directed missile (hit the window with the ball). 2 tr. cause… … Useful english dictionary
