English-Azerbaijani dictionary

stroke¹ [strəuk] noun

1 an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.
az: zərbə
ru: удар
2 a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!
az: gözlənilməz hadisə
ru: удар
3 the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.
az: vuruş 
ru: бой часов
4 a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.
az: zərbə
ru: штрих; мазок
5 a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.
az: zərbə, vuruş
ru: взмах; удар
6 a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?
az: qulac 
ru: гребок; стиль (плавания)
7 an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.
az: səy, hərəkət
ru: усилие; движение
8 a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc: She suffered a stroke.
az: iflic 
ru: паралич; удар

See also:

master stroke

stroke² [strəuk] verb
to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.
az: tumarlamaq, sığallamaq 
ru: гладить
♦ noun
an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.
az: tumarlama  
ru: поглаживание

See also:

at a stroke