Translations for strike force in the English»Italian Dictionary

strike force [Brit, Am ˈstraɪk ˌfɔrs] N MIL

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forza d'urto

forza d'urto MIL

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I.force¹ [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N

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1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

force (of sun's rays)

force (of sun's rays)

force (of fall)

he was knocked over by the force of the blast, the blow

fu buttato a terra dalla potenza dell'esplosione, del colpo

I hit him with all the force I could muster

lo colpii con tutte le mie forze

6. force (police):

force, also Force the force

8. force METEO:

a force 10 gale

un vento forza 10

II.force¹

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force forces N npl MIL also armed forces:

le forze armate

III.force¹ [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] VB trans

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1. force (compel, oblige):

forzare, obbligare, costringere

to force sb, sth to do

costringere qn, qc a fare

to be forced to do

essere costretto a fare

he forced his voice to remain calm

si sforzò di mantenere un tono di voce calmo

to force a smile, a laugh

fare un sorriso sforzato, ridere sforzatamente

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare

protesters have forced a public inquiry

i dimostranti hanno fatto in modo che si conducesse un'inchiesta pubblica

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd

farsi largo fra

to force one's way through [sth] jungle

aprirsi un varco in

to force sb to the ground, up against sth

spingere qn a terra, contro qc

she forced him to his knees

lo costrinse a inginocchiarsi

the car forced the motorbike off the road, into the ditch

la macchina mandò la moto fuori strada, nel fosso

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

il cattivo tempo gli impedì di rimettersi in marcia per una settimana

4. force AGR (speed up growth):

force plant

forzare la crescita di

force animal

ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso

IV.to force oneself VB refl

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1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

sforzarsi (to do di fare)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imporre la propria presenza a qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

non vorrei importi la mia presenza

V.force¹ [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs]

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to force sb's hand

forzare la mano a qn

force² [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N Brit (waterfall)

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I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

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2. strike (attack):

attacco m (on, against contro)

also MIL air, pre-emptive strike

attacco aereo, preventivo

4. strike (clock mechanism):

6. strike FISH:

II.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [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

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

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:

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

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

she wasn't very struck with it inf

non (ne) è rimasta particolarmente colpita

to be struck on Brit inf

essere innamorato di

5. strike (achieve):

strike accord, bargain

to strike a balance

trovare il giusto equilibrio (between tra)

10. strike ECON (mint):

strike coin

11. strike AGR:

strike cutting

fare attecchire

to strike root

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish

strike fish: bait

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

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2. strike (attack):

strike army, animal, snake:

strike killer, rapist:

strike disease, storm:

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

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):

scioperare, fare sciopero

to strike for, against

scioperare per, contro

4. strike match:

5. strike clock, time:

battere, suonare

six o'clock struck

sono suonate le sei

7. strike AGR:

strike cutting, plant:

attecchire, mettere radici

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:

IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

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to have two strikes against one Am

essere in svantaggio

Translations for strike force in the Italian»English Dictionary

forza d'urto

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I.force [fɔ:rs] N

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2. force (large numbers):

4. force (validity):

to come into force

entrare in vigore

II.force [fɔ:rs] VB trans

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1. force (use power):

to force a door

forzare una porta

3. force (cause to grow faster):

I.strike [straɪk] N

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1. strike (military attack):

2. strike (withdrawal of labor):

3. strike (discovery):

4. strike (in baseball):

strike m inv

5. strike LAW:

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

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3. strike (seem):

it strikes me that …

mi sembra che …

4. strike (impress):

to be struck by sth

essere colpito da qc

5. strike (engender):

to strike fear into sb

mettere paura a qu

7. strike (adopt):

to strike an attitude

assumere un atteggiamento

8. strike (sound the time):

strike clock

the clock struck three

l'orologio ha battuto le tre

9. strike (manufacture):

strike coin

10. strike (delete):

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

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