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grève surprise

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

lightning strike N

lightning strike
grève f surprise
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
grève surprise
lightning strike
foudroiement
lightning strike
grève surprise
lightning strike
attaque éclair
lightning strike
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N

1. lightning U (in sky):

lightning
éclairs mpl
a flash or stroke of lightning
un éclair

2. lightning (striking sth):

lightning
foudre f
struck by lightning
frappé par la foudre
lightning struck the tree
la foudre est tombée sur l'arbre

II. lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] ADJ

lightning raid, visit:

lightning
éclair

III. lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

as fast or quick as lightning
en un rien de temps
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)
l'histoire ne se répète pas
like a flash of lightning
en un rien de temps
like greased lightning
en quatrième vitesse
like a streak of lightning
en quatrième vitesse

I. strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

1. strike COMM:

strike
grève f
to be/come out on strike
être/se mettre en grève
to be/come out on strike attr committee, notice
de grève
to be/come out on strike leader
des grévistes

2. strike MIL:

strike (gen) (attack)
attaque f (on, against contre)
air/pre-emptive strike
attaque aérienne/préventive

3. strike MIN (discovery):

strike
découverte f (d'un gisement)
to make a strike
trouver or découvrir un gisement
diamond strike
découverte d'un gisement de diamants

4. strike (clock mechanism):

strike
sonnerie f

5. strike SPORTS:

strike (in baseball)
bonne balle f
strike (in baseball)
strike m
strike (in ten-pin bowling)
double honneur m

6. strike FISH:

strike
touche f

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

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

2. strike (afflict) quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster:

strike area, people
frapper
‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’
‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’
the pain strikes when I bend down
je ressens cette douleur lorsque je me baisse
to strike terror into sb or sb's heart
frapper qn de terreur

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

4. strike (discover, come upon):

strike
découvrir, tomber sur inf
strike oil, gold
trouver, tomber sur inf
strike road
rencontrer, tomber sur inf
rock, concrete, obstacle to strike a rich vein of humour
trouver une riche source d'humour

5. strike (achieve):

strike accord, bargain
conclure
to strike a balance
trouver le juste milieu (between entre)

6. strike (ignite):

strike match
frotter
to strike a spark from a flint
produire une étincelle en frottant un silex

7. strike clock time:

strike
sonner
the clock struck six
la pendule a sonné six heures
it had just struck two
deux heures venaient de sonner

8. strike (delete):

strike word, sentence, comment
supprimer, rayer
to order sth to be struck from the record
ordonner que qc soit supprimé or rayé du procès-verbal

9. strike (dismantle):

strike tent, scaffolding
démonter
to strike camp
lever le camp
to strike one's colours MIL
abaisser les couleurs
to strike the set THEAT
démonter le décor

10. strike FIN (mint):

strike coin
frapper

11. strike (in gardening):

strike cutting
planter
to strike root
prendre racine

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish
ferrer
strike fish: bait
mordre

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

1. strike:

strike (deliver blow) person:
frapper
strike (collide) bomb, shell:
tomber
to strike short of the target
tomber à côté de la cible
my head struck against a beam
ma tête a heurté une poutre, je me suis cogné la tête contre une poutre
to strike at
attaquer

2. strike (attack):

strike killer, rapist, disease, storm:
frapper
strike army, animal, snake:
attaquer
the terrorists have struck again
les terroristes ont encore frappé
disaster struck
la catastrophe s'est produite
‘when pain strikes, take Calmaways’
‘en cas de douleur, prenez des Calmaways’
to strike at target
attaquer
this strikes at the heart of the democratic system
cela frappe au cœur du système démocratique
to strike at the root of the problem
s'attaquer à la racine du problème
Henry strikes again inf! hum
Henry nous en a fait encore une inf

3. strike COMM:

strike
faire (la) grève
to strike for/against
faire (la) grève pour obtenir/pour protester contre

4. strike match:

strike
s'allumer

5. strike clock, time:

strike
sonner
six o'clock struck
six heures ont sonné

6. strike (proceed):

to strike north/inland
prendre au nord/vers l'intérieur des terres
to strike across field, country
prendre à travers

7. strike (develop roots):

strike cutting, plant:
prendre (racine)

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:
mordre

IV. strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

to have two strikes against one Am
être désavantagé

in the PONS Dictionary

lightning strike N Brit, Aus

lightning strike
grève f surprise
in the PONS Dictionary

lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N no pl

lightning
foudre f
a flash of lightning
un éclair f
to be quick as lightning
être aussi rapide que l'éclair
to be struck by lightning
être frappé par la foudre

I. strike [straɪk] N

1. strike (withdrawal of labour):

strike
grève f
a wave of strikes
une vague de grèves
sit-down strike
grève sur le tas

