stroke

[strəuk] I noun

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) lovitură

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lovitură

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) bătaie

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) trăsătură

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) lovitură

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braţe

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) efort

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) atac cerebral

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- at a stroke

II 1. verb

(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) a mângâia

2. noun

(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) mângâiere