strokes in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for strokes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk] N

1. stroke:

stroke (blow)

colpo m

stroke (in tennis, golf)

tiro m

stroke (in tennis, golf)

colpo m

to have a 3-stroke lead

essere in vantaggio di 3 colpi

to win by 2 strokes

vincere con 2 colpi di vantaggio

to be 4 strokes behind

avere 4 colpi di svantaggio

20 strokes of the cane

20 bacchettate

2. stroke (touch):

stroke fig

colpo m

it was a brilliant, master stroke

è stato un colpo brillante, da maestro

at one or at a single stroke

in un solo colpo

a stroke of luck

un colpo di fortuna

a stroke of luck

una botta di culo inf

a stroke of bad luck

una sfortuna

a stroke of bad luck

una botta di sfiga inf

a stroke of genius

un colpo di genio

3. stroke SPORTS:

stroke (swimming, movement)

bracciata f

stroke (style)

nuoto m

breast stroke

(nuoto a) rana

butterfly stroke

(nuoto a) farfalla

overarm stroke

bracciata alla marinara

Tim can swim a few strokes

Tim riesce a fare qualche bracciata

4. stroke SPORTS (in rowing):

stroke (movement)

colpo m di remi

stroke (movement)

remata f

stroke (person)

capovoga mf

5. stroke ART:

stroke (mark of pen)

tratto m

stroke (mark of brush)

tocco m

stroke (mark of brush)

pennellata f

stroke (stroking action)

colpo m di pennello, matita ecc.

6. stroke (in punctuation):

stroke

barra f obliqua

7. stroke (of clock):

stroke

colpo m

stroke

rintocco m

on the stroke of four

alle quattro in punto

at the stroke of midnight

allo scoccare della mezzanotte

at the third stroke the time will be …

al terzo rintocco saranno le …

8. stroke MED:

stroke

colpo m apoplettico before n

stroke victim, stroke patient

(paziente) apoplettico

9. stroke TECH (in engine, pump):

stroke

ciclo m

a 2 stroke engine

un motore a 2 tempi

10. stroke (caress):

stroke

carezza f

to give sb, sth a stroke

accarezzare qn, qc

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

1. stroke (caress):

stroke person, animal

accarezzare

to stroke sb's back

accarezzare la schiena a qn

to stroke one's beard

accarezzarsi la barba

2. stroke SPORTS (in rowing):

to stroke an eight

essere il capovoga di un otto

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

stroke (in rowing)

essere il capovoga

IV.stroke [Brit strəʊk, Am stroʊk]

not to do a stroke of work

non fare niente or battere la fiacca

to put sb off their stroke (upset timing)

fare perdere il ritmo a qn

to put sb off their stroke (disconcert) fig

disturbare qn, fare perdere la concentrazione a qn

stroke play [Brit, Am ˈstroʊk ˌpleɪ] N SPORTS

stroke play

= partita di golf in cui il punteggio si calcola in base al numero di colpi effettuati

stroke play before n title

di gara a colpi

stroke play championship

a colpi

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

four-stroke engine

a quattro tempi

butterfly stroke [Am ˈbədərˌflaɪ stroʊk] N

butterfly stroke

nuoto m a farfalla

to do or swim the butterfly stroke

nuotare a farfalla

two-stroke [Brit, Am ˈtu ˌstroʊk] ADJ

two-stroke engine, cycle:

two-stroke

a due tempi

return stroke [rɪˈtɜːnˌstrəʊk] N MECH

return stroke

corsa f di ritorno

master stroke [Am ˈmæstər ˌstroʊk] N

master stroke (brilliant action, piece of skill)

colpo m da maestro

master stroke (idea, stroke of genius)

colpo m di genio

Translations for strokes in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bracciata

stroke

attraversare con cinque bracciate

to cross in five strokes

bracciata alla marinara

side stroke

capovoga

stroke

poppiere

stroke

strokes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strokes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stroke [stroʊk] VB trans

1. stroke (caress):

stroke

carezzare

2. stroke SPORTS (hit smoothly):

stroke

colpire

II.stroke [stroʊk] N

1. stroke (caress):

stroke

carezza f

2. stroke MED:

stroke

ictus m inv

to suffer a stroke

avere un ictus

3. stroke:

stroke of pencil

tratto m

stroke of brush

pennellata f

4. stroke:

stroke (style of hitting ball)

colpo m

stroke (billiards)

tiro m

5. stroke form (lash with whip):

stroke

frustata f

6. stroke:

stroke (in swimming: style)

stile m

stroke (single movement)

bracciata f

7. stroke (bit):

by a stroke of fate

per un colpo del destino

a stroke of genius

un colpo di genio

a stroke of luck

un colpo di fortuna

8. stroke of clock:

stroke

rintocco m

I.two-stroke AUTO N

two-stroke

motore m a due tempi

II.two-stroke AUTO ADJ

two-stroke

a due tempi

heat stroke N MED

heat stroke

insolazione f

apoplectic stroke N

apoplectic stroke

colpo m apoplettico

Translations for strokes in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

colpo apoplettico

stroke

apoplettico (-a)

stroke patient

carezzare

to stroke

vogata

stroke

pennellata

brush stroke

rintocco (di orologio)

stroke

tocco

stroke

strokes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to suffer a stroke

avere un ictus

by a stroke of fate

per un colpo del destino

a stroke of genius

un colpo di genio

a stroke of luck

un colpo di fortuna

a stroke of luck

un colpo di fortuna

to swim a few strokes

fare qualche bracciata

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The illustration uses an energetic, streaky style with swift brush strokes.

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Up to six powerful strokes of the slipper would then be delivered in a solemn, measured manner to the seat of the trousers.

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His real inclination was to lie where the birds sing, where the fish glide noiselessly through the water, where the sun warms and the wind strokes mildly round one's curls.

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The painting is given animation with a flurry of brush strokes that replace what would normally be depicted as stoic and straight-laced.

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The death toll from noncommunicable diseases like strokes and heart attacks is higher still.

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Good drummers should be able to synchronise their drumming with the strokes of the leading pair of paddlers, rather than the other way around.

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The two six-panel screens show tree bark and pine needles separated by differing brush strokes, and the white snow seems to weigh down the branches.

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To her discontent, the brush-applied strokes did nt stick on the support the way she expected.

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She became even faster... her strokes became more simple: compact, beautiful, unreadable.... she learned to disrupt the oppositions rhythm and disguise her own.

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Pit suffered a paralytic stroke in 1951, and had two more strokes in 1954.

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