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struck, struck /straɪk/ [striking]Translation
v [t, i]
› (un reloj)
⇨ dar la hora
v [t]
›
⇨ golpear
The car struck the barrier El coche golpeó la barrera
A stone struck him on the head Una piedra le golpeó en la cabeza
⇨ fajar amér.
›
⇨ tocar
⇨ sonar
⇨ dar
The clock in the living room struck seven El reloj del salón dio las siete
›It strikes me that I haven't phoned Jack
Me acabo de acordar de que se me ha olvidado llamar a Jack
›
⇨ fulminar
The pine tree in the garden was struck by lightning Un rayo fulminó el pino del jardín
›
⇨ descubrir [oro o petróleo]
to strike gold descubrir oro
›
⇨ ponerse en huelga
v [i]
→ to strike back→ to strike up sth (with sb)Véase tb: to {break/strike} camp›
⇨ atacar
to strike a balance
⇨ equilibrar
to strike a deal
⇨ llegar a un acuerdo
to strike a match
⇨ encender una cerilla
to strike sb as sth
⇨ dar la impresión
⇨ parecer
He strikes me as a nice guy Me parece un tipo simpático
(Definition of strike vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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