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• Received-Pronunciation: /stɹəʊk/
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• General-American: strōk
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• General-American: /stɹoʊk/
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• /stɹʌok/ Local Dublin
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• /stɾʌok/ Local Dublin
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• rhymes with -əʊk
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The noun is derived from Middle English strok, stroke (“blow from a weapon, cut”), from Old English strāc, from Proto-West Germanic *straik, from Proto-Germanic *straikaz (“stroke”), from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to rub, stroke; to shear; to strike”). Sense 3.6.2.2 (“the oblique, slash, or virgule (‘/’)”) is a contraction of oblique stroke, a variant of oblique which was originally used in telegraphy. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates * German Streich (“stroke”) * Middle Low German strēk (“stroke, trick, prank”) * Scots strak, strake, straik (“blow, stroke”)

The verb is derived from Middle English stroken, straken (“to caress, fondle, pat, rub, smooth, stroke; to pass something over (someone or something); to brush or rub against;”) [and other forms], from Old English strācian (“to stroke”), from Proto-West Germanic *straikōn (“to caress, stroke”), from *straik (“a line, stroke; a dash”) (see further at etymology 1) + *-ōn (suffix forming verbs from nouns). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * German streicheln (“to stroke, fondle”) * German Low German straken, strieken, strakeln, striekeln (“to stroke; caress; fondle”) * Middle Low German strēken, Middle Dutch strēken (modern Dutch streeken) * Old High German strīhhan, streihhōn, Middle High German strīchen (modern German streichen (“to stroke; to rub; to spread; to apply; to paint; to cancel; to cross out, strike out; to delete; to discard”)) * Saterland Frisian strookje (“to stroke; caress”) * West Frisian streakje (“to stroke; caress”)

495 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ضَرْبَة (ḍarba) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Azerbaijani: zərbə — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Azerbaijani: vuruş — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Belarusian: уда́р (udár) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Bulgarian: у́дар (údar) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Catalan: cop — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Czech: úder — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Danish: slag — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Dutch: klap — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Esperanto: frapo — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Esperanto: bato — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Finnish: isku — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Finnish: lyönti — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• French: coup — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: golpe — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: pancada — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: zoupada — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: trambullón — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: tordeón — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: tombo — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: mocazo — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Galician: lapote — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• German: Schlag — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• German: Hieb — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Ancient Greek: κροῦμα (kroûma) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Ancient Greek: πληγή (plēgḗ) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Ido: frapo — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Irish: béim — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Italian: colpo — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Latin: plāga — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Macedonian: удар (udar) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Māori: tarawete — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Māori: maka — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Māori: whakapānga — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Norwegian: slag — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Polish: cios — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Portuguese: pancada — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Portuguese: ataque — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Scottish Gaelic: beum — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Scottish Gaelic: bualadh — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Scottish Gaelic: buille — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Spanish: golpe — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Swedish: slag — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Ukrainian: уда́р (udár) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Welsh: arfod — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Welsh: ergyd — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Yiddish: קלאַפּ (klap) — act of hitting — see also blow, hit
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Catalan: cop — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Danish: slag — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Dutch: slag — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Finnish: isku — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• French: coup — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• German: Streich — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Italian: colpo — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Latin: ictus — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Māori: poutoki — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Māori: patunga — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Norwegian: slag — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Polish: cios — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Portuguese: pancada — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Scottish Gaelic: beum — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Scottish Gaelic: bualadh — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Scottish Gaelic: buille — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Swedish: slag — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Swedish: hugg — act of striking with a weapon — see also blow
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Bulgarian: отделно движение (otdelno dviženie) — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Catalan: cop — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Danish: slag — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Dutch: slag — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Finnish: isku — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Finnish: veto — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• French: coup — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• French: course — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Italian: colpo — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Norwegian: slag — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Polish: pociągnięcie — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Portuguese: tacada — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Scottish Gaelic: beum — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Scottish Gaelic: bualadh — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Spanish: golpe — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Spanish: pedalada — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Swedish: slag — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Swedish: drag — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Swedish: hugg — single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object
• Czech: úder — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Czech: bití — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Danish: slag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Danish: klokkeslag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Dutch: klokslag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Finnish: lyönti — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Finnish: kellonlyömä — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• German: Schlag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Hebrew: פעימה — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Italian: rintocco — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Norwegian: slag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Portuguese: badalada — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Russian: бой часо́в (boj časóv) — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Swedish: slag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Swedish: klockslag — time when a strike of a clock occurs
