Significado de strike en español

• 0 to hit someone or something

  • Two climbers were struck by falling rocks.

  • His car went out of control and struck a tree.

• 1 If it strikes you that something is true, you think of it, or that is your opinion.

  • It strikes me that you’re working too hard.

  • It struck me that I’d forgotten to order the flowers.

• 2 If a thought or idea strikes you, or you are struck by it, you are suddenly aware of it.

  • I was struck by how pale she looked.

• 3 If a group of workers strike, they stop working for a period of time to try to force their employer to give them more money or to improve their working conditions.

  • Bus drivers are threatening to strike.

• 4 If a clock strikes, a bell rings to show what the time is.

• 5 a period of time when a group of workers stop working, to try to force their employer to give them more money or to improve their working conditions

  • Teachers are planning to go on strike next month.

• 6 to hit sb or sth with force

  • the storm that struck the southern part of the state la tormenta que golpeó la parte sur del estado

  • a woman who was struck by a car una mujer que fue golpeada por un coche

• 7 to hit sb or sth with your hand or an object

  • She struck him across the face. Ella le pegó en la cara.

• 8 to happen, with damaging results

  • the day tragedy/disaster struck el día en que ocurrió la tragedia/el desastre

  • The disease mostly strikes young children. La enfermedad afecta en su mayoría a los niños pequeños.

• 9 (of an idea or thought) to enter your mind suddenly

  • Then an idea struck me. Entonces se me cruzó por la cabeza una idea.

  • It struck me that Josh might be able to help us. Se me ocurrió que Josh podría ayudarnos.

• 10 (of employees) to stop working to force management to provide better pay, working conditions, etc.

  • steel workers striking for better health benefits trabajadores del acero en huelga por mejores prestaciones sanitarias

• 11 to attack or kill

  • a killer who only strikes at night un asesino que solo ataca de noche

• 12 to scrape a match against sth to produce a flame

  • He struck a match. Él prendió una cerilla.

• 13 to mark the time by making a sound

  • The clock struck three. El reloj dio las tres.

  • Did the church clock just strike? ¿El reloj de la iglesia acaba de dar la hora?

• 14 to admire or be impressed by

  • I was struck with how mature she seemed. Me sorprendió lo madura que parecía.

• 15 to achieve an equal or fair amount of each of two opposing sides, ideas, etc.

  • a show that strikes a balance between humor and drama un espectáculo que alcanza un equilibrio entre el humor y el drama

• 16 to agree on sth that is acceptable to two or more people

  • The management and union struck a deal last night. La gerencia y el sindicato llegaron a un acuerdo anoche.

• 17 to begin a conversation or friendship

  • She struck up a conversation with another student. Ella empezó una conversación con otro estudiante.

• 18 a situation in which employees strike

  • a three-week strike for better pay una huelga de tres semanas para una mejor paga

  • The union is threatening to go on strike. El sindicato amenaza con declararse en huelga.

• 19 a military attack

  • an air strike on an enemy position un ataque militar en una posición enemiga

• 20 sth that negatively affects your reputation or record

  • His failure to finish was considered one strike against him. No poder terminar se consideró un punto negativo contra él.