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I . stroke [strəʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (rub):

stroke
stroke

2. stroke (hit):

to stroke the ball

II . stroke [strəʊk] N

1. stroke (rub):

stroke
stroke
gib m
stroke
to give sb a stroke
to give sth a stroke

2. stroke MED (attack):

stroke

3. stroke (mark):

stroke
skozi m

4. stroke (hitting a ball):

stroke
udarec m

5. stroke form (blow):

stroke
udarec m
stroke
sunek m

6. stroke no pl (swimming style):

breast stroke

7. stroke (swimming movement):

stroke
zamah m

8. stroke (piece):

by a stroke of fate
a stroke of luck
a stroke of luck
a stroke of bad luck
by a stroke of [bad] luck

9. stroke (action):

stroke
poteza f
stroke
a stroke of genius

10. stroke no pl, usu neg inf (of work):

she hasn't done a stroke of work

11. stroke of a clock:

stroke
udarec m
at the stroke of ten

ˈheat stroke N

heat stroke

ˈtwo-stroke N (car, engine)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The bow and stroke positions have a set of sculling riggers and two and three have a sweep set.
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This causes a cycle of heating and cooling of the cylinder with every stroke which is a source of inefficiency.
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Almost at a stroke, table tennis went from being a parlour game to a test of the highest sporting prowess.
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Reduction of platelet aggregation may result in reduction of myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke.
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At the apex of the recoil stroke the recoil spring acts to reverse the direction of the breechblock, chambering a fresh cartridge.
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While passing through the outer gate, he heard that the pope had died from an apoplectic stroke during the preceding night.
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The competition is open for motor cycles with two-stroke engines from between 350 and 750 cc and four-stroke engines of up to 1,000 cc.
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He died in 2008, aged 83, having been confined to bed for a few months following a heart attack and a stroke.
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A gifted athlete from childhood, she excelled in swimming (specifically, in the breast stroke), basketball, soccer, and track.
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In the first study, researchers say that chocoholics who graze on a few squares of the sweet stuff decrease their risk of heart disease and stroke.
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