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1 root

I 1. noun
1) Wurzel, die

pull something up by the roots — etwas mit den Wurzeln ausreißen; (fig.) etwas mit der Wurzel ausrotten

put down roots/strike or take root — (lit. or fig.) Wurzeln schlagen

have roots — verwurzelt sein

2) (source) Wurzel, die; (basis) Grundlage, die

have its roots in something — einer Sache (Dat.) entspringen

get at or to the root[s] of things — den Dingen auf den Grund kommen

be at the root of the matter — der Kern der Sache sein
2. transitive verb
root a plant firmly — eine Pflanze fest einpflanzen

have rooted itself in something — (fig.) in etwas (Dat.) verwurzelt sein

stand rooted to the spot — wie angewurzelt dastehen
3. intransitive verb
[Pflanze:] wurzeln, anwachsen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91087/root_out">root out
II intransitive verb
1) (turn up ground) wühlen ( for nach)

2) (coll.)

root for — (cheer) anfeuern; (wish for success of) Stimmung machen für

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I 1. [ru:t] noun
1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) die Wurzel

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) die Wurzel

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) die Wurzel

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) der Ursprung
2. verb
(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) Wurzeln schlagen, einpflanzen

- root beer
- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb
1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) wühlen

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) herumwühlen

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root

[ru:t]

I. n

1. (embedded part) Wurzel f; (of a celery) Knolle f; (of a tulip) Zwiebel f

the \root of a nail die Nagelwurzel

shallow \roots flache Wurzeln

to send out \roots Wurzeln schlagen

2. ( fig: basic cause) Wurzel f, Ursprung m; (essential substance) Kern m kein pl

the high crime rate has its \roots in unemployment and poverty die hohe Kriminalitätsrate wurzelt in Arbeitslosigkeit und Armut

the \root of all evil die Wurzel allen Übels, der Ursprung alles Bösen

to get to the \root of the matter zum Kern der Sache kommen

to lie at the \root of a problem der Kern eines Problems sein

3. ( fig)

▪ \roots pl (origins) Wurzeln pl, Ursprung m

historical \roots geschichtliche Wurzeln

4. LING Stamm m, Stammwort nt, Wurzelwort nt, Etymon nt fachspr

5. MATH Wurzel f

the \root of 64 is 8 die Wurzel aus 64 ist 8

cube \root Kubikwurzel f

square \root Quadratwurzel f

6. AUS, NZ, IRISH ( vulg sl: act of sex) Fick m vulg; (sexual partner) Fick m vulg

7. COMPUT (starting node) Stamm m

8.

▶ \root and branch mit Stumpf und Stiel

▶ to put down [new] \roots [neue] Wurzeln schlagen

II. vt

1. (plant)

to \root cuttings/a plant Stecklinge/eine Pflanze einpflanzen

2. AUS, NZ, IRISH ( vulg sl: have sex)

▪ to \root sb jdn ficken vulg

3. (exhaust)

▪ to \root sb jdn ermüden [o entkräften]

to \root sb's efforts jds Anstrengungen zunichtemachen

4. (immobilize)

▪ to \root sb to the spot jdn wie angewurzelt dastehen lassen

III. vi

1. plant wurzeln, Wurzeln schlagen

2. esp AM ( fam: support)

▪ to \root for sb jdm die Daumen drücken fam

to \root for a team eine Mannschaft anfeuern

3. (search)

▪ to \root for sth nach etw dat wühlen

▪ to \root through sth etw durchstöbern

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[ruːt]
1. n

1) (of plant, hair, tooth) Wurzel f

roots ( fig, of person ) — Wurzeln

by the roots — mit der Wurzel

to take root (lit, fig) — Wurzeln schlagen

her roots are in Scotland — sie ist in Schottland verwurzelt

she has no roots — sie ist nirgends zu Hause

to put down roots in a country — in einem Land Fuß fassen

root and branch (fig) — mit Stumpf und Stiel

See:

→ grass-roots, pull up

2) (fig: source of evil, of trouble etc) Wurzel f

the root of the matter — der Kern der Sache

to get to the root(s) of the problem — dem Problem auf den Grund gehen

or behavior (US) — das ist der eigentliche Grund für sein Benehmen

3) (MATH, LING) Wurzel f; (of equation) Lösung f; (LING = base form) Stamm m → cube, square root

See:

→ cube, square root

2. vt
plant Wurzeln schlagen lassen bei
3. vi
(plants etc) Wurzeln schlagen or fassen
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root¹ [ruːt]

A s

1. BOT Wurzel f (auch fig):

destroy sth root and branch etwas mit Stumpf und Stiel ausrotten;

pull out by the root → C 2;

strike at the root of sth fig etwas an der Wurzel treffen;

take ( oder strike) root → B 1;

put down roots fig sesshaft werden;

pull up one’s roots fig alles aufgeben;

the roots pl of a mountain der Fuß eines Berges

2. Teil einer Pflanze, der einer Wurzel in Aussehen oder Funktion ähnelt, z. B. Wurzelstock m

3. ANAT (Haar-, Nagel-, Zahn- etc) Wurzel f:

root of a ( oder the) hair, etc

4. fig

a) Wurzel f, Quelle f, Ursache f:

the root of all evil die Wurzel allen Übels;

get at ( oder to) the root(s) of things den Dingen auf den Grund gehen;

have its root in, take root from → B 2

b) Kern m:

the root of the matter;

root idea Grundidee f

5. a) Stammvater m

b) besonders BIBEL Wurzel f, Reis n, Spross m:

a root of Jesse

6. MATH

a) Wurzel f:

root extraction Wurzelziehen n

b) eingesetzter oder gesuchter Wert (einer Gleichung)

7. LING Stammwort n, Wurzel(wort) f(n)

8. MUS Grundton m:

root position Grundstellung f, -lage f (eines Akkords)

9. ASTRON, ASTROL und Zeitrechnung:

a) Ausgangspunkt m (einer Berechnung)

b) Geburtsaspekt m

10. TECH Wurzel f

11. Aus sl Nummer f (Geschlechtsverkehr)

B v/i

1. Wurzeln schlagen, (ein)wurzeln (beide auch fig), Wurzeln treiben

2. root in fig wurzeln in (dat), seinen Ursprung haben in (dat)

C v/t

1. tief einpflanzen, einwurzeln lassen:

fear rooted him to the ground ( oder spot) fig er stand vor Furcht wie angewurzelt oder angenagelt

2. root up ( oder out, away) mit der Wurzel ausreißen (a. fig ausrotten)

root² [ruːt]

A v/i

1. (mit der Schnauze) wühlen ( for nach) (Schwein)

2. root about ( oder around) fig herumwühlen ( among in dat)

B v/t

1. den Boden auf-, umwühlen

2. root out

a) auch root up ausgraben, aufstöbern (beide a. fig)

b) einen Brief etc hervorzerren:

root sb out of bed jemanden aus dem Bett treiben

root³ [ruːt] v/i (for) besonders US umg

a) SPORT (jemanden) anfeuern

b) fig Stimmung machen (für jemanden oder etwas), (jemanden) (tatkräftig) unterstützen

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I 1. noun
1) Wurzel, die

pull something up by the roots — etwas mit den Wurzeln ausreißen; (fig.) etwas mit der Wurzel ausrotten

put down roots/strike or take root — (lit. or fig.) Wurzeln schlagen

have roots — verwurzelt sein

2) (source) Wurzel, die; (basis) Grundlage, die

have its roots in something — einer Sache (Dat.) entspringen

get at or to the root[s] of things — den Dingen auf den Grund kommen

be at the root of the matter — der Kern der Sache sein
2. transitive verb
root a plant firmly — eine Pflanze fest einpflanzen

have rooted itself in something — (fig.) in etwas (Dat.) verwurzelt sein

stand rooted to the spot — wie angewurzelt dastehen
3. intransitive verb
[Pflanze:] wurzeln, anwachsen

Phrasal Verbs:

- root out
II intransitive verb
1) (turn up ground) wühlen ( for nach)

2) (coll.)

root for — (cheer) anfeuern; (wish for success of) Stimmung machen für

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n.

Haupt Häupter n.

Nullstelle -n (Mathematik) f.

Stamm ¨-e m.

Wurzel -n (Mathematik) f.

Wurzel -n f. v.

wurzeln v.

English-german dictionary > root
2 strike

strike

A n

1 Ind, Comm grève f ; to be/come out on strike être/se mettre en grève ;

2 gen, Mil ( attack) attaque f (on, against contre) ; air/pre-emptive strike attaque aérienne/préventive ;

3 Mining ( discovery) découverte f (d'un gisement) ; to make a strike trouver or découvrir un gisement ; diamond strike découverte d'un gisement de diamants ; lucky strike fig coup m de chance ;

4 ( clock mechanism) sonnerie f ;

5 Sport ( in baseball) bonne balle f, strike m ; ( in ten-pin bowling) double honneur m ;

6 Fishg touche f.

B modif Ind, Comm [committee, notice] de grève ; [leader] des grévistes.

