striking

striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) llamativo; impresionante, sorprendente
striking
tr['straɪkɪŋ]
adjective
1 (eye-catching) llamativo,-a; (stunning) atractivo,-a
2 (similarity, resemblance) sorprendente, asombroso,-a; (feature etc) impresionante, destacado,-a
3 (on strike) en huelga
striking ['straɪkɪŋ] adj
: notable, sorprendente, llamativo
a striking beauty: una belleza imponente
♦ strikingly adv
striking
adj.
• asombroso, -a adj.
• llamativo, -a adj.
• sorprendente adj.
n.
• pulsación s.f.
'straɪkɪŋ
adjective
1) (eye-catching) <resemblance/similarity> sorprendente, asombroso; <color> llamativo

a striking woman — una mujer muy atractiva

a striking beauty — una belleza que llama la atención

the most striking feature of the report is ... — el aspecto más destacado del informe es ...

2) (Lab Rel) (before n) <worker/nurse/miner> en huelga
['straɪkɪŋ]
ADJ
1) (=remarkable, arresting) [picture, clothes, colour] llamativo; [contrast] notable; [similarity, difference] sorprendente; [beauty] imponente, impresionante; [woman] imponente

her striking good looks — su imponente or impresionante belleza

to bear a striking resemblance to sb — parecerse muchísimo a algn

the most striking feature of the house — el detalle que más llama la atención de la casa

her thesis has several striking features — su tesis contiene varios aspectos sobresalientes

it is striking that ... — es impresionante que ...

2)

a striking clock — un reloj que marca las horas

3) (Ind)

the striking workers — los obreros en huelga

* * *
['straɪkɪŋ]
adjective
1) (eye-catching) <resemblance/similarity> sorprendente, asombroso; <color> llamativo

a striking woman — una mujer muy atractiva

a striking beauty — una belleza que llama la atención

the most striking feature of the report is ... — el aspecto más destacado del informe es ...

2) (Lab Rel) (before n) <worker/nurse/miner> en huelga

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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