first strike in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for first strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

first-strike [ˌfɜːstˈstraɪk] ADJ MIL

first-strike missile

per attacco di sorpresa

first-strike capability

di attacco di sorpresa

Translations for first strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

to strike the first blow fig

fare la prima mossa

to strike the first blow

dare il primo colpo

Translations for first strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

1. strike (at a workplace):

strike

sciopero m

to be on strike

essere in or fare sciopero

to come out on strike

entrare or mettersi in sciopero

to come out on strike before n committee, notice

di sciopero

to come out on strike leader

degli scioperanti

2. strike (attack):

strike

attacco m (on, against contro)

also MIL air, pre-emptive strike

attacco aereo, preventivo

3. strike MIN (discovery):

strike

scoperta f (di un giacimento)

to make a strike

trovare or scoprire un giacimento

diamond strike

scoperta di un giacimento di diamanti

4. strike (clock mechanism):

strike

suoneria f

5. strike SPORTS:

strike (in baseball)

palla f buona

strike (in baseball)

strike m

strike (in tenpin bowling)

strike m

6. strike FISH:

strike

ferrata f

II.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB trans

1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball

colpire

strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel

colpire, centrare

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

colpire, urtare

to strike sb on the head, in the face person:

colpire qn sulla testa, in faccia

to strike sb on the head, in the face object:

urtare qn sulla testa, in faccia

to strike sth with stick, hammer

battere qc con

she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)

ha picchiato il pugno sul tavolo

he struck his head on the table

ha dato una testata sul tavolo

his head struck the table

picchiò la testa contro il tavolo

lightning struck the house, struck him

un fulmine si è abbattuto sulla casa, su di lui

to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:

essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb to the ground (with fist)

abbattere qn con un pugno

to strike sb to the ground (with stick)

abbattere qn con una bastonata

to strike sb a blow

dare un colpo a qn

to strike the first blow

dare il primo colpo

to strike the first blow fig

fare la prima mossa

to strike sb dead lightning, God:

fulminare qn

to strike sb dead person:

colpire qn a morte

to be struck blind, dumb

diventare improvvisamente cieco, muto

to be struck dumb with amazement

ammutolire per lo stupore

2. strike (afflict) quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster:

strike area, people

abbattersi su, colpire

“earthquake strikes San Francisco” JOURN

“San Francisco colpita dal terremoto”

the pain strikes when I bend down

mi viene una fitta di dolore ogni volta che mi piego

to strike terror into sb or sb's heart

terrorizzare qn

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person

venire in mente a

strike resemblance: person

colpire

to be struck by

essere colpito da

an awful thought struck me

mi venne in mente un pensiero orribile

a terrible sight struck my eyes

mi si presentò davanti agli occhi un quadro terribile

it strikes me as funny, stupid that …

mi sembra divertente, stupido che …

it strikes me as mean of them to do

penso che sia meschino da parte loro fare

to strike sb as odd, absurd

sembrare or parere strano, assurdo a qn

he strikes me as an intelligent man

mi sembra una persona intelligente

it strikes me as a good idea to do

mi pare or sembra una buona idea fare

did anything strike you as odd?

hai notato qualcosa di strano?

how does the idea strike you?

che cosa ne pensi or te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you?

che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that)

mi colpisce (il fatto che)

it struck him that here was the opportunity

all'improvviso capì che questa era la sua occasione

I was struck with him, it inf

mi ha colpito

she wasn't very struck with it inf

non (ne) è rimasta particolarmente colpita

to be struck on Brit inf

essere innamorato di

4. strike (discover, come upon):

strike oil, gold

scoprire, trovare

strike road

finire su, trovare

strike rock, concrete, obstacle

scontrarsi, sbattere contro

to strike a rich vein of humour

scoprire una gran vena umoristica

5. strike (achieve):

strike accord, bargain

concludere

to strike a balance

trovare il giusto equilibrio (between tra)