C vtr ( prét, pp struck)

1 ( hit) [person, stick, bat] frapper [person, object, ball] ; [torpedo, missile] frapper, toucher [target, vessel] ; [ship, car, person] heurter [rock, tree, pedestrian] ; to strike sb on the head/in the face [person] frapper qn à la tête/au visage ; [object] heurter qn à la tête/au visage ; to strike sth with taper qch avec [stick, hammer] ; she struck the table with her fist ( deliberately) elle a frappé du poing sur la table ; he struck his head on the table il s'est cogné la tête contre la table ; his head struck the table sa tête a heurté la table ; lightning struck the house/struck him la foudre est tombée sur la maison/l'a frappé ; to be struck by lightning [tree, house, person] être touché par la foudre ; to strike sb to the ground ( with fist) faire tomber qn d'un coup de poing ; ( with stick) faire tomber qn d'un coup de bâton ; to strike sb a blow lit, fig porter un coup à qn ; to strike the first blow lit, fig porter le premier coup ; to strike sb dead [lightning, God] foudroyer qn ; [person] porter un coup mortel à qn ; to be struck blind/dumb litér être frappé de cécité/de mutisme ; to be struck dumb with amazement être frappé d'étonnement ;

2 ( afflict) [quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster] frapper [area, people] ; ‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’ journ ‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’ ; the pain strikes when I bend down je ressens cette douleur lorsque je me baisse ; to strike terror into sb ou sb's heart frapper qn de terreur ;

3 ( make impression on) [idea, thought] venir à l'esprit de [person] ; [resemblance] frapper [person] ; to be struck by être frappé par ; an awful thought struck me une horrible pensée m'est venue à l'esprit ; a terrible sight struck my eyes un horrible spectacle s'est présenté à mes yeux ; it strikes me as funny/stupid that je trouve drôle/bête que (+ subj) ; it strikes me as mean of them to do je trouve que c'est méchant de leur part de faire ; to strike sb as odd/absurd paraître or sembler étrange/absurde à qn ; he strikes me as an intelligent man il me paraît intelligent ; it strikes me as a good idea to do cela me paraît or me semble une bonne idée de faire ; did anything strike you as odd? as-tu remarqué quelque chose de bizarre? ; how does the idea strike you? qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette idée? ; how did he strike you? quelle impression vous a-t-il faite? ; it strikes me (that) à mon avis ; it struck him that here was the opportunity il s'est dit soudain que c'était l'occasion ; I was struck ○ with him/it il/ça m'a plu ; she wasn't very struck ○ with it ça ne lui a pas beaucoup plu ; to be struck on ○ GB être entiché ○ de ;

4 (discover, come upon) découvrir, tomber sur ○ [oil, gold] ; trouver, tomber sur ○ [road] ; rencontrer, tomber sur ○ [rock, concrete, obstacle] ; to strike a rich vein of humour trouver une riche source d'humour ;

5 ( achieve) conclure [accord, bargain] ; to strike a balance trouver le juste milieu (between entre) ;

6 ( ignite) frotter [match] ; to strike a spark from a flint produire une étincelle en frottant un silex ;

7 [clock] sonner [time] ; the clock struck six la pendule a sonné six heures ; it had just struck two deux heures venaient de sonner ;

8 ( delete) supprimer, rayer [word, sentence, comment] ; to order sth to be struck from the record ordonner que qch soit supprimé or rayé du procès-verbal ;

9 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ; to strike camp lever le camp ; to strike one's colours Mil abaisser les couleurs ; to strike the set Theat démonter le décor ;

10 Fin ( mint) frapper [coin] ;

11 Hort planter [cutting] ; to strike root prendre racine ;

12 Fishg [fisherman] ferrer [fish] ; [fish] mordre [bait].

D vi ( prét, pp struck)

1 ( deliver blow) [person] frapper ; ( collide) [bomb, shell] tomber ; to strike short of the target tomber à côté de la cible ; my head struck against a beam ma tête a heurté une poutre, je me suis cogné la tête contre une poutre ; to strike at attaquer ;

2 ( attack) [killer, rapist, disease, storm] frapper ; [army, animal, snake] attaquer ; the terrorists have struck again les terroristes ont encore frappé ; disaster struck la catastrophe s'est produite ; ‘when pain strikes, take Calmaways’ ‘en cas de douleur, prenez des Calmaways’ ; to strike at attaquer [target] ; this strikes at the heart of the democratic system cela frappe au cœur du système démocratique ; to strike at the root of the problem s'attaquer à la racine du problème ; Henry strikes again ○ ! hum Henry nous en a fait encore une ○ ;

3 Ind, Comm faire (la) grève ; to strike for/against faire (la) grève pour obtenir/pour protester contre ;

4 [match] s'allumer ;

5 [clock, time] sonner ; six o'clock struck six heures ont sonné ;

6 ( proceed) to strike north/inland prendre au nord/vers l'intérieur des terres ; to strike across prendre à travers [field, country] ;

7 Hort [cutting, plant] prendre (racine) ;

8 Fishg [fish] mordre.

Idiom

to have two strikes against one US être désavantagé.

Phrasal verbs

■ strike back ( retaliate) riposter (at à).

■ strike down:

▶ strike [sb] down, strike down [sb] [person] faire tomber, terrasser ; to be struck down by ( affected) être frappé par [illness] ; ( incapacitated) être terrassé par [illness] ; être abattu de [bullet].

■ strike off:

▶ strike off ( go off) prendre (across à travers ; towards vers) ;

▶ strike [sth] off, strike off [sth]

1 ( delete) rayer [item on list, name] ;

2 Print tirer [copy] ;

3 sout ( cut off) couper [branch, flowerhead] ;

▶ strike [sb] off radier [doctor] ; he's been struck off il a été radié ;

▶ strike [sb/sth] off rayer [qn/qch] de [list] ; to be struck off the roll [doctor] être radié de l'ordre des médecins ; [barrister] être rayé du barreau.

■ strike out:

▶ strike out

1 ( hit out) frapper ; he struck out blindly il a frappé à l'aveuglette ; to strike out at lit attaquer [adversary] ; fig s'en prendre à [critics, rival] ;

2 ( proceed) to strike out towards s'élancer vers ; fig to strike out in new directions adopter de nouvelles orientations ; to strike out on one's own gen voler de ses propres ailes ; ( in business) s'établir à son compte ;

3 US ( in baseball) être éliminé ;

4 ○ US ( fail) ne pas parvenir à ses fins ;

▶ strike [sth] out, strike out [sth] ( delete) rayer, supprimer [name, mention, paragraph].

■ strike up:

▶ strike up [band, orchestra] commencer à jouer ; [singer, choir] commencer à chanter ; the band struck up with a waltz l'orchestre a attaqué une valse ;

▶ strike up [sth] ( start) [band, orchestra] attaquer [tune, piece] ; [singer, choir] entamer [song, tune] ; to strike up an acquaintance with faire connaissance avec ; to strike up a conversation with engager la conversation avec ; to strike up a friendship with se lier d'amitié avec ; they struck up a friendship ils sont devenus amis ; to strike up a relationship with établir des rapports avec.

Big English-French dictionary > strike
3 strike

1. noun
1) (Industry) Streik, der; Ausstand, der

be on/go [out] or come out on strike — in den Streik getreten sein/in den Streik treten

2) (Finance, Mining, Oil Industry) Treffer, der (fig. ugs.)

make a strike — sein Glück machen; (Mining) fündig werden

3) (sudden success)

[lucky] strike — Glückstreffer, der

4) (act of hitting) Schlag, der

5) (Mil.) Angriff, der (at auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (hit) schlagen; [Schlag, Geschoss:] treffen [Ziel]; [Blitz:] [ein]schlagen in (+ Akk.), treffen; (afflict) treffen; [Epidemie, Seuche, Katastrophe usw.:] heimsuchen

strike one's head on or against the wall — mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen

the car struck a pedestrian — das Auto erfasste einen Fußgänger

the ship struck the rocks — das Schiff lief auf die Felsen

2) (delete) streichen (from, off aus)

3) (deliver)

strike two punches — zweimal zuschlagen

strike somebody a blow — jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?

strike a blow against somebody/against or to something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

strike a blow for something — (fig.) eine Lanze für etwas brechen

4) (produce by hitting flint) schlagen [Funken]; (ignite) anzünden [Streichholz]

5) (chime) schlagen

6) (Mus.) anschlagen [Töne auf dem Klavier]; anzupfen, anreißen [Töne auf der Gitarre]; (fig.) anschlagen [Ton]

7) (impress) beeindrucken

strike somebody as [being] silly — jemandem dumm zu sein scheinen od. dumm erscheinen

it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...

how does it strike you? — was hältst du davon?

8) (occur to) einfallen (+ Dat.)

9) (cause to become)

a heart attack struck him dead — er erlag einem Herzanfall

be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen

10) (attack) überfallen; (Mil.) angreifen

11) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)

12) (Mining) stoßen auf (+ Akk.)

strike gold — auf Gold stoßen; (fig.) einen Glückstreffer landen (ugs.) (in mit)

13) (reach) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Hauptstraße, Weg, Fluss]

14) (adopt) einnehmen [[Geistes]haltung]

15) (take down) einholen [Segel, Flagge]; abbrechen [Zelt, Lager]
3. intransitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (deliver a blow) zuschlagen; [Pfeil:] treffen; [Blitz:] einschlagen; [Unheil, Katastrophe, Krise, Leid:] hereinbrechen (geh.); (collide) zusammenstoßen; (hit) schlagen ( against gegen, [up]on auf + Akk.)

2) (ignite) zünden

3) (chime) schlagen

4) (Industry) streiken

5) (attack; also Mil.) zuschlagen (fig.)

