1 to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.
az: vurmaq, zərbə endirmək
ru: ударять
2 to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.
az: hücum etmək
ru: нападать; сражать
3 to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.
az: alışdırmaq, qığılcımlandırmaq
ru: зажигать; высекать
4 (of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.
az: tətil elan eləmək
ru: бастовать
5 to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction, we may strike the right path.
az: tapmaq, kəşf etmək
ru: находить
6 to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.
az: bildirmək, vurmaq
ru: взять тон; пробить
7 to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.
az: mat qoymaq, təəccübləndirmək
ru: поражать; создавать впечатление
8 to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).
az: zərb etmək (sikkə, medal)
ru: чеканить
9 to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.
az: … doğru getmək
ru: направляться
10 to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).
az: çıxarmaq
ru: спускать; убирать
♦ noun
1 an act of striking: a miners' strike.
az: tətil
ru: забастовка
2 a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.
az: kəşf
ru: открытие месторождения
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary