streak

streak
stri:k
1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) raya, veta, filón
2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) vena

2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) rayar, surcar
2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) pasar como un rayo
streak
tr[striːk]
noun
1 (line - gen) raya, lista; (- in mineral) veta, filón nombre masculino, vena; (- in hair) mecha; (- in meat) veta, nervio
2 (element of genius, madness, etc) vena
mad streak vena de locura
mean streak lado mezquino, vena mezquina
3 (period) racha
winning streak buena racha
losing streak mala racha
transitive verb
1 (mark with streaks) rayar, surcar (with, de)
a face streaked with tears una cara surcada de lágrimas
white marble streaked with grey mármol blanco con vetas grises
I've had my hair streaked me he hecho mechas (en el pelo)
intransitive verb
1 (move fast) pasar como un rayo
2 (run naked) correr desnudo,-a por un lugar público
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
streak of lightning rayo, relámpago
streak ['stri:k] vt
: hacer rayas en
blue streaked with grey: azul veteado con gris
streak vi
: ir como una flecha
streak n
1) : raya f, veta f (en mármol, queso, etc.), mechón m (en el pelo)
2) : rayo m (de luz)
3) trace: veta f
4) : racha f
a streak of luck: una racha de suerte
streak
n.
hilada s.f.
racha s.f.
raya s.f.
rayo de luz s.m.
reguero s.m.
ribete s.m.
vena s.f.
n.
abigarrar v.
v.
jaspear v.
listar v.
pasar como un rayo v.
rayar v.
surcar v.
striːk
I
noun
1)
a) (line, band) lista f, raya f; (in hair) reflejo m, mechón m; (in meat, marble) veta f; (of ore) veta f, filón m

a streak of lightning — un relámpago

b) (in personality) veta f

she has a mean streak — tiene una veta mezquina

2) (spell) racha f

to have o be on a winning/losing streak — tener* una buena/mala racha


II
1.
intransitive verb
1) (move rapidly) (+ adv compl)

she streaked into the lead — rápida como un rayo, se colocó a la cabeza

it streaked past the window — pasó como una centella por delante de la ventana

2) (run naked) (colloq) hacer* streaking (correr desnudo en un lugar público)

2.
streak vt

tears streaked her face — tenía el rostro surcado de lágrimas

she's had her hair streaked — se ha hecho mechones or reflejos or (RPl) claritos or (Méx) luces or (Chi) visos (en el pelo)

to be streaked WITH something: his clothes were streaked with paint llevaba la ropa manchada or (AmL tb) chorreada de pintura; her hair is streaked with gray — tiene el cabello entrecano

[striːk]
1. N
1) (line) raya f ; [of mineral] veta f , vena f

to have streaks in one's hair — tener mechas en el pelo

2) (fig) [of madness etc] vena f ; [of luck] racha f

he had a cruel streak (in him) — tenía un rasgo cruel

there is a streak of Spanish blood in her — tiene una pequeña parte de sangre española

he had a yellow streak — era un tanto cobarde

2.
VT rayar (with de)
3. VI
1) (=rush)

to streak along — correr a gran velocidad

to streak in/out/past — entrar/salir/pasar como un rayo

2) * (=run naked) correr desnudo
* * *
[striːk]
I
noun
1)
a) (line, band) lista f, raya f; (in hair) reflejo m, mechón m; (in meat, marble) veta f; (of ore) veta f, filón m

a streak of lightning — un relámpago

b) (in personality) veta f

she has a mean streak — tiene una veta mezquina

2) (spell) racha f

to have o be on a winning/losing streak — tener* una buena/mala racha


II
1.
intransitive verb
1) (move rapidly) (+ adv compl)

she streaked into the lead — rápida como un rayo, se colocó a la cabeza

it streaked past the window — pasó como una centella por delante de la ventana

2) (run naked) (colloq) hacer* streaking (correr desnudo en un lugar público)

2.
streak vt

tears streaked her face — tenía el rostro surcado de lágrimas

she's had her hair streaked — se ha hecho mechones or reflejos or (RPl) claritos or (Méx) luces or (Chi) visos (en el pelo)

to be streaked WITH something: his clothes were streaked with paint llevaba la ropa manchada or (AmL tb) chorreada de pintura; her hair is streaked with gray — tiene el cabello entrecano


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