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strike meaning in Spanish

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strike [strikes] (in baseball)
noun
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

strikenoun
{m}

strike [struck, striking, strikes] (nautical: to surrender)
verb
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

arriarverb

bajarverb

strike [struck, striking, strikes] (to delete)
verb
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

borrarverb

tacharverb

strike [struck, striking, strikes] (to hit)
verb
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

golpearverbStrike while the iron is hot. = Golpea el hierro mientras esté caliente.

pegarverbMusic should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. = La música debe pegar el fuego del corazón del hombre, y traer lágrimas a los ojos de la mujer.

strike [struck, striking, strikes] (to impress, seem, appear)
verb
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

ocurrirseverb

parecerverbHe doesn't strike me as efficient. = Él no me parece eficiente.

strike [struck, striking, strikes] (to manufacture by stamping)
verb
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

acuñarverb

strike [struck, striking, strikes] (to stop working as a form of protest)
verb
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

hacer la huelgaverb

parar el trabajoverb

strike [strikes] (work stoppage)
noun
[UK: straɪk]
[US: ˈstraɪk]

huelganoun
{f}
I'm on strike. = Estoy en huelga.

strike out (baseball: to cause a batter to be retired after three missed swings)
verb
[UK: straɪk ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈstraɪk ˈaʊt]

poncharverb

strike up (to start something, e.g. a relationship)
verb
[UK: straɪk ʌp]
[US: ˈstraɪk ʌp]

entablarverb

strike while the iron is hot (act on an opportunity promptly)
verb
[UK: straɪk waɪl ðə ˈaɪən ɪz hɒt]
[US: ˈstraɪk ˈwaɪl ðə ˈaɪərn ˈɪz hɑːt]

batir el hierro cuando está al rojoverb

strikebreaker (worker hired to replace a striking worker)
noun
[UK: ˈstraɪk.breɪkə(r)]
[US: ˈstraɪk.ˌbrekər]

carneronoun
{m}

esquirolnoun
{m}

rompehuelgasnoun
{m} {f}

striker [strikers] (individual who is on strike)
noun
[UK: ˈstraɪkə(r)]
[US: ˈstraɪkər]

huelguistanoun
{m} {f}
All the strikers came out of the building in indignation. = Todos los huelguistas salieron indignados del edificio.

firestriker (piece of steel used for striking a spark)
noun

eslabónnoun

general strike (work stoppage)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl straɪk]
[US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈstraɪk]

huelga generalnoun
{f}

hunger strike (a fast undertaken as a means of protest)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡə(r) straɪk]
[US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡər ˈstraɪk]

huelga de hambrenoun
{f}

lightning never strikes twice in the same place phrase

un rayo no cae dos veces en el mismo lugarphrase

sex strike (strike involving the withholding of sex)
noun

huelga sexualnoun

wildcat strike (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union)
noun
[UK: ˈwaɪldkæt straɪk]
[US: ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈstraɪk]

huelga salvajenoun
{f}