stroked in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stroked in the English»French Dictionary

I.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] N

1. stroke (blow):

stroke (gen)

coup m

stroke (in tennis, golf)

coup m

to have a 3-stroke lead

avoir 3 coups d'avance

to win by 2 strokes

gagner avec 2 coups d'avance

to be 4 strokes behind

avoir 4 coups de retard

20 strokes of the cane

20 coups de trique

2. stroke (touch):

stroke fig

coup m

it was a brilliant/master stroke

c'était un coup brillant/de maître

at one or at a single stroke

d'un seul coup

a stroke of luck

un coup de chance

a stroke of bad luck

une malchance

a stroke of genius

un trait de génie

3. stroke SPORTS:

stroke (swimming, movement)

mouvement m des bras

stroke (style)

nage f

Tim can swim a few strokes

Tim sait un peu nager

4. stroke SPORTS (in rowing):

stroke (movement)

coup m d'aviron

stroke (person)

chef m de nage

5. stroke ART:

stroke (mark of pen)

trait m

stroke (mark of brush)

touche f

stroke (stroking action)

coup m de pinceau/crayon etc

6. stroke (in punctuation):

stroke

barre f oblique

7. stroke (of clock):

stroke

coup m

on the stroke of four

à quatre heures sonnantes

at the stroke of midnight

à minuit sonnant

at the third stroke the time will be…

au troisième top il sera exactement…

8. stroke MED:

stroke

congestion f cérébrale

stroke

attaque f

stroke victim, stroke patient

malade mf atteint/-e de congestion cérébrale

9. stroke TECH (in engine, pump):

stroke

course f

a 2 stroke engine

un moteur à 2 temps

10. stroke (caress):

stroke

caresse f

to give sb/sth a stroke

caresser qn/qc

II.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (caress):

stroke person, animal

caresser

to stroke sb's back

caresser le dos de qn

to stroke one's beard

se caresser la barbe

2. stroke SPORTS (in rowing):

to stroke an eight

être le chef de nage d'un huit

III.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB intr SPORTS

stroke (in rowing)

être chef de nage

IV.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk]

not to do a stroke of work

ne rien faire, ne pas en ficher une rame inf

to put sb off their stroke (upset timing)

faire perdre le rythme à qn

to put sb off their stroke (disconcert) fig

faire perdre les pédales à qn inf

See also breaststroke

breaststroke N

breaststroke

brasse f

stroke play [Brit, Am ˈstroʊk ˌpleɪ] N SPORTS

stroke play

concours m par coups

stroke play attr title

en concours par coups

stroke play championship

par coups

butterfly stroke N

butterfly stroke

brasse f papillon

master stroke N

master stroke (brilliant action, piece of skill)

coup m de maître

master stroke (idea, stroke of genius)

idée f de génie

return stroke N

return stroke

course f retour

four-stroke [Brit, Am ˈfɔr ˌstroʊk] ADJ MOTOR

four-stroke engine

à quatre temps

two-stroke ADJ

two-stroke engine, cycle:

two-stroke

à deux temps

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soothingly stroke

de façon apaisante

Translations for stroked in the French»English Dictionary

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caresse (à un animal)

stroke

caresse (à une personne)

caress, stroke

il aime les caresses

he likes being stroked

faire une caresse ou des caresses à un enfant

to caress ou stroke a child

faire une ou des caresses à un animal

to stroke an animal

deux-temps

two-stroke

mélange deux-temps

two-stroke mix

deux-temps

two-stroke

stroked in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stroked in the English»French Dictionary

I.stroke [strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (move hand over):

stroke

caresser

2. stroke (hit smoothly):

stroke the ball

frapper

II.stroke [strəʊk, Am stroʊk] N

1. stroke (gentle caress):

stroke

caresse f

2. stroke (blow):

stroke

coup m

at a (single) stroke [or in one stroke]

d'un seul coup

3. stroke MED:

stroke

attaque f

4. stroke (bit, sign, sound):

stroke of luck, fate

coup m

stroke of a pen

trait m

a stroke of genius

un trait de génie

on the stroke of three

sur le coup de trois heures

to give sb a stroke

encourager qn

5. stroke form (lash with whip):

stroke

coup m de fouet

6. stroke (swimming method):

stroke

nage f

breast stroke

brasse f

7. stroke no pl, in neg inf (unit of labour):

she hasn't done a stroke of work today

elle n'a pas fait grand chose aujourd'hui

8. stroke (oblique sign):

stroke

barre f

Phrases:

to put sb off one's stroke

déconcentrer qn

piston stroke N

piston stroke

course f

key stroke N

key stroke

frappe f

I.two-stroke AUTO, TECH N

two-stroke

moteur m à deux temps

II.two-stroke AUTO, TECH ADJ

two-stroke

à deux temps

heat stroke N

heat stroke

coup m de chaleur

Translations for stroked in the French»English Dictionary

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brasse

breast-stroke

congestion cérébrale

stroke

hampe

stroke

attouchement

stroke

à minuit sonnant/à 4 heures sonnantes

at the stroke of midnight/4 o'clock

stroked Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at a (single) stroke [or in one stroke]

d'un seul coup

a stroke of genius

un trait de génie

on the stroke of three

sur le coup de trois heures

to give sb a stroke

encourager qn

she hasn't done a stroke of work today

elle n'a pas fait grand chose aujourd'hui

to put sb off one's stroke

déconcentrer qn

to swim the butterfly stroke

faire la nage papillon

to stroke a dog the wrong way

caresser un chien à rebours

at the stroke of midnight/4 o'clock

à minuit sonnant/à 4 heures sonnantes

what a stroke of (good) luck!

quelle chance!

stroked Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for stroked in the French»English Dictionary

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course de piston

piston stroke

clapet de refoulement avec des limiteurs de course élastiques

discharge valve with flexible stroke limiters

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She pulled up his tee-shirt and stroked his stomach while commenting on his physique.

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He may or may not have stroked his goatee and shaken a cloven hoof at me.

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A wolfhound is most easily described by its historical motto, gentle when stroked, fierce when provoked.

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We make do with a plate of bruschetta, bread stroked with invisible bone marrow and horseradish gremolata tasting strongly of lemon ($10).

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They will also preen their owner with rapid light pecks, and accept being stroked gently in return.

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Its large casting allowed the engine to be overbored and stroked to displacements unattainable in the other engines of the day.

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They rush to the sides of the pens to be stroked and nuzzled when anyone walks by.

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After covering the cake with a sheet of icing, we stroked it like a puppy until it was blemish-free and shining.

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