| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stroke n | (medical: apoplexy) | accidente cerebrovascular, ataque cerebrovascular loc nom m |
| | | derrame cerebral loc nom m |
| | | apoplejía nf |
| | | infarto cerebral loc nom m |
| | My grandfather died of a stroke. |
| | Mi abuelo murió de un accidente cerebrovascular. |
| stroke n | (swing) | hachazo nm |
| | It took three strokes of the axe to cut the log in two. |
| | Fueron necesarios tres hachazos para cortar el tronco en dos. |
| stroke n | (act of striking) | golpe nm |
| | He received 40 strokes of the whip as punishment. |
| | Él recibió 40 golpes con un látigo como castigo. |
| stroke n | (sport: hit, swing) | golpe nm |
| | The golfer's stroke could be improved upon. |
| | Los golpes del golfista podrían perfeccionarse. |
| stroke n | (caress) | caricia nf |
| | The groom soothed the horse with long, firm strokes. |
| | El peón calmó al caballo con caricias firmes y largas. |
| stroke n | (movement: swimming, rowing) | brazada nf |
| | | braceo nm |
| | The swimmer had a powerful stroke that propelled him forward. |
| | El nadador tenía una brazada poderosa que lo impulsaba hacia delante. |
| | El nadador tenía un poderoso braceo que lo impulsaba hacia delante. |
| stroke n | (swimming: type of movement) | brazada nf |
| | Mike's favorite stroke was the crawl. |
| | La brazada preferida de Mike era el crol. |
| stroke [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (rub, caress) | acariciar⇒ vtr |
| | | acariciar a vtr + prep |
| | She stroked the cat's fur. |
| | Ella acarició el pelo del gato. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stroke n | dated (heartbeat) | latido nm |
| | The basketball player was so nervous that he could feel the strokes of his heart. |
| | El jugador de basquetbol estaba tan nervioso que podía oír los latidos de su corazón. |
| stroke n | (dab of a paintbrush) | pincelada nf |
| | Painting the sky took many strokes. |
| | Se necesitaron muchas pinceladas para pintar el cielo. |
| stroke n | (drawing, writing: line or mark) | trazo nm |
| | The letter T is formed with two strokes of the pen. |
| | La letra T se forma con dos trazos de escritura. |
| stroke n | (act of stroking) | estilo nm |
| | | técnica nf |
| | We learned some new massage strokes in class. |
| | Aprendimos nuevos estilos de masaje en clase. |
| | Aprendimos nuevas técnicas de masaje en clase. |
| stroke n | (movement of piston) | curso nm |
| | | carrera nf |
| | How long does it take the engine to complete a stroke? |
| | ¿Cuánto tarda el motor en completar un curso? |
| | ¿Cuánto tarda el motor en completar una carrera? |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
at the stroke of [sth],
on the stroke of [sth] prep | (at exactly: a given hour) (hora) | justo a expr |
| | | en punto expr |
| | The party ended at the stroke of midnight. |
| | La fiesta terminó justo a medianoche. |
| | La fiesta terminó a las doce en punto de la noche. |
breaststroke,
breast-stroke n | (face-down swimming stroke) (natación) | pecho nm |
| | (natación) | braza nf |
brush stroke,
brushstroke n | (movement of a brush) | pincelada nf |
brush stroke,
brushstroke n | (mark made by a paintbrush) | pincelada nf |
| | I prefer painting walls with a roller because otherwise you can see all my brush strokes. |
| | Prefiero pintar la pared con un rodillo, si no se pueden ver todas mis pinceladas. |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | motor de cuatro tiempos nm + loc adj |
ground stroke,
also UK: groundstroke n | (tennis) | golpe de fondo nm + loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | groundstroke nm |
heatstroke,
heat stroke n | (overheating of the body) | golpe de calor loc nom m |
| | In these temperatures, it is best to wear a hat and drink plenty of water to avoid heatstroke. |
ischemic stroke (US),
ischaemic stroke (UK) n | (cerebrovascular accident) | ataque isquémico nm + adj |
| | | accidente isquémico nm + adj |
medal play,
stroke play n | (golf: scoring method) (voz inglesa) | medal play, stroke play loc nom m |
| pencil stroke n | (mark made by a pencil) | trazo nm |
| | I wanted to be a writer but I stopped after the first pencil stroke. |
| | Quería ser escritor, pero lo dejé al primer trazo sobre el papel. |
| | | raya nf |
| | Quería ser escritor, pero lo dejé a la primera raya que hice sobre el papel. |
| stroke [sb]'s ego v expr | (flatter) | hacer un mimo al ego de oc verb |
| | | halagar a vtr + prep |
| stroke of genius n | (brilliant idea) | momento de genialidad grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuve un momento de genialidad cuando se me ocurrió esa frase. |
| | | idea genial nf + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuve una idea genial cuando se me ocurrió esa frase. |
| stroke of luck n | (fortunate occurrence) | golpe de suerte loc nom m |
| | | golpe de fortuna loc nom m |
| | By a stroke of luck, I found a parking space on the crowded street. |
| | It was a stroke of luck that brought us together. |
| | Por un golpe de suerte encontré aparcamiento en la calle abarrotada. |
| | (CL, coloquial) | cuevazo nm |
| | (coloquial) | chiripa nf |
| | (ES, coloquial) | potra nf |
| | De cuevazo encontré aparcamiento en la calle abarrotada. |
| stroke of work n | (bit of work) | poco trabajo adj+ nm |
two-cycle (US),
two-stroke (UK) adj | (relating to certain engine type) (motor) | de dos tiempos loc adj |
two-stroke engine,
also US: two-cycle engine n | (internal-combustion engine) | motor de dos tiempos nm + loc adj |