6) (make a find) (Mining) fündig werden

strike lucky — Glück haben

7) (direct course)

strike south — etc. sich nach Süden usw. wenden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/118652/strike_at">strike at

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

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1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (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.) (ein)schlagen

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zuschlagen

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) entzünden, schlagen

4) ((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.) streiken

5) (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.) finden, stoßen auf

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) (an)schlagen, spielen

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.) beeindrucken

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) schlagen

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) den Weg einschlagen

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) abbrechen, streichen
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) der Streik

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) der Treffer

•

- 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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strike¹

[straɪk]

I. n

1. (of labour) Streik m, Ausstand m

sit-down \strike Sitzstreik m

solidarity \strike Solidaritätsstreik m

steel \strike Stahlarbeiterstreik m

sympathy \strike Sympathiestreik m

a wave of \strikes eine Streikwelle

wildcat \strike esp AM wilder Streik

to be [out] on \strike streiken

to be on \strike against sth/sb AM etw/jdn bestreiken

to call a \strike einen Streik ausrufen

to call for a \strike zu einem Streik aufrufen

to go [or come out] on \strike in [den] Streik treten, streiken

2. (occurrence)

one-\strike-and-you're-out policy Politik f des harten Durchgreifens

II. vi streiken, in den Ausstand treten form

▪ to \strike for sth für etw akk streiken

the right to \strike das Recht zu streiken, das Streikrecht

striking workers streikende Arbeiter

strike²

[straɪk]

I. n

1. MIL Angriff m, Schlag m ( against gegen + akk)

air \strike Luftangriff m

military \strike Militärschlag m

missile \strike Raketenangriff m

nuclear \strike Atomschlag m, Atomangriff m

pre-emptive \strike Präventivschlag m; ( fig) vorbeugende Maßnahme

retaliatory \strike Vergeltungsschlag m, Vergeltungsangriff m

surgical \strike gezielter Angriff

to launch a \strike einen Angriff starten, einen Schlag durchführen

2. (discovery) Fund m

gold/oil \strike Gold-/Ölfund m

to make a gold \strike auf Gold stoßen

3. AM ( also fig: conviction) Verurteilung f a. fig

if you're poor and you've been to prison you've already got two \strikes against you ( fig fam) wenn man arm ist und im Gefängnis war, ist man von vornherein doppelt benachteiligt

4. AM (in baseball) Fehlschlag m

5. STOCKEX Basispreis f einer Option

II. vt

<struck, struck or OLD, AM also stricken>

1. (beat)

▪ to \strike sb/an animal [with sth] jdn/ein Tier [mit etw dat] schlagen; (bang against)

▪ to \strike sth [with sth] [mit etw dat] gegen etw akk schlagen; (bang on)

▪ to \strike sth [with sth] [mit etw dat] auf etw akk schlagen

to \strike the door/table with one's fist mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch schlagen

to \strike sb in the face jdn ins Gesicht schlagen

2. (send by hitting)

to \strike a ball einen Ball schlagen/schießen

you struck the ball perfectly! das war ein perfekter Schlag/Schuss!

3. usu passive (reach, damage)

to be struck by a bullet/missile/by lightning von einer Kugel/Rakete/vom Blitz getroffen werden

4. (meet, bump against)

▪ to \strike sth gegen etw akk stoßen; (drive against)

▪ to \strike sth gegen etw akk fahren

▪ to \strike sb jdn anfahren; (sail into)

▪ to \strike sth auf etw akk auflaufen; (collide with)

▪ to \strike sth mit etw dat zusammenstoßen

her head struck the kerb sie schlug mit dem Kopf auf die Bordsteinkante

he was struck by a car er wurde von einem Auto angefahren

5. (knock, hurt)

▪ to \strike sth against/on sth mit etw dat gegen/auf etw akk schlagen

to \strike one's fist against the door/on the table mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch schlagen

to \strike one's elbow/head against [or on] sth mit dem Ellbogen/Kopf gegen etw akk schlagen

6. (inflict)

to \strike a blow zuschlagen

to \strike two blows zweimal zuschlagen

to \strike sb a blow jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to \strike a blow against [or at] sb/sth ( fig) jdm/etw einen Schlag versetzen fig

to \strike a blow for sth ( fig) eine Lanze für etw akk brechen geh

the judge's ruling \strikes a blow for racial equality das Urteil des Richters ist ein wichtiger Sieg im Kampf für die Rassengleichheit

7. (devastate)

▪ to \strike sb/sth jdn/etw heimsuchen

the flood struck Worcester die Flut brach über Worcester herein

8. (give an impression)

▪ to \strike sb as... jdm... scheinen

almost everything he said struck me as absurd fast alles, was er sagte, schien mir ziemlich verworren [o kam mir ziemlich verworren vor]

how does Jimmy \strike you? wie findest du Jimmy?

she doesn't \strike me as [being] very motivated sie scheint mir nicht besonders motiviert [zu sein]

▪ it \strikes sb that... es scheint jdm, dass...

it \strikes me that she's not very motivated es scheint mir, dass sie nicht besonders motiviert ist

9. (impress)

to \strike sb forcibly jdn sehr beeindrucken

▪ to be struck by sth von etw dat beeindruckt sein

to be struck on sb/sth ( fam: be infatuated) sich akk in jdn/etw verguckt haben fam

10. (arouse, induce)

to \strike sb's fancy jds Interesse erregen

to \strike fear [or terror] into sb jdn in Angst versetzen

11. (achieve)

▪ to \strike sth etw erreichen

how can we \strike a balance between economic growth and environmental protection? wie können wir einen Mittelweg zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum und Umweltschutz finden?

one of the tasks of a chairperson is to \strike a balance between the two sides es gehört zu den Aufgaben eines Vorsitzenden, beiden Seiten gerecht zu werden

to \strike a deal [or AM also bargain] with sb mit jdm eine Vereinbarung treffen

12. (manufacture)

to \strike coins/a medal Münzen/eine Medaille prägen

13. (discover)

▪ to \strike sth auf etw akk stoßen

to \strike gold/oil auf Gold/Öl stoßen; ( fig fam) einen Glückstreffer landen fig

to \strike gold ( fig fam: at the Olympics) die Goldmedaille gewinnen

14. (play)

to \strike a chord/note einen Akkord/Ton anschlagen

to \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen

15. (adopt)

to \strike an attitude ( pej) sich akk in Szene setzen pej

to \strike a note of warning about sth vor etw dat warnen

to \strike a false [or wrong] note sich akk im Ton vergreifen

to \strike more serious note eine ernstere Tonart [o einen ernsteren Ton] anschlagen

to \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen

to \strike a pose eine Pose einnehmen

they have chosen to \strike a pose of resistance ( fig) sie haben sich zu einer ablehnenden Haltung entschieden

16. clock

to \strike midnight/the hour Mitternacht/die [volle] Stunde schlagen

to \strike twelve zwölf schlagen

the clock struck twelve die Uhr schlug zwölf, es schlug zwölf Uhr

17. (occur to)

▪ to \strike sb jdm einfallen

she was suddenly struck by the thought that... plötzlich kam ihr der Gedanke, dass...

has it ever struck you that...? ist dir je der Gedanke gekommen dass...?

it's just struck me that... mir ist gerade eingefallen, dass...

18. (remove)

to \strike camp das Lager abbrechen

to \strike one's flag die Flaggen streichen

to \strike sb/a name off a list jdn/einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

to \strike sth from the record AM LAW etw aus den Aufzeichnungen streichen

to \strike sb off the register jdm die Zulassung entziehen

19. (ignite)

to \strike a match ein Streichholz anzünden

to \strike sparks Funken schlagen

20. (render)

to be struck dumb sprachlos sein

21.

▶ to \strike a chord with sb (memories) bei jdm Erinnerungen wecken; (agreement) bei jdm Anklang finden

to \strike a responsive chord with sb bei jdm auf großes Verständnis stoßen

▶ to \strike a familiar note [with sb] [jdm] bekannt vorkommen

▶ to \strike it lucky ( fam) einen Glückstreffer landen fig

▶ to \strike it rich das große Geld machen fam

III. vi

<struck, struck or OLD, AM also stricken>

1. (reach aim, have impact) treffen; lightning einschlagen

lightning never \strikes in the same place ein Blitz schlägt nie zweimal an derselben Stelle ein

▪ to \strike at sb/sth jdn/etw treffen

the missiles struck at troops based around the city die Raketen trafen Stellungen rund um die Stadt

to \strike at the heart of sth etw vernichtend treffen

we need to \strike at the heart of this problem wir müssen dieses Problem an der Wurzel packen

to \strike at the heart of sb ( fig) jdn ins Herz treffen fig

to \strike home ins Schwarze treffen fig

the message seems to have struck home die Botschaft ist offensichtlich angekommen

2. (act) zuschlagen; (attack) angreifen

the snake \strikes quickly die Schlange beißt schnell zu

the police have warned the public that the killer could \strike again die Polizei hat die Bevölkerung gewarnt, dass der Mörder erneut zuschlagen könnte

▪ to \strike at sb/sth jdn/etw angreifen; hit out nach jdm/etw schlagen

sometimes terrorists \strike at civilians manchmal greifen Terroristen Zivilisten an

3. (cause suffering) illness, disaster ausbrechen; fate zuschlagen

4. clock schlagen

midnight has just struck es hat gerade Mitternacht geschlagen

5. (find)

▪ to \strike on/upon sth etw finden

she has just struck upon an idea ihr ist gerade eine Idee gekommen, sie hatte gerade eine Idee

6.

