| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| strike n | (sound from hitting) (golpeteo) | repiqueteo nm |
| | Can you hear the strike of the clock? |
| | ¿Escuchas el repiqueteo del reloj? |
| strike n | (attack) | ataque nm |
| | The military strike killed three people. |
| | El ataque militar mató a tres personas. |
| strike n | (baseball: miss) (béisbol, voz inglesa) | strike nm |
| | Three strikes and you're out. |
| | Tres strikes y estás fuera. |
| strike n | (bowling: knocking over all pins) (voz inglesa) | strike nm |
| | (ES) | pleno nm |
| | (CR, MX) | chuza nf |
| | (CO) | moñona nf |
| | I had three strikes in the game. |
| | Conseguí tres strikes en el juego. |
| strike n | (instance of [sth] striking) | golpe nm |
| | The strike of the racket against the ball sent it flying. |
| | El golpe de la raqueta mandó volando la pelota. |
| strike n | (unfavorable mark) | error nm |
| | The judge reminded the defendant that this was his second strike. |
| | El juez le recordó al acusado que este era su segundo error. |
| strike n | (discovery of gold, oil, etc.) | descubrimiento nm |
| | News of a strike brought many prospectors to the area. |
| | La noticia del descubrimiento trajo muchos buscadores de oro a la zona. |
| strike [sb] as [sth] v expr | (give the impression) | parecer que algo es loc verb |
| | | dar la impresión de que algo es loc verb |
| | Greg's story strikes me as an exaggeration. |
| | Me parece que la historia de Greg es exagerada. |
| | Me da la impresión de que la historia de Greg es exagerada. |
| strike⇒ vi | (attack) | atacar⇒ vi |
| | The army struck in the middle of the night. |
| | The bank robbers have struck again. |
| | El ejército atacó en mitad de la noche. |
| strike vi | (stop work in protest) | hacer huelga loc verb |
| | The workers all decided to strike after their boss refused to negotiate salaries. |
| | Todos los trabajadores decidieron hacer huelga después de que su jefe se negara a negociar los salarios. |
| strike [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (bite) (dientes) | morder⇒ vtr |
| | (aguijón, pico) | picar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | morder a vtr + prep |
| | (persona) | picar a vtr + prep |
| | The snake struck his leg without warning. |
| | La serpiente le mordió la pierna de repente. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me picó una abeja en el brazo y no soporto el dolor. |
| strike [sth]⇒ vtr | (match: light) (MX, coloquial) | prender⇒ vtr |
| | | encender⇒ vtr |
| | To light the candles, first you need to strike a match. |
| | Para encender las velas primero necesitas prender un cerillo. |
| | Para encender las velas primero necesitas encender una cerilla. |
| strike [sth] vtr | (accord: reach) | llegar a vi + prep |
| | The two parties finally struck an agreement. |
| | Las dos partes llegaron a un acuerdo. |
| strike [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (fall on) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | golpear a vtr + prep |
| | When light strikes an object, the wavelengths it reflects determine what colour that object will appear. |
| | Cuando la luz golpea un objeto, las longitudes de onda que refleja determinan de qué color se verá el objeto. |
| strike [sth]⇒ vtr | (fall upon) | estrellarse contra v prnl + prep |
| | The egg broke when it struck the floor. |
| | El huevo se rompió cuando se estrelló contra el piso. |
| strike [sth] vtr | (locate by mining) | encontrar⇒ vtr |
| | | descubrir⇒ vtr |
| | The town grew after somebody struck gold there. |
| | El pueblo creció después de que alguien encontrara oro en ese lugar. |
| | El pueblo creció después de que alguien descubriera oro en ese lugar. |
| strike [sb]⇒ vtr | (surprise) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | He was struck by the news of his cousin's death. |
| | La noticia de la muerte de su primo lo golpeó con dureza. |
| strike [sth]⇒ vtr | (text: put a line through) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| | Strike all of the lines in the second paragraph. |
| | Tacha todas las líneas del segundo párrafo. |
| strike [sth] vtr | (theater, film: dismantle set) | desmantelar⇒ vtr |
| | Once the film set was no longer needed, the technical director supervised the strike. |
