strike

[straɪk] 1. n

(of workers) strajk m; (attack) uderzenie nt

2. vt; pt, pp struck

person, thing uderzać (uderzyć perf); oil etc natrafiać (natrafić perf) na +acc; deal zawierać (zawrzeć perf); coin, medal wybijać (wybić perf); (fig) (occur to) uderzać (uderzyć perf)

3. vi; pt, pp struck

workers strajkować (zastrajkować perf); illness, snake atakować (zaatakować perf); clock bić, wybijać (wybić perf) godzinę; killer uderzać (uderzyć perf)

to be on strike — strajkować

to strike a balance — zachowywać (zachować perf) proporcje

to strike a bargain with sb — ubijać (ubić perf) z kimś interes

the tree was struck by lightning — w drzewo uderzył piorun

the clock struck eleven — zegar wybił (godzinę) jedenastą

when personal disaster strikes … — gdy kogoś dotknie osobiste nieszczęście, …

to strike a match — zapalać (zapalić perf) zapałkę

Phrasal Verbs:

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike up

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1. past tense - struck; verb

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: 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.) uderzać

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uderzać, atakować

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) krzesać

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strajkować

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) natrafić na

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) wybijać, uderzać

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): 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.) robić wrażenie

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) wybijać

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) ruszyć

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) zwijać, opuszczać

2. noun

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strajk

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) odkrycie

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- striker

- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up