▶ to \strike while the iron is hot ( prov) das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist prov

▶ to \strike lucky BRIT, AUS ( fam) einen Glückstreffer landen fig

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[straɪk] vb: pret struck, ptp struck or ( old) stricken
1. n

1) Streik m, Ausstand m

official/unofficial strike — offizieller/wilder Streik

to be on strike — streiken, im Ausstand sein

to be on official/unofficial strike — offiziell/wild streiken

to come out on strike, to go on strike — in den Streik or Ausstand treten

to bring sb out on strike — jdn zum Streik veranlassen

See:

→ hunger strike

2) (= discovery of oil, gold etc) Fund m

a big oil strike — ein großer Ölfund

to make a strike — fündig werden

a lucky strike — ein Treffer m, ein Glücksfall m

3) (BASEBALL) verfehlter Schlag; (TENPIN BOWLING) Strike m, alle zehne

to get a strike to have the strike (Cricket) — alle zehne werfen, abräumen (inf) schlagen

three strikes and you're out — wenn du den Ball dreimal verfehlst, bist du draußen

it/she has two strikes against it/her ( esp US inf ) — es/sie hat zwei Nachteile

4) (FISHING)

he got three strikes — drei haben angebissen

5) (MIL: attack) Angriff m

6) (= act of striking) Schlag m

2. vt

1) (= hit) schlagen; door schlagen an or gegen (+acc); nail, table schlagen auf (+acc); metal, hot iron etc hämmern; (stone, blow, bullet etc) treffen; (snake) beißen; (pain) durchzucken, durchfahren; (misfortune, disaster) treffen; (disease) befallen

to strike one's fist on the table, to strike the table with one's fist — mit der Faust auf den Tisch schlagen

to strike sb/sth a blow — jdm/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

who struck the first blow? — wer hat zuerst (zu)geschlagen?

to strike a blow for sth (fig) — eine Lanze für etw brechen

to strike a blow (at sth) (fig) — einen Schlag (gegen etw) führen

to be struck by lightning —

he struck his forehead in surprise to strike 38 ( per minute) — er schlug sich (dat) überrascht an die Stirn 38 Ruderschläge (pro Minute) machen

2) (= collide with, meet person) stoßen gegen; (spade) stoßen auf (+acc); (car) fahren gegen; ground aufschlagen or auftreffen auf (+acc); (ship) auflaufen auf (+acc); (sound, light) ears, eyes treffen; (lightning) person treffen; tree einschlagen in (+acc), treffen

to strike one's head against sth — mit dem Kopf gegen etw stoßen, sich (dat) den Kopf an etw (acc) stoßen

to strike problems (fig) —

a terrible sight struck my eyes — plötzlich sah ich etwas Schreckliches

3) (= sound) instrument zu spielen anfangen; string, chord, note anschlagen; (clock) schlagen

to strike the keys (of piano, typewriter) — in die Tasten greifen

to strike the hour — die volle Stunde schlagen

to strike 4 — 4 schlagen

that struck a familiar note — das kam mir/ihm etc bekannt vor

See:

→ note

4) (HORT) cutting schneiden; (plant) roots schlagen

5) (= occur to) in den Sinn kommen (+dat)

to strike sb as cold/unlikely etc — jdm kalt/unwahrscheinlich etc vorkommen

that strikes me as a good idea — das kommt mir sehr vernünftig vor

the funny side of it struck me later — erst später ging mir auf, wie lustig das war

a thought struck me — mir kam plötzlich ein Gedanke

6) (= impress) beeindrucken

to be struck by sth — von etw beeindruckt sein

how does it strike you? — wie finden Sie das?, was halten Sie davon?

how does she strike you? — welchen Eindruck haben Sie von ihr?

she struck me as being very competent — sie machte auf mich einen sehr fähigen Eindruck

See:

→ also struck

7) (= produce, make) coin, medal prägen; (fig) agreement, truce sich einigen auf (+acc), aushandeln; pose einnehmen

to strike a light — Feuer machen

to strike a match —

to strike sparks — Funken schlagen

to be struck blind/deaf/dumb — blind/taub/stumm werden, mit Blindheit/Taubheit/Stummheit geschlagen werden (geh)

to strike fear or terror into sb/sb's heart —

strike a light! (inf) — ach du grüne Neune! (inf), hast du da noch Töne! (inf)

8) (= find) gold, oil, correct path finden, stoßen auf (+acc)

to strike it rich — das große Geld machen

to strike gold (fig) — auf eine Goldgrube stoßen

See:

→ oil

9) (= make) path hauen

10) (= take down) camp, tent abbrechen; (NAUT) flag, sail einholen, streichen; mast kappen, umlegen; (THEAT) set abbauen

11) (= remove) streichen

stricken from a list/the record — von einer Liste/aus dem Protokoll gestrichen werden

3. vi

1) (= hit) treffen; (lightning) einschlagen; (snake) zubeißen; (tiger) die Beute schlagen; (attack, MIL ETC) zuschlagen, angreifen; (disease) zuschlagen; (panic) ausbrechen

to strike against sth — gegen etw stoßen

to strike at sb/sth (lit) — nach jdm/etw schlagen; ( fig : at democracy, existence ) an etw (dat) rütteln

they struck at his weakest point — sie trafen ihn an seinem wundesten Punkt

to strike at the roots of sth — etw an der Wurzel treffen

to be/come within striking distance of sth — einer Sache (dat) nahe sein

to put sb within striking distance of sth — jdn in Reichweite von etw bringen

to come within striking distance of doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

they were within striking distance of success —

the snake struck at me — die Schlange fuhr auf mich los

See:

→ home, iron

2) (clock) schlagen

when midnight strikes — wenn es Mitternacht schlägt

3) (workers) streiken

4) (match) zünden, angehen

5) (NAUT: run aground) auflaufen (on auf +acc)

6) (FISHING) anbeißen

7)

inspiration struck — er/sie etc hatte eine Eingebung

to strike on a new idea — eine neue Idee haben, auf eine neue Idee kommen

8) (= take root) Wurzeln schlagen

9)

(= go in a certain direction) to strike across country — querfeldein gehen

to strike into the woods — sich in die Wälder schlagen

the sun struck through the mist — die Sonne brach durch den Dunst

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strike [straık]

A s

1. Schlag m, Hieb m, Stoß m

2. (Glocken) Schlag m

3. Schlag(werk) m(n) (einer Uhr)

4. WIRTSCH Streik m, Ausstand m:

be on strike streiken;

go on strike in (den) Streik oder in den Ausstand treten;

on strike streikend

5. Bowling: Strike m (Abräumen beim 1. Wurf)

6. Angeln:

a) Ruck m mit der Angel

b) Anbeißen n (des Fisches)

7. Münzherstellung: Prägungsmenge f

8. Bergbau:

a) Streichen n (der Schichten)

b) (Streich)Richtung f

9. umg Treffer m, Glücksfall m:

a lucky strike ein Glückstreffer

10. MIL

a) (besonders Luft-) Angriff m

b) (Atom) Schlag m

B v/t prät struck [strʌk], pperf struck, stricken [ˈstrıkən]

1. schlagen, Schläge oder einen Schlag versetzen (dat), allg treffen:

strike sb in the face jemanden ins Gesicht schlagen;

strike together zusammen-, aneinanderschlagen;

she was struck by a stone sie wurde von einem Stein getroffen;

he was struck dead by lightning er wurde vom Blitz erschlagen;

strike me dead! sl so wahr ich hier stehe!

2. ein Messer etc stoßen ( into in akk)

3. einen Schlag führen: → blow² 1

4. MUS einen Ton, auch eine Glocke, Saite, Taste anschlagen: → chord¹ 2, note A 9, A 11

5. a) ein Streichholz anzünden, ein Feuer machen

b) Funken schlagen

6. mit dem Kopf, Fuß etc stoßen oder schlagen ( against gegen)

7. stoßen oder schlagen gegen oder auf (akk), zusammenstoßen mit, SCHIFF auflaufen auf (akk), einschlagen in (akk) (Geschoss, Blitz)

8. fallen auf (akk) (Licht), auftreffen auf (akk), das Auge oder Ohr treffen:

a sound struck his ear ein Laut schlug an sein Ohr;

strike sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallen

9. fig jemandem einfallen oder in den Sinn kommen:

an idea struck him ihm kam oder er hatte eine Idee

10. jemandem auffallen:

what struck me was … was mir auffiel oder worüber ich staunte, war …

11. Eindruck machen auf (akk), jemanden beeindrucken:

be struck by beeindruckt oder hingerissen sein von;

be struck on a girl umg in ein Mädchen verknallt sein

12. jemandem gut etc vorkommen:

how does it strike you? was hältst du davon?;

it struck her as ridiculous es kam ihr lächerlich vor

13. stoßen auf (akk), (zufällig) treffen oder entdecken, Gold etc finden: → oil A 1, rich A 7

14. Wurzeln schlagen: → root¹ A 1

15. THEAT Kulissen etc abbauen

16. ein Zelt etc abbrechen: → camp¹ A 1

17. SCHIFF

a) die Flagge, Segel streichen

b) (weg)fieren: → flag¹ A 1, A 2, sail A 1

18. den Fisch mit einem Ruck (der Angel) auf den Haken spießen

19. a) seine Beute schlagen (Habicht etc)

b) die Giftzähne schlagen in (akk) (Schlange)

20. TECH glatt streichen

21. a) MATH den Durchschnitt, das Mittel nehmen

b) WIRTSCH die Bilanz, den Saldo ziehen

c) WIRTSCH eine Dividende ausschütten: → balance A 7, mean³ B 1, B 2

22. streichen ( off von einer Liste etc): → Medical Register, roll A 2, strike off 2, strike through

