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1 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (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; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((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 verkfall5) (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 á6) (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 hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- 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 -
2 strike lucky
(to have good luck in a particular matter.) detta í lukkupottinn
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