strike

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strike
[straɪk]
sustantivo
1huelga (f) (industria)
  • teachers'/miners' strike -> huelga de profesores/de mineros
  • to be on strike -> estar en huelga
  • to go on strike -> declararse en huelga
  • strike fund -> caja (f) de resistencia
  • strike pay -> subsidio (m) de huelga
2descubrimiento (m) (discovery) (of ore, oil)
3golpe (m) (blow); ataque (m) (militar)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp struck [strʌk])
4golpear (hit)
  • to strike somebody in the face -> golpear a alguien en la cara
  • to strike somebody a blow -> pegar un golpe a alguien
  • to strike a blow for freedom (sentido figurado) -> romper una lanza a favor de la libertad
  • the clock struck ten -> el reloj dio las diez
  • to strike the right note (sentido figurado) -> calar hondo (speech, remark)
  • to strike the wrong note (sentido figurado) -> dar una nota discordante (speech, remark)
  • to strike terror into somebody -> aterrorizar a alguien
  • to be struck dumb -> quedarse mudo(a), no poder articular palabra
  • he was struck dead by a heart attack -> murió de un ataque cardíaco
  • the child/the tree was struck by lightning -> el niño/el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo
5chocar contra (collide with)
  • her head struck the floor -> su cabeza chocó contra el suelo
6encender (match), prender (Am)
7acuñar (mint) (coin, medal)
8chocar, sorprender (impress, surprise)
  • what struck me was her voice -> lo que me chocó mucho fue su voz
9(occur to)
  • it strikes me that… -> se me ocurre que…
10parecer (seem to)
  • it doesn't strike me as being very difficult -> no me parece muy difícil
  • he strikes me as a reasonable person -> me da la impresión de que es una persona razonable
11descubrir (discover) (gold, oil)
  • to strike it rich (familiar) -> hacerse rico(a)
  • to strike it lucky (familiar) -> tener suerte
12(reach)
  • to strike a bargain or deal -> hacer un trato
  • to strike a balance -> encontrar un equilibrio
verbo intransitivo
13atacar (attack) (enemy, criminal); sobrevenir (disaster, earthquake); dar las horas (clock)
  • strike while the iron is hot -> aprovecha ahora que estás a tiempo
14hacer huelga, declararse en huelga (go on strike); estar en huelga (be on strike)

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strike [straik]
sustantivo
1Golpe, acción de dar, pegar o golpear.
2Huelga, cesación del trabajo por cierto número de trabajadores.
3Descubrimiento de un filón o del mineral que se buscaba; buen éxito completo o inesperado. (Familiar) (m)
4Rasero; medida. (m)
V. STRICKLE.