23. eine Münze, Medaille schlagen, prägen

24. die Stunde etc schlagen (Uhr): → twelve A

25. fig jemanden schlagen, heimsuchen, treffen (Unglück, Not etc), befallen (Krankheit)

26. jemanden erfüllen ( with mit Schrecken, Schmerz etc)

27. jemanden blind, taub etc machen: → dumb A 3

28. ein Tempo, eine Gangart anschlagen

29. eine Haltung oder Pose an-, einnehmen

30. WIRTSCH einen Handel abschließen: → bargain Bes Redew

31. strike work

a) WIRTSCH die Arbeit niederlegen,

b) Feierabend machen

C v/i

1. a) (zu)schlagen, (-)stoßen: → iron A 1

b) fig zuschlagen:

the killer has struck again

2. schlagen, treffen:

strike at

a) jemanden oder nach jemandem schlagen,

b) fig zielen auf (akk): → root¹ A 1

3. fig zuschlagen, angreifen

4. zubeißen (Schlange)

5. (on)

a) schlagen, stoßen (an akk, gegen)

b) SCHIFF auflaufen (auf akk), (auf Grund) stoßen

6. fallen (Licht), auftreffen (Lichtstrahl, Schall etc) (on auf akk)

7. strike on auf Öl, Erz etc stoßen ( → B 13)

8. schlagen (Uhr): → hour 3

9. sich entzünden (Streichholz)

10. ELEK sich (plötzlich) entladen (Funke): → strike across

11. einschlagen, treffen (Blitz, Geschoss)

12. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

13. den Weg einschlagen, sich (plötzlich) wenden ( beide:

to the right, etc nach rechts etc):

strike for home umg heimgehen;

strike into

a) einbiegen in (akk), einen Weg einschlagen,

b) fig plötzlich verfallen in (akk), etwas beginnen;

strike into a gallop in Galopp verfallen;

strike into a subject sich einem Thema zuwenden

14. WIRTSCH streiken ( for um; against gegen)

15. SCHIFF die Flagge streichen (to vor dat) (auch fig)

16. GEOL streichen (Schicht)

17. Angeln:

a) anbeißen (Fisch)

b) den Fisch mit einem Ruck (der Angel) auf den Haken spießen

18. (durch)dringen (to zu; into in akk; through durch) (Kälte etc)

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1. noun
1) (Industry) Streik, der; Ausstand, der

be on/go [out] or come out on strike — in den Streik getreten sein/in den Streik treten

2) (Finance, Mining, Oil Industry) Treffer, der (fig. ugs.)

make a strike — sein Glück machen; (Mining) fündig werden

3) (sudden success)

[lucky] strike — Glückstreffer, der

4) (act of hitting) Schlag, der

5) (Mil.) Angriff, der (at auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (hit) schlagen; [Schlag, Geschoss:] treffen [Ziel]; [Blitz:] [ein]schlagen in (+ Akk.), treffen; (afflict) treffen; [Epidemie, Seuche, Katastrophe usw.:] heimsuchen

strike one's head on or against the wall — mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen

the car struck a pedestrian — das Auto erfasste einen Fußgänger

the ship struck the rocks — das Schiff lief auf die Felsen

2) (delete) streichen (from, off aus)

3) (deliver)

strike two punches — zweimal zuschlagen

strike somebody a blow — jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?

strike a blow against somebody/against or to something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

strike a blow for something — (fig.) eine Lanze für etwas brechen

4) (produce by hitting flint) schlagen [Funken]; (ignite) anzünden [Streichholz]

5) (chime) schlagen

6) (Mus.) anschlagen [Töne auf dem Klavier]; anzupfen, anreißen [Töne auf der Gitarre]; (fig.) anschlagen [Ton]

7) (impress) beeindrucken

strike somebody as [being] silly — jemandem dumm zu sein scheinen od. dumm erscheinen

it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...

how does it strike you? — was hältst du davon?

8) (occur to) einfallen (+ Dat.)

9) (cause to become)

a heart attack struck him dead — er erlag einem Herzanfall

be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen

10) (attack) überfallen; (Mil.) angreifen

11) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)

12) (Mining) stoßen auf (+ Akk.)

strike gold — auf Gold stoßen; (fig.) einen Glückstreffer landen (ugs.) (in mit)

13) (reach) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Hauptstraße, Weg, Fluss]

14) (adopt) einnehmen [[Geistes]haltung]

15) (take down) einholen [Segel, Flagge]; abbrechen [Zelt, Lager]
3. intransitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (deliver a blow) zuschlagen; [Pfeil:] treffen; [Blitz:] einschlagen; [Unheil, Katastrophe, Krise, Leid:] hereinbrechen (geh.); (collide) zusammenstoßen; (hit) schlagen ( against gegen, [up]on auf + Akk.)

2) (ignite) zünden

3) (chime) schlagen

4) (Industry) streiken

5) (attack; also Mil.) zuschlagen (fig.)

6) (make a find) (Mining) fündig werden

strike lucky — Glück haben

7) (direct course)

strike south — etc. sich nach Süden usw. wenden

Phrasal Verbs:

- strike at

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

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n.

Stoß ¨-e m.

Streik -s m.

Treffer - m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck)

or p.p.: stricken•) = anzünden v.

auffallen v.

drücken v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

streiken v.

treffen v.

(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen)

English-german dictionary > strike
4 strike

1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (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.) pegar, golpear

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) encender

4) ((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.) hacer huelga

5) (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.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) sonar, hacer sonar, tocar

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.) parecer, dar la impresión

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) acuñar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir (por)

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) huelga

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) hallazgo, descubrimiento

•

- 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

strike¹ n huelga

to be on strike estar en huelga

to go on strike declararse en huelga

strike² vb

1. dar / pegar

he struck me across the face me pegó en la cara

2. hacer huelga

the miners have voted to strike los mineros han votado para hacer huelga

3. parecer

she strikes me as very nice me parece muy simpática

4. dar

the church clock struck twelve el reloj de la iglesia dio las doce

El pasado y participio pasado de strike es struck; el gerundio se escribe striking

strike

tr[straɪk]

noun

1 (by workers, students, etc) huelga

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (blow - gen) golpe nombre masculino; (- in tenpin bowling) pleno; (- in baseball) strike nombre masculino

3 (find) hallazgo; (of oil, gold, etc) descubrimiento

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ataque nombre masculino

■ air strike ataque aéreo

transitive verb (pt & pp struck tr[strʌk])

1 (hit) pegar, golpear

■ he struck her with the back of his hand le pegó con el dorso de la mano

■ I struck the ball as hard as I could golpeé la pelota con todas mis fuerzas

2 (knock against, collide with) dar contra, chocar contra; (ball, stone) pegar contra, dar contra; (lightning, bullet, torpedo) alcanzar

■ he was struck on the head by a rock una roca le dio en la cabeza

■ she struck her head against the low ceiling dio con la cabeza contra el techo bajo

■ the tree was struck by lightning el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

3 (disaster, earthquake) golpear, sobrevenir; (disease) atacar, golpear

■ the town has been struck by tragedy el pueblo ha sido golpeado por la tragedia

4 (gold, oil) descubrir, encontrar, dar con; (track, path) dar con

5 (coin, medal) acuñar

6 (match) encender

7 (of clock) dar, tocar

■ the clock struck one el reloj dio la una

8 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note) dar; (chord) tocar

9 (bargain, deal) cerrar, hacer; (balance) encontrar, hallar; (agreement) llegar a

■ he struck a bargain with the owner hizo un trato con el propietario

■ they've managed to strike a balance han logrado encontrar un punto medio

10 (pose, attitude) adoptar

11 (give impression) parecer, dar la impresión de

■ Michael strikes me as a very sensible young man Michael me parece un joven muy sensato

■ it struck me as strange that... me pareció muy extraño que...

12 (occur to) ocurrírsele a; (remember) acordarse de

■ a terrible thought struck me se me ocurrió algo terrible

■ it suddenly struck her that it was their anniversary de repente se acordó de que era su aniversario

13 (render) dejar

■ he was struck dumb se quedó mudo

14 (cause fear, terror, worry) infundir

■ the scream struck terror into them el grito les infundió terror

15 (take down - sail, flag) arriar; (- tent, set) desmontar

16 (cutting) plantar

intransitive verb

1 (attack - troops, animal, etc) atacar; (- disaster, misfortune) sobrevenir, ocurrir; (- disease) atacar, golpear; (- lightning) alcanzar, caer

■ the killer has struck again el asesino ha vuelto a atacar

■ then disaster struck entonces sobrevino el desastre

2 (workers etc) declararse en huelga, hacer huelga

■ the air-traffic controllers threatened to strike los controladores aéreos amenazaron con hacer huelga

■ they struck for more pay hicieron huelga por un aumento de sueldo

3 (clock) dar la hora

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

strike a light! ¡caray!

to be on strike estar en huelga

to call a strike convocar una huelga

to go on strike declararse en huelga

to strike a chord sonarle a uno

to strike a chord with somebody estar en sintonía con alguien

to strike a note of something expresar algo

to strike at the heart of something dar con el meollo de algo

to strike camp levantar el campamento

to strike (it) lucky tener suerte

to strike the eye saltar a la vista

to strike out on one's own (become independent) volar con sus propias alas 2 (set up own business) ponerse a trabajar por su propia cuenta

to strike it rich hacerse rico,-a

to strike while the iron's hot actuar de inmediato

within striking distance a un paso

general strike huelga general

lucky strike golpe nombre masculino de suerte

sit-down strike sentada

strike fund caja de resistencia

strike pay subsidio de huelga

strike ['straɪk] v, struck ['strʌk] ; struck ; striking vt

1) hit: golpear (a una persona)

to strike a blow: pegar un golpe

2) delete: suprimir, tachar

3) coin, mint: acuñar (monedas)

4) : dar (la hora)

5) afflict: sobrevenir

he was stricken with a fever: le sobrevino una fiebre

6) impress: impresionar, parecer

her voice struck me: su voz me impresionó

it struck him as funny: le pareció chistoso

7) : encender (un fósforo)

8) find: descubrir (oro, petróleo)

9) adopt: adoptar (una pose, etc.)

strike vi

1) hit: golpear

to strike against: chocar contra

2) attack: atacar

3) : declararse en huelga

strike n

1) blow: golpe m

2) : huelga f, paro m

to be on strike: estar en huelga

3) attack: ataque m

strike

n.

