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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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