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"Strike" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "golpear", and "stroke" is a noun which is often translated as "el golpe". Learn more about the difference between "strike" and "stroke" below.
strike(
strayk
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to hit)
a. chocar contra
The dinghy struck a rock, and water began to seep in.El bote chocó contra una roca y el agua comenzó a filtrarse.
b. dar con
The poor bird struck the window and fell to the ground.El pobre pájaro dio con la ventana y se cayó al suelo.
3. (weather)
a. caer en
Marvin was injured when lightning struck the tree he was sheltering under.Marvin resultó herido cuando un relámpago cayó en el árbol bajo el que se resguardaba.
b. alcanzar
When lightning struck the plane we were flying on, we were really afraid.Tuvimos mucho miedo cuando un rayo alcanzó el avión en el que viajábamos.
4. (to light)
a. prender
The cowboy struck a match on the bottom of his boot and lit his cigar.El vaquero prendió un fósforo con la suela de su bota y encendió su puro.
b. encender
Cesar’s mom struck a match to light the birthday cake candles.La mamá de César encendió un cerillo para encender las velas del pastel de cumpleaños.
5. (to mint)
a. acuñar
A die is one of the two metallic pieces that are used to strike one side of a coin.Un troquel es una de las dos piezas metálicas que se usan para acuñar una cara de una moneda.
7. (to find)
8. (music)
a. ocurrirse
It strikes me that we should over-prepare because we don’t know what we’ll find out there.Se me ocurre que deberíamos preparar de más, porque no sabemos lo que vamos a encontrar por ahí.
10. (to adopt)
a. adoptar
Felipe struck an aggressive attitude when asked about the trees.Felipe adoptó una actitud agresiva cuando le preguntaron sobre los árboles.
11. (to impress)
a. impresionar
His honest confession struck me deeply.Su honesta confesión me impresionó profundamente.
12. (to arrive at)
a. llegar a
We struck an agreement as to who would pay for the window repair.Llegamos a un acuerdo en cuanto a quién iba pagar la reparación de la ventana.
13. (to chime)
a. dar
The clock struck 6:00 pm, and the workers put down their tools to go home.El reloj dio las 6:00 pm, y los trabajadores bajaron sus herramientas para irse a casa.
14. (to remove)
a. suprimir
Strike the second sentence. The rest of it is brilliant.Suprime la segunda oración. Lo demás es brillante.
15. (to take down)
a. arriar
It was too windy and we had to strike the main sail.Había demasiado viento y tuvimos que arriar la mayor.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
16. (work stoppage)
a. la huelga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The workers went on strike seeking an improvement in safety conditions on the job.Los trabajadores fueron a la huelga en busca de mejoras en las condiciones de seguridad laboral.
b. el paro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cannery workers have been on strike for two weeks.Los trabajadores de la fábrica de enlatados han estado en paro por dos semanas.
17. (hit)
18. (discovery)
a. el descubrimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The California gold strike of 1849 was a key moment in US history.El descubrimiento de oro en California en 1849 fue un momento clave en la historia de los EE. UU.
19. (baseball)
20. (bowling)
a. el pleno (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Congratulations. You knocked down all ten pins on the first try. That’s a strike.¡Felicitaciones! Derribaste los diez bolos en el primer intento. Eso es un pleno.
b. la chuza (F) (Costa Rica) (Dominican Republic) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Mexico
Yes! I made another strike.¡Sí! Hice otra chuza.
21. (military)
a. el ataque (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The air force carried out a strike against a terrorist stronghold.La fuerza aerea llevó a cabo un ataque contra una fortaleza terrorista.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
22. (military)
24. (to stop work)
a. hacer una huelga
We are going to strike on Monday if we don’t reach an agreement.Vamos a hacer una huelga el lunes si no llegamos a un acuerdo.
b. declararse en huelga
After striking last spring, we got a ten percent raise.Después de declararnos en huelga la primavera pasada, nos dieron un aumento del diez por ciento.
a. encenderse
Behind me, I heard the sound of a match striking.Detrás de mí, oí el sonido de un cerillo al encenderse.
26. (to chime)
27. (to root)
28. (to occur)
a. sobrevenir
Everything seemed to be going really well, and then tragedy struck.Todo parecía ir de maravilla y, entonces, sobrevino la tragedia.
b. ocurrir
The earthquake struck in the early morning.El terremoto ocurrió a altas horas de la madrugada.
stroke(
strok
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (blow)
3. (sports)
4. (swimming)
a. la brazada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Aidan swims with longer strokes than mine.Aidan nada con brazadas más largas que las mías.
5. (rowing)
a. la palada (F) (movement)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their strokes are very fast.Son muy veloces en su palada.
c. el cabo (M), la caba (F) (person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The role of the stroke is crucial for the rest of the crew.El papel del cabo es crucial para el resto del equipo.
6. (medicine)
a. la apoplejía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bertha is recovering from a stroke.Bertha se está recuperando de una apoplejía.
b. el derrame cerebral (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sadly, he had a stroke last year.Tristemente, sufrió un derrame cerebral el año pasado.
7. (line)
b. la pincelada (F) (painting)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His paintings are characterized by strong strokes.Sus pinturas se caracterizan por las fuertes pinceladas.
a. la campanada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's a New Year's tradition to eat a grape with each stroke of the clock.Es tradición de Año Nuevo comerse una uva con cada campanada.
9. (caress)
a. la caricia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The girl wanted to give the bunny a stroke.La niña quería hacerle una caricia al conejito.
11. (typography)
a. la barra inclinada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These two words are separated by a stroke.Estas dos palabras están separadas por una barra inclinada.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
12. (to caress)
a. darle un golpe suave a
Frank stroked the ball into the pocket.Frank metió la bola en la tronera con un golpe suave.
