What is 'stroke' when translated from English to Italian?

Answer 1

stroke [strəʊk] 3 n 1. (blow) colpo

◇ at a stroke

◇ at one stroke, d'un solo colpo 2. (caress) carezza 3. Med, ictus m inv 4. (of pen) tratto (of brush) pennellata 5. Cricket Golf, colpo Rowing, vogata, remata Swimming: single movement, bracciata (: style) nuoto

◇ butterfly stroke, nuoto a farfalla

◇ he hasn't done a stroke (of work) non ha fatto un bel niente

◇ a stroke of genius, un lampo di genio

◇ a stroke of luck, un colpo di fortuna

◇ to put sb off his stroke Sport, far perdere il ritmo a qn (fig) far perdere la concentrazione a qn 6. (of bell, clock) rintocco

◇ on the stroke of 12 allo scoccare delle 12 7. (of piston) corsa

◇ two-stroke engine, motore m a due tempi vt (cat, sb's hair) accarezzare