stroke

[strəuk] 1. n

(blow) raz m, uderzenie nt; (SWIMMING) styl m; (MED) udar m, wylew m; (of clock) uderzenie nt; (of paintbrush) pociągnięcie nt

2. vt

głaskać (pogłaskać perf)

at a stroke — za jednym zamachem or pociągnięciem

on the stroke of five — punktualnie o piątej

a stroke of luck — uśmiech losu, łut szczęścia

a two-stroke engine — silnik dwusuwowy

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[strəuk] I noun

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) cios, uderzenie

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) (prze)błysk, cios, zrządzenie itd.

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (wy)bicie, uderzeniem

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) pociągnięcie

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) pociągnięcie, uderzenie

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) styl (pływacki)

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) wysiłek

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) wylew, udar

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- at a stroke

II 1. verb

(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) głaskać

2. noun

(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) pogłaskanie