6. strike (ignite):

strike match

accendere

to strike a spark from a flint

produrre una scintilla sfregando una pietra focaia

7. strike clock time:

strike

battere

the clock struck six

l'orologio ha battuto le sei

it had just struck two

erano appena suonate le due

8. strike (delete):

strike word, sentence, comment

cancellare

to order sth to be struck from the record

ordinare che qc venga cancellato dal verbale

9. strike (dismantle):

strike tent, scaffolding

smontare

to strike camp

levare il campo or togliere le tende

to strike one's colours MIL

ammainare la bandiera

to strike the set THEAT

smontare il palco

10. strike ECON (mint):

strike coin

battere

11. strike AGR:

strike cutting

fare attecchire

to strike root

mettere radici

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish

ferrare

strike fish: bait

abboccare a

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

1. strike:

strike (deliver blow) person:

colpire

strike (collide) bomb, shell:

colpire, cadere

to strike short of the target

mancare di poco il bersaglio

my head struck against a beam

ho sbattuto la testa contro una trave

to strike at

attaccare

2. strike (attack):

strike army, animal, snake:

attaccare

strike killer, rapist:

aggredire

strike disease, storm:

colpire

the terrorists have struck again

i terroristi hanno colpito ancora or di nuovo

disaster struck

è successo un disastro

“when pain strikes, take Calmaways”

“quando il dolore vi assale, prendete Calmaways”

to strike at target

attaccare

this strikes at the heart of the democratic system

questo mira al cuore del sistema democratico

to strike at the root of the problem

andare alla radice del problema

Henry strikes again! inf, hum

Henry colpisce or ha colpito ancora!

3. strike (at a workplace):

strike

scioperare, fare sciopero

to strike for, against

scioperare per, contro

4. strike match:

strike

accendersi

5. strike clock, time:

strike

battere, suonare

six o'clock struck

sono suonate le sei

6. strike (proceed):

to strike north, inland

dirigersi a nord, verso l'interno

to strike across field

prendere per

to strike across country

attraversare

7. strike AGR:

strike cutting, plant:

attecchire, mettere radici

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:

abboccare

IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

to have two strikes against one Am

essere in svantaggio

I.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] DET

1. first (of series, group):

first

primo

the first three pages, people, the three first pages, people

le prime tre pagine, persone

the first few minutes

i primi minuti or i minuti iniziali

the first person to do

la prima persona a fare

the first person that did (first of several)

la prima persona ad aver fatto or che ha fatto

the first person that did (first ever)

la prima persona che abbia mai fatto

2. first (in phrases):

at first glance or sight

a prima vista

for the first time

per la prima volta

I warned him not for the first time that …

non era la prima volta che lo avvertivo che …

for the first and last time

per la prima e ultima volta

I'll ring first thing tomorrow, in the morning

per prima cosa domani, domani mattina telefono

I'll do it first thing

lo farò per prima cosa

3. first (slightest):

he doesn't know the first thing about politics

non sa assolutamente nulla di politica

I don't know the first thing about him

non so assolutamente nulla di lui

she didn' t have the first idea what to do, where to go

non aveva la più pallida idea di cosa fare, su dove andare

II.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] PRON

1. first (of series, group):

first

primo m / prima f (to do a fare)

Beethoven's first MUS

la prima di Beethoven

she'd be the first to complain, to admit it

sarebbe la prima a lamentarsi, a ammetterlo

she was one of or among the first to arrive

fu tra i primi ad arrivare

2. first (of month):

the first (of May)

il primo (maggio)

3. first (initial moment):

the first I knew about his death was a letter from his wife

ho saputo per la prima volta della sua morte da una lettera di sua moglie

that's the first I've heard of it!

è la prima volta che lo sento!

4. first (beginning):

first

inizio m

from the (very) first

(fin) dall'inizio

from first to last

dall'inizio alla fine

5. first (new experience):

a first for sb, sth

la prima volta di or per qn, qc

a first for Germany!

la prima volta della Germania! also SPORTS

6. first:

at first

dapprima, all'inizio, in principio

III.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] N

1. first MOTOR (gear):

first, also first gear to be in first driver, car:

essere in prima

2. first Brit UNIV:

first (degree)

massimo m dei voti

first (person)

chi ottiene il massimo dei voti

to get a first in history or a history first

laurearsi in storia con il massimo dei voti

IV.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst] ADV

1. first (before others):

first arrive, leave

per primo

Louise left first

Louise è partita per prima

to get there first

arrivare per primo also fig

you go first!

dopo di lei! or prego!

ladies first!

prima le signore!

