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A. vt (past & past p struck)

• 1 a (hit) [person] pegarle* a, golpear; [blow] dar*, pegar*; [key] pulsar b (collide with, fall on) [vehicle] chocar* or dar* contra; [stone/ball] pegar* or dar* contra; [lightning/bullet] alcanzar* I struck my head on the beam = me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga he was struck by lightning = le cayó un rayo

• 2 a (cause to become) to be struck blind/dumb = quedarse ciego/mudo to strike sb dead = matar a algn b (introduce) to strike fear into sb = infundirle miedo a algn

• 3 a (occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc) it strikes me (that) … = me da la impresión de que …, se me ocurre que … b (impress) parecerle* a it strikes me as odd = me parece raro I was struck by his changed appearance = me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

• 4 [oil/gold] encontrar*, dar* con

• 5 [match/light] encender*

• 6 a [Mus] [note] dar* b [clock] dar* the clock struck five = el reloj dio las cinco

• 7 (enter into, arrive at) to strike a deal = llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato to strike a balance between … = encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre …

• 8 (adopt) [pose/attitude] adoptar

• 9 (delete) suprimir his name was struck off the register = se borró su nombre del registro see also strike off

B. vi

• 1 (hit) [person] golpear; [lightning] caer*

• 2 a (attack) atacar* b (happen suddenly) [illness/misfortune] sobrevenir*; [disaster] ocurrir

• 3 (withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

• 4 [clock] dar* la hora