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strike

Main Entry: ¹strike

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): struck, striking

Language: English

transitive verb

1 hit : golpear (a una persona) <to strike a blow : pegar un golpe>
2 delete : suprimir, tachar
3 coin, mint : acuñar (monedas)
4 : dar (la hora)
5 afflict : sobrevenir <he was stricken with a fever : le sobrevino una fiebre>
6 impress : impresionar, parecer <her voice struck me : su voz me impresionó> <it struck him as funny : le pareció chistoso>
7 : encender (un fósforo)
8 find : descubrir (oro, petróleo)
9 adopt : adoptar (una pose, etc.)

intransitive verb

1 hit : golpear <to strike against : chocar contra>
2 attack : atacar
3 : declararse en huelga

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