women and children first

prima le donne e i bambini

2. first (at top of ranking):

to come first GAMES, SPORTS

arrivare primo (in in)

to come first fig

venire prima di tutto

his career comes first with him

per lui la carriera viene prima di tutto

to put sb, sth first

dare la precedenza a qn, qc or mettere qn, qc davanti a tutto

put your family first

metta la sua famiglia davanti a tutto

3. first (to begin with):

first

per prima cosa

first of all

prima di tutto

first we must decide

prima dobbiamo decidere

first mix the eggs and sugar

prima mescolate le uova e lo zucchero

first she tells me one thing, then something else

prima mi dice una cosa, poi un'altra

there are two reasons: first…

ci sono due ragioni: primo…

when we were first married

all'inizio del nostro matrimonio or quando eravamo appena sposati

when he first arrived

appena arrivato

he was a gentleman first and last

era un autentico gentiluomo

4. first (for the first time):

first

per la prima volta

I first met him in Paris

lo incontrai per la prima volta a Parigi

5. first (rather):

first

piuttosto

move to the country? I'd die first!

trasferirmi in campagna? piuttosto morirei! or preferirei morire!

V.first [Brit fəːst, Am fərst]

there are only a few tickets: it's first come first served

ci sono solo alcuni biglietti: saranno distribuiti ai primi che arriveranno

seats are allocated on a first come first served basis

i posti verranno assegnati secondo l'ordine d'arrivo

first things first

procediamo con ordine or prima le cose importanti

to put first things first

procedere con ordine or pensare prima alle cose importanti

first strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for first strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

first strike N

first strike

primo colpo m

Translations for first strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.strike [straɪk] N

1. strike (military attack):

strike

attacco m

2. strike (withdrawal of labor):

strike

sciopero m

3. strike (discovery):

strike

scoperta f

4. strike (in baseball):

strike

strike m inv

5. strike LAW:

strike

reato m

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

1. strike (collide with):

strike

colpire

to strike a match

accendere un fiammifero

to be struck by lightning

essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike a blow against sb

assestare un colpo a qu

2. strike (achieve):

strike

trovare

to strike a balance

trovare un equilibrio

to strike a bargain with sb

concludere un accordo con qu

3. strike (seem):

strike

sembrare

it strikes me that …

mi sembra che …

4. strike (impress):

strike

colpire

to be struck by sth

essere colpito da qc

5. strike (engender):

to strike fear into sb

mettere paura a qu

6. strike:

strike (discover)

scoprire

strike (find)

trovare

to strike gold (have financial fortune)

fare fortuna

to strike gold (win gold medal)

vincere l'oro

7. strike (adopt):

to strike an attitude

assumere un atteggiamento

8. strike (sound the time):

strike clock

battere

the clock struck three

l'orologio ha battuto le tre

9. strike (manufacture):

strike coin

coniare

10. strike (delete):

strike

depennare

Phrases:

to strike a chord with sb

toccare il tasto giusto con qu

to strike the right note

trovare la formula giusta

to strike sb dumb

lasciare qu a bocca aperta

to strike it rich inf

fare fortuna

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

1. strike:

strike (hit hard)

colpire

strike (attack)

attaccare

to strike at sth

colpire qc

to strike at the heart of sth

colpire qc al cuore

to strike home

centrare il bersaglio

2. strike (withdraw labor):

strike

scioperare

the right to strike

il diritto allo sciopero

to strike for sth

scioperare per qc

I.first [fɜ:rst] ADJ

first (earliest):

first

primo, -a

for the first time

per la prima volta

at first sight

a prima vista

the first of December/December first

il primo dicembre

Phrases:

first and foremost

anzitutto

II.first [fɜ:rst] ADV

first

per primo

first (firstly)

in primo luogo

first of all

prima di tutto

at first

all'inizio

to go head first

buttarsi a capofitto

Phrases:

first come first served inf

chi tardi arriva male alloggia

III.first [fɜ:rst] N

the first

il/i primo, -i

the first

la/le prima, -e

from the (very) first

fin dall'inizio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This lends flexibility and reduces vulnerability to first strike.

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In 1920, the union raised their first strike but it was not to be their last.

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Likewise, if an enemy touches a party member from behind, they get the first strike.

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In such cases the security dilemma can arise generating perceptions of a first strike advantage.

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The advantage to using first strike rounds is their uniform shape.

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If the defending unit is still alive following the first strike, it will retaliate against the attacking unit.

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He participated in his first strike at the bowling alley, but the employer fired all the striking workers.

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Thus, retaliation is assured even if the nation's leadership, military chain of command, and communications infrastructure are destroyed by the first strike.

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If you are to perform this technique, you must first strike quickly with the three combined forces of your legs, your hands, and your body.

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Brown insisted that the countervailing strategy was not a first strike strategy.

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