| strike [sb] as [sth] vtr + conj | (give the impression) | parecer⇒ vi |
| | His attitude really struck me as strange. |
| | Su actitud me pareció muy extraña. |
| strike [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (thrust) | clavar en vtr + prep |
| | The camper struck his pole into the ground. |
| | El campista clavó su poste en el suelo. |
| strike [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (instil) | infundir en vtr + prep |
| | It struck terror into their hearts. |
| | Infundió terror en sus corazones. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| strike back vi phrasal | (retaliate) | devolver el golpe loc verb |
| | If you wrong her, she may strike back. |
| | Si eres injusto con ella, ella podría devolverte el golpe. |
| | | contraatacar⇒ vtr |
| | Si eres injusto con ella, ella podría contraatacar. |
| strike [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (law, ruling: invalidate) (legal) | derogar⇒ vtr |
| | | anular⇒ vtr |
| | | abolir⇒ vtr |
| | The Supreme Court struck down state segregation laws. |
| | La Corte Suprema derogó las leyes segregacionistas. |
| strike [sth/sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (delete, remove: from a list) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| | | borrar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I don't like them any more, strike them off the party list. |
| | Ellos ya no me caen bien, táchalos de la lista de la fiesta. |
strike on [sth],
strike upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (suddenly have an idea) | tener una idea loc verb |
strike [sth] out,
strike out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (put a line through) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| | (BO, CL, PE) | tarjar⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher struck out the misspelled word. |
| | La profesora tachó la palabra mal escrita. |
| strike out at [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (hit, attack) | atacar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | A coiled snake will strike out at anything that threatens it. |
| | Una serpiente siempre atacará a quienquiera que la amenace. |
| strike out at [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (criticize) (figurado) | atacar⇒ vtr |
| | | criticar⇒ vtr |
| | When he was a candidate for mayor, Bob would strike out at all his opponents. |
| | Cuando fuera candidato para alcalde, Bob atacaría a todos sus oponentes. |
strike [sb] out,
strike out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (baseball: put out with three strikes) (MX) | ponchar⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | The pitcher struck out the first two batters, but the third hit a home run. |
| | El picher ponchó a los primeros dos bateadores, pero el tercero bateó un jonrón. |
| strike [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (law: delete a claim) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| strike out vi phrasal | (baseball batter: be struck out) (MX) | salir ponchado, ser ponchado loc verb |
| | | ser eliminado loc verb |
| | The first batter struck out, but the second hit a home run. |
| strike out vi phrasal | (start a journey) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | empezar⇒ vi |
| | I struck out early in the morning with my camera to capture the sunrise. |
| strike out vi phrasal | (baseball: be struck out) | ser eliminado loc verb |
| | (MX) | ser ponchado loc verb |
| strike out vi phrasal | informal (fail) | fallar⇒ vi |
| | | fracasar⇒ vi |
| | Ben really wanted that job, but it looks like he's struck out; he sent the applications ages ago and hasn't heard back yet. |
| | Ben realmente quería ese trabajo, pero parece que ha fallado, mandó la solicitud hace un montón y todavía no le han contestado. |
| strike through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cross out) | tachar⇒ vtr |
| | He struck through the irrelevant sentences. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por favor, ¿podrías tachar las frases que no sean correctas? |
| strike up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (initiate) | comenzar⇒ vtr |
| | During our visit to Africa I struck up a friendship with our guide. |
| | Durante mi viaje a África comencé una amistad con nuestro guía. |
