Significato di strike in italiano

• 0 to hit someone or something -- battere, colpire

  • Two climbers were struck by falling rocks. Due scalatori sono stati colpiti da rocce che rotolavano giù.

  • His car went out of control and struck a tree. La sua auto ha perso il controllo ed è andata a sbattere contro un albero.

• 1 If it strikes you that something is true, you think of it, or that is your opinion. -- mi rendo conto che…, ho l’impressione che…

  • It strikes me that you’re working too hard. Ho l’impressione che tu stia lavorando troppo.

  • It struck me that I’d forgotten to order the flowers. Mi sono resa conto che mi ero dimenticata di ordinare i fiori.

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

  • I was struck by how pale she looked. Sono rimasto colpito da come era pallida.

• 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. -- scioperare

  • Bus drivers are threatening to strike. Gli autisti degli autobus stanno minacciando di fare sciopero.

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

• 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 -- sciopero

  • Teachers are planning to go on strike next month. Gli insegnanti hanno intenzione di fare sciopero il mese prossimo.

• 6 to hit, knock or give a blow to -- battere, colpire

  • 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.

• 7 to attack -- attaccare

  • The enemy troops struck at dawn

  • We must prevent the disease striking again.

• 8 to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing -- accendere, far sprizzare

  • He struck a match/light

  • He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.

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

  • The men decided to strike for higher wages.

• 10 to discover or find -- trovare

  • After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil

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

• 11 to (make something) sound -- suonare

  • He struck a note on the piano/violin

  • The clock struck twelve.

• 12 to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person) -- colpire, impressionare

  • 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.

• 13 to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc). -- coniare

• 14 to go in a certain direction -- prendere, tagliare

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

• 15 to lower or take down (tents, flags etc). -- abbassare; levare

• 16 an act of striking -- sciopero

  • a miners’ strike.

• 17 a discovery of oil, gold etc -- scoperta

  • He made a lucky strike.