• cerradero s.m.

• descubrimiento repentino s.m.

• golpe s.m.

• huelga s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck) or p.p.: stricken•) = batir v.

• cascar v.

• chocar v.

• chocar con v.

• dar con v.

• embestir v.

• golpear v.

• pegar v.

• percutir v.

• pulsar v.

• tropezar v.

• varear v.

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1. straɪk
(past & past p struck) transitive verb

1)

a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsar

to strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien

b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*

I struck my head on the beam — me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga

the tree was struck by lightning — el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

2)

a) ( cause to become)

to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien

I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho

to strike somebody dead — matar a alguien

b) ( introduce)

to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien

3)

a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)

an awful thought struck me — se me ocurrió algo terrible

it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...

b) ( impress) parecerle* a

how did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?

it strikes me as odd — me parece raro

I was struck by his changed appearance — me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* con

to strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte

to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna

5)

a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*

b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar

6)

a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*

b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*

the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco

7) (enter into, arrive at)

to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato

to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...

8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar

9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar

to strike camp — levantar el campamento

10) ( delete) suprimir

his name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off

2.

vi

1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*

lightning never strikes in the same place twice — los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte

2)

a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presa

to strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien

b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir

3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

to strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales

4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora

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Phrasal Verbs:

- strike back

- strike down

- strike home

- strike off

- strike on

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

- strike upon

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noun

1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)

to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)

to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)

hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)

to take strike action — ir* a la huelga

strike fund — fondo m de resistencia

strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro

2) ( find) descubrimiento m

a lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte

3) ( attack) ataque m

4) ( Sport)

a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)

b) ( in baseball) strike m

[straɪk] (vb: pt, pp struck)
1. N

1) (by workers) huelga f, paro m

to be on strike — estar en huelga

to come out or go on strike — declarar la huelga; see hunger 3.

2) (=discovery) [of oil, gold] descubrimiento m

a big oil strike — un descubrimiento de petróleo en gran cantidad

• to make a strike — hacer un descubrimiento

3) (Baseball) golpe m ; (Bowling) strike m

• you have two strikes against you — (esp US) (fig) tienes dos cosas en contra

• three strikes and you're out — (US) (Jur) pena de cadena perpetua tras el tercer delito grave

4) (Mil) ataque m ; (=air strike) ataque m aéreo, bombardeo m

2. VT

1) (=hit) golpear; (with fist etc) pegar, dar una bofetada a; (with bullet etc) alcanzar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chord, note] tocar; [+ instrument] herir, pulsar

never strike a woman — no pegar nunca a una mujer

the president was struck by two bullets — dos balas alcanzaron al presidente

• to strike sb a blow, strike a blow at sb — pegar or dar un golpe a algn, pegar a algn

• to strike one's fist on the table, strike the table with one's fist — golpear la mesa con el puño

• the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

• to be struck by lightning — ser alcanzado por un rayo

the tower was struck by lightning — la torre fue alcanzada por un rayo, cayó un rayo en la torre

- strike a blow for sth

- strike a blow against sth

- that strikes a chord!

2) (=collide with) [+ rocks, landmine etc] chocar con, chocar contra; [+ difficulty, obstacle] encontrar, dar con, tropezar con

the ship struck an iceberg — el buque chocó con or contra un iceberg

his head struck the beam, he struck his head on the beam — dio con la cabeza contra or en la viga

the light strikes the window — la luz hiere la ventana

disaster struck us — el desastre nos vino encima

• a sound struck my ear — liter un ruido hirió mi oído

• what strikes the eye is the poverty — lo que más llama la atención es la pobreza

• a ghastly sight struck our eyes — se nos presentó un panorama horroroso

3) (=produce, make) [+ coin, medal] acuñar; [+ a light, match] encender, prender (LAm)

• to strike root — (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar

• to strike sparks from sth — hacer que algo eche chispas

• to strike terror into sb's heart — infundir terror a algn

4) (=appear to, occur to)

it strikes me as being most unlikely — me parece poco factible, se me hace poco probable (LAm)

• how did it strike you? — ¿qué te pareció?, ¿qué impresión te causó?

at least that's how it strikes me — por lo menos eso es lo que pienso yo

• it strikes me that..., the thought strikes me that... — se me ocurre que...

has it ever struck you that...? — ¿has pensado alguna vez que...?

5) (=impress)

I was much struck by his sincerity — su sinceridad me impresionó mucho

I'm not much struck (with him) — no me llama la atención, no me impresiona mucho

6) (=find) [+ gold, oil] descubrir

- strike gold

- strike it lucky

- he struck it rich

7) (=arrive at, achieve) [+ agreement] alcanzar, llegar a

• to strike an average — sacar el promedio

• to strike a balance — encontrar el equilibrio

• to strike a bargain — cerrar un trato

• to strike a deal — alcanzar un acuerdo, llegar a un acuerdo; (Comm) cerrar un trato

8) (=assume, adopt)

to strike an attitude — adoptar una actitud

9) (=cause to become)

• to strike sb blind — cegar a algn

• to strike sb dead — matar a algn

may I be struck dead if... — que me maten si...

• to be struck dumb — quedarse sin habla

10) (=take down)

• to strike camp — levantar el campamento

• to strike the flag — arriar la bandera

11) (=remove, cross out) suprimir ( from de)

3. VI

1) (Mil etc) (=attack) atacar; [disaster] sobrevenir; [disease] golpear; [snake etc] morder, atacar

now is the time to strike — este es el momento en que conviene atacar

when panic strikes — cuando cunde el pánico, cuando se extiende el pánico

• to strike against sth — dar con algo, dar contra algo, chocar contra algo

• to strike at sb — (with fist) tratar de golpear a algn; (Mil) atacar a algn

we must strike at the root of this evil — debemos atacar la raíz de este mal, debemos cortar este mal de raíz

this strikes at our very existence — esto amenaza nuestra existencia misma

• to be within striking distance of — [+ place] estar a poca distancia or a un paso de

he had come within striking distance of the presidency — estuvo muy cerca de ocupar la presidencia; see home 1., 2); see iron 1., 1)

2) [workers] declarar la huelga, declararse en huelga

to strike for higher wages — hacer una huelga para conseguir un aumento de los sueldos

3) [clock] dar la hora

the clock has struck — ha dado la hora ya

4) [match] encenderse

5)

- strike lucky

6) (=move, go)

• to strike across country — ir a campo traviesa

• to strike into the woods — ir por el bosque, penetrar en el bosque

7) (Naut) (=run aground) encallar, embarrancar

8) (esp Naut) (=surrender) arriar la bandera

9) (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar

4.

CPD

strike ballot N — votación f a huelga

strike committee N — comité m de huelga

strike force N — fuerza f de asalto, fuerza f de choque

strike fund N — fondo m de huelga

strike pay N — subsidio m de huelga

strike vote N — = strike ballot

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike on

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

- strike upon

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1. [straɪk]
(past & past p struck) transitive verb

1)

a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsar

to strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien

b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*

I struck my head on the beam — me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga

the tree was struck by lightning — el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

2)

a) ( cause to become)

to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien

I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho

to strike somebody dead — matar a alguien

b) ( introduce)

to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien

3)

a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)

an awful thought struck me — se me ocurrió algo terrible

it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...

b) ( impress) parecerle* a

how did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?

it strikes me as odd — me parece raro

I was struck by his changed appearance — me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* con

to strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte

to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna

5)

a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*

b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar

6)

a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*

b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*

the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco

7) (enter into, arrive at)

to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato

to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...

