strike

golpear

Dar un golpe fuerte a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or something with force.

• The ball struck the window.
• She struck the drum three times.
• Do not strike the glass with anything hard.

Cómo se usa: strike someone/something with something (He struck the nail with a hammer.)

Sinónimos: hit

Expresiones frecuentes: strike someone, strike a ball, strike with something

ocurrírsele, parecer

Venir de repente a la mente o dar a alguien una determinada impresión.

En inglés sencillo: If a thought does this, you suddenly think of it or feel that it is true.

• An idea struck me.
• His reply strikes me as strange.
• It suddenly struck us that we had forgotten the tickets.

Cómo se usa: strike someone as something (The plan strikes me as sensible.); it strikes someone that… (It struck her that nobody had called.)

Sinónimos: occur to

Expresiones frecuentes: strike someone as, strike me that

golpear, sobrevenir

Afectar de repente a alguien una desgracia o un problema.

En inglés sencillo: If bad luck or trouble does this, it suddenly affects someone.

• Disaster can strike without warning.
• Bad luck struck us again.
• Tragedy struck the family when their house burned down.

Sinónimos: hit, befall

Expresiones frecuentes: strike someone, disaster can strike, tragedy may strike

dar, sonar

Producir un reloj sonidos para indicar qué hora es.

En inglés sencillo: If a clock does this, it makes sounds to show what time it is.

• The clock struck six.
• We waited for the clock to strike midnight.
• Did you hear the church clock strike?

Sinónimos: chime

Expresiones frecuentes: strike twelve, strike midnight, strike the hour

afectar, atacar

Afectar una enfermedad a alguien de repente y hacer que enferme.

En inglés sencillo: If a disease does this, it suddenly makes someone ill.

• Flu struck the family.
• The disease can strike at any age.
• She was stricken with a serious infection.

Cómo se usa: be stricken with something (Several villagers were stricken with fever.)

Sinónimos: afflict, attack

Expresiones frecuentes: strike someone, be stricken with

eliminar, tachar

Quitar palabras, nombres u otros datos de un documento escrito.

En inglés sencillo: To remove words, names, or other information from a written record.

• Strike that sentence from the letter.
• Her name was struck from the list.
• The editor struck out two paragraphs.

Cómo se usa: strike something from something (The judge struck the remark from the record.); strike out something (Please strike out the final sentence.)

Sinónimos: remove, delete, cross out

Antónimos: add, insert

Expresiones frecuentes: strike out something, strike something from

huelga

Período en que los trabajadores dejan de trabajar juntos para exigir mejores salarios o condiciones laborales.

En inglés sencillo: A period when workers stop working together to demand better pay or working conditions.

• The workers are on strike.
• The strike ended after three days.
• Teachers called a strike for better working conditions.

Cómo se usa: be on strike (The bus drivers are on strike.); a strike over something (The union called a strike over pay.)

Sinónimos: walkout, work stoppage

Expresiones frecuentes: go on strike, call a strike, end a strike, student strike

ataque, golpe

Acción destinada a herir a alguien, dañar algo o debilitar a un rival.

En inglés sencillo: An attack intended to hurt someone, damage something, or weaken an opponent.

• An air strike destroyed the bridge.
• The army planned several strikes against enemy positions.
• The lawsuit was a strike against his rival's business.

Cómo se usa: a strike against/on something (The army launched a strike against the base.)

Sinónimos: attack, assault

Expresiones frecuentes: air strike, military strike, launch a strike