stroke Signification, définition

Signification de stroke en français

• 0 a medical condition in which a blood vessel in the brain suddenly becomes blocked or bursts -- attaque [ feminine ]

  • He died of a stroke. Il est mort d’une attaque.

  • to have a stroke avoir une attaque

• 1 a long swinging movement, especially to hit sth -- coup [ masculine ]

  • a tennis player with a beautiful stroke un joueur de tennis qui a un beau service

  • a single stroke of the axe un seul coup de hache

• 2 a style of swimming -- nage [ feminine ]

  • Freestyle is my best stroke. La nage libre est la nage où je suis le meilleur.

• 3 a movement of your arm in swimming -- mouvement [ masculine ]

  • She swam with smooth strokes. Elle nageait à brasses régulières.

• 4 an act of stroking sth with your hand -- caresser

• 5 an unexpected positive event -- un coup de chance

  • By a stroke of luck a policeman was standing right there. Par un coup de chance, un officier de police se tenait justement là debout.

• 6 a sudden intelligent solution to a problem -- un trait de génie

  • the stroke of genius that let him win the chess match le trait de génie qui lui permit de gagner la partie d’échecs

• 7 to pull your hand across sth gently -- caresser

  • Her mother stroked her hair. Sa mère lui caressa les cheveux.

• 8 an act of hitting, or the blow given -- coup

  • He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe

  • the stroke of a whip.

• 9 a sudden occurrence of something -- coup

  • a stroke of lightning

  • an unfortunate stroke of fate

  • What a stroke of luck to find that money!

• 10 the sound made by a clock striking the hour -- coup

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

• 11 a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc -- coup

  • short, even pencil strokes.

• 12 a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket. -- coup (d’aviron)

• 13 a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming -- brassée, nage

  • He swam with slow, strong strokes

  • Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?

• 14 an effort or action -- effort

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

• 15 a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc -- attaque

  • She suffered a stroke.

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

  • He stroked the cat / her hair

  • The dog loves being stroked.

• 17 an act of stroking -- caresse

  • He gave the dog a stroke.