struck

S2 W2

BrE /strʌk/ AmE /strʌk/

verb en → es

past struck pp struck ing striking

1 HIT [transitive] B1

to hit someone or something with your hand, a weapon, etc.

golpear, golpear con algo

  • strike somebody/something

Collocations struck the ball with his bat · struck her across the face

  • He struck the boy hard on the back.

    Lo golpeó fuertemente en la espalda.

2 AFFECT [transitive] B1

to affect someone or something suddenly and strongly, especially in a negative way

afectar, sorprender

  • strike somebody/something

Collocations struck by a sudden idea · struck with fear

  • The news struck her like a blow.

    La noticia la golpeó como un golpe.

3 LIGHTNING [transitive] B2

to hit someone or something with lightning

rayar, ser alcanzado por el rayo

  • strike somebody/something

Collocations struck by lightning · struck the tree with a bolt of lightning

  • The man was struck by lightning.

    El hombre fue alcanzado por el rayo.

4 WORK [intransitive] B2

to stop working, especially because of a protest or disagreement

hacer huelga, parar la producción

  • strike

Collocations workers strike for better pay · the factory struck last week

  • The workers have decided to strike.

    Los trabajadores han decidido hacer huelga.

5 CLOCK [intransitive] B2

to make a sound, especially the sound of a clock striking the hour

sonar, dar las horas

  • strike

Collocations the clock struck midnight · the bell strikes every quarter hour

  • The clock struck twelve.

    El reloj dio las doce.

6 MUSIC [transitive] C1

to play a note on a musical instrument, especially by hitting it with your hand or a stick

tocar, tocar un instrumento

  • strike something

Collocations struck the gong with his hand · struck a chord on the piano

  • He struck the drum with his fist.

    Golpeó el tambor con su puño.

7 COURT [transitive] C1

to punish someone by sending them to prison or fining them, especially for a crime

sentenciar, juzgar

  • strike somebody

Collocations struck him with a fine of $500 · the judge struck the defendant with six months in prison

  • The court struck her with a heavy fine.

    El tribunal la sentenció con una multa considerable.

8 DELETE [transitive] C1

to remove something from a list or record officially, especially in writing

borrar, tachar

  • strike something

Collocations struck the name from the list · struck the item from the agenda

  • The secretary struck his name from the register.

    El secretario tachó su nombre del registro.