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stroke meaning in Italian

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stroke [strokes] ((cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat, see also: shot)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

giocatanoun

stroke [strokes] ((tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

battutanoun

stroke [strokes] (act of hitting, see also: blow; hit)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

colponoun
{m}
What a stroke of luck! = Che colpo di fortuna!

stroke [strokes] (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly, see also: caress)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

carezzanoun
{f}

stroke [strokes] (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

trattonoun
{m}

stroke [strokes] (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

accidente cerebrovascolarenoun

colpo apopletticonoun

ictusnounI had a stroke. = Ebbi un ictus.

stroke [strokes] (movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

colpo di remonoun

palatanoun

voganoun

vogatanoun

stroke [strokes] (rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

capovoganoun

stroke [strokes] (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

corsanoun
{f}

temponoun
{m}

stroke [strokes] (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

bracciatanoun

stroke [strokes] (streak made with a brush)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

pennellatanoun
{f}

stroke [strokes] (time when a strike of a clock occurs)
noun
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

rintocconoun
{m}

stroke [stroked, stroking, strokes] (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
verb
[UK: strəʊk]
[US: stroʊk]

accarezzareverbShe stroked my hair. = Mi accarezzò i capelli.

stroke of genius (sudden mental insight that solves a problem)
noun
[UK: strəʊk əv ˈdʒiː.nɪəs]
[US: stroʊk əv ˈdʒiː.njəs]

colpo di genionoun
{m}

lampo di genionoun
{m}

brushstroke (stroke of a brush)
noun
[UK: brˈʌʃstrəʊk]
[US: brˈʌʃstroʊk]

pennellatanoun
{f}

butterfly stroke (swimming stroke)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ strəʊk]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ stroʊk]

farfallanoun
{f}

four-stroke engine noun
[UK: fɔː(r) strəʊk ˈen.dʒɪn]
[US: ˈfɔːr stroʊk ˈen.dʒən]

motore a quattro tempinoun
{m}

keystroke [keystrokes] (act of pressing a key)
noun
[UK: ˈkiː.strəʊk]
[US: ˈkiːstroʊk]

battutanoun
{f}

on the stroke of (precisely at a particular time)
preposition

al rintocco dipreposition

pedal stroke (a push on the pedals)
noun

pedalatanoun
{f}

sunstroke [sunstrokes] (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌn.strəʊk]
[US: ˈsʌnstroʊk]

insolazionenoun
{f}