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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStroke
/stroʊk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of hitting someone or something; a blow.
"The tree came down with a single stroke of the axe." - 2
A sudden medical condition in which the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced.
"He suffered a stroke that left him with temporary weakness on his right side."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'strook' or 'strok', from Old English 'strāc', related to 'strīcan' meaning to stroke or go. The noun originally referred to a blow or hit, subsequently evolving through metaphorical extension to cover a mark made by a pen, a sudden medical event, and a rhythmic movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stroke" is said worldwide
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accident vasculaire cérébral
Transliteration: ak-si-dɑ̃ vas-ku-lɛʁ se-ʁe-vʁal
"Il a subi un accident vasculaire cérébral."
Schlaganfall
Transliteration: ʃlaːkˌʔanfal
"Er erlitt einen schweren Schlaganfall."
ictus
Transliteration: iktus
"È stato colpito da un ictus."
derrame cerebral
Transliteration: de-ˈra-me se-ɾe-ˈbɾal
"Sufrió un derrame cerebral el año pasado."
derrame cerebral
Transliteration: deˈʁɐmi seɾeˈbɾaw
"Ele sofreu um derrame cerebral."
मस्तिष्क घात
Transliteration: mastishk ghaat
Script: मस्तिष्क आघात
"उन्हें दिल का दौरा या मस्तिष्क आघात पड़ा।"
中风
Transliteration: zhòngfēng
"他突然中风被送往医院。"
뇌졸중
Transliteration: noe-jol-jung
"그는 갑자기 뇌졸중으로 쓰러졌다."
脳卒中
Transliteration: nōsotchū
"彼は脳卒中で倒れました。"
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