pull+stroke

prendere un colpo in o alla testa — to bump one's head

un colpo di coda — (di cavallo) a flick of the tail

ti venisse un colpo! fam — drop dead!

ricevere un colpo in testa — to get a bang o knock on the head

sparare un colpo di — to let off [fucile, pistola]

sparare un colpo su o contro qcn., qcs. — to fire o take a shot at sb., sth

essere un duro colpo, un colpo terribile — to be a blow (per qcn. to, for sb.)

colpo di testa — (nel calcio) header

mi ha fatto venire un colpo! — it gave me quite a turn o a nasty turn!

a mamma piglierà un colpo — my mum's going to have a cow scherz.

colpo apoplettico — med. stroke

colpo basso — (nella boxe) blow below the belt (anche fig.)

colpo di calore — heat exhaustion o stroke

colpo di fortuna — lucky break o strike, stroke of luck

colpo di scena — twist, turnup for the books BE

- i di sole — cosmet. highlights

senza esclusione di -i — [ lotta] with the gloves off

fare colpo su qcn. — to make a hit with o an impression on sb.

perdere -i — [ motore] to miss

d'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US

à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something

prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock

en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing

rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat

en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)

les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise

porter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]

en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough

ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)

tous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred

blesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody

tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on

tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!

être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)

du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt

(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)

du coup — (colloq) as a result

du même coup — (colloq) by the same token

pour le coup — (colloq) this time

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope

en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)

être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)

faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

tuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)

tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)

tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)

blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

einen Zúg durch die Kneipen machen — to do the rounds of the pubs (esp Brit) or bars

einen Zúg machen (an Zigarette etc) — to take a drag

das Glas in einem Zúg leeren — to empty the glass with one gulp or in one go, to down the glass in one (inf)

etw in vollen Zügen genießen — to enjoy sth to the full or max (inf)

in den letzten Zügen liegen (inf) — to be at one's last gasp (inf), to be on one's last legs (inf)

er hat einen guten Zúg (inf) — he can really put it away (inf)

er hat Zúg abbekommen or gekriegt (inf) — he got a stiff neck etc from sitting in a draught (Brit) or draft (US)

einen Zúg machen (beim Schwimmen) — to do a stroke; (bei Brettspiel) to make a move

Zúg um Zúg (fig) — step by step, stage by stage

(nicht) zum Zúge kommen (inf) — (not) to get a look-in (inf)

du bist am Zúg (bei Brettspiel, fig) — it's your move or turn

im falschen Zúg sitzen (fig inf) — to be on the wrong track, to be barking up the wrong tree (inf)

auf den fahrenden Zúg aufspringen (fig) — to jump on the bandwagon (inf)

die Sache hat einen Zúg ins Lächerliche (fig) — the affair has something (of the) ridiculous about it, the affair verges on the ridiculous

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap