stroke

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stroʊk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strōk)

Inflections of 'stroke' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
strokes
v 3rd person singular
stroking
v pres p
stroked
v past
stroked
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stroke n (medical: apoplexy)accidente cerebrovascular, ataque cerebrovascular loc nom m
  derrame cerebral loc nom m
  apoplejía nf
  infarto cerebral loc nom m
 My grandfather died of a stroke.
 Mi abuelo murió de un accidente cerebrovascular.
stroke n (swing)hachazo nm
 It took three strokes of the axe to cut the log in two.
 Fueron necesarios tres hachazos para cortar el tronco en dos.
stroke n (act of striking)golpe nm
 He received 40 strokes of the whip as punishment.
 Él recibió 40 golpes con un látigo como castigo.
stroke n (sport: hit, swing)golpe nm
 The golfer's stroke could be improved upon.
 Los golpes del golfista podrían perfeccionarse.
stroke n (caress)caricia nf
 The groom soothed the horse with long, firm strokes.
 El peón calmó al caballo con caricias firmes y largas.
stroke n (movement: swimming, rowing)brazada nf
  braceo nm
 The swimmer had a powerful stroke that propelled him forward.
 El nadador tenía una brazada poderosa que lo impulsaba hacia delante.
 El nadador tenía un poderoso braceo que lo impulsaba hacia delante.
stroke n (swimming: type of movement)brazada nf
 Mike's favorite stroke was the crawl.
 La brazada preferida de Mike era el crol.
stroke [sth/sb] vtr (rub, caress)acariciar vtr
  acariciar a vtr + prep
 She stroked the cat's fur.
 Ella acarició el pelo del gato.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
stroke n dated (heartbeat)latido nm
 The basketball player was so nervous that he could feel the strokes of his heart.
 El jugador de basquetbol estaba tan nervioso que podía oír los latidos de su corazón.
stroke n (dab of a paintbrush)pincelada nf
 Painting the sky took many strokes.
 Se necesitaron muchas pinceladas para pintar el cielo.
stroke n (drawing, writing: line or mark)trazo nm
 The letter T is formed with two strokes of the pen.
 La letra T se forma con dos trazos de escritura.
stroke n (act of stroking)estilo nm
  técnica nf
 We learned some new massage strokes in class.
 Aprendimos nuevos estilos de masaje en clase.
 Aprendimos nuevas técnicas de masaje en clase.
stroke n (movement of piston)curso nm
  carrera nf
 How long does it take the engine to complete a stroke?
 ¿Cuánto tarda el motor en completar un curso?
 ¿Cuánto tarda el motor en completar una carrera?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
at the stroke of [sth],
on the stroke of [sth]
prep
(at exactly: a given hour) (hora)justo a expr
  en punto expr
 The party ended at the stroke of midnight.
 La fiesta terminó justo a medianoche.
 La fiesta terminó a las doce en punto de la noche.
breaststroke,
breast-stroke
n
(face-down swimming stroke) (natación)pecho nm
  (natación)braza nf
brush stroke,
brushstroke
n
(movement of a brush)pincelada nf
brush stroke,
brushstroke
n
(mark made by a paintbrush)pincelada nf
 I prefer painting walls with a roller because otherwise you can see all my brush strokes.
 Prefiero pintar la pared con un rodillo, si no se pueden ver todas mis pinceladas.
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine
n
(internal combustion engine)motor de cuatro tiempos nm + loc adj
ground stroke,
also UK: groundstroke
n
(tennis)golpe de fondo nm + loc adj
  (voz inglesa)groundstroke nm
heatstroke,
heat stroke
n
(overheating of the body)golpe de calor loc nom m
 In these temperatures, it is best to wear a hat and drink plenty of water to avoid heatstroke.
ischemic stroke (US),
ischaemic stroke (UK)
n
(cerebrovascular accident)ataque isquémico nm + adj
  accidente isquémico nm + adj
medal play,
stroke play
n
(golf: scoring method) (voz inglesa)medal play, stroke play loc nom m
pencil stroke n (mark made by a pencil)trazo nm
 I wanted to be a writer but I stopped after the first pencil stroke.
 Quería ser escritor, pero lo dejé al primer trazo sobre el papel.
  raya nf
 Quería ser escritor, pero lo dejé a la primera raya que hice sobre el papel.
stroke [sb]'s ego v expr (flatter)hacer un mimo al ego de oc verb
  halagar a vtr + prep
stroke of genius n (brilliant idea)idea genial nf + adj
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuve una idea genial cuando se me ocurrió esa frase.
  momento de genialidad grupo nom
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuve un momento de genialidad cuando se me ocurrió esa frase.
stroke of luck n (fortunate occurrence)golpe de suerte loc nom m
  golpe de fortuna loc nom m
 By a stroke of luck, I found a parking space on the crowded street.
 It was a stroke of luck that brought us together.
 Por un golpe de suerte encontré aparcamiento en la calle abarrotada.
  (CL, coloquial)cuevazo nm
  (coloquial)chiripa nf
  (ES, coloquial)potra nf
 De cuevazo encontré aparcamiento en la calle abarrotada.
stroke of work n (bit of work)poco trabajo adj+ nm
two-cycle (US),
two-stroke (UK)
adj
(relating to certain engine type) (motor)de dos tiempos loc adj
two-stroke engine,
also US: two-cycle engine
n
(internal-combustion engine)motor de dos tiempos nm + loc adj
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Collocations: stroking [a cat, the dog], a [brush, hammer, cane] stroke, stroke [patients, care, prevention], more...

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