stroking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stroking 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

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deux-temps

two-stroke

mélange deux-temps

two-stroke mix

deux-temps

two-stroke

caresse (à un animal)

stroke

caresse (à une personne)

caress, stroke

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

stroking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stroking 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

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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

stroking 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!

stroking Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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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

I find myself stroking them longingly at parties (you do get some odd looks).

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He also constantly plays with various toys, which he uses in his theories, as well as idly twirling or stroking strands of his hair.

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He was unrecognisable as the free-stroking, free-spirited opening batsman of the past, both in appearance and approach.

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Dress well, and a great show-off, stroking her ego; 3.

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Multiple keys are pressed simultaneously (known as chording or stroking) to spell out whole syllables, words, and phrases with a single hand motion.

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There would still be a risk of inefficient four-stroking though, unless the scavenging is effective enough to sweep out the previous exhaust gases.

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