strike
1 collide with transitiveaistreachbuail verb cmu the car struck the wall bhuail an carr an balla, bhuail an carr faoin mballa she was struck by a car bhuail carr í the ball struck him in the head bhuail an liathróid sa cheann é 19 industrytionsclaíocht, business administrationgnó & riarachán withdrawal of labourstailc fem2 cmu a bus strike has been called by the unions tá na ceardchumainn tar éis stailc bus a ghairm we went on strike chuamar ar stailc they're on strike over working conditions tá siad ar stailc mar gheall ar dhálaí oibre sth/sb strikes again bad luck struck again bhí an mí-ádh linn arís Colm strikes again! Colm arís! a strike against sb/sth informalneamhfhoirmeálta marc in aghaidh duine/ruda to strike at the heart of sth (also nó to strike at the roots of sth; to strike at the foundations of sth) dochar suntasach a dhéanamh do rudbuille trom a bhualadh ar rud this deed strikes at the heart of democracy is ionsaí tromchúiseach ar an daonlathas é an gníomh seo to strike a blow against sb/sth (also nó to strike a blow at sb/sth) buille a bhualadh in aghaidh duine/ruda to strike a blow for sb/sth buille a bhualadh ar son duine/ruda to strike a deal (also nó to strike a bargain; to strike an agreement) margadh a dhéanamhteacht ar chomhaontú to strike sb dumb (also nó to strike sb silent) balbhán a dhéanamh de dhuinestangadh a bhaint as duine I was struck dumb when I heard níor fágadh focal agam nuair a chuala mé to strike the eye (also nó to strike your eye) what strikes the eye of most people is ... is é an rud is mó a dtugann daoine suntas dó ná ... it certainly strikes the eye is cinnte go dtarraingíonn sé aird, is cinnte gur cuid suntais é to strike fear into sb (also nó to strike terror into sb; to strike terror into sb's heart) eagla a anama a chur ar dhuineeagla a bháis a chur ar dhuinescéin a chur i nduine to strike the first blow an chéad bhuille a bhualadh to strike gold he struck gold with his play d'éirigh go hiontach leis lena dhráma, bhí an-rath go deo ar a dhráma to strike home 1 have strong impact when the size of the challenge strikes home with them nuair a théann méid an dúshláin abhaile orthu their message struck home with me chuaigh a dteachtaireacht i gcion go mór orm, chuaigh a dteachtaireacht i bhfeidhm go mór orm to strike lucky (also nó to strike it lucky; to strike it rich) on the last day she struck lucky an lá deireanach shiúil an t-ádh léi to strike a ... note (also nó to strike a ... tone) I thought you struck just the right tone cheap mé gur aimsigh tú an guth díreach ceart her speech struck a note of frustration bhí frustrachas le brath ina hóráid to strike a pose (also nó to strike an attitude) gothaí a chur ort féin he struck a pose for the camera chuir sé gothaí air féin don cheamara to strike while the iron is hot an t-iarann a bhualadh nuair atá sé deargan deis a thapú three strikes and you're out (also nó the three strikes rule; three strikes law) lawdlí trí chion agus sin sin → strike at→ strike back→ strike down→ strike from→ strike off→ strike on→ strike out→ strike up→ strike upon Loading phrases and examples...
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