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Results for: "stroke"

Translating from English to Esperanto

Translations:

stroke — to caress, run the hand over
→ karesi
→ dorloti
stroke — stroke, brain attack (medicine)
→ apopleksio
strike — work stoppage
→ striko
→ striki
strike — to hit
→ frapi
→ bati
→ trafi

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (12)

1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;
- Example: "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"
- Example: "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"
- Example: "he left me an almost impossible shot"
[syn: stroke, shot]

2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam;
[syn: throw, stroke, cam stroke]

3. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain;
[syn: stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA]

4. a light touch;

5. a light touch with the hands;
[syn: stroke, stroking]

6. (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club;
- Example: "Nicklaus won by three strokes"

7. the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew;

8. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause;
- Example: "winning the lottery was a happy accident"
- Example: "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"
- Example: "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
[syn: accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event]

9. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information;
[syn: solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix]

10. a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush;
- Example: "she applied the paint in careful strokes"

11. any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing;

12. a single complete movement;


VERB (4)

1. touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions;
- Example: "He stroked his long beard"

2. strike a ball with a smooth blow;

3. row at a particular rate;

4. treat gingerly or carefully;
- Example: "You have to stroke the boss"