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For the verb: "to strike"

Simple Past:	struck
Past Participle:	struck, stricken

strike1 /straɪk/ (past & past p struck) verbo transitivo

1. (hit) ‹person› pegarle^(conj.⇒) a, golpear;
  ‹blow› dar^(conj.⇒), pegar^(conj.⇒);
  ‹key› pulsar
1. (collide with, fall on) [vehicle] chocar^(conj.⇒) or dar^(conj.⇒) contra;
  [stone/ball] pegar^(conj.⇒) or dar^(conj.⇒) contra;
  [lightning/bullet] alcanzar^(conj.⇒);
  I struck my head on the beam me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga;
  he was struck by lightning le cayó un rayo

1. (cause to become): to be struck blind/dumb quedarse ciego/mudo;
  to ~ sb dead matar a algn
1. (introduce): to ~ fear into sb infundirle miedo a algn

1. (occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc);
  it ~s me (that) … me da la impresión de que …, se me ocurre que …
1. (impress) parecerle^(conj.⇒) a;
  it ~s me as odd me parece raro;
  I was struck by his changed appearance me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

‹oil/gold› encontrar^(conj.⇒), dar^(conj.⇒) con

‹match/light› encender^(conj.⇒)

1. (Mus) ‹note› dar^(conj.⇒)
1. [clock] dar^(conj.⇒);
  the clock struck five el reloj dio las cinco

(enter into, arrive at): to ~ a deal llegar^(conj.⇒) a un acuerdo, cerrar^(conj.⇒) un trato;
to ~ a balance between … encontrar^(conj.⇒) el justo equilibrio entre …

(adopt) ‹pose/attitude› adoptar

(delete) suprimir;
his name was struck off the register se borró su nombre del registro;
see also strike off

verbo intransitivo

(hit) [person] golpear;
[lightning] caer^(conj.⇒)

1. (attack) atacar^(conj.⇒)
1. (happen suddenly) [illness/misfortune] sobrevenir^(conj.⇒);
  [disaster] ocurrir

(withdraw labor) hacer^(conj.⇒) huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

[clock] dar^(conj.⇒) la hora

Phrasal Verbs
strike back v + adv (Mil) contraatacar^(conj.⇒);
he struck back at his critics devolvió el golpe a sus detractores strike down v + o + adv, v + adv + o (liter): she was struck down with cholera fue abatida por el cólera (liter) strike off v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(delete) tachar

(disqualify) (BrE) ‹doctor/lawyer› prohibirle^(conj.⇒) el ejercicio de la profesión a

strike out

v + adv to ~ out (at sb/sth) arremeter (contra algn/algo)

v + o + adv, v + adv + o (remove from list) tachar

strike up

v + adv + o
1. (begin) ‹conversation› entablar;
  ‹friendship› trabar, entablar
1. (start to play) ‹tune› empezar^(conj.⇒) a tocar

v + adv [band] empezar^(conj.⇒) a tocar

strike2 sustantivo

(stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL);
to be on ~ estar^(conj.⇒) en or de huelga, estar^(conj.⇒) en or de paro (esp AmL);
to come out o go (out) on ~ ir^(conj.⇒) a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir^(conj.⇒) al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL);
hunger ~ huelga de hambre

(find) descubrimiento m

(attack) ataque m

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strike [straɪk]

I	nombre 1 Lab huelga to go on strike, ir a la huelga: they've been on strike for over two months, han estado en huelga durante más de dos meses hunger strike, huelga de hambre 2 (de petróleo, etc) descubrimiento 3 Dep golpe 4 Mil ataque
II	vtr (ps & pp struck) 1 (a una persona) pegar, golpear (una tecla) pulsar (un golpe) asestar 2 (una bala, un rayo) alcanzar 3 parecer: they strike me as honest, me parecen sinceros 4 ocurrirse: it struck me that..., se me ocurrió que... 5 (oro, petróleo) descubrir to strike it rich, hacer fortuna 6 (un reloj) dar: the clock struck two, el reloj dio las dos 7 (un equilibrio) encontrar (un acuerdo) cerrar 8 (cerilla, fuego) encender (una moneda) acuñar to strike fear into, infundir miedo a 9 to strike sb blind/dumb, dejar ciego,-a/mudo,-a a alguien
III	verbo intransitivo 1 golpear (un rayo) caer 2 Mil atacar [against/ at, a] 3 (un desastre) sobrevenir, ocurrir 4 Lab hacer huelga 5 (reloj) dar la hora

Compound Forms:
air strike	n		ataque aéreo nm
general strike	n	(mass work stoppage)	huelga general nf
A true general strike could easily topple a government.
The general strike was very impressive; practically no one in the whole city went to work that day.
			paro general nm
go on strike			declararse en huelga v
hunger strike			huelga de hambre n
labor strike		US	huelga laboral nf
lightning strike	n		rayo nm
lucky strike			golpe de suerte nm
rolling strike	n		sucesión de huelgas nf
sit-down strike	n		huelga de brazos caídos
strike a balance			encontrar el equilibrio v
strike a balance between			establecer el equilibrio entre v
strike back			devolver el golpe v
strike back		(military)	contraatacar v
strike down			matar v
strike fund	n		fondo de resistencia nm
strike off		(list)	tachar v
strike off			cortar v
strike out			tachar v
strike out at			arremeter v
strike pay	n		subsidio de huelga nm
strike up			entablar, empezar v
strike up the band		(the band struck up with a waltz)	empezar a tocar v
wildcat strike			huelga salvaje nf

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'strike' also found in these entries:

English:

blow - chord - come out - complication - cripple - delay - hunger strike - inform - rail strike - right - strike back - strike down - strike off - strike out - strike pay - strike through - strike up - struck - air - all - avert - bang - bargain - beat - break - call - come - crippling - dock - flick - general - glancing - hammer - hit - hunger - knock - levy - medium - pound - pre-emptive - resort - scratch - sit - stage - stoppage - tap - walk

Spanish:

acordar - dar - declarada - declarado - declararse - encender - énfasis - entablar - fulminar - general - huelga - paro - salvaje - simbólica - simbólico - sumarse - trabar - asaltar - ataque - bandera - chuza - conversación - convocatoria - declarar - impactar - impresionar - levantar - llamar - moñona - parar - pleno - ponchar - sobrecoger - sobrevenir - trastorno - venir

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