Bedeutung von stroke auf Englisch

• 0 an act of hitting, or the blow given -- der Schlag

  • He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe

  • the stroke of a whip.

• 1 a sudden occurrence of something -- der Schlag

  • a stroke of lightning

  • an unfortunate stroke of fate

  • What a stroke of luck to find that money!

• 2 the sound made by a clock striking the hour -- Schlag-…

  • She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.

• 3 a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc -- der Strich

  • short, even pencil strokes.

• 4 a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket. -- der Schlag

• 5 a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming -- der Schlag

  • He swam with slow, strong strokes

  • Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?

• 6 an effort or action -- der Schlag

  • I haven’t done a stroke (of work) all day.

• 7 a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc -- der Schlaganfall

  • She suffered a stroke.

• 8 to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection -- streicheln

  • He stroked the cat / her hair

  • The dog loves being stroked.

• 9 an act of stroking -- das Streicheln

  • He gave the dog a stroke.