STROKE - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. stroke [strəʊk, Am stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (rub):

to stroke sth/sb

etw/jdn streicheln

to stroke one's beard

sich acc über den Bart streichen

to stroke one's hair down [or into place]

sich acc das Haar glatt streichen

2. stroke (hit):

to stroke the ball

den Ball [leicht] streifen

II. stroke [strəʊk, Am stroʊk] N

1. stroke (rub):

stroke

Streicheln nt kein pl

to give sb a stroke

jdn streicheln

to give sb a stroke fig

jdm Honig ums Maul schmieren inf

to give sth a stroke

über etw acc streichen

2. stroke MED (attack):

stroke

Schlaganfall m <-(e)s, -fälle>

stroke

CH a. Streifung f

to have/suffer a stroke

einen Schlaganfall bekommen/erleiden

3. stroke (mark):

stroke

Strich m <-(e)s, -e>

brush stroke

Pinselstrich m

4. stroke (hitting a ball):

stroke

Schlag m <-(e)s, Schlä̱·ge>

you've won by three strokes (in golf)

du hast über drei Schläge gewonnen

5. stroke form (blow):

stroke

Schlag m <-(e)s, Schlä̱·ge>

stroke

Hieb m <-(e)s, -e>

6. stroke no pl (swimming style):

stroke

[Schwimm]stil m

breast stroke

Brustschwimmen nt <-s> kein pl

7. stroke (swimming movement):

stroke

Zug m <-(e)s, Züge>

with powerful strokes she set out across the lake

mit kräftigen Zügen schwamm sie durch den See

8. stroke (piece):

by a stroke of fate [or good fortune]

durch eine Fügung des Schicksals

by a stroke of fate [or good fortune]

durch einen glücklichen Zufall

a stroke of luck

ein Glücksfall m [o. Glückstreffer]

a stroke of bad luck

Pech nt <-(e)s> kein pl

by a stroke of [bad] luck

[un]glücklicherweise

9. stroke (action):

stroke

[geschickter] Schachzug m

policy stroke

politischer Schachzug

a stroke of genius

ein genialer Einfall

bold stroke

mutiger Vorstoß

10. stroke no pl, usu in neg inf (of work):

stroke

Handschlag m <-(e)s, -schläge>

stroke

Handgriff m <-s, -e> A, CH

she hasn't done a stroke of work

sie hat noch keinen Handschlag getan

11. stroke (of a clock):

stroke

Schlag m <-(e)s, Schlä̱·ge>

at the stroke of ten

um Punkt zehn Uhr

12. stroke Brit (oblique):

stroke

[Schräg]strich m

13. stroke Am inf (praise):

[positive] strokes

Lob nt <-(e)s>

Phrases:

at a [single] [or in one]stroke

mit einem Schlag

at a [single] [or in one]stroke

auf einen Streich

to be off one's stroke

nicht in Form sein

at [or with] the stroke of a pen

mit einem Federstrich

to put sb off their stroke

jdn aus dem Konzept bringen

ˈbut·ter·fly stroke N

the butterfly stroke

der Butterfly [o. Schmetterlingsstil]

ˈfour-stroke ADJ

four-stroke

Viertakt-

four-stroke engine

Viertaktmotor m <-s, -en>

ˈground stroke N TENNIS

ground stroke

Grundschlag m

ˈheat stroke N

heat stroke

Hitzschlag m <-(e)s, -schläge> kein pl

oblique ˈstroke N Brit, Aus

oblique stroke

Schrägstrich m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈpis·ton stroke N TECH

piston stroke

Kolbenhub m <-(e)s, -hübe> spec

ˈstroke play N no pl (in golf)

stroke play

Zählspiel nt

I. ˈtwo-stroke N (car, engine)

two-stroke

Zweitakter m <-s, ->

II. ˈtwo-stroke N modifier

two-stroke

Zweitakt-

two-stroke car

Zweitakter m <-s, ->

two-stroke engine

Zweitaktmotor m <-s, -en>

two-stroke engine

Zweitakter m <-s, ->

two-stroke motorbike

Motorrad nt mit Zweitaktmotor

stroke volume N

stroke volume

Schlagvolumen

for·ward ˈstroke N (in hydraulic system)

forward stroke

Vorwärtshub m

Present

I	stroke
you	stroke
he/she/it	strokes
we	stroke
you	stroke
they	stroke

Past

I	stroked
you	stroked
he/she/it	stroked
we	stroked
you	stroked
they	stroked

Present Perfect

I	have	stroked
you	have	stroked
he/she/it	has	stroked
we	have	stroked
you	have	stroked
they	have	stroked

Past Perfect

I	had	stroked
you	had	stroked
he/she/it	had	stroked
we	had	stroked
you	had	stroked
they	had	stroked