How do you say stroke in french?

Answer 1

In French, there are many ways stroke can be translated such as:

1. noun
   1. (blow) gen, Sport coup m;

      on the ~ of four à quatre heures sonnantes;

   1. fig (touch) coup m;

      at one ou at a single ~ d'un seul coup;

      a ~ of luck un coup de chance;

      a ~ of genius un trait de génie;

   1. (single movement in swimming) mouvement m des Bras;

      (particular style) nage f;

   1. Art (mark of pen) trait m;

      (mark of brush) touche f;

   1. (in punctuation) barre f oblique;
   1. Med congestion f cérébrale;
   1. (caress) caresse f;

      to give sb/sth a ~ caresser qn/qch.

1. noun modifier Med ~ victim, ~ patient personne f victime d'une congestion cérébrale.

1. transitive verb
   1. (caress) caresser;
   1. Sport (in rowing) to ~ an eight être le chef de nage d'un huit.

IDIOMS:

not to do a ~ of work ne rien faire;

to put sb off their ~ (upset timing) faire perdre le rythme à qn;

(disconcert) faire perdre les pédales (familiar) à qn.

Answer 2

The word for "stroke" in French is "AVC" which stands for "Accident Vasculaire Cérébral."