• Danish: slag — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Finnish: lyönti — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Italian: colpo — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Italian: giocata — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Macedonian: у́дар (údar) — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Swedish: slag — (cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Bulgarian: удар (udar) — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Catalan: cop — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Danish: slag — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Dutch: slag — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Finnish: lyönti — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• German: Schlag — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Italian: colpo — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Macedonian: у́дар (údar) — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Māori: haukuru — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Norwegian: slag — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Portuguese: tacada — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Spanish: golpe — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Swedish: slag — (golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system
• Finnish: stroke — (squash) point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Bulgarian: удар (udar) — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Catalan: cop — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Danish: slag — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Dutch: slag — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Finnish: lyönti — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• German: Schlag — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Italian: battuta — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Macedonian: у́дар (údar) — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Norwegian: slag — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Portuguese: raquetada — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Swedish: slag — (tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact
• Finnish: isku — one of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished
• Finnish: siivenisku — one of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished
• Finnish: veto — one of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Bulgarian: загребване (zagrebvane) — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Catalan: remada — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Catalan: vogada — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Catalan: palada — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Danish: åretag — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Dutch: slag — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Dutch: haal — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Finnish: veto — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• German: Schlag — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Italian: voga — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Italian: vogata — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Italian: palata — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Italian: colpo di remo — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Macedonian: ве́слање (véslanje) — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Norwegian: tak — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Portuguese: remada — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Russian: гребо́к (grebók) — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Spanish: remada — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Swedish: tag — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Swedish: årtag — movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made
• Bulgarian: загребни (zagrebni) — rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower
• Finnish: ykkössoutaja — rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower
• German: Schlagmann — rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower
• Italian: capovoga — rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower
• Bulgarian: загребване (zagrebvane) — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Chinese Mandarin: 泳姿 (yǒngzī) — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Dutch: slag — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Finnish: uintityyli — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Finnish: veto — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• French: brasse — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• German: Schlag — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• German: Zug — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Hebrew: חתירה — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Italian: bracciata — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Māori: tūmomo kau — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Polish: styl — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Portuguese: estilo (de nado/natação) — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Spanish: brazada — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Swedish: simtag — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Swedish: simsätt — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Yiddish: שוווּם (shvum) — specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made
• Bulgarian: ход (hod) — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Dutch: slag — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Finnish: tahti — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• French: temps — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• French: course — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• German: Hub — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Indonesian: langkah — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Italian: corsa — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Italian: tempo — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Malay: lejang — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Polish: skok — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Polish: suw — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Spanish: pedalada — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Swedish: slag — single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement
• Bulgarian: усилие (usilie) — powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; something accomplished by such an effort
• Finnish: neronleimaus — powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; something accomplished by such an effort
• Finnish: veto — powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; something accomplished by such an effort
• Portuguese: pancada — (professional wrestling) backstage influence
• Spanish: trazo — movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction
• Arabic: خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Belarusian: ры́са (rýsa) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Belarusian: чырта́ (čyrtá) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Belarusian: штрых (štryx) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Bulgarian: щрих (štrih) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 線 /线 (xiàn) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Czech: tah — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Danish: streg — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Dutch: streek — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Finnish: piirto — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Finnish: veto — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• French: trait — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• German: Strich — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• German: Federstrich — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• German: Zug — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (striks) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Hungarian: vonás — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Italian: tratto — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Luxembourgish: Stréch — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Polish: kreska — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Portuguese: traço — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Russian: штрих (štrix) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Russian: черта́ (čertá) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Spanish: trazo — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Swedish: streck — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Swedish: drag — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Ukrainian: ри́са (rýsa) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Ukrainian: штрих (štryx) — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Volapük: penaliun — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Volapük: penamaliun — line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
• Armenian: հարված (harvac) — streak made with a brush
• Bulgarian: мазка (mazka) — streak made with a brush
• Czech: tah — streak made with a brush
• Danish: strøg — streak made with a brush
• Dutch: streek — streak made with a brush
• Finnish: veto — streak made with a brush
• German: Strich — streak made with a brush
