strike

strike
strike [straɪk]
(verb: preterite struck, past participle struck)
1. noun
   a. ( = industrial action) grève f (of, by de)
• the postal strike la grève des postes
• the Ford strike la grève chez Ford
• to be (out) on strike être en grève faire grève( for pour obtenir, against pour protester contre)
• to call a strike lancer un ordre de grève
• to go on strike se mettre en grève faire grève
• to come out on strike se mettre en grève faire grève
   b. ( = attack) attaque f
   c. (Baseball, bowling) strike m
• you have two strikes against you (US) tu es mal parti (inf)
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = hit) [+ person, ball] frapper
• to strike sth with one's fist donner un coup de poing sur qch
• he struck me on the chin il m'a frappé au menton
• to strike a blow for freedom rompre une lance pour la liberté
• disease struck the city la maladie s'est abattue sur la ville
• to strike fear into sb remplir qn d'effroi
   b. ( = knock against) heurter ; [lightning, light] frapper
• he struck his head on the table as he fell sa tête a heurté la table quand il est tombé
• the stone struck him on the head la pierre l'a heurté à la tête
   c. [+ oil, gold] découvrir
• to strike it rich faire fortune
   d. [+ coin, medal] frapper ; [+ match] frotter
• to strike a balance trouver un équilibre
• to strike a bargain conclure un marché
   e. [clock] sonner
• to strike a false note sonner faux
• the clock struck three la pendule a sonné trois heures
   f. ( = delete) rayer
   g. to be struck dumb ( = amazed) être sidéré (inf)
   h. ( = seem) sembler (sb à qn)
• it strikes me that ... il me semble que ...
• that strikes me as a good idea cela me semble être une bonne idée
• how did he strike you? quelle impression vous a-t-il fait ?
• the funny side of it struck me later le côté drôle de la chose m'est apparu plus tard
• an idea suddenly struck him une idée lui est soudain venue à l'esprit
• to be struck by sth ( = impressed) être frappé(e) par qch
3. intransitive verb
   a. ( = hit) frapper ; ( = attack) attaquer ; [disease, disaster] frapper
• to strike lucky (British) avoir de la chance
• it strikes at the heart of democracy cela porte atteinte aux fondements mêmes de la démocratie
   b. [clock] sonner
   c. ( = go on strike) faire grève( for pour obtenir, against pour protester contre)
• striking workers grévistes mpl
4. compounds
[committee, fund] de grève
► strike pay noun salaire m de gréviste
► strike back intransitive verb riposter (at sb à qn)
► strike down separable transitive verb
   a. abattre ; [disease] terrasser
   b. (US) ( = abolish) abolir
► strike off
1. intransitive verb
( = change direction)
he struck off across the fields il a pris à travers champs
2. separable transitive verb
( = delete) (from list) rayer
• to be struck off [doctor] être radié
► strike out
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = hit out) se débattre
• he struck out at his attackers il s'est débattu contre ses agresseurs
   b. ( = set off) to strike out for the shore [swimmer] se mettre à nager vers le rivage
• he left the firm and struck out on his own il a quitté l'entreprise et s'est mis à son compte
2. separable transitive verb
( = delete) rayer
► strike up
1. intransitive verb
[band] commencer à jouer
2. separable transitive verb
[+ conversation] engager
• to strike up a friendship lier amitié
* * *
[straɪk] 1.
noun
1) Industry, Commerce grève f

to come out on strike — se mettre en grève

2) (attack) attaque f (on, against contre)
3) (in mining) découverte f (d'un gisement)

lucky strike — fig coup m de chance

2.
noun modifier Industry, Commerce [committee, notice] de grève; [leader] des grévistes
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp struck)
1) (hit) gen frapper; heurter [rock, tree, pedestrian]

to strike something with — taper quelque chose avec

he struck his head on the table — il s'est cogné la tête contre la table

to be struck by lightning — être touché par la foudre

to strike somebody a blow — lit, fig porter un coup à quelqu'un

to strike somebody dead — [lightning] foudroyer quelqu'un

to be struck dumb with amazement — être frappé d'étonnement

2) (afflict) frapper [area, people]

‘earthquake strikes San Francisco’ — (headline) ‘San Francisco secoué par un tremblement de terre’

to strike terror into somebody ou somebody's heart — frapper quelqu'un de terreur

3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venir à l'esprit de; [resemblance] frapper

it strikes me as funny that — je trouve drôle que (+ subj)

to strike somebody as odd — paraître étrange à quelqu'un

how does the idea strike you? — qu'est-ce que vous pensez de cette idée?

how did he strike you? — quelle impression vous a-t-il faite?

it strikes me (that) — à mon avis

I was struck (colloq) with him — il m'a plu

4) (colloq) (discover) tomber sur (colloq)
5) (achieve) conclure [bargain]

to strike a balance — trouver le juste milieu

6) (ignite) frotter [match]
7) [clock] sonner

it had just struck two — deux heures venaient de sonner

8) (delete) supprimer
9) (dismantle) démonter [tent]

to strike camp — lever le camp

10) Finance frapper [coin]
4.
intransitive verb (prét, pp struck)
1) (deliver blow) [person] frapper; [bomb] tomber

my head struck against a beam — ma tête a heurté une poutre

to strike at — attaquer

2) (attack) [killer, disease, storm] frapper; [army, animal] attaquer

disaster struck — la catastrophe s'est produite

Henry strikes again! — (colloq) hum Henry nous en a fait encore une (colloq)

3) Industry, Commerce faire (la) grève

to strike for/against — faire (la) grève pour obtenir/pour protester contre

4) [match] s'allumer
5) [clock] sonner
6) (proceed)

to strike north — prendre au nord des terres

to strike across — prendre à travers [field, country]

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