strike in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

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

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1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball
frapper
strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel
frapper, toucher
strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian
heurter
to strike sb on the head/in the face person:
frapper qn à la tête/au visage
to strike sb on the head/in the face object:
heurter qn à la tête/au visage
to strike sth with stick, hammer
taper qc avec
she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)
elle a frappé du poing sur la table
he struck his head on the table
il s'est cogné la tête contre la table
his head struck the table
sa tête a heurté la table
lightning struck the house/struck him
la foudre est tombée sur la maison/l'a frappé
to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:
être touché par la foudre
to strike sb to the ground (with fist)
faire tomber qn d'un coup de poing
to strike sb to the ground (with stick)
faire tomber qn d'un coup de bâton
to strike sb a blow lit, fig
porter un coup à qn
to strike the first blow lit, fig
porter le premier coup
to strike sb dead lightning, God:
foudroyer qn
to strike sb dead person:
porter un coup mortel à qn
to be struck blind/dumb liter
être frappé de cécité/de mutisme
to be struck dumb with amazement
être frappé d'étonnement

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person
venir à l'esprit de
strike resemblance: person
frapper
to be struck by
être frappé par
an awful thought struck me
une horrible pensée m'est venue à l'esprit
a terrible sight struck my eyes
un horrible spectacle s'est présenté à mes yeux
it strikes me as funny/stupid that …
je trouve drôle/bête que …
+ subj it strikes me as mean of them to do
je trouve que c'est méchant de leur part de faire
to strike sb as odd/absurd
paraître or sembler étrange/absurde à qn
he strikes me as an intelligent man
il me paraît intelligent
it strikes me as a good idea to do
cela me paraît or me semble une bonne idée de faire
did anything strike you as odd?
as-tu remarqué quelque chose de bizarre?
how does the idea strike you?
qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette idée?
how did he strike you?
quelle impression vous a-t-il faite?
it strikes me (that)
à mon avis
it struck him that here was the opportunity
il s'est dit soudain que c'était l'occasion
I was struck inf with him/it
il/ça m'a plu
she wasn't very struck inf with it
ça ne lui a pas beaucoup plu
to be struck on inf Brit
être entiché de inf

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

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IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

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I.strike down VB [Brit strʌɪk -, Am straɪk -] (strike [sb] down, strike down [sb])

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ca'canny strike [Brit kɑːˌkani ˈstrʌɪk, Am kæˌkæni ˈstraɪk] N Brit

strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strike in the English»French Dictionary

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

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7. strike <struck, struck> <[or a. Am stricken]> (engender feelings):

to strike fear into sb
remplir qn d'effroi

8. strike <struck, struck> <[or a. Am stricken]> (engender memories):

to strike a chord
se rappeler de qc

9. strike <struck, struck> <[or a. Am stricken]> (create atmosphere):

to strike a note of warning
donner l'alerte

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

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strike call → strike ballot

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strike Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to strike up a conversation with sb
entamer une conversation avec qn
to strike a balance between sth and sth
trouver le juste milieu entre deux choses
the economy suffered from the strike
l'économie a souffert des conséquences de la grève
to strike while the iron is hot
il faut battre le fer tant il est chaud
to strike terror into the hearts of
frapper de terreur
to strike up a friendship with sb
se prendre d'amitié pour qn
to strike up a friendship with sb
se lier d'amitié avec qn
to strike sb's name/sth off the list
rayer qn/qc de la liste
to strike while the iron is hot
battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud
to strike a chord in public opinion
avoir une grande résonance dans l'opinion
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Workers considered the stoppage a lockout by management and not a strike by workers.
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Administrative agency rules are made only with the permission of elected lawmakers, and elected lawmakers may strike down an administrative rule or even eliminate an agency.
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Bullfrogs can capture large, strong prey because of the powerful grip of their jaws after the initial ranid tongue strike.
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Since then the enterprise has been trying to pull out of the collective labour agreement and has been forced back into it by a bitter strike.
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He bided his time and waited for the opportune moment to strike back against this tyrant.
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Six employees went on hunger strike, saying that will not give up until will be paid them the remaining wages.
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Thousands of armed soldiers protected non-union labour and arrested strike leaders.
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There, he advised young pitching prospects about the importance of throwing first-pitch strikes and pounding the strike zone and jamming hitters.
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The bewilderment observed on the faces of many early-day commuters speaks volumes as to the spontaneity of the strike.
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Instead, most flash fiction is too brief and self-satisfied to strike more than one note.
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