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A sudden thought struck him.De pronto se le ocurrió algo.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
The story struck him as amusing, though he couldn't say exactly why, and he asked why they wanted to find him when it was clear Archimboldi didn't want to be seen.La historia le pareció, sin que pudiera decir a ciencia cierta por qué, divertida, y les preguntó los motivos por los que querían encontrarlo si estaba claro que Archimboldi no quería que nadie lo viera.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
She picked up the crime-scene preliminaries, struck with the language of the documents she was reading.Cogió los resultados del examen preliminar del escenario, harta ya de la jerga de aquellos documentos.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Francis reached out and struck the ball just a little hard. It flew across the table, missing the back line by two inches.Francis golpeó la pelota demasiado fuerte, que cayó más allá de la mesa.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
I stopped at a few farms that struck me as ideal and talked to the farmers, but they all came up with excuses and posed objections.Me detuve en un par de granjas que me parecieron idóneas y hablé con los granjeros, pero todos inventaban excusas y ponían objeciones.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu3 of the National Cheng-Kung University of Taiwan explains: "President Ma Ying-Jeou of Taiwan and his delegation were visiting Belize the night earthquake struck.El Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu3, de la Universidad Nacional Cheng-Kung, en Taiwán, explica: "El presidente taiwanés, Ma Ying-Jeou, y su delegación estaban visitando Belice la noche que ocurrió el terremoto.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
The Jeep jerked to a stop in front of the shelterbelt of trees, and immediately the nausea of that night struck Nick.El Jeep traqueteó y se detuvo delante del recodo de árboles, y Nick volvió a sentir la náusea de la otra noche.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
Actually, Rafael doesn't have much stamina, but I do, and I kept him going until daylight came down along Niño Perdido, like something swooning or struck by lightning, dawn is so weird in this fucking city.Bueno, Rafael es un poco gandul, pero yo no y me las arreglé para tenerlo en forma hasta que las primeras luces del día se desparramaron (como desmayadas o fulminadas, qué amaneceres más raros tiene esta puta ciudad) por Niño Perdido.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
He notices the two long, scorched areas, about thirty meters apart, where the T-38 had initially struck the hill and then bounced even while disintegrating.Repara en dos franjas largas y chamuscadas, separadas por treinta metros, donde el T-38 chocó con la colina y rebotó mientras se desintegraba.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Reiter glanced at his face: Wilke's profile struck him as very odd.Reiter lo miró a la cara: el perfil de Wilke le pareció curiosísimo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
His shots missed the killer but struck the car. A window exploded glass.Sus balas no alcanzaron a Ferguson, pero impactaron en el coche, una de cuyas ventanas estalló.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Suddenly Sonali was struck by a terrible sense of foreboding.De pronto Sonali tuvo una horrible sensación de premonición.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
He cites as an example an F5 tornado that struck the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama, in April 1998.El investigador menciona como ejemplo un tornado de categoría F5 que recorrió las afueras de Birmingham, Alabama, en abril de 1998.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
It struck me as a paltry number, and I said as much.Me pareció una cifra insignificante y así se lo hice saber.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Near the entrance to a building a man came up to him and said something that either he didn't understand or that struck him as unacceptable.Junto a un zaguán un tipo lo abordó y le dijo algo que o bien no entendió o bien le parecieron palabras inadmisibles.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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Collocations
be struck dumb
enmudecer
be struck dumb
quedarse mudo
strike up
entablar
strike up
trabar
air strike
ataque aéreo
first strike
primer golpe
general strike
huelga general
grief-stricken
desconsolado
go on strike
declararse en huelga
strike camp
levantar el campamento
strike camp
levantar el campo
break a strike
romper una huelga
strike back
devolver el golpe
Word forms
strike
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | struck |
Imperative | strike |
Present Participle (Participle I) | striking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | stricken, struck |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I strike | we strike |
you strike | you strike |
he/she/it strikes | they strike |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am striking | we are striking |
you are striking | you are striking |
he/she/it is striking | they are striking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have stricken, struck | we have stricken, struck |
you have stricken, struck | you have stricken, struck |
he/she/it has stricken, struck | they have stricken, struck |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been striking | we have been striking |
you have been striking | you have been striking |
he/she/it has been striking | they have been striking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I struck | we struck |
you struck | you struck |
he/she/it struck | they struck |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was striking | we were striking |
you were striking | you were striking |
he/she/it was striking | they were striking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had stricken, struck | we had stricken, struck |
you had stricken, struck | you had stricken, struck |
he/she/it had stricken, struck | they had stricken, struck |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been striking | we had been striking |
you had been striking | you had been striking |
he/she/it had been striking | they had been striking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will strike | we shall/will strike |
you will strike | you will strike |
he/she/it will strike | they will strike |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be striking | we shall/will be striking |
you will be striking | you will be striking |
he/she/it will be striking | they will be striking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have stricken, struck | we shall/will have stricken, struck |
you will have stricken, struck | you will have stricken, struck |
he/she/it will have stricken, struck | they will have stricken, struck |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been striking | we shall/will have been striking |
you will have been striking | you will have been striking |
he/she/it will have been striking | they will have been striking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would strike | we should/would strike |
you would strike | you would strike |
he/she/it would strike | they would strike |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be striking | we should/would be striking |
you would be striking | you would be striking |
he/she/it would be striking | they would be striking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have stricken, struck | we should/would have stricken, struck |
you would have stricken, struck | you would have stricken, struck |
he/she/it would have stricken, struck | they would have stricken, struck |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been striking | we should/would have been striking |
you would have been striking | you would have been striking |
he/she/it would have been striking | they would have been striking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am stricken, struck | we are stricken, struck |
you are stricken, struck | you are stricken, struck |
he/she/it is stricken, struck | they are stricken, struck |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being stricken, struck | we are being stricken, struck |
you are being stricken, struck | you are being stricken, struck |
he/she/it is being stricken, struck | they are being stricken, struck |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been stricken, struck | we have been stricken, struck |
you have been stricken, struck | you have been stricken, struck |
he/she/it has been stricken, struck | they have been stricken, struck |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was stricken, struck | we were stricken, struck |
you were stricken, struck | you were stricken, struck |
he/she/it was stricken, struck | they were stricken, struck |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being stricken, struck | we were being stricken, struck |
you were being stricken, struck | you were being stricken, struck |
he/she/it was being stricken, struck | they were being stricken, struck |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been stricken, struck | we had been stricken, struck |
you had been stricken, struck | you had been stricken, struck |
he/she/it had been stricken, struck | they had been stricken, struck |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be stricken, struck | we shall/will be stricken, struck |
you will be stricken, struck | you will be stricken, struck |
he/she/it will be stricken, struck | they will be stricken, struck |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been stricken, struck | we shall/will have been stricken, struck |
you will have been stricken, struck | you will have been stricken, struck |
he/she/it will have been stricken, struck | they will have been stricken, struck |