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[straɪk] struck vb: pt, pp
1. n
1) (by workers) sciopero

to be on strike — essere in sciopero

to go on or come out on strike — entrare in sciopero

to call a strike — organizzare uno sciopero

2) Mil , (also: air strike) attacco

a military strike — un attacco militare

3) (discovery: of oil, gold) scoperta

to make a strike — scoprire un giacimento

4) Baseball, Bowling strike m inv
2. vt
1) (hit: gen) colpire

to strike a blow at sb — sferrare un colpo a qn

who struck the first blow? — chi ha colpito per primo?

to strike a blow for freedom — spezzare una lancia in favore della libertà

to strike a man when he's down fig — uccidere un uomo morto

the president was struck by two bullets — il presidente è stato colpito da due pallottole

the clock struck nine o'clock — l'orologio ha suonato le nove

to be struck by lightning — essere colpito (-a) da un fulmine

panic struck — preso (-a) dal panico

to strike sth out of sb's hand — far cadere qc di mano a qn

he struck the ball hard — ha colpito forte la palla

2) (collide with) urtare, sbattere contro, (rocks etc) sbattere contro, cozzare contro

she struck her head against the wall — ha battuto la testa contro il muro

a ghastly sight struck our eyes — una scena orribile si presentò ai nostri occhi

disaster struck us — siamo stati colpiti da una sciagura

3) (produce, make: coin, medal) coniare, (agreement, deal) concludere, (a light, match) accendere, (sparks) far sprizzare

to strike an attitude — assumere un atteggiamento

to strike a balance fig — trovare il giusto mezzo

to be struck dumb — ammutolire

to strike terror into sb's heart — terrorizzare qn

4) (occur to) colpire

the thought or it strikes me that ... — mi viene in mente che...

it strikes me as being most unlikely — mi sembra molto improbabile

how does it strike you? — che te ne pare?, che ne pensi?

I'm not much struck with him — non mi ha fatto una buona impressione

5) (find: gold, oil) trovare

he struck it rich fig — ha fatto fortuna, ha trovato l'America

6) stricken pp: also

(remove, cross out) to strike (from) — cancellare (da)

3. vi
1) (workers) scioperare

to strike for higher wages — scioperare per rivendicazioni salariali

they decided to strike — hanno deciso di fare sciopero

2) (clock) rintoccare, suonare
3) (attack) Mil etc, attaccare, sferrare un attacco, (tiger) aggredire la preda, (snake) mordere, (disease, disaster) colpire, abbattersi

now is the time to strike — questo è il momento di agire

it strikes at our very existence — minaccia di distruggerci

to strike at — (person, evil) colpire

to strike at the root of a problem — intervenire alla radice di un problema

they fear the killer may strike again — temono che il killer possa colpire di nuovo

4)

to strike on an idea — avere un'idea

4. adj
(pay, committee) di sciopero

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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