strike

strike
1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) pegar, golpear
2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar
3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) encender
4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) hacer huelga
5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar
6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) sonar, hacer sonar, tocar
7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) parecer, dar la impresión
8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) acuñar
9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir (por)
10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) huelga
2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) hallazgo, descubrimiento
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- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
strike1 n huelga
to be on strike estar en huelga
to go on strike declararse en huelga
strike2 vb
1. dar / pegar
he struck me across the face me pegó en la cara
2. hacer huelga
the miners have voted to strike los mineros han votado para hacer huelga
3. parecer
she strikes me as very nice me parece muy simpática
4. dar
the church clock struck twelve el reloj de la iglesia dio las doce
El pasado y participio pasado de strike es struck; el gerundio se escribe striking
strike
tr[straɪk]
noun
1 (by workers, students, etc) huelga
2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (blow - gen) golpe nombre masculino; (- in tenpin bowling) pleno; (- in baseball) strike nombre masculino
3 (find) hallazgo; (of oil, gold, etc) descubrimiento
4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ataque nombre masculino
■ air strike ataque aéreo
transitive verb (pt & pp struck tr[strʌk] )
1 (hit) pegar, golpear
■ he struck her with the back of his hand le pegó con el dorso de la mano
■ I struck the ball as hard as I could golpeé la pelota con todas mis fuerzas
2 (knock against, collide with) dar contra, chocar contra; (ball, stone) pegar contra, dar contra; (lightning, bullet, torpedo) alcanzar
■ he was struck on the head by a rock una roca le dio en la cabeza
■ she struck her head against the low ceiling dio con la cabeza contra el techo bajo
■ the tree was struck by lightning el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo
3 (disaster, earthquake) golpear, sobrevenir; (disease) atacar, golpear
■ the town has been struck by tragedy el pueblo ha sido golpeado por la tragedia
4 (gold, oil) descubrir, encontrar, dar con; (track, path) dar con
5 (coin, medal) acuñar
6 (match) encender
7 (of clock) dar, tocar
■ the clock struck one el reloj dio la una
8 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note) dar; (chord) tocar
9 (bargain, deal) cerrar, hacer; (balance) encontrar, hallar; (agreement) llegar a
■ he struck a bargain with the owner hizo un trato con el propietario
■ they've managed to strike a balance han logrado encontrar un punto medio
10 (pose, attitude) adoptar
11 (give impression) parecer, dar la impresión de
■ Michael strikes me as a very sensible young man Michael me parece un joven muy sensato
■ it struck me as strange that ... me pareció muy extraño que ...
12 (occur to) ocurrírsele a; (remember) acordarse de
■ a terrible thought struck me se me ocurrió algo terrible
■ it suddenly struck her that it was their anniversary de repente se acordó de que era su aniversario
13 (render) dejar
■ he was struck dumb se quedó mudo
14 (cause fear, terror, worry) infundir
■ the scream struck terror into them el grito les infundió terror
15 (take down - sail, flag) arriar; (- tent, set) desmontar
16 (cutting) plantar
intransitive verb
1 (attack - troops, animal, etc) atacar; (- disaster, misfortune) sobrevenir, ocurrir; (- disease) atacar, golpear; (- lightning) alcanzar, caer
■ the killer has struck again el asesino ha vuelto a atacar
■ then disaster struck entonces sobrevino el desastre
2 (workers etc) declararse en huelga, hacer huelga
■ the air-traffic controllers threatened to strike los controladores aéreos amenazaron con hacer huelga
■ they struck for more pay hicieron huelga por un aumento de sueldo
3 (clock) dar la hora
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
strike a light! ¡caray!
to be on strike estar en huelga
to call a strike convocar una huelga
to go on strike declararse en huelga
to strike a chord sonarle a uno
to strike a chord with somebody estar en sintonía con alguien
to strike a note of something expresar algo
to strike at the heart of something dar con el meollo de algo
to strike camp levantar el campamento
to strike (it) lucky tener suerte
to strike the eye saltar a la vista
to strike out on one's own (become independent) volar con sus propias alas 2 (set up own business) ponerse a trabajar por su propia cuenta
to strike it rich hacerse rico,-a
to strike while the iron's hot actuar de inmediato
within striking distance a un paso
general strike huelga general
lucky strike golpe nombre masculino de suerte
sit-down strike sentada
strike fund caja de resistencia
strike pay subsidio de huelga
strike ['straɪk] v, struck ['strʌk] ; struck ; striking vt
1) hit: golpear (a una persona)
to strike a blow: pegar un golpe
2) delete: suprimir, tachar
3) coin , mint: acuñar (monedas)
4) : dar (la hora)
5) afflict: sobrevenir
he was stricken with a fever: le sobrevino una fiebre
6) impress: impresionar, parecer
her voice struck me: su voz me impresionó
it struck him as funny: le pareció chistoso
7) : encender (un fósforo)
8) find: descubrir (oro, petróleo)
9) adopt: adoptar (una pose, etc.)
strike vi
1) hit: golpear
to strike against: chocar contra
2) attack: atacar
3) : declararse en huelga
strike n
1) blow: golpe m
2) : huelga f, paro m
to be on strike: estar en huelga
3) attack: ataque m
strike
n.
• cerradero s.m.
• descubrimiento repentino s.m.
• golpe s.m.
• huelga s.f.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: struck) or p.p.: stricken•) = batir v.
• cascar v.
• chocar v.
• chocar con v.
• dar con v.
• embestir v.
• golpear v.
• pegar v.
• percutir v.
• pulsar v.
• tropezar v.
• varear v.

