fërkoj verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ledhatoj verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

κροῦμα noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
πληγή noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
ἀποπληξία noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Arabic

4 entries

خَطّ noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
سكتة دِمَاغِيَّة noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
ضَرْبَة noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
لَاطَفَ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Armenian

4 entries

կաթված noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
հարված noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
հարված noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)
հարված noun (single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

vuruş noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
zərbə noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
sığal çəkmək verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
sığallamaq verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Belarusian

4 entries

ры́са noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
уда́р noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
чырта́ noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
штрых noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Bulgarian

4 entries

галене noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
загребване noun (movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made)
загребване noun (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)
загребни noun (rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower)

Burmese

1 entries

သပ် verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Catalan

4 entries

carícia noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
cop noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
cop noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)
cop noun (single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎤᎸᏓᎸᏅ noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

中风 noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
卒中 noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
泳姿 noun (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)
筆 /笔 noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)

Church Slavic

1 entries

гладити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Czech

4 entries

bití noun (time when a strike of a clock occurs)
mozková mrtvice noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
mrtvice noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
pohlazení noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

Danish

4 entries

ae noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
apopleksi noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
klokkeslag noun (time when a strike of a clock occurs)
slag noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Dutch

4 entries

aaien noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
beroerte noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
haal noun (movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made)
klap noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Esperanto

3 entries

apopleksio noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
bato noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
frapo noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Estonian

1 entries

silitama verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Faroese

1 entries

strúka verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Finnish

4 entries

aivohalvaus noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
aivoinfarkti noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
isku noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
isku noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)

French

4 entries

AVC noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
accident vasculaire cérébral noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
attaque cérébrale noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
brasse noun (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)

Galician

4 entries

agarimo noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
aloumiño noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
apaxo noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
crico noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

German

4 entries

Apoplex noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
Apoplexie noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
Federstrich noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
Hieb noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Greek

3 entries

εγκεφαλικό noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
θωπεύω verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
χαϊδεύω verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Hebrew

4 entries

חתירה noun (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)
פעימה noun (time when a strike of a clock occurs)
שָׁבָץ noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
שָׁבָץ מֹחִי noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Hindi

3 entries

मस्तिष्काघात noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
पुचकारना verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
सहलाना verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Hungarian

4 entries

agyvérzés noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
simogatás noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
vonás noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
vonás noun (streak made with a brush)

Icelandic

1 entries

strjúka verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Ido

2 entries

frapo noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
stroko noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

Indonesian

4 entries

apopleksi noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
langkah noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
strok noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
elus verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Irish

2 entries

béim noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
slíoc verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Italian

4 entries

accidente cerebrovascolare noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
battuta noun ((tennis) hitting of a ball with a racket; movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact)
bracciata noun (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)
capovoga noun (rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; position in the boat occupied by this rower)

Japanese

4 entries

劃 noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)
画 noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)
筆画 noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)
脳卒中 noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Kazakh

2 entries

сипау verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
әлпештеу verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Khmer

3 entries

ក្បិត verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
បបោស verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
អង្អែល verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Korean

3 entries

필획 noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)
획 noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)
쓰다듬다 verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Latgalian

2 entries

glaudeit verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
glausteit verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Latin

4 entries

apoplēxia noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
ictus noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)
plāga noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
mulceō verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Latvian

1 entries

glaudīt verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Lithuanian

1 entries

glostyti verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

głaźiś verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Stréch noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Macedonian

4 entries

ве́слање noun (movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made)
дамла noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
мозочен удар noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
у́дар noun ((cricket) action of hitting the ball with the bat — see also shot)

Malay

3 entries

angin ahmar noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
lejang noun (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; length of this movement)
strok noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Mongolian

4 entries

цус харвалт noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
ᠴᠢᠰᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠪᠤᠯᠲᠠ noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
илэх verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
таалах verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Māori

4 entries

haukuru noun ((golf) single act of striking at the ball with a club; at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player’s score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system)
ikura roro noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
maka noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
mate ikura roro noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Norwegian

4 entries

slag noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
slag noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)
slag noun (single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)
slag noun (time when a strike of a clock occurs)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

hjerneslag noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
strøk noun (streak made with a brush)
stryke verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

hjerneslag noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
strøk noun (streak made with a brush)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

гладити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Old English

1 entries

strīcan verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Persian

2 entries

سکته مغزی noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
نوازش کردن verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Polish

4 entries

apopleksja noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
cios noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
cios noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)
głaskanie noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

Portuguese

4 entries

acidente vascular cerebral noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
ataque noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
badalada noun (time when a strike of a clock occurs)
cafuné noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

Romanian

1 entries

mângâia verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Russian

4 entries

бой часо́в noun (time when a strike of a clock occurs)
гребо́к noun (movement of an oar or paddle through water; manner in which such movements are made)
инсу́льт noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
мазо́к noun (streak made with a brush)

Scots

1 entries

straik verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

beum noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
beum noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)
beum noun (single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)
beum noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

moždani udar noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
glȁditi verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
гла̏дити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Slovak

2 entries

hladiť verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
pohladiť verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Slovene

3 entries

kap noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
božati verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
pobožati verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Spanish

4 entries

accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
apoplejía noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
brazada noun (specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; manner in which such movements are made)
brochada noun (streak made with a brush)

Swahili

1 entries

kiharusi noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Swedish

4 entries

drag noun (single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)
drag noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
drag noun (streak made with a brush)
hugg noun (act of striking with a weapon — see also blow)

Tagalog

2 entries

istrok noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
stroke noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)

Tajik

1 entries

навозиш кардан verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Thai

3 entries

นวด verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ละโบม verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
ลูบ verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Turkish

3 entries

inme noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
okşamak verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
sıvazlamak verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ри́са noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
уда́р noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
штрих noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)
гла́дити verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

hładźić verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Uzbek

1 entries

silamoq verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Vietnamese

3 entries

nét noun (line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character)
đột quỵ noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
vuốt verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Volapük

4 entries

breinaflap noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
breinaparalüd noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
paopläg noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
penaliun noun (line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.)

Welsh

4 entries

arfod noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
ergyd noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)
anwesu verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)
gorllyfnu verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

West-Frisian

1 entries

streakje verb (to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly)

Yiddish

4 entries

אַפּאָפּלעקסיע noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
גלעט noun (act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly — see also caress)
פּאָפּלעקציע noun (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
קלאַפּ noun (act of hitting — see also blow, hit)

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I had a stroke last year.

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The lion put an end to his prey with one stroke.

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What a stroke of luck!

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In tennis and ping-pong backhand the hand is turned backwards in making the stroke.

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