strike Signification, définition

Signification de strike en français

• 0 to hit sb or sth with force -- frapper

  • the storm that struck the southern part of the state la tempête qui a frappé la partie sud de l’état

  • a woman who was struck by a car une femme qui a été percutée par une voiture

• 1 to hit sb or sth with your hand or an object -- frapper

  • She struck him across the face. Elle l’a frappé en plein visage.

• 2 to happen, with damaging results -- frapper

  • the day tragedy/disaster struck le jour où la tragédie / la catastrophe a frappé

  • The disease mostly strikes young children. Cette maladie frappe surtout les jeunes enfants.

• 3 (of an idea or thought) to enter your mind suddenly -- venir à l’esprit

  • Then an idea struck me. Alors une idée m’est venue à l’esprit.

  • It struck me that Josh might be able to help us. Il m’est apparu / venu à l’esprit que Josh pourrait nous aider.

• 4 (of employees) to stop working to force management to provide better pay, working conditions, etc. -- faire grève

  • steel workers striking for better health benefits des ouvriers métallurgistes qui font grève pour de meilleures prestations de santé

• 5 to attack or kill -- frapper

  • a killer who only strikes at night un tueur qui ne frappe que la nuit

• 6 to scrape a match against sth to produce a flame -- frotter

  • He struck a match. Il frotta une allumette.

• 7 to mark the time by making a sound -- sonner

  • The clock struck three. L’horloge sonna trois heures.

  • Did the church clock just strike? Est-ce que le clocher de l’église vient de sonner ?

• 8 to admire or be impressed by -- être frappé/-ée / impressionné/-ée

  • I was struck with how mature she seemed. J’ai été frappé par son apparente maturité.

• 9 to achieve an equal or fair amount of each of two opposing sides, ideas, etc. -- trouver le juste milieu

  • a show that strikes a balance between humor and drama une émission qui trouve le juste milieu entre humour et drame

• 10 to agree on sth that is acceptable to two or more people -- conclure un marché

  • The management and union struck a deal last night. La direction et le syndicat ont conclu un marché hier soir.

• 11 to begin a conversation or friendship -- engager la conversation / se lier d’amitié avec

  • She struck up a conversation with another student. Elle a engagé la conversation avec un autre étudiant.

• 12 a situation in which employees strike -- grève [ feminine ]

  • a three-week strike for better pay une grève de trois semaines pour être mieux payé

  • The union is threatening to go on strike. Le syndicat menace de se mettre en grève.

• 13 a military attack -- frappe [ feminine ]

  • an air strike on an enemy position une frappe/attaque aérienne sur une position ennemie

• 14 sth that negatively affects your reputation or record -- mauvais point [ masculine ]

  • His failure to finish was considered one strike against him. Le fait qu’il n’ait pas terminé a été considéré comme un mauvais point contre lui.

• 15 to hit, knock or give a blow to -- frapper

  • He struck me in the face with his fist

  • Why did you strike him?

  • The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head

  • His head struck the table as he fell

  • The tower of the church was struck by lightning.

• 16 to attack -- attaquer

  • The enemy troops struck at dawn

  • We must prevent the disease striking again.

• 17 to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing -- faire jaillir

  • He struck a match/light

  • He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.

• 18 (of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay -- faire grève

  • The men decided to strike for higher wages.

• 19 to discover or find -- trouver

  • After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil

  • If we walk in this direction, we may strike the right path.

• 20 to (make something) sound -- sonner

  • He struck a note on the piano/violin

  • The clock struck twelve.

• 21 to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person) -- frapper

  • I was struck by the resemblance between the two men

  • How does the plan strike you?

  • It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.

• 22 to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc). -- frapper

• 23 to go in a certain direction -- prendre, aller

  • He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.

• 24 to lower or take down (tents, flags etc). -- démonter, amener

• 25 an act of striking -- grève

  • a miners’ strike.

• 26 a discovery of oil, gold etc -- découverte

  • He made a lucky strike.