| | | entablar⇒ vtr |
| | Se conocieron en una fiesta y entablaron amistad. |
| strike up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (begin to play: music) (figurado, pieza) | atacar⇒ vtr |
| | (banda) | empezar a tocar loc verb |
| | The orchestra struck up a cheerful waltz. |
| | La orquesta atacó los primeros compases de un festivo vals. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| air strike n | (military: aerial attack) | ataque aéreo nm |
| | The military conducted an air strike on the enemy base. |
| | Lanzaron un ataque aéreo sobre la base enemiga. |
| air strike n | (airline work stoppage) | huelga de trabajadores de una aerolínea loc nom f |
| | | huelga de aerolínea loc nom f |
| electric strike n | (door access device) | abrepuertas eléctrico nm inv + adj |
| | | portero eléctrico nm + adj |
| general strike n | (mass work stoppage) | huelga general nf |
| | A true general strike could easily topple a government. |
| | The general strike was very impressive: practically no-one in the whole city went to work that day. |
| | | paro general nm |
| go on strike v expr | (stop work) | ponerse en huelga, hacer huelga loc verb |
| | The workers went on strike to protest against a decrease in their wages. |
| | Los trabajadores se pusieron en huelga para protestar contra una reducción de sus salarios. |
hit a nerve,
touch a nerve,
strike a nerve,
hit a raw nerve,
touch a raw nerve,
strike a raw nerve v expr | figurative (raise a sensitive issue) (figurado) | tocar una fibra sensible expr |
| | (figurado) | meter el dedo en la llaga expr |
| hunger strike n | (refusal to eat as a protest) | huelga de hambre nf |
| | The suffragettes used hunger strikes as a political tool. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Después de quince días de huelga de hambre, estaba muy demacrado. |
| hunger-strike⇒ vi | (refuse to eat as a protest) | hacer una huelga de hambre loc verb |
labor strike (US),
labour strike (UK) n | (work stoppage) | paro nm |
| | | huelga nf |
| | | paro laboral nm + adj |
| | | huelga laboral nf + adj |
| | Production at the car factory was brought to a standstill by the labor strike. |
| lightning strike n | (instance of lightning hitting [sth]) | rayo nm |
| | | relámpago nm |
| lightning strike n | UK (sudden work stoppage as protest) | huelga relámpago loc nom f |
| | | paro relámpago loc nom m |
| lucky strike n | (when miners find gold) | golpe de suerte loc nom m |
| | The miners had a lucky strike when they found gold. |
| | Los mineros tuvieron un golpe de suerte cuando encontraron oro. |
| lucky strike n | (having good fortune) | golpe de suerte loc nom m |
| | | suerte nf |
| | Steve had a lucky strike when he won the lottery. |
| | Steve tuvo un golpe de suerte cuando ganó la lotería. |
| on strike adv | (refusing to work in protest) | en huelga loc adv |
| | The workers are on strike until management agrees to give them a raise. |
| | Los trabajadores afirmaron que continuarán en huelga hasta que les den un aumento. |
preemptive strike,
also UK: preemptive strike n | (warfare) | ataque preventivo nm + adj |
| right to strike n | (law: employees' privilege) | derecho a huelga loc nom m |
| sit-down strike n | (protest: employees refuse to leave) | sentada nf |
| | (CR) | huelga de brazos caídos loc nom f |
| strike a balance v expr | (compromise) | lograr un equilibrio loc verb |
| | Which is more important, productivity or quality? It's a question of striking a balance. |
| | ¿Qué es más importante, la cantidad o la calidad? Es cuestión de lograr un equilibrio. |
| strike a balance between v expr | (find compromise between) | encontrar el equilibrio loc verb |
| | You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework. |
| | Debes encontrar el equilibrio entre el tiempo que dedicas a los videojuegos y a hacer la tarea. |
| strike a bargain v expr | (make a deal, agree to terms) | cerrar un trato loc verb |
| | | ponerse de acuerdo loc verb |
| strike a blow against [sth/sb] v expr | (deal [sb/sth] a serious setback) | luchar contra vi + prep |
| | | arremeter contra vi + prep |
| strike a blow for [sth/sb] v expr | (do [sth] to support [sth/sb]) (figurado) | dar un paso a favor de expr |
| | (figurado) | romper una lanza a favor de expr |
