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1 stroke
A n1 ( blow) gen coup m ; (in tennis, golf) coup m ; to have a 3-stroke lead avoir 3 coups d'avance ; to win by 2 strokes gagner avec 2 coups d'avance ; to be 4 strokes behind avoir 4 coups de retard ; 20 strokes of the cane 20 coups de trique ;2 fig ( touch) coup m ; it was a brilliant/master stroke c'était un coup brillant/de maître ; at one ou at a single stroke d'un seul coup ; a stroke of luck un coup de chance ; a stroke of bad luck une malchance ; a stroke of genius un trait de génie ;3 Sport (swimming, movement) mouvement m des bras ; ( style) nage f ; ⇒ breast stroke etc ; Tim can swim a few strokes Tim sait un peu nager ;5 Art ( mark of pen) trait m ; ( mark of brush) touche f ; ( stroking action) coup m de pinceau/crayon etc ;6 ( in punctuation) barre f oblique ;7 ( of clock) coup m ; on the stroke of four à quatre heures sonnantes ; at the stroke of midnight à minuit sonnant ; at the third stroke the time will be… au troisième top il sera exactement… ;C vtr1 ( caress) caresser [person, animal] ; to stroke sb's back caresser le dos de qn ; to stroke one's beard se caresser la barbe ;not to do a stroke of work ne rien faire, ne pas en ficher une rame ○ ; to put sb off their stroke ( upset timing) faire perdre le rythme à qn ; fig ( disconcert) faire perdre les pédales ○ à qn. -
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stroke [strəʊk]1 noun(a) (blow, flick) coup m;∎ with a stroke of the whip d'un coup de fouet;∎ with a stroke of the brush d'un coup de pinceau;∎ with a stroke of the pen d'un trait de plume;∎ a stroke of lightning un coup de foudre;∎ they were given fifty strokes ils ont reçu cinquante coups de fouet(b) Sport (in golf, tennis, cricket, billiards) coup m; (in swimming → movement) mouvement m des bras; (→ style) nage f; (in rowing → movement) coup m d'aviron; (→ technique) nage f;∎ she swam across the river with quick strokes elle traversa rapidement la rivière à la nage;∎ the Oxford team rowed at 25 strokes to the minute l'équipe d'Oxford ramait à une cadence de 25 coups à la minute;∎ to keep stroke garder la cadence;∎ also figurative to set the stroke donner la cadence;∎ to put sb off his stroke (in rowing) faire perdre sa cadence ou son rythme à qn; (in golf) faire manquer son coup à; figurative faire perdre tous ses moyens à qn;∎ to be off one's stroke ne pas être au mieux de sa forme;∎ figurative to put sb off his/her stroke déconcerter qn(c) (mark → from pen, pencil) trait m; (→ from brush) trait m, touche f; (on letters, figures) barre f; Typography (oblique dash) barre f oblique;∎ written with thick/thin strokes écrit d'une écriture appuyée/fine;∎ British 225 stroke 62 225 barre oblique 62∎ a stroke of luck un coup de chance;∎ by a stroke of luck, she had remembered to take the key par chance, elle avait pensé à prendre la clé;∎ it was a stroke of brilliance! c'était un coup de génie!;∎ British she didn't do a stroke (of work) all day elle n'a rien fait de la journée(e) (of clock, bell) coup m;∎ on the stroke of midnight sur le coup de minuit;∎ on the stroke of 6 à 6 heures sonnantes ou tapantes;∎ he arrived on the stroke il est arrivé à l'heure exacte ou précise;∎ British Telecommunications at the third stroke it will be 6.32 precisely au troisième top, il sera exactement 6h32∎ to have a stroke avoir une attaque(g) (in rowing) chef m de nage;∎ to row stroke être chef de nage, donner la nage∎ two-/four-stroke engine un moteur à deux/quatre temps∎ she gave the cat a stroke elle a caressé le chat∎ he stroked her hand il lui caressait la main;∎ she stroked the piano keys with her fingers elle caressait les touches du piano;∎ to stroke sb's ego caresser qn dans le sens du poil∎ to stroke a boat être chef de nage, donner la nage(in rowing) être chef de nage, donner la naged'un seul coup►► American very familiar stroke magazine magazine m de cul;stroke play (in golf) partie f par coups;stroke rate (in rowing) cadence f de nage -
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[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) coup2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) coup3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) coup4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) coup5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) coup (d'aviron)6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) brassée; nage7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) effort8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) attaque•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) caresser2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) caresse -
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[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) trou2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) brèche; trou3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) trou2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) trouer2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) envoyer la balle dans le trou•- hole out -
5 shorthand
noun (a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.) sténographie -
6 bold
B adj2 ( cheeky) [person, look, stare] effronté ; [behaviour] hardi ; if I may make so bold as to suggest… sout si je peux me permettre de proposer… ;4 ( strong) [colour] vif/vive ; [design] voyant ; [handwriting, signature] assuré ; [outline] net/nette ; to paint with bold strokes of the brush peindre à grands coups de pinceau ;5 Print gras/grasse.to be as bold as brass avoir un culot monstre ○ ; to put on ou up a bold front faire front bravement. -
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bold [bəʊld](a) (courageous) intrépide, hardi;∎ a bold plan un projet audacieux ou osé;∎ a bold stroke un coup d'audace;∎ he grew bolder in his efforts il s'est enhardi dans ses tentatives∎ he was or made so bold as to disagree il a eu l'audace d'exprimer son désaccord;∎ may I be so bold as to ask your name? puis-je me permettre de vous demander qui vous êtes?;∎ he put a bold face on it, he put on a bold front face à cela il a fait ou gardé bonne contenance;∎ he's as bold as brass il a un culot pas possible∎ you bold boy! vilain!(d) (vigorous) puissant, hardi;∎ with bold strokes of the brush avec des coups de brosse vigoureux ou puissants;∎ a bold style of writing un style (d'écriture) hardi;∎ in bold relief en puissant relief∎ bold stripes des rayures éclatantes(f) Typography gras2 nounTypography caractères mpl gras, gras m;∎ in bold en gras►► bold character caractère m gras;bold face caractères mpl gras, gras m;∎ in bold face en gras;bold italics caractères mpl italiques gras;bold print caractères mpl gras;bold type caractères mpl gras -
8 feathery
feathery ['feðərɪ]∎ feathery strokes (with pencil) traits mpl légers -
9 fluency
fluency ['flu:ənsɪ](a) (in speaking, writing) facilité f, aisance f;∎ to speak with fluency avoir la parole facile∎ fluency in French is desirable la connaissance du français parlé est souhaitable;∎ we can identify various levels of fluency on peut distinguer différents niveaux de maîtrise de la langue;∎ the course aims at fluency rather than at explicit knowledge of grammar le cours met l'accent sur l'expression plutôt que sur une connaissance formelle de la grammaire;∎ I doubt whether I'll ever achieve complete fluency je doute d'arriver un jour à parler couramment -
10 fluent
fluent ['flu:ənt](a) (prose, style) fluide;∎ he's a fluent speaker il s'exprime aisément ou avec facilité∎ to be fluent in French, to speak fluent French parler couramment (le) français;∎ he replied in fluent Urdu il a répondu dans un ourdou aisé ou coulant;∎ I'll never be fluent je ne parlerai jamais couramment
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