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Stroke (ضربة): hit / Stroke (سكتة دماغية): seizure / Stroke (لمسة): caress, rub.
His stroke of the ball achieved a goal.
حَقَقت ضربته للكرة هدفاً.
My father had a stroke while he was going to work.
تعرّض أبي لسكتةٍ دماغيةٍ بينما كان يذهبُ لعمله.
The stroke of his hand on her shoulder made her wince.
تربيتَتُهُ على كتفها جعلتها تجفُل.
The cause of his death is a stroke on the neck.
سببُ موته كان ناتجاً عن ضربةٍ على العُنق!
Strokes may cause many serious lasting brain damages.
قد تؤدي السّكتة الدّماغيّة إلى أضرار دائمةٍ في الدّماغ.
At a stroke.
بحركةٍ من اليد (مُصطلح يشير إلى حدوث أثرٍ فوري من خلال فعلٍ معيّن).
You can't change people at a stroke.
.Stroke of genius
نفحةٌ من العبقريّة.
All his paintings are a stroke of genius.
Stroke of luck.
ضربةُ حظ.
The winning of the team was an absolute stroke of luck.
Old Englishstrācian 'caress lightly', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek 'a stroke', German streichen 'to stroke', also to strike. The earliest noun sense 'blow' is first recorded in Middle English.