| strike [sth/sb] a ... blow v expr | (hit) | darle un golpe a loc verb |
| | | pegarle a vtr + prep |
| Note: Often used with: glancing, mighty, heavy |
| | The baseball struck his head a glancing blow. |
| strike a chord (with [sb]) v expr | figurative (resonate with [sb]'s feelings) | tocar la fibra sensible de, tocar un punto sensible de loc verb |
| | | calar hondo loc verb |
| | His speech struck a chord with unemployed voters. |
| | Su discurso tocó la fibra sensible de los votantes en paro. |
| strike a pose v expr | (pose) | poner una pose, hacer una pose loc verb |
| | | posar⇒ vi |
| strike at the heart of [sth] v expr | figurative (attack on key part of [sth]) (figurado) | tocar la fibra sensible de expr |
| | (figurado) | meter el dedo en la llaga expr |
| | | dar donde más duele loc verb |
strike bound,
strike-bound,
strikebound adj | (closed due to strike) | afectado por la huelga loc adj |
| | | cerrado por huelga loc adj |
| strike camp v expr | (dismantle shelters) | levantar campamento loc verb |
| strike [sb] dead vtr + adj | (kill instantly) | fulminar a vtr + prep |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El rayo fulminó al pastor inmediatamente. |
| | | matar a vtr + prep |
| strike [sb] down vtr + adv | literary, figurative (afflict, kill) | matar a vtr + prep |
| | He was struck down tragically in the prime of life. |
| | Lo atacó una terrible enfermedad que lo mató en la flor de la vida. |
| strike [sb] down vtr + adv | (person: knock to ground) | derribar a vtr + prep |
| | A soldier struck Aelfric down with his sword. |
| | El soldado derribó a Aelfric con su espada. |
| strike force n | (armed military force) (militar) | fuerzas de choque loc nom fpl |
| strike force n | (group assigned to problem) | fuerzas de choque loc nom fpl |
| strike funds npl | (business: reserve money) | fondo de huelga loc nom m |
| | | fondo sindical loc nom m |
| strike home v expr | (have an impact) (figurado) | dar en el blanco expr |
| | Valerie’s arguments really struck home and Rob found he had changed his mind after listening to them. |
| strike it big v expr | informal (be successful) (coloquial) | pegarla expr |
| | This new business is very promising; I’m sure the owners are going to strike it big. |
strike it lucky,
strike lucky v expr | informal, UK (have good fortune) | tener suerte loc verb |
| strike it rich v expr | informal (suddenly become wealthy) | hacerse rico v prnl + adj |
| strike notice n | (business: document served to employer) | aviso de huelga loc nom m |
| strike out on your own v expr | (start being independent) | lanzarse por uno mismo, lanzarse por cuenta propia expr |
| | | empezar a actuar por cuenta propia expr |
| | | empezar a ser independiente loc verb |
| strike pay n | (law: paid to strikers) | subsidio de huelga loc nom m |
| strike price n | (finance: fixed price) | precio de ejercicio, precio fijado, precio strike loc nom m |
| strike slip n | (geology) | falla de desplazamiento loc nom f |
strike the flag,
strike your flag v expr | figurative, informal (submit, surrender) | rendirse⇒ v prnl |
| strike up a conversation v expr | (start talking to [sb]) | entablar una conversación loc verb |
| strike up the band v expr | figurative (make [sth] begin) | que empiece expr |
| strike while the iron is hot expr | figurative (take an opportunity) | aprovechar el momento loc verb |
| strike zone n | (baseball: area over home plate) | zona de strike grupo nom |
| strike-slip fault n | (geology) | falla de desplazamiento de rumbo nf + loc adj |
strikebreaker,
strike breaker,
strike-breaker n | ([sb] who works during a strike) (AmL, peyorativo) | rompehuelgas n común inv |
| | | esquirol n común |
| | The strikebreakers were harassed by protesters during the strike. |
strikebreaking,
strike-breaking n | (working during a strike) | hacer el esquirol loc verb |
| | The union forbids strikebreaking during official strikes. |
sympathy strike,
sympathetic strike n | (supportive industrial action) | huelga de solidaridad nf + loc adj |
| wildcat strike n | (unofficial work stoppage) | huelga salvaje nf |
| | This year's post has been seriously affected by wildcat strikes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Una huelga salvaje puede parar a todo un país. |
| | (Chile) | huelga ilegal nf |
