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I 1. [strəʊk]1) (blow) colpo m.; (in tennis, golf) tiro m., colpo m.2) fig. (touch) colpo m.at one o at a single stroke in un solo colpo; a stroke of luck un colpo di fortuna; a stroke of genius — un colpo di genio
3) (in swimming) (movement) bracciata f.; (style) nuoto m.4) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remi, remata f.5) (mark) (of pen) tratto m.; (of brush) tocco m., pennellata f.6) (in punctuation) barra f. obliqua7) (of clock) colpo m., rintocco m.8) med. colpo m. apoplettico9) (caress) carezza f.2.to give sb., sth. a stroke — accarezzare qcn., qcs
modificatore med.stroke victim, stroke patient — (paziente) apoplettico
••not to do a stroke of work — non fare niente, battere la fiacca
II [strəʊk]to put sb. off their stroke — (upset timing) fare perdere il ritmo a qcn.; fig. (disconcert) disturbare qcn., fare perdere la concentrazione a qcn
1) (caress) accarezzare [person, animal]2) sport (in rowing)* * *[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.)2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.)4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.)5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.)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?)7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.)•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.)2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.)* * *I 1. [strəʊk]1) (blow) colpo m.; (in tennis, golf) tiro m., colpo m.2) fig. (touch) colpo m.at one o at a single stroke in un solo colpo; a stroke of luck un colpo di fortuna; a stroke of genius — un colpo di genio
3) (in swimming) (movement) bracciata f.; (style) nuoto m.4) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remi, remata f.5) (mark) (of pen) tratto m.; (of brush) tocco m., pennellata f.6) (in punctuation) barra f. obliqua7) (of clock) colpo m., rintocco m.8) med. colpo m. apoplettico9) (caress) carezza f.2.to give sb., sth. a stroke — accarezzare qcn., qcs
modificatore med.stroke victim, stroke patient — (paziente) apoplettico
••not to do a stroke of work — non fare niente, battere la fiacca
II [strəʊk]to put sb. off their stroke — (upset timing) fare perdere il ritmo a qcn.; fig. (disconcert) disturbare qcn., fare perdere la concentrazione a qcn
1) (caress) accarezzare [person, animal]2) sport (in rowing)
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