• Hungarian: vonás — streak made with a brush
• Italian: pennellata — streak made with a brush
• Norwegian Bokmål: strøk — streak made with a brush
• Norwegian Nynorsk: strøk — streak made with a brush
• Polish: pociągnięcie — streak made with a brush
• Portuguese: pincelada — streak made with a brush
• Russian: мазо́к (mazók) — streak made with a brush
• Spanish: pincelada — streak made with a brush
• Spanish: brochazo — streak made with a brush
• Spanish: brochada — streak made with a brush
• Swedish: drag — streak made with a brush
• Chinese Mandarin: 筆畫 /笔画 (bǐhuà) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Chinese Mandarin: 筆劃 /笔划 (bǐhuà) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Chinese Mandarin: 筆 /笔 (bǐ) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Danish: strøg — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Finnish: veto — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• French: trait — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• German: Strich — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Hungarian: vonás — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Japanese: 画 (kaku) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Japanese: 劃 (kaku) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Japanese: 筆画 (hikkaku) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Korean: 획 (hoek) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Korean: 필획 (pilhoek) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Macedonian: цр́та (cŕta) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Portuguese: traço — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Russian: черта́ (čertá) — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Spanish: trazo — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Spanish: rasgo — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Spanish: plumazo — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Spanish: plumada — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Swedish: streck — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Vietnamese: nét — line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
• Arabic: سكتة دِمَاغِيَّة — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Armenian: կաթված (katʻvac) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Bulgarian: припадък (pripadǎk) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Catalan: ictus — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Cherokee: ᎤᎸᏓᎸᏅ (ulvdalvnv) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Chinese Mandarin: 中风 (zhòngfēng) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Chinese Mandarin: 卒中 (cùzhòng) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Czech: mrtvice — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Czech: mozková mrtvice — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Danish: slagtilfælde — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Danish: apopleksi — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Dutch: beroerte — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Esperanto: apopleksio — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Finnish: aivoinfarkti — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Finnish: aivohalvaus — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• French: accident vasculaire cérébral — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• French: attaque cérébrale — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• French: AVC — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• French: infarctus — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Galician: ictus — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Galician: derrame — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• German: Schlaganfall — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• German: Hirninfarkt — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• German: Hirnschlag — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• German: Apoplexie — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• German: Apoplex — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• German: Schlagerl — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Greek: εγκεφαλικό (egkefalikó) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Ancient Greek: ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Hebrew: שָׁבָץ (shaváts) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Hebrew: שָׁבָץ מֹחִי (shaváts mokhí) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Hindi: मस्तिष्काघात (mastiṣkāghāt) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Hungarian: agyvérzés — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Indonesian: strok — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Indonesian: apopleksi — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Italian: accidente cerebrovascolare — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Italian: colpo apoplettico — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Italian: ictus — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Japanese: 脳卒中 (nō-sotchū) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Latin: apoplēxia — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Macedonian: дамла (damla) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Macedonian: мозочен удар (mozočen udar) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Malay: angin ahmar — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Malay: strok — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Māori: ikura roro — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Māori: mate ikura roro — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Māori: mate rehu ohotata — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Māori: rehu ohotata — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Mongolian: цус харвалт (cus xarvalt) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Mongolian: ᠴᠢᠰᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠪᠤᠯᠲᠠ (čisu qarbulta) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Norwegian: slag — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Norwegian Bokmål: hjerneslag — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjerneslag — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Persian: سکته مغزی (sekte-ye maġzi) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Polish: wylew — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Polish: apopleksja — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Polish: udar mózgu — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Portuguese: derrame — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Portuguese: acidente vascular cerebral — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Russian: парали́ч (paralíč) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Russian: уда́р (udár) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Russian: инсу́льт (insúlʹt) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Serbo-Croatian: moždani udar — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Slovene: kap — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Spanish: accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Spanish: derrame — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Spanish: derrame cerebral — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Spanish: stroke — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Spanish: ataque cerebrovascular — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Swahili: kiharusi — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Swedish: stroke — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Swedish: slag — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Swedish: slaganfall — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Tagalog: stroke — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Tagalog: istrok — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Turkish: inme — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Vietnamese: đột quỵ — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Volapük: breinaflap — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Volapük: breinaparalüd — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Volapük: paopläg — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Yiddish: שלאַק (shlak) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Yiddish: פּאָפּלעקציע (poplektsye) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Yiddish: אַפּאָפּלעקסיע (apopleksye) — loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted
• Finnish: purkaus — individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage
