lightning strike in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lightning strike in the Italian»English Dictionary

Translations for lightning strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N

II.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] ADJ

III.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

II.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB trans

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1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball
colpire
strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel
colpire, centrare
strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian
colpire, urtare
to strike sb on the head, in the face person:
colpire qn sulla testa, in faccia
to strike sb on the head, in the face object:
urtare qn sulla testa, in faccia
to strike sth with stick, hammer
battere qc con
she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)
ha picchiato il pugno sul tavolo
he struck his head on the table
ha dato una testata sul tavolo
his head struck the table
picchiò la testa contro il tavolo
lightning struck the house, struck him
un fulmine si è abbattuto sulla casa, su di lui
to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:
essere colpito da un fulmine
to strike sb to the ground (with fist)
abbattere qn con un pugno
to strike sb to the ground (with stick)
abbattere qn con una bastonata
to strike sb a blow
dare un colpo a qn
to strike the first blow
dare il primo colpo
to strike the first blow fig
fare la prima mossa
to strike sb dead lightning, God:
fulminare qn
to strike sb dead person:
colpire qn a morte
to be struck blind, dumb
diventare improvvisamente cieco, muto
to be struck dumb with amazement
ammutolire per lo stupore

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person
venire in mente a
strike resemblance: person
colpire
to be struck by
essere colpito da
an awful thought struck me
mi venne in mente un pensiero orribile
a terrible sight struck my eyes
mi si presentò davanti agli occhi un quadro terribile
it strikes me as funny, stupid that …
mi sembra divertente, stupido che …
it strikes me as mean of them to do
penso che sia meschino da parte loro fare
to strike sb as odd, absurd
sembrare or parere strano, assurdo a qn
he strikes me as an intelligent man
mi sembra una persona intelligente
it strikes me as a good idea to do
mi pare or sembra una buona idea fare
did anything strike you as odd?
hai notato qualcosa di strano?
how does the idea strike you?
che cosa ne pensi or 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)
it struck him that here was the opportunity
all'improvviso capì che questa era la sua occasione
I was struck with him, it inf
mi ha colpito
she wasn't very struck with it inf
non (ne) è rimasta particolarmente colpita
to be struck on Brit inf
essere innamorato di

III.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB intr

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IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

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lightning strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lightning strike in the Italian»English Dictionary

Translations for lightning strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB trans

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III.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB intr

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The former castle complex, mentioned about 1500, was utterly destroyed in 1766 by a lightning strike and the ensuing fire.
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The fire is attributed to a lightning strike.
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By safely conducting a lightning strike to ground, a lightning protection system can greatly reduce the probability of severe property damage.
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Another lightning strike in 1894 resulted in 27000 oilbbl lost in a fire.
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Its roof was damaged by a lightning strike in 1840 that tore a large hole in it.
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It gives the visual effect of a lightning strike or other severe and deep trunk damage, which has been weathered over time.
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The official cause of the crash was cited as bad weather and possibly a lightning strike.
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The lightning strike explains the blackened lesion burnt across the face of the hotel, remaining ever since.
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It started from a lightning strike during a thunderstorm.
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Lightning protection systems are used to prevent or lessen lightning strike damage to structures.
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