2. strike (sudden attack):

strike
attaque f
air strike
raid m

3. strike (blow):

strike
coup m

4. strike (discovery):

strike
découverte f
to make a gold strike
trouver de l'or

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

1. strike (hit hard):

strike
frapper

2. strike (collide with):

strike
tamponner

3. strike (ignite):

strike a match
craquer

4. strike (achieve strike):

strike
atteindre
strike a balance
trouver

5. strike (generate harmony):

to strike a chord with sb
être sur la même longueur d'onde avec qn

6. strike (manufacture):

strike coins
frapper

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

10. strike <struck, struck> (discover deposits):

strike
découvrir
to strike oil
atteindre une nappe pétrolifère
to strike oil gold
remporter

11. strike:

to strike a pose
poser
to strike a pose fig
faire des manières

12. strike <struck, stricken> (cause suffering):

strike
frapper durement
an earthquake struck Los Angeles
un tremblement de terre a sévi à Los Angeles

13. strike (sound the time):

strike
sonner

14. strike (engender thought):

strike
marquer

15. strike (remove):

strike
démonter
strike name from a list
rayer

Phrases:

to strike a blow against sb
infliger un coup à qn
to strike the right note
viser juste

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

1. strike (hit hard):

strike
frapper fort

2. strike (attack):

strike
attaquer

3. strike (withdraw labour):

strike
se mettre en grève

4. strike (sound the time):

strike
sonner

Phrases:

to strike home
frapper juste
to strike while the iron is hot
il faut battre le fer tant il est chaud
I was struck dumb with surprise
la surprise m'a rendu muet
in the PONS Dictionary

lightning [ˈlaɪt·nɪŋ] N

lightning
foudre f
a flash of lightning
un éclair f
to be quick as lightning
être aussi rapide que l'éclair
to be struck by lightning
être frappé par la foudre

I. strike [straɪk] N

1. strike (protest action):

strike
grève f
a wave of strikes
une vague de grèves
sit-down strike
grève sur le tas

2. strike (sudden attack):

strike
attaque f
air strike
raid m

3. strike (blow):

strike
coup m

4. strike (discovery):

strike
découverte f
to make a gold strike
trouver de l'or

5. strike (in baseball):

strike
strike m

6. strike fig (warning):

strike
avertissement m
a strike against sb
un coup porté contre qn

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

1. strike (hit hard):

strike
frapper

2. strike (collide with):

strike
tamponner

3. strike (ignite):

strike a match
craquer

4. strike (achieve):

strike deal, bargain
parvenir à
strike a balance
trouver
to strike it rich
faire fortune

5. strike (generate harmony):

to strike a chord with sb
être sur la même longueur d'onde que qn

6. strike coins, medallion:

strike
frapper

7. strike <struck, struck> <[or stricken]> (cause feelings of):

to strike fear into sb
remplir qn d'effroi

8. strike <struck, struck> <[or stricken]> (cause memories):

to strike a chord
se rappeler de qc

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

to strike a note of warning
donner l'alerte

10. strike (discover deposit of):

strike
découvrir
strike gold
remporter
to strike oil
atteindre une nappe pétrolifère

11. strike:

to strike a pose
poser
to strike a pose fig
faire des manières

12. strike <struck, struck> <[or stricken]> (cause suffering):

strike
frapper durement
an earthquake struck Los Angeles
un tremblement de terre a sévi à Los Angeles

13. strike clock:

strike
sonner

14. strike (engender thought):

strike
marquer

15. strike (remove):

strike
démonter
strike name from list
rayer

Phrases:

to strike a blow against sb
infliger un coup à qn
to strike the right note
viser juste

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

1. strike (hit hard):

strike
frapper fort

2. strike (attack):

strike
attaquer

3. strike (stop working as protest):

strike
se mettre en grève

4. strike clock:

strike
sonner

Phrases:

to strike home
frapper juste
to strike while the iron is hot
battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud
I was struck dumb with surprise
la surprise m'a rendu muet
Present
Istrike
youstrike
he/she/itstrikes
westrike
youstrike
theystrike
Past
Istruck
youstruck
he/she/itstruck
westruck
youstruck
theystruck
Present Perfect
Ihavestruck
youhavestruck
he/she/ithasstruck
wehavestruck
youhavestruck
theyhavestruck
Past Perfect
Ihadstruck
youhadstruck
he/she/ithadstruck
wehadstruck
youhadstruck
theyhadstruck
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His eyes project lightning bolts, and stars issue from his body.
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Fire is common and is often caused by lightning or humans.
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Kids run away with items in the room and get blasted by the lightning.
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The aircraft suffered a lightning strike, which led to a fire and the separation of the right wing.
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