second strike in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for second strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

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

1. strike (hit):

3. strike (make impression on):

to be struck on Brit inf

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

I.second1 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] DET

II.second1 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] PRON

III.second1 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] N

IV.second1 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] ADV

V.second1 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] VB trans

VI.second1 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd]

second2 [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] N

second3 [Brit sɪˈkɒnd, Am səˈkɑnd] VB trans

second strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for second strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

second2 [ˈse·kənd] N (unit of time)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In a two-sided conflict where both sides have mutual second strike capability, defense becomes impossible.
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After the first stroke, the pedal will naturally bounce back, hit the toe as it slides upwards, and rebound for a second strike.
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It allowed a second strike if the first misfired.
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The second strike, at 52 seconds after liftoff, knocked the onboard guidance platform offline.
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A second strike was flown carrying the older, and more reliable, contact detonator.
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In other words, minimal deterrence requires rejecting a counterforce strategy in favor of pursuing survivable force that can be used in a countervalue second strike.
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A second strike broke the spinal cord and a third completely shattered the skull, removing all brain matter from the brainpan.
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