I
1. straɪk
(past & past p struck) transitive verb
1)
a) (hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsar

to strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien

b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*

I struck my head on the beam — me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga

the tree was struck by lightning — el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

2)
a) (cause to become)

to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien

I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho

to strike somebody dead — matar a alguien

b) (introduce)

to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien

3)
a) (occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)

an awful thought struck me — se me ocurrió algo terrible

it strikes me (that) ... — me da la impresión de que ..., se me ocurre que ...

b) (impress) parecerle* a

how did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?

it strikes me as odd — me parece raro

I was struck by his changed appearance — me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* con

to strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte

to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna

5)
a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*
b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar
6)
a) (Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*
b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*

the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco

7) (enter into, arrive at)

to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato

to strike a balance between ... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre ...

8) (adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar
9) (take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar

to strike camp — levantar el campamento

10) (delete) suprimir

his name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off


2.
vi
1) (hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*

lightning never strikes in the same place twice — los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte

2)
a) (attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presa

to strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien

b) (happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir
3) (withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

to strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales

4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora
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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1) (stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)

to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)

to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)

hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)

to take strike action — ir* a la huelga

strike fund — fondo m de resistencia

strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro

2) (find) descubrimiento m

a lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte

3) (attack) ataque m
4) (Sport)
a) (in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)
b) (in baseball) strike m
[straɪk] (vb: pt, pp struck)
1. N
1) (by workers) huelga f , paro m

to be on strike — estar en huelga

to come out or go on strike — declarar la huelga; see hunger 3.

2) (=discovery) [of oil, gold] descubrimiento m

a big oil strike — un descubrimiento de petróleo en gran cantidad

• to make a strike — hacer un descubrimiento

3) (Baseball) golpe m ; (Bowling) strike m

• you have two strikes against you — (esp US) (fig) tienes dos cosas en contra

• three strikes and you're out — (US) (Jur) pena de cadena perpetua tras el tercer delito grave

4) (Mil) ataque m ; (=air strike) ataque m aéreo, bombardeo m
2. VT
1) (=hit) golpear; (with fist etc) pegar, dar una bofetada a; (with bullet etc) alcanzar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chord, note] tocar; [+ instrument] herir, pulsar

never strike a woman — no pegar nunca a una mujer

the president was struck by two bullets — dos balas alcanzaron al presidente

• to strike sb a blow, strike a blow at sb — pegar or dar un golpe a algn, pegar a algn

• to strike one's fist on the table, strike the table with one's fist — golpear la mesa con el puño

• the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

• to be struck by lightning — ser alcanzado por un rayo

the tower was struck by lightning — la torre fue alcanzada por un rayo, cayó un rayo en la torre

- strike a blow for sth
- strike a blow against sth
2) (=collide with) [+ rocks, landmine etc] chocar con, chocar contra; [+ difficulty, obstacle] encontrar, dar con, tropezar con

the ship struck an iceberg — el buque chocó con or contra un iceberg

his head struck the beam, he struck his head on the beam — dio con la cabeza contra or en la viga

the light strikes the window — la luz hiere la ventana

disaster struck us — el desastre nos vino encima

• a sound struck my ear — liter un ruido hirió mi oído

• what strikes the eye is the poverty — lo que más llama la atención es la pobreza

• a ghastly sight struck our eyes — se nos presentó un panorama horroroso

3) (=produce, make) [+ coin, medal] acuñar; [+ a light, match] encender, prender (LAm)

• to strike root — (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar

• to strike sparks from sth — hacer que algo eche chispas

• to strike terror into sb's heart — infundir terror a algn

4) (=appear to, occur to)

it strikes me as being most unlikely — me parece poco factible, se me hace poco probable (LAm)

• how did it strike you? — ¿qué te pareció?, ¿qué impresión te causó?

at least that's how it strikes me — por lo menos eso es lo que pienso yo

• it strikes me that..., the thought strikes me that... — se me ocurre que ...

has it ever struck you that ...? — ¿has pensado alguna vez que ...?

