Traduction et définition
to strike: frapper
Ne pas confondre avec to go on strike (faire la grève).
Notons que ce verbe est irrégulier :
I strike / I struck / I have struck or stricken
stricken (with): frappé (par), accablé (par), atteint (de)
The entire country is stricken with poverty. Tout le pays est frappé par la pauvreté.
Her face was stricken with guilt. Son visage était accablé par la culpabilité.
Even though Bruno Delavigne is stricken with anosmia, he is still able to run a perfume business. Bien que Bruno Delavigne soit atteint d'anosmie, il est toujours capable de gérer une entreprise de parfum.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I cried when I saw the man strike his dog. It struck me as very cruel.
US: Rachel comes from a poverty-stricken country.
Exemples
- "Each time I strike my triangle I am out of breath."
- "Moira : Speaking of Mexico, or more precisely the Gulf of Mexico, an earthquake struck the west coast of central Florida last night."
- "Bruno's head struck the windshield, and he immediately fell into a coma."
- "So, the perfume killer has struck again!"
- "I hate to be the one to ask this question, but rumors have been circulating that Bruno Delavigne is stricken with the terrible disease known as Anosmia."
- "It's a game played with a ball that is struck with the foot."
- "Today, as my personal assistant Brian Jones and I explored this city and talked to the native people, I was struck by the differences between our two countries."
- "We'll have to strike earlier than anticipated."
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