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Doesn't it strike you that he's ever so much thinner since the Marquis de Lagrifoul's election?Ne trouvez-vous pas que le personnage a encore maigri, depuis l'élection du marquis de Lagrifoul?Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
As trifling departures from habitual deportment oftener strike the imagination than more important changes, Hetty perceived the circumstances, and wondered at them in her own simple way.Le changement d’une bagatelle dans la conduite habituelle d’une personne frappe souvent l’imagination plus que des changements plus importants.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Next he had thought of the Bourse, where he might strike a blow at money, the great agent of corruption, and the capitalist society in whose clutches the wage-earners groaned. Only, here again the blow would fall upon a restricted circle.Ensuite, il avait songé à la Bourse : là, il frappait l’argent qui corrompt, la société capitaliste sous laquelle râle le salariat ; seulement, n’était-ce pas encore bien restreint, bien spécial ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
In the Ontario Court (General Division), Sharpe J. allowed the respondent's Rule 21 motion to strike for failure to disclose a cause of action.Le juge Sharpe de la Cour de l'Ontario (Division générale) a accueilli la requête en radiation pour absence de cause d'action qu'avait présentée l'intimé en vertu de la règle 21.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 01.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 01.12.2011
The remedy, in his view, was to strike from s. 22(3) the phrase "or advertising that could be construed on reasonable grounds to be appealing to young persons".A son avis, la solution consistait à retirer du par. 22(3) les termes « ou à la publicité dont il existe des motifs raisonnables de croire qu'elle pourrait être attrayante pour les jeunes ». 77http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 12/2/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 12/2/2010
You have won in the East, and it now remains to strike the English where they cannot fend the blow.Vous avez triomphé en Orient. Il vous faut maintenant frapper les Anglais là où ils ne pourront parer le coup.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The outcome of the rejection was that the employees voted to strike and were subsequently given notice of a lock-out.Il s'en est suivi un vote de grève des employés, puis un avis de lock-out.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 04.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 04.11.2011
She did not strike Rougon severely, but just playfully lashed at him whenever his hands cauie too near.Elle ne tapait pas fort, s'amusant seulement à lui cingler la peau chaque fois qu'il hasardait ses mains en avant.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
And then you should have seen him take fright, draw back and stutter, as if I were going to strike him.Ah! du coup, si tu l’avais vu prendre peur, bégayer, reculer, comme si je voulais le battre.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"That's it," she cried, "strike me, kill me!--C'est cela, criait-elle, frappe-moi, tue-moi....Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
It seems to me that a terrible misfortune threatens these men assembled together, that a single flash will suffice in the exaltation of their movements and voices, to strike them with immobility and eternal silence.Il me semble qu’un épouvantable malheur menace ces hommes réunis, qu’un seul éclair va suffire, dans l’exaltation de leurs gestes et de leurs voix, pour les frapper d’immobilité, d’éternel silence.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
Yet he was apparently unmoved, though he kept all his senses on the alert, in readiness to escape, or to strike a blow at the proper moment.Cependant il ne montrait aucune émotion, quoique tous ses sens fussent en garde, et qu’il fût prêt soit à s’échapper, soit à frapper un coup quand l’occasion l’exigerait.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
As well, legislation to end a strike could only be passed by the Canadian Parliament, an option not available to the United States in this case.De même, une mesure législative visant à mettre fin à une grève ne pourrait être adoptée que par le Parlement canadien, ce que ne peuvent faire les États-Unis en l'espèce.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011
But she sprang forward, flushed and maddened by this correction, with her hand raised and ready to strike back.Sous la correction, la jeune fille, pourpre, affolée, s’était jetée en avant, la main haute, prête à frapper, elle aussi.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Then we turned our horses, and I shaped our course so as to strike the top of the long lane that abutted on the down.Nous fîmes demi-tour, et je m’arrangeai de façon à parvenir au sommet de la longue allée qui aboutissait à la ville.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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Collocations
general strike
grève générale
strike price
prix d'exercice
sit-down strike
grève sur le tas
strike clause
clause pour cas de grève
strike pay
allocation de grève
wildcat strike
grève sauvage
right to strike
droit de grève
sympathy strike
grève de solidarité
unofficial strike
grève sauvage
strike leader
meneur de grève
nuclear strike force
force de frappe nucléaire
surgical strike
frappe chirurgicale
dock strike
grève des dockers
warning strike
grève d'avertissement
strike a blow
porter un coup
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 |
strike
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | striked |
Imperative | strike |
Present Participle (Participle I) | striking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | striked |
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 striked | we have striked |
you have striked | you have striked |
he/she/it has striked | they have striked |
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 striked | we striked |
you striked | you striked |
he/she/it striked | they striked |
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 striked | we had striked |
you had striked | you had striked |
he/she/it had striked | they had striked |
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 striked | we shall/will have striked |
you will have striked | you will have striked |
he/she/it will have striked | they will have striked |
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 striked | we should/would have striked |
you would have striked | you would have striked |
he/she/it would have striked | they would have striked |
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 striked | we are striked |
you are striked | you are striked |
he/she/it is striked | they are striked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being striked | we are being striked |
you are being striked | you are being striked |
he/she/it is being striked | they are being striked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been striked | we have been striked |
you have been striked | you have been striked |
he/she/it has been striked | they have been striked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was striked | we were striked |
you were striked | you were striked |
he/she/it was striked | they were striked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being striked | we were being striked |
you were being striked | you were being striked |
he/she/it was being striked | they were being striked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been striked | we had been striked |
you had been striked | you had been striked |
he/she/it had been striked | they had been striked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be striked | we shall/will be striked |
you will be striked | you will be striked |
he/she/it will be striked | they will be striked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been striked | we shall/will have been striked |
you will have been striked | you will have been striked |
he/she/it will have been striked | they will have been striked |
strike
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | strike | strikes |
Possessive case | strike's | strikes' |