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strike [straɪk] struck (past)
noun
1 (by workers) huelga; (f) paro; (m)
to be on strike estar en huelga; to come out go on strikeor declarar la huelga
hunger
2 (discovery) [of oil, gold] descubrimiento; (m)
a big oil strike un descubrimiento de petróleo en gran cantidad
to make a strikemake hacer un descubrimiento
3 (Baseball) golpe; (m) (Bowling) strike; (m)
you have two strikes against youagainst especially (US) tienes dos cosas en contra
The Hotel has two strikes against it. One, it's an immense ugly concrete building. Second, it lies in a rather awkward position Those who had not only been in the West but also were of Jewish origin had two strikes against them A baby born weighing only two pounds, a child born into a highly impoverished family, a baby who has an unusually cranky or difficult temperament, all seem to start life with several strikes against them
three strikes and you're outthree (US) (Jur) pena de cadena perpetua tras el tercer delito grave
4 (Mil) ataque; (m) (air strike) ataque aéreo; (m) bombardeo; (m)
verb:transitive
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 blowblowstrike a blow at sbblow pegar dar un golpe a algn;or pegar a algn
to strike one's fist on the tablefiststrike the table with one's fistfist golpear la mesa con el puño
the clock struck the hourhour el reloj dio la hora
to be struck by lightninglightning ser alcanzado por un rayo
the tower was struck by lightning la torre fue alcanzada por un rayo; cayó un rayo en la torre
to strike a blow for sth romper una lanza a favor de algo
to strike a blow against sth socavar algo
MP Clare Short struck a blow for equality yesterday by pushing through plans to put more women in Parliament The Law Lords have struck a blow for common sense by allowing Mercury to have its quarrel with the telecom regulator settled by the courts He claimed that he had struck a blow against evil when he shot Bousquet dead 2 weeks before the 84-year-old was due to stand trial for crimes against humanity The Soviet Moldavian parliament struck another blow against the existing structure of the USSR this weekend when it asserted the supremacy of republican law over Soviet law
that strikes a chord! ¡eso me suena!
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 contra un iceberg;or
his head struck the beam he struck his head on the beam dio con la cabeza contra en la viga;or
the light strikes the window la luz hiere la ventana; disaster struck us el desastre nos vino encima
a sound struck my earear (literary) un ruido hirió mi oído
what strikes the eye is the povertyeye lo que más llama la atención es la pobreza
a ghastly sight struck our eyeseyes se nos presentó un panorama horroroso
3 (produce, make) [+coin, medal] acuñar; [+a light, match] encender; prender; (LAm)
to strike a [cutting]
to strike rootroot (Bot) echar raíces; arraigar
to strike sparks from sthsparks hacer que algo eche chispas
to strike terror into sb's heartterror 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?how ¿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 ...thatthe thought strikes me that ...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
to strike gold triunfar
Australia finally struck gold with a world-record performance to beat defending champions Germany A California nurse has struck gold on a fruit machine. She's hit the jackpot, which added up to $9.3m The company has struck gold with its new holiday development
to strike it lucky tener suerte
he struck it rich le salió el gordo
7 (arrive at, achieve) [+agreement] alcanzar; llegar a
to strike an averageaverage sacar el promedio
to strike a balancebalance encontrar el equilibrio
to strike a bargainbargain cerrar un trato
to strike a dealdeal 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 blindblind cegar a algn
to strike sb deaddead matar a algn
may I be struck dead if ... que me maten si ...
to be struck dumbdumb quedarse sin habla
10 (take down)
to strike campcamp levantar el campamento
to strike the flagflag arriar la bandera
11 (remove, cross out) suprimir;from de
verb:intransitive
1 (Mil) etc (attack) atacar; [+disaster] sobrevenir
disaster struck in the final lap of the race Disaster struck when their jeep got stuck as they tried to cross a dried-up river in the Atacama region most of the hotel guests were asleep when the disaster struck
 [+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 sthagainst dar con algo; dar contra algo; chocar contra algo
to strike at sbat (with fist) tratar de golpear a algn; (Mil) atacar a algn
he struck at his attacker
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 ofdistance [+place] estar a poca distancia a un paso de;or
...a quiet location within striking distance of a reasonably large town Their artillery is now within striking distance of the city
he had come within striking distance of the presidency estuvo muy cerca de ocupar la presidencia
home iron
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
when one's [hour] strikes
4 [+match] encenderse
5
to strike lucky tener suerte
6 (move, go)
to strike across countryacross ir a campo traviesa
to strike into the woodsinto ir por el bosque; penetrar en el bosque
7 (Náut) (run aground) encallar; embarrancar
8 especially (Náut) (surrender) arriar la bandera
9 (Bot) echar raíces; arraigar
modifier
strike ballot (n) votación a huelga; (f)
strike committee (n) comité de huelga; (m)
strike force (n) fuerza de asalto; (f) fuerza de choque; (f)
strike fund (n) fondo de huelga; (m)
strike pay (n) subsidio de huelga; (m)
strike vote (n)
strike ballot See culture box in entry strike.

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Verb Conjugation for "strike"

Imperative
  • strike
  • you strike
  • he/she strikes
  • we strike
  • you strike
  • they strike
Preterite
  • I struck
  • you struck
  • he/she struck
  • we struck
  • you struck
  • they struck
Present Continuous
  • I am striking
  • you are striking
  • he/she is striking
  • we are striking
  • you are striking
  • they are striking
Present Perfect
  • I have struck
  • you have struck
  • he/she has struck
  • we have struck
  • you have struck
  • they have struck
Past Continuous
  • I was striking
  • you were striking
  • he/she was striking
  • we were striking
  • you were striking
  • they were striking
Past Perfect
  • I had struck
  • you had struck
  • he/she had struck
  • we had struck
  • you had struck
  • they had struck
Future
  • I will strike
  • you will strike
  • he/she will strike
  • we will strike
  • you will strike
  • they will strike
Future Perfect
  • I will have struck
  • you will have struck
  • he/she will have struck
  • we will have struck
  • you will have struck
  • they will have struck
Future Continuous
  • I will be striking
  • you will be striking
  • he/she will be striking
  • we will be striking
  • you will be striking
  • they will be striking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been striking
  • you have been striking
  • he/she has been striking
  • we have been striking
  • you have been striking
  • they have been striking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been striking
  • you will have been striking
  • he/she will have been striking
  • we will have been striking
  • you will have been striking
  • they will have been striking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been striking
  • you had been striking
  • he/she had been striking
  • we had been striking
  • you had been striking
  • they had been striking
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