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  • 1 strike a blow for

    (to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) berjast fyrir

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  • 2 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.) slá; hitta; ljósta
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á
    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.) fara í verkfall
    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.) finna, lenda á
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)
    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.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur
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    - 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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  • 3 strike at

    (to attempt to strike, or aim a blow at (a person etc): He struck at the dog with his stick.) slá til

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  • 4 strike home

    ((of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most.) hitta í mark

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  • 5 bang

    [bæŋ] 1. noun
    1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) hvellur
    2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) högg
    2. verb
    1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) skella
    2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) berja
    3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) springa
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  • 6 buffet

    I 1. noun
    (a blow with the hand or fist: a buffet on the side of the head.)
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with the fist.)
    2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.)
    II 1. ['bufei, ]( American[) bə'fei] noun
    1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.)
    2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.)
    2. adjective
    a buffet supper.)

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  • 7 bump

    1. verb
    (to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.)
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.)
    2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.)
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    3. adjective
    (excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.)
    - bump into
    - bump of

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  • 8 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) klippa; rÿja
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) löðrunga, slá
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) klipping
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) löðrungur; högg
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)
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    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) hefta, klemma saman
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) klemma

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  • 9 kick

    [kik] 1. verb
    1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) sparka
    2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) slá, gefa högg
    2. noun
    1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) spark
    2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) slag, högg
    3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) ánægja
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    - kick off
    - kick up

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  • 10 pat

    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) smjörklípa
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappa
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) hafa (svar) á reiðum höndum

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  • 11 slash

    [slæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) rista
    2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) höggva
    3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') lækka stórlega
    2. noun
    1) (a long cut or slit.) skurður
    2) (a sweeping blow.) högg

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  • 12 smack

    I 1. [smæk] verb
    (to strike smartly and loudly; to slap: She smacked the child's hand/bottom.) slá, löðrunga
    2. noun
    ((the sound of) a blow of this kind; a slap: He could hear the smack of the waves against the side of the ship.) skellur
    3. adverb
    (directly and with force: He ran smack into the door.) með skelli beint á (e-ð)
    II 1. [smæk] verb
    ((with of) to have a suggestion of: The whole affair smacks of prejudice.) bera keim af
    2. noun
    There's a smack of corruption about this affair.) keimur

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  • 13 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) mölva; brotna í smátt
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) skella/klessa á
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) harður árekstur; brothljóð, skellur
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) þungt högg
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smass, skellur
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    - smash hit

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  • 14 sock

    [sok] I noun
    (a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.)
    II 1. verb
    (slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw).
    2. noun
    ((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.)

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  • 15 wallop

    ['woləp] 1. verb
    (to strike (something or someone) hard: He walloped the desk with his fist; I'll wallop you if you do that again!) slá þungt högg
    2. noun
    (a heavy or powerful blow: He gave John a wallop right on the chin.) kraftmikið högg

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  • 16 whack

    [wæk] 1. verb
    (to strike smartly, making a loud sound: His father whacked him for misbehaving.) slá svo smelli í
    2. noun
    (a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) skellur, högg

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