strike1, s.1Buille m, béim f. 2Ind: Stailc f. To go, to come out, on strike, dul ar stailc; stailc a chur suas. To be on strike, bheith ar stailc. 3Min: Aimsiú m (óir, ola, etc.). F: Lucky strike, amhantar m, sciorta den ádh. 4Geol: Treo m.
strike2,Iv.tr.1aBuailim. To strike at s.o., buille a tharraingt ar dhuine. S.a. BLOW5 1. (Of ship) She was struck by a heavy sea, bhuail tonn mhór í. To strike home, bualadh go fíor; buille a chur abhaile. To strike your fist on the table, do dhorn a bhualadh ar an mbord. Nau: To strike the hour, an t-am a bhualadh (ar an gclog). Strike while the iron is hot, nuair atá an t-iarann dearg is cóir a bhualadh. bTo strike a medal, bonn a bhualadh. cTo strike a chord on the piano, corda a bhaint ar an bpianó. To strike the harp, téada na cláirsí a bhaint, a spreagadh. dTo strike a bargain, margadh a dhéanamh. 2aTo strike sparks from a flint, drithlí a bhaint as cloch thine. To strike a match, cipín a lasadh. bEl: To strike the arc, an stua a bhaint. 3aTo strike a knife into s.o.'s heart, scian a shá i gcroí duine. v.tr. & abs. (Of serpent) To strike, ga a chur i (nduine); ga a chur i gcion. To strike terror into s.o., an croí a scanrú i nduine. (Of plant) Cuireann fréamhacha. bFish: Tugaim tarraingt do (bhreac). 4To strike s.o. with wonder, an dubh-iontas a chur ar dhuine. He was struck with terror, bhuail uamhan é. S.a. DUMB 1, LIGHTNING. 5Pollann, tollann. The rays of the sun strike through the mist, tá an ga gréine ag teacht tríd an gceo. 6aTo strike against sth., bualadh in éadan ruda, faoi rud. His head struck the wall, buaileadh a chloigeann faoin mballa. (Of ship) To strike bottom, abs. to strike, suí; dul go grinneall. To strike a mine, teagmháil le mianach. The ship struck (on) the rocks, chuaigh, buaileadh, an long ar na carraigeacha. A sound struck my ear, seoladh torann i mo chluais. The thought strikes me that. .., tá mé ag smaoineamh go . . . bHow does she strike you?Cad é do bharúil di? cad déarfá léi?He strikes me as being sincere, feictear dom go bhfuil sé dáiríre. That is how it struck me, sin mar a chonacthas dom é. It struck me that..., rith sé liom go . . ., thit sé le m'intinn go . . . cTéann ina luí ar; téann i bhfeidhm ar. That was what struck me, ba shin é an rud a chuaigh ina luí orm. He got struck on her, d'éirigh sé amaideach léi. 7Aimsím, tarlaím ar. To strike oil, (i) teacht ar ola; (ii) greim a fháil ar sparán na scillinge, ar an bpróca óir. I struck upon an idea, bhuail smaoineamh mé. 8aStríocaim, leagaim (seol, crann). To strike one's flag, one's colours, stríocadh. bTo strike tents, na pubaill a leagan, a scaoileadh. cTo strike camp, an campa a thógáil. 9Ind: To strike work, to strike, dul ar stailc. 10To strike an attitude, gothaí a chur ort féin. 11aTarraingím (líne). To strike an average, meán a thógáil. bAdm: To strike a rate, ráta a ghearradh. S.a. BALANCE1 3. IIv.i.1(Of clock) Buaileann, baineann. The clock struck six, bhuail an clog a sé. His hour has struck, (i) tá a ré istigh; (ii) anois an uain aige. 2To strike across country, gearradh trasna na bpáirceanna. To strike into a wood, bualadh isteach i gcoill. The road strikes off to the right, tá an bealach ag coradh ar do dheis.