8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar

9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar

to strike camp — levantar el campamento

10) ( delete) suprimir

his name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off

2.

vi

1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*

lightning never strikes in the same place twice — los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte

2)

a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presa

to strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien

b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir

3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

to strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales

4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora

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Phrasal Verbs:

- strike back

- strike down

- strike home

- strike off

- strike on

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

- strike upon

II

noun

1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)

to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)

to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)

hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)

to take strike action — ir* a la huelga

strike fund — fondo m de resistencia

strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro

2) ( find) descubrimiento m

a lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte

3) ( attack) ataque m

4) ( Sport)

a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)

b) ( in baseball) strike m

English-spanish dictionary > strike
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[straɪk] struck vb: pt, pp
1. n

1) (by workers) sciopero

to be on strike — essere in sciopero

to go on or come out on strike — entrare in sciopero

to call a strike — organizzare uno sciopero

2) Mil, (also: air strike) attacco

a military strike — un attacco militare

3) (discovery: of oil, gold) scoperta

to make a strike — scoprire un giacimento

4) Baseball, Bowling strike m inv

2. vt

1) (hit: gen) colpire

to strike a blow at sb — sferrare un colpo a qn

who struck the first blow? — chi ha colpito per primo?

to strike a blow for freedom — spezzare una lancia in favore della libertà

to strike a man when he's down fig — uccidere un uomo morto

the president was struck by two bullets — il presidente è stato colpito da due pallottole

the clock struck nine o'clock — l'orologio ha suonato le nove

to be struck by lightning — essere colpito (-a) da un fulmine

panic struck — preso (-a) dal panico

to strike sth out of sb's hand — far cadere qc di mano a qn

he struck the ball hard — ha colpito forte la palla

2) (collide with) urtare, sbattere contro, (rocks etc) sbattere contro, cozzare contro

she struck her head against the wall — ha battuto la testa contro il muro

a ghastly sight struck our eyes — una scena orribile si presentò ai nostri occhi

disaster struck us — siamo stati colpiti da una sciagura

3) (produce, make: coin, medal) coniare, (agreement, deal) concludere, (a light, match) accendere, (sparks) far sprizzare

to strike an attitude — assumere un atteggiamento

to strike a balance fig — trovare il giusto mezzo

to be struck dumb — ammutolire

to strike terror into sb's heart — terrorizzare qn

4) (occur to) colpire

the thought or it strikes me that... — mi viene in mente che...

it strikes me as being most unlikely — mi sembra molto improbabile

how does it strike you? — che te ne pare?, che ne pensi?

I'm not much struck with him — non mi ha fatto una buona impressione

5) (find: gold, oil) trovare

he struck it rich fig — ha fatto fortuna, ha trovato l'America

6) stricken pp: also

(remove, cross out) to strike (from) — cancellare (da)

3. vi

1) (workers) scioperare

to strike for higher wages — scioperare per rivendicazioni salariali

they decided to strike — hanno deciso di fare sciopero

2) (clock) rintoccare, suonare

3) (attack) Mil etc, attaccare, sferrare un attacco, (tiger) aggredire la preda, (snake) mordere, (disease, disaster) colpire, abbattersi

now is the time to strike — questo è il momento di agire

it strikes at our very existence — minaccia di distruggerci

to strike at — (person, evil) colpire

to strike at the root of a problem — intervenire alla radice di un problema

they fear the killer may strike again — temono che il killer possa colpire di nuovo

4)

to strike on an idea — avere un'idea

4. adj

(pay, committee) di sciopero

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- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike up

English-Italian dictionary > strike ****
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I 1. [straɪk]
nome

1) sciopero m.

to be on strike — essere in o fare sciopero

to come out on strike — entrare o mettersi in sciopero

2) (attack) attacco m. (on, against contro) (anche mil.)

3) min. (discovery) scoperta f. (di un giacimento)

lucky strike — fig. colpo di fortuna
2.
modificatore [committee, notice] di sciopero; [ leader] degli scioperanti
II 1. [straɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (hit) [person, stick] colpire [person, object, ball]; [ missile] colpire, centrare [ target]; [ship, car] colpire, urtare [rock, tree]

to strike sth. with — battere qcs. con [stick, hammer]

he struck his head on the table — ha dato una testata sul tavolo

to be struck by lightning — [tree, person] essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb. a blow — dare un colpo a qcn.

to strike sb. dead — [ lightning] fulminare qcn.

to be struck dumb with amazement — ammutolire per lo stupore

2) (afflict) [disease, storm, disaster] abbattersi su, colpire [area, people]

to strike terror into sb. o sb.'s heart — terrorizzare qcn

3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venire in mente a; [ resemblance] colpire

it strikes me as funny that — mi sembra divertente che

to strike sb. as odd — sembrare o parere strano a qcn.

how does the idea strike you? — che cosa ne pensi o te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you? — che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that) — mi colpisce (il fatto che)

I was struck with him — colloq. mi ha colpito

4) (discover) scoprire, trovare [ gold]; finire su, trovare [ road]

5) (achieve) concludere [ bargain]

to strike a balance — trovare il giusto equilibrio

6) (ignite) accendere [ match]

7) [ clock] battere [ time]

it had just struck two — erano appena suonate le due

8) (delete) cancellare [word, sentence]

9) (dismantle) smontare [ tent]

to strike camp — levare il campo, togliere le tende

10) econ. (mint) battere [ coin]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (deliver blow) colpire

my head struck against a beam — ho sbattuto la testa contro una trave

to strike at — attaccare

2) (attack) [army, animal] attaccare; [ killer] aggredire; [disease, storm] colpire

disaster struck — è successo un disastro

Henry strikes again! — colloq. scherz. Henry colpisce o ha colpito ancora!

3) [ worker] scioperare, fare sciopero

4) [ match] accendersi

5) [ clock] battere, suonare

6) (proceed)

to strike north — dirigersi a nord

to strike across — prendere per [ field]; attraversare [ country]

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- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike up

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1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (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.) battere, colpire

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) attaccare

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) accendere, far sprizzare

4) ((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.) scioperare

5) (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.) trovare

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) suonare

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.) colpire, impressionare

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) coniare

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) prendere, tagliare

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) abbassare; levare
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) sciopero

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) scoperta

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- 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 /straɪk/
n.

1 (econ.) sciopero: to be on strike, essere in sciopero; to go on strike, scendere in sciopero; scioperare; to call a strike, proclamare uno sciopero; general strike, sciopero generale; dock strike, sciopero dei portuali; strike to the last, sciopero a oltranza; a wave of strikes, un'ondata di scioperi; unofficial strike, sciopero non dichiarato (o spontaneo)

2 rasiera ( per cereali)

3 (ind. min.) scoperta di un giacimento ( minerario); (fig.) colpo di fortuna, buon colpo ( anche in Borsa, ecc.)

4 (mil.) attacco; (spec.) attacco aereo, incursione

5 (geol.) direzione ( di uno strato, di una vena)

6 ( baseball) ‘strike’: Three strikes put the batter out, dopo tre strike il battitore viene eliminato

7 ( bowling) ‘strike’ ( abbattimento di tutti i birilli al primo colpo)

8 ( calcio) tiro a rete (o in porta); botta, staffilata, stangata, zampata, mazzata (fig.); gol di prepotenza

9 ( calcio, ecc.) attacco; incursione; percussione

10 ( canottaggio, nuoto) battuta ( il battere con i remi o con le gambe)

11 ( golf) tentativo di colpo

12 ( rugby) ‘strike’ ( l'impossessarsi del pallone nel corso di una mischia)

13 ( pesca) strappo ( dato dal pescatore alla lenza): I just got a strike, ho dato soltanto uno strappo ( ma il pesce non ha abboccato)

● (mil.) strike aircraft, aereo da combattimento □ all-out strike, sciopero totale □ strike ban, proibizione di scioperare; precettazione □ strike benefit = strike pay ► sotto □ strike call, proclamazione d'uno sciopero □ strike epidemics, conflittualità permanente □ (geol.) strike fault, faglia longitudinale □ strike force, (mil.) forza d'urto; ( calcio, ecc.) capacità di percussione, potenza d'attacco □ strike pay, sussidio ( pagato dai sindacati) durante uno sciopero □ (geol.) strike-slip fault, faglia trascorrente □ (fam. USA, dal baseball) to have two strikes against one, avere due punti a sfavore (o due handicap); ( anche) avere già subìto due gravi condanne: I have two strikes against me for getting the job: I don't have much experience and I haven't finished school, vorrei ottenere questo lavoro ma ho due punti a sfavore, la poca esperienza e la mancanza di un diploma; (polit., leg. USA) Three strikes and you're out, alla terza condanna, ti becchi l'ergastolo NOTE DI CULTURA: three strikes: in alcuni Stati americani alla terza condanna per reati commessi con la violenza è obbligatorio l'ergastolo. Il nome popolare di queste leggi, three strikes and you're out oppure la three-strikes law, è ripreso dal baseball, nel quale alla terza palla sbagliata ( strike) il battitore viene eliminato.
♦ (to) strike /straɪk/
(pass. struck, p. p. struck, raro stricken)

A v. t.

1 battere; colpire; percuotere; picchiare; (fig.) impressionare: to strike a nail with the hammer, battere un chiodo col martello; He struck his fist on the desk, batté il pugno sulla scrivania; The tree was struck by lightning, l'albero è stato colpito dal fulmine; What struck me was her generosity, ciò che mi colpì (o mi fece impressione) fu la sua generosità

2 assestare; appioppare: I struck him a violent blow, gli assestai (o diedi) un forte colpo

3 sbattere; urtare: to strike one's foot against a stone, sbattere un piede contro un sasso; inciampare in un sasso; I struck my elbow against the table, urtai la tavola col gomito

4 battere, suonare ( le ore): The tower clock was striking midnight, l'orologio della torre batteva la mezzanotte

5 coniare; stampare; (fin.) battere: to strike a new coin [a medal], coniare una moneta nuova [una medaglia]; The Royal Mint strikes coins, la Zecca Reale batte moneta

6 accendere; strofinare; far sprizzare ( battendo o strofinando): to strike a match, accendere (strofinare) un fiammifero; to strike a light, accendere una luce; far luce ( con una candela, lampada, ecc.); to strike fire out of flint, accendere il fuoco battendo sulla pietra focaia

7 arrivare a; raggiungere: I struck the highway late in the morning, nel tardo mattino arrivai alla strada maestra

8 (spec. ind. min.) scoprire; trovare: to strike a coal seam, scoprire uno strato di carbone; to strike gold [water], trovare l'oro [l'acqua]

9 (mil., naut.) abbassare; ammainare: to strike one's flag, ammainare la bandiera; (fig.) arrendersi; to strike sails, ammainare le vele

10 abbattere; levare; togliere: to strike the tents, levar le tende

11 investire; urtare contro; (naut.) urtare ( uno scoglio, ecc.) con la chiglia: The car struck a lamppost, l'automobile ha urtato contro un lampione; The landing plane struck the tree-tops, l'aereo in atterraggio ha urtato contro le cime degli alberi

12 configgere; conficcare; infiggere; piantare

13 venire in mente, passare per la testa a (q.): A doubt struck me, mi è venuto un dubbio; Suddenly it struck me that he had left no message for me, all'improvviso mi venne fatto di pensare che non aveva lasciato alcun messaggio per me

14 fare una certa impressione a (q.); sembrare, parere a (q.) (impers.): Her plan struck me as extremely complicated, il suo piano mi parve assai complicato; How does that strike you?, che impressione ti fa?; che ne pensi?; How does the idea strike you?, che te ne pare dell'idea?

