strike

schlagen, treffen

Jemanden oder etwas mit Kraft treffen oder schlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hit someone or something with force.

• The ball struck the window.
• She struck the drum three times.
• Do not strike the glass with anything hard.

So benutzt man es: strike someone/something with something (He struck the nail with a hammer.)

Synonyme: hit

Häufige Wendungen: strike someone, strike a ball, strike with something

einfallen, vorkommen

Jemandem plötzlich einfallen oder bei jemandem einen bestimmten Eindruck erwecken.

In einfachem Englisch: If a thought does this, you suddenly think of it or feel that it is true.

• An idea struck me.
• His reply strikes me as strange.
• It suddenly struck us that we had forgotten the tickets.

So benutzt man es: strike someone as something (The plan strikes me as sensible.); it strikes someone that… (It struck her that nobody had called.)

Synonyme: occur to

Häufige Wendungen: strike someone as, strike me that

treffen, heimsuchen

Wenn ein Unglück oder Problem jemanden plötzlich trifft.

In einfachem Englisch: If bad luck or trouble does this, it suddenly affects someone.

• Disaster can strike without warning.
• Bad luck struck us again.
• Tragedy struck the family when their house burned down.

Synonyme: hit, befall

Häufige Wendungen: strike someone, disaster can strike, tragedy may strike

schlagen

Wenn eine Uhr durch Schläge anzeigt, wie spät es ist.

In einfachem Englisch: If a clock does this, it makes sounds to show what time it is.

• The clock struck six.
• We waited for the clock to strike midnight.
• Did you hear the church clock strike?

Synonyme: chime

Häufige Wendungen: strike twelve, strike midnight, strike the hour

befallen, heimsuchen

Wenn eine Krankheit jemanden plötzlich befällt und krank macht.

In einfachem Englisch: If a disease does this, it suddenly makes someone ill.

• Flu struck the family.
• The disease can strike at any age.
• She was stricken with a serious infection.

So benutzt man es: be stricken with something (Several villagers were stricken with fever.)

Synonyme: afflict, attack

Häufige Wendungen: strike someone, be stricken with

streichen, löschen

Wörter, Namen oder andere Angaben aus einem schriftlichen Dokument entfernen.

In einfachem Englisch: To remove words, names, or other information from a written record.

• Strike that sentence from the letter.
• Her name was struck from the list.
• The editor struck out two paragraphs.

So benutzt man es: strike something from something (The judge struck the remark from the record.); strike out something (Please strike out the final sentence.)

Synonyme: remove, delete, cross out

Gegenteile: add, insert

Häufige Wendungen: strike out something, strike something from

Streik

Gemeinsame Arbeitsniederlegung, mit der Beschäftigte bessere Bezahlung oder Arbeitsbedingungen fordern.

In einfachem Englisch: A period when workers stop working together to demand better pay or working conditions.

• The workers are on strike.
• The strike ended after three days.
• Teachers called a strike for better working conditions.

So benutzt man es: be on strike (The bus drivers are on strike.); a strike over something (The union called a strike over pay.)

Synonyme: walkout, work stoppage

Häufige Wendungen: go on strike, call a strike, end a strike, student strike

Angriff, Schlag

Ein Angriff, der jemanden verletzen, etwas beschädigen oder einen Gegner schwächen soll.

In einfachem Englisch: An attack intended to hurt someone, damage something, or weaken an opponent.

• An air strike destroyed the bridge.
• The army planned several strikes against enemy positions.
• The lawsuit was a strike against his rival's business.

So benutzt man es: a strike against/on something (The army launched a strike against the base.)

Synonyme: attack, assault

Häufige Wendungen: air strike, military strike, launch a strike