strike

frapper, heurter

Donner un coup avec force à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : strike someone/something with something (He struck the nail with a hammer.)

Synonymes : hit

Expressions courantes : strike someone, strike a ball, strike with something

venir à l’esprit, sembler

Venir soudain à l’esprit, ou donner à quelqu’un une certaine impression.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : strike someone as something (The plan strikes me as sensible.); it strikes someone that… (It struck her that nobody had called.)

Synonymes : occur to

Expressions courantes : strike someone as, strike me that

frapper, s’abattre sur

Pour un malheur ou un problème, toucher quelqu’un soudainement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : hit, befall

Expressions courantes : strike someone, disaster can strike, tragedy may strike

sonner

Pour une horloge, produire des sons pour indiquer l’heure.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : chime

Expressions courantes : strike twelve, strike midnight, strike the hour

frapper, atteindre

Pour une maladie, toucher soudainement quelqu’un et le rendre malade.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be stricken with something (Several villagers were stricken with fever.)

Synonymes : afflict, attack

Expressions courantes : strike someone, be stricken with

supprimer, rayer

Enlever des mots, des noms ou d’autres informations d’un document écrit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : strike something from something (The judge struck the remark from the record.); strike out something (Please strike out the final sentence.)

Synonymes : remove, delete, cross out

Contraires : add, insert

Expressions courantes : strike out something, strike something from

grève

Arrêt collectif du travail pour réclamer de meilleurs salaires ou de meilleures conditions de travail.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be on strike (The bus drivers are on strike.); a strike over something (The union called a strike over pay.)

Synonymes : walkout, work stoppage

Expressions courantes : go on strike, call a strike, end a strike, student strike

attaque, frappe

Action visant à blesser quelqu’un, endommager quelque chose ou affaiblir un adversaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a strike against/on something (The army launched a strike against the base.)

Synonymes : attack, assault

Expressions courantes : air strike, military strike, launch a strike