stroke

/stɹˈə‍ʊk/

/ˈstɹoʊk/

[verbe] [nom]

to stroke

[VERBE]

MAIN VERB

caresser

to rub gently or caress an animal's fur or hair

Stroke

[NOM]

coup

(in sports) an act of hitting the ball using a bat or racket

Synonymes : shot

accident vasculaire cérébral

a dangerous condition in which a person loses consciousness as a result of a blood vessel breaking open or becoming blocked in their brain, which could kill or paralyze a part of their body

Synonymes : apoplexy

cerebrovascular accident

CVA

coup

any successful action or event

Exemples

1. The disease wiped out 40 million rabbits at a stroke.

2. At one stroke, the country lost two outstanding leaders.

3. stroke a nerve didn't I?

4. The nurses had to spoon-feed my mother after her stroke.

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