railroad strike in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for railroad strike in the English»French Dictionary

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I.railroad [Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd] N Am RAIL

II.railroad [Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd] VB trans

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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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railroad strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for railroad 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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During his four years in office, a railroad strike, as well as an iron mine strike occurred.
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This was particularly true of the 1870s, which witnessed a serious financial panic and depression, followed by a major national railroad strike.
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The party also supported the large scale railroad strikes that sprung up statewide.
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Some units called on for various state services, such as railroad strikes, storm damages, mine strikes, etc.
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One of the earliest railroad strikes was also one of the most successful.
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By 1877, 10% wage cuts, distrust of capitalists and poor working conditions led to a number of railroad strikes that prevented the trains from moving.
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