15 pareggiare ( cereali, ecc.) con la rasiera; rasierare

16 (mus.) toccare ( un tasto); pizzicare ( una corda)

17 ( calcio, ecc.) colpire, calciare (il pallone); battere ( una punizione, un rigore)

18 ( baseball, cricket) battere ( la palla)

19 ( tennis, ecc.) colpire ( la palla)

20 ( slang USA) rivolgersi a (q.)

B v. i.

1 assestar colpi; menar botte

2 (mil.) attaccare: The enemy struck at dawn, il nemico ha attaccato all'alba

3 batter le ore; suonare: The clock is striking, l'orologio batte l'ora; Four o'clock had just struck, erano appena suonate le quattro

4 colpire; cozzare; urtare; sbattere contro: The ball struck against the wall [the goalpost], la palla ha colpito il muro [il palo della porta]

5 ( di fiammiferi e sim.) accendersi; prendere fuoco: This match won't strike, questo fiammifero non si accende

6 (econ.) scioperare: The railwaymen have been striking for two weeks, i ferrovieri scioperano da due settimane; to strike for higher wages, scioperare per ottenere un aumento di salario

7 filtrare; infiltrarsi; penetrare; inoltrarsi: We struck into the forests of the interior, ci siamo inoltrati nei boschi dell'interno

8 prendere ( una direzione); dirigersi, volgere i passi; voltare; uscire: to strike for the borderline, dirigersi verso il confine; Go straight on and then strike to the right, va' dritto e poi volta a destra!

9 (mil.) ammainare la bandiera; (fig.) arrendersi

10 ( di pianta) attecchire; mettere radici

11 (naut.) andare in secco; incagliarsi

12 ( sport) dare una bracciata (o un colpo di gambe; nuotando)

13 ( canottaggio) fare ( un certo numero di battute) al minuto: Oxford were striking 38, l'armo di Oxford stava facendo 38 battute al minuto

14 (geol.) essere orientato verso

● to strike an attitude, assumere un atteggiamento □ to strike an average, fare una media □ (rag.) to strike a balance, (rag.) fare il bilancio, far quadrare i conti; (fig.) raggiungere un accordo, fare un compromesso □ to strike a bargain, concludere un affare; fare un buon affare □ to strike sb. blind, accecare q. ( con un colpo o fig.) □ to strike blows, assestare (o portare) colpi □ (fig.) to strike ( a blow) for freedom, combattere (una battaglia) per la libertà; battersi per la libertà □ (naut.) to strike the bottom, arenarsi; incagliarsi □ (mil., ecc.) to strike camp, levare il campo □ (agric.) to strike a cutting, piantare una talea □ to strike sb. dead, fulminare q.; fare schiattare q. □ to strike sb. deaf, assordare q. ( con un colpo o di colpo) □ to strike a deal, concludere (o fare) un affare; raggiungere un accordo; fare un patto (o un compromesso) □ ( boxe e fig.) to strike the decisive blow, assestare il colpo decisivo □ to strike sb. for his (o her) autograph, chiedere un autografo a q. □ ( di un atleta, ecc.) to strike form, entrare in piena forma □ to strike st. from sb. 's hand, far saltar qc. di mano a q. (con un sol colpo); strappare qc. a q. □ (fig.) to strike it rich, arricchire di colpo; trovare l'America (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to strike it lucky, avere un colpo di fortuna □ (leg.) to strike a jury, formare una giuria ( cancellando nomi, ecc.) □ (fig.) to strike a note of caution, far squillare il campanello d'allarme □ to strike oil, trovare il petrolio; (fig.) arricchire di colpo, trovare l'America □ to strike a pose, assumere una posa □ ( anche fig.) to strike the right track, trovare la pista buona (o la strada giusta) □ (bot. e fig.) to strike root(s), attecchire; metter radici □ (naut.) to strike soundings, fare degli scandagli □ (mus.) to strike a tone, far vibrare una nota □ (fig.) to strike a warning note, far squillare il campanello d'allarme □ ( pesca) to strike a whale, colpire (o arpionare) una balena □ ( calcio, ecc.) to strike the woodwork, colpire il legno ( della porta); colpire un palo (o la traversa) □ (fam.) to be struck all of a heap, rimanere sbigottito; restar di sale □ to be struck dumb, ammutolire; restare senza parola □ (fam.) to be struck on sb., essere (innamorato) cotto di q. □ (fig.) to be struck with, esser colpito da; ricevere una forte impressione da □ to be struck with dizziness, avere un improvviso capogiro □ The wind struck cold, tirava un vento freddo e tagliente □ ( anche fig.) The hour has struck, l'ora è suonata □ ( slang) Strike me dead!, peste mi colga; mi venga un accidente! possa morire ( se non è vero, ecc.) □ (prov.) Strike while the iron is hot, bisogna battere il ferro finché è caldo.

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I 1. [straɪk]
nome

1) sciopero m.

to be on strike — essere in o fare sciopero

to come out on strike — entrare o mettersi in sciopero

2) (attack) attacco m. (on, against contro) (anche mil.)

3) min. (discovery) scoperta f. (di un giacimento)

lucky strike — fig. colpo di fortuna
2.
modificatore [committee, notice] di sciopero; [ leader] degli scioperanti
II 1. [straɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (hit) [person, stick] colpire [person, object, ball]; [ missile] colpire, centrare [ target]; [ship, car] colpire, urtare [rock, tree]

to strike sth. with — battere qcs. con [stick, hammer]

he struck his head on the table — ha dato una testata sul tavolo

to be struck by lightning — [tree, person] essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb. a blow — dare un colpo a qcn.

to strike sb. dead — [ lightning] fulminare qcn.

to be struck dumb with amazement — ammutolire per lo stupore

2) (afflict) [disease, storm, disaster] abbattersi su, colpire [area, people]

to strike terror into sb. o sb.'s heart — terrorizzare qcn

3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venire in mente a; [ resemblance] colpire

it strikes me as funny that — mi sembra divertente che

to strike sb. as odd — sembrare o parere strano a qcn.

how does the idea strike you? — che cosa ne pensi o te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you? — che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that) — mi colpisce (il fatto che)

I was struck with him — colloq. mi ha colpito

4) (discover) scoprire, trovare [ gold]; finire su, trovare [ road]

5) (achieve) concludere [ bargain]

to strike a balance — trovare il giusto equilibrio

6) (ignite) accendere [ match]

7) [ clock] battere [ time]

it had just struck two — erano appena suonate le due

8) (delete) cancellare [word, sentence]

9) (dismantle) smontare [ tent]

to strike camp — levare il campo, togliere le tende

10) econ. (mint) battere [ coin]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (deliver blow) colpire

my head struck against a beam — ho sbattuto la testa contro una trave

to strike at — attaccare

2) (attack) [army, animal] attaccare; [ killer] aggredire; [disease, storm] colpire

disaster struck — è successo un disastro

Henry strikes again! — colloq. scherz. Henry colpisce o ha colpito ancora!

3) [ worker] scioperare, fare sciopero

4) [ match] accendersi

5) [ clock] battere, suonare

6) (proceed)

to strike north — dirigersi a nord

to strike across — prendere per [ field]; attraversare [ country]

•

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike up

English-Italian dictionary > strike
7 root

1 ფესვი, ძირი

the root of a plant მცენარის ფესვი

to pull sth up by the roots რისიმე ძირიანად ამოგლეჯა // რისიმე ძირფესვიანად აღმოფხვრა

to get to the root of the matter საქმეს ძირში ჩაწვდომა

to strike / take root ფესვების გაშვება

square root კვადრატული ფესვი (მათემატიკაში)

my roots are in Kakheti წარმოშობით კახეთიდან ვარ

money is the root of all evil ფული ყველა ბოროტების მიზეზია

2: to root smt out / up რისიმე ძირიანად ამოგლეჯა // რისიმე ძირფესვიანად აღმოფხვრა

3 ფესვების გაშვება

vine cuttings root well ვაზის კალამი ადვილად ხარობს / ფესვიანდება

a deeply rooted prejudice ღრმად გამჯდარი ცრურწმენა

he stood rooted to the ground გაქვავებული იდგა

deep-rooted 1 ფესვგადგმული

deep-rooted 2 ძვალ-რბილში გამჯდარი, მტკიცედ დამკვიდრებული

to tear a tree up by the roots ხის ძირიანად ამოგლეჯა

to take root ფესვის გადგმა

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