5) (=impress)

I was much struck by his sincerity — su sinceridad me impresionó mucho

I'm not much struck (with him) — no me llama la atención, no me impresiona mucho

6) (=find) [+ gold, oil] descubrir
- strike gold
- strike it lucky
7) (=arrive at, achieve) [+ agreement] alcanzar, llegar a

• to strike an average — sacar el promedio

• to strike a balance — encontrar el equilibrio

• to strike a bargain — cerrar un trato

• to strike a deal — alcanzar un acuerdo, llegar a un acuerdo; (Comm) cerrar un trato

8) (=assume, adopt)

to strike an attitude — adoptar una actitud

9) (=cause to become)

• to strike sb blind — cegar a algn

• to strike sb dead — matar a algn

may I be struck dead if ... — que me maten si ...

• to be struck dumb — quedarse sin habla

10) (=take down)

• to strike camp — levantar el campamento

• to strike the flag — arriar la bandera

11) (=remove, cross out) suprimir (from de)
3. VI
1) (Mil etc) (=attack) atacar; [disaster] sobrevenir; [disease] golpear; [snake etc] morder, atacar

now is the time to strike — este es el momento en que conviene atacar

when panic strikes — cuando cunde el pánico, cuando se extiende el pánico

• to strike against sth — dar con algo, dar contra algo, chocar contra algo

• to strike at sb — (with fist) tratar de golpear a algn; (Mil) atacar a algn

we must strike at the root of this evil — debemos atacar la raíz de este mal, debemos cortar este mal de raíz

this strikes at our very existence — esto amenaza nuestra existencia misma

• to be within striking distance of — [+ place] estar a poca distancia or a un paso de

he had come within striking distance of the presidency — estuvo muy cerca de ocupar la presidencia; see home 1., 2); see iron 1., 1)

2) [workers] declarar la huelga, declararse en huelga

to strike for higher wages — hacer una huelga para conseguir un aumento de los sueldos

3) [clock] dar la hora

the clock has struck — ha dado la hora ya

4) [match] encenderse
5)
- strike lucky
6) (=move, go)

• to strike across country — ir a campo traviesa

• to strike into the woods — ir por el bosque, penetrar en el bosque

7) (Naut) (=run aground) encallar, embarrancar
8) (esp Naut) (=surrender) arriar la bandera
9) (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar
4.
CPD

strike ballot N — votación f a huelga

strike committee N — comité m de huelga

strike force N — fuerza f de asalto, fuerza f de choque

strike fund N — fondo m de huelga

strike pay N — subsidio m de huelga

strike vote N — = strike ballot

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I
1. [straɪk]
(past & past p struck) transitive verb
1)
a) (hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsar

to strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien

b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*

I struck my head on the beam — me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga

the tree was struck by lightning — el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

2)
a) (cause to become)

to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien

I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho

to strike somebody dead — matar a alguien

b) (introduce)

to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien

3)
a) (occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)

an awful thought struck me — se me ocurrió algo terrible

it strikes me (that) ... — me da la impresión de que ..., se me ocurre que ...

b) (impress) parecerle* a

how did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?

it strikes me as odd — me parece raro

I was struck by his changed appearance — me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* con

to strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte

to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna

5)
a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*
b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar
6)
a) (Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*
b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*

the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco

7) (enter into, arrive at)

to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato

to strike a balance between ... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre ...

8) (adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar
9) (take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar

to strike camp — levantar el campamento

10) (delete) suprimir

his name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off


2.
vi
1) (hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*

lightning never strikes in the same place twice — los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte

2)
a) (attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presa

to strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien

b) (happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir
3) (withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

to strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales

4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora
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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1) (stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)

to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)

to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)

hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)

to take strike action — ir* a la huelga

strike fund — fondo m de resistencia

strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro

2) (find) descubrimiento m

a lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte

3) (attack) ataque m
4) (Sport)
a) (in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)
b) (in baseball) strike m

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