Translations for second strike in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for second strike in the English»French Dictionary

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I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

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2. strike MIL:

strike (gen) (attack)

attaque f (on, against contre)

air/pre-emptive strike

attaque aérienne/préventive

4. strike (clock mechanism):

6. strike FISH:

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

strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel

frapper, toucher

strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian

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

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:

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

‘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

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)

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

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):

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

to strike a balance

trouver le juste milieu (between entre)

10. strike FIN (mint):

strike coin

11. strike (in gardening):

strike cutting

to strike root

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish

strike fish: bait

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

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2. strike (attack):

strike killer, rapist, disease, storm:

strike army, animal, snake:

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

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

4. strike match:

5. strike clock, time:

six o'clock struck

six heures ont sonné

7. strike (develop roots):

strike cutting, plant:

prendre (racine)

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:

IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

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to have two strikes against one Am

être désavantagé

I.second N [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd]

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1. second:

second (unit of time) MATH, PHYS

second (instant)

the whole thing was over in seconds

tout s'est passé en (l'espace de) quelques secondes

with (just) seconds to spare

à quelques secondes près

this won't take a second

cela ne prendra qu'un instant

now just a second!

un instant, là!

(with)in seconds she was asleep

elle s'est endormie en l'espace de quelques instants

they should arrive any second now

ils devraient arriver d'un instant à l'autre

we arrived at six o'clock to the second

nous sommes arrivés à six heures pile

2. second (ordinal number):

second/-e m/f

she came a good or close second

elle ne s'est fait battre que de justesse dans la course

he came a poor second

il est arrivé deuxième, mais loin derrière le premier

his family comes a poor second to his desire for success

sa famille passe loin après son désir de réussir

the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment

le problème du crime venait juste derrière le chômage

3. second (date):

the second of May

4. second Brit UNIV:

upper/lower second

≈ licence f avec mention bien/assez bien

6. second (defective article):

article m à défauts

these plates are (slight) seconds

ce sont des assiettes à défauts

8. second MUS (interval):

II.seconds N

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seconds npl [ˈsekəndz] inf:

rab m inf

to ask for/have seconds

demander/prendre du rab inf

III.second ADJ [ˈsekənd]

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deuxième, second

for the second time

pour la deuxième fois

the second teeth

les dents définitives

second violin MUS

he thinks he's a second Churchill

il se prend pour un second Churchill

every second day/Monday

un jour/un lundi sur deux

to have or take a second helping (of sth)

reprendre (de qc)

to have a second chance to do sth

avoir une nouvelle chance de faire

you won't get a second chance! (good opportunity)

l'occasion ne se représentera pas

you won't get a second chance! (to take exams)

tu n'auras pas de deuxième chance

to ask for a second opinion (from doctor)

demander l'opinion d'un autre médecin

to ask for a second opinion (from lawyer)

demander l'opinion d'un autre avocat

I like this one, but can you give me a second opinion?

j'aime bien celui-ci, mais qu'en penses-tu?

IV.second ADV [ˈsekənd]

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1. second (in second place):

to come or finish second (in race, competition)

arriver or finir deuxième or en deuxième position

I agreed to speak second

j'ai accepté de parler le deuxième

to travel second

voyager en deuxième classe

the second biggest/most beautiful building

le deuxième bâtiment de par sa grandeur/sa beauté

the second oldest in the family

le deuxième de la famille

the fact that he's my father comes second

le fait qu'il soit mon père est secondaire

Phrases:

second, a. secondly

second, I have to say…

deuxièmement, je dois dire…

V.second VB trans

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2. second [ˈsekənd] (support):

second (gen) person

second idea

second (in debate, election) motion, resolution, vote of thanks

3. second [sɪˈkɒnd]:

second MIL, COMM

détacher (from de, to à)

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every second counts

chaque seconde compte

to be second nature (to sb)

être automatique (chez qn)

to be second to none

être sans pareil

to do sth without (giving it) a second thought

faire qc sans réfléchir

he didn't give them a second thought

il ne s'est pas posé de questions à leur sujet

on second thoughts

à la réflexion

to have second thoughts

avoir quelques hésitations or doutes

to have second thoughts about doing

avoir moins envie de faire

to get one's second wind

trouver son second souffle

Translations for second strike in the English»French Dictionary

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I.strike [straɪk] N

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1. strike (withdrawal of labour):

a wave of strikes

une vague de grèves

sit-down strike

grève sur le tas

2. strike (sudden attack):

3. strike (blow):

4. strike (discovery):

to make a gold strike

trouver de l'or

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

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1. strike (hit hard):

2. strike (collide with):

3. strike (ignite):

strike a match

4. strike (achieve strike):

strike a balance

5. strike (generate harmony):

to strike a chord with sb

être sur la même longueur d'onde avec qn

6. strike (manufacture):

strike coins

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):

to strike oil

atteindre une nappe pétrolifère

to strike oil gold

11. strike:

to strike a pose

to strike a pose fig

faire des manières

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

frapper durement

an earthquake struck Los Angeles

un tremblement de terre a sévi à Los Angeles

13. strike (sound the time):

14. strike (engender thought):

15. strike (remove):

strike name from a list

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

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1. strike (hit hard):

2. strike (attack):

3. strike (withdraw labour):

se mettre en grève

4. strike (sound the time):

I.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADJ

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1. second (after first):

every second week/year

tous les quinze jours/deux ans

2. second (after winner):

3. second (not first in importance, size):

to be second only to sb/sth

être juste derrière qn/qc

to be second to none

être le meilleur

II.second¹ [ˈsekənd] N

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1. second Brit (degree grade):

licence avec mention bien/assez bien

2. second no art, no pl (second gear):

to change down to second

rétrograder en seconde

3. second pl (extra helping):

anyone for seconds?

est-ce que qn en veut encore?

4. second (imperfect item):

article m de deuxième choix

5. second (in a duel):

6. second (in boxing):

III.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADV

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IV.second¹ [ˈsekənd] VB trans

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1. second (support):

I'll second that

je suis d'accord

2. second Brit, Aus MIL:

to be seconded from sth to sth

être détaché de qc vers qc

second² [ˈsekənd] N

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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. en.wikipedia.org

After the first stroke, the pedal will naturally bounce back, hit the toe as it slides upwards, and rebound for a second strike. en.wikipedia.org

A second strike was flown carrying the older, and more reliable, contact detonator. en.wikipedia.org

The second strike, at 52 seconds after liftoff, knocked the onboard guidance platform offline. en.wikipedia.org

It allowed a second strike if the first misfired. en.wikipedia.org

In a two-sided conflict where both sides have mutual second strike capability, defense becomes impossible. en.wikipedia.org

A second strike broke the spinal cord and a third completely shattered the skull, removing all brain matter from the brainpan. en.wikipedia.org

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