• Armenian: շոյում (šoyum) — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Bulgarian: галене (galene) — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Bulgarian: милване (milvane) — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Catalan: carícia — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Czech: pohlazení — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Danish: ae — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Dutch: aaien — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Finnish: silitys — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• French: caresse — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: aloumiño — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: agarimo — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: garatuxa — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: lero — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: crico — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: apaxo — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Galician: panxoliña — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Hungarian: simogatás — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Ido: stroko — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Italian: carezza — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Polish: głaskanie — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Portuguese: carícia — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Portuguese: cafuné — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Russian: погла́живание (pogláživanije) — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Scottish Gaelic: beum — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Scottish Gaelic: bualadh — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Scottish Gaelic: buille — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Spanish: caricia — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Swedish: strykning — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Yiddish: גלעט (glet) — act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress
• Finnish: pyyhkäistä — to hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so
• Swedish: slå — to hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so
• Afrikaans: streel — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Albanian: ledhatoj — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Albanian: fërkoj — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Arabic: لَاطَفَ (lāṭafa) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Arabic: مَلَّسَ (mallasa) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Armenian: շոյել (šoyel) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Azerbaijani: sığallamaq — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Azerbaijani: sığal çəkmək — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Bashkir: һыйпау (hıypaw) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Belarusian: гла́дзіць (hládzicʹ) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Belarusian: пагла́дзіць (pahládzicʹ) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Bulgarian: гла́дя (gládja) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Bulgarian: погла́дя (pogládja) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Bulgarian: галя (galja) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Burmese: သပ် (sap) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Catalan: acariciar — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 撫 /抚 (fǔ) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 撫摩 /抚摩 (fǔmó) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Czech: hladit — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Czech: pohladit — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Danish: stryge — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Dutch: strelen — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Dutch: strijken — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Dutch: aaien — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Estonian: silitama — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Faroese: strúka — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Finnish: silittää — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Finnish: pyyhkiä — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Finnish: sivellä — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• French: caresser — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• West-Frisian: streakje — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• German: streicheln — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• German: streichen — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Greek: χαϊδεύω (chaïdévo) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Greek: θωπεύω (thopévo) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Hebrew: ליטף \ לִטֵּף (litéf) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Hindi: सहलाना (sahlānā) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Hindi: पुचकारना (puckārnā) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Hungarian: simít — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Hungarian: simogat — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Icelandic: strjúka — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Indonesian: elus — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Irish: slíoc — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Italian: accarezzare — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Japanese: なでる (naderu) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Japanese: 撫でる (naderu) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Kazakh: әлпештеу (älpeşteu) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Kazakh: сипау (sipau) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Khmer: ក្បិត (kbət) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Khmer: បបោស (bɑɑbɑbaoh) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Khmer: អង្អែល (ʼɑɑʼɑngʼael) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Korean: 쓰다듬다 (sseudadeumda) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Latgalian: glaudeit — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Latgalian: glausteit — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Latin: mulceō — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Latin: palpō — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Latvian: glaudīt — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Lithuanian: glostyti — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Macedonian: гали (gali) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Macedonian: погали (pogali) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Macedonian: изгали (izgali) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Māori: hokomirimiri — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Māori: moremore — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Mongolian: илэх (ilex) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Mongolian: таалах (taalax) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Mongolian: ᠢᠯᠢᠬᠦ (ilikü) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (taɣalaqu) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Norwegian Bokmål: stryke — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Church Slavic: гладити (gladiti) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Old East Slavic: гладити (gladiti) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Old English: strīcan — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Persian: نوازش کردن (navâzeš kardan) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Polish: głaskać — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Polish: pogłaskać — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Polish: gładzić — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Polish: wygładzić — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Portuguese: acariciar — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Romanian: mângâia — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Russian: гла́дить (gláditʹ) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Russian: погла́дить (pogláditʹ) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Russian: ласка́ть (laskátʹ) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Scots: straik — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Scottish Gaelic: slìog — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Serbo-Croatian: гла̏дити — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Serbo-Croatian: glȁditi — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Slovak: hladiť — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Slovak: pohladiť — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Slovene: božati — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Slovene: pobožati — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Lower Sorbian: głaźiś — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Upper Sorbian: hładźić — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Spanish: acariciar — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Swedish: stryka — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Tajik: навозиш кардан (navoziš kardan) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Thai: ละโบม (lá-boom) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Thai: ลูบ (lûup) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Thai: นวด (nûuat) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Turkish: sıvazlamak — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Turkish: okşamak — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Ukrainian: гла́дити (hládyty) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Ukrainian: погла́дити (pohládyty) — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Uzbek: silamoq — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Vietnamese: vuốt — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Welsh: anwesu — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly
• Welsh: gorllyfnu — to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly