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stroke verb

  /stɹoʊk/ , /stɹəʊk/
  • To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
 streichen, streicheln

stroke noun

  /stɹoʊk/ , /stɹəʊk/
  • (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
 Schlaganfall, Apoplexie, Apoplex, Hirninfarkt, Hirnschlag, Schlagerl
  • A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
 Strich, Zug, Federstrich
  • (technology) A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
 Hub
  • (linguistics) A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
 Strich
  • An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
 Hieb, Schlag
  • (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
  • The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
 Schlag
  • (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
 Schlag, Streich, Strich
  • (swimming) A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
 Schlag, Zug
  • (music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
 Strich, Schlag
  • (by extension) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
 Schlagmann
butterfly stroke
Schmetterling, Delfin
two-stroke engine
Zweitaktmotor, Zweitakter
four-stroke engine
Viertaktmotor, Viertakter
stroke of luck
Glücksfall
heat stroke
Hitzeschlag, Hitzschlag
stroke of genius
Geniestreich
power stroke
Arbeitstakt
at one stroke
auf einen Schlag
stroke volume
Schlagvolumen
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