stride

stride

 (strīd)

v. strode (strōd), strid·den (strĭd′n), strid·ing, strides

v.intr.

1. To walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way.

2. To take a single long step, as in passing over an obstruction.

3. To stand or sit astride; straddle.

v.tr.

1. To walk with long steps on, along, or over: striding the stage.

2. To step over or across: stride a brook.

3. To be astride of; straddle.

n.

1. The act of striding.

2.

a. A single long step.

b. The distance traveled in such a step.

3.

a. A single coordinated movement of the four legs of a horse or other animal, completed when the legs return to their initial relative position.

b. The distance traveled in such a movement.

4. often strides A step of progress; an advance: making great strides in their studies.

Idioms:

hit (one's) stride

1. To achieve a steady, effective pace.

2. To attain a maximum level of competence.

take in stride

To cope with calmly, without interrupting one's normal routine: taking their newfound wealth in stride.

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[Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan.]

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strid′er n.

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stride

(straɪd)

n

1. a long step or pace

2. the space measured by such a step

3. a striding gait

4. (Zoology) an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions

5. progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides)

6. a regular pace or rate of progress: to get into one's stride; to be put off one's stride.

7. (Rowing) rowing the distance covered between strokes

8. (Jazz) jazz Also called: stride piano a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth

9. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) informal chiefly Austral men's trousers

10. take something in one's stride to do something without difficulty or effort

vb, strides, striding, strode or stridden

11. (intr) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc

12. (tr) to cover or traverse by striding: he strode thirty miles.

13. (often foll by: over, across, etc) to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride

14. (Rowing) (intr) rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell

[Old English strīdan; related to Old High German strītan to quarrel; see straddle]

ˈstrider n

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stride

(straɪd)

v. strode, strid•den (ˈstrɪd n)
strid•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to walk with long steps.

2. to straddle.

v.t.

3. to walk with long steps over or along: to stride the deck.

4. to pass over in one long step: to stride a ditch.

5. to straddle.

n.

6. a striding manner or gait.

7. a long step in walking.

8. a progressive movement, as of a horse, composed of characteristic steps in which each foot is returned to its relative starting position.

9. the distance covered in a stride.

10. a steady natural pace.

11. a step forward in development or progress.

Idioms:

1. hit one's stride,

a. to achieve a steady pace.

b. to reach the level at which one functions most competently.

2. take in stride, to deal with calmly or acceptingly.

[before 900; (v.) Middle English; Old English strīdan, c. Middle Low German strīden to set the legs apart]

strid′er, n.

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stride

Past participle: stridden
Gerund: striding

Imperative

stride

stride

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stride - a step in walking or running   tread, pace walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	2.	stride - the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" pace, step, footstep indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
	3.	stride - significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity" progress, advancement - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
Verb	1.	stride - walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

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stride

verb

1. march, walk, stalk, pace, tread, strut He turned abruptly and strode off down the corridor.

noun

1. step, pace, footstep He walked with long strides.

take something in your stride deal or cope with easily, think nothing of, not bat an eyelid, not be fazed by I was struck by how she took the mistake in her stride.

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stride

verb

1. To walk with long steps, especially in a vigorous manner:

march, stalk.

2. To sit or stand with a leg on each side of:

bestride, straddle.

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Translations

خُطْوَهيَخْطو

dlouhý krokkráčet

langt skridtmarcheretrave

schreitenSchritt

zancadaandar a zancadastranco

harpataharppausharppoa

arpenterenjambermarcher à grands paspas

lép: nagyokat lép

skálma, skrefastór skref

passosenza il minimo sforzoandare a grandi passicon calmafare grandi progressi

daryti didelę pažangąlengvai susidoroti su

iet platiem soļiemplats solis

schrijden

skritt

kroczyć

dlhý krok

hojakoračitikorak

uzun adımuzun adımlarla yürümek

大步大踏步走

stride

[straɪd] (strode (vb: pt) (stridden (pp)))

A. N → zancada f, tranco m; (in measuring) → paso m
to make great strides (fig) → hacer grandes progresos
to get into or hit one's stride → coger or (LAm) agarrar el ritmo
to take things in one's stride or > in stride (US) → tomar las cosas con calma
to put sb off their stride (Brit) → hacer perder los papeles a algn

B. VI (also stride along) → andar a zancadas

C. VT

1. (o.f.) [+ horse] → montar a horcajadas sobre

2. (= cross) [+ deck, yard etc] → cruzar de un tranco

stride away stride off VI + ADV → alejarse a grandes zancadas

stride up VI + ADV to stride up to sb → acercarse resueltamente a algn
to stride up and down → andar de aquí para allá a pasos largos

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stride

[ˈstraɪd]

n

(= long step) (when walking) → enjambée f; (when running) → foulée f
He walked with long strides → Il marchait à longues enjambées.

(= gait) (when walking) → démarche f; (when running) → foulée f
He had a purposeful stride → Il avait une démarche décidée.

to take sth in one's stride (British) (fig) [+ changes, problem] → accepter qch sans sourciller

(= progress) → avancée f
to make enormous strides → faire d'énormes avancées

vi [strode] (pt) [stridden] (pp) → marcher à grands pas
to stride across sth → arpenter qch
Louisa watched him striding across the lawn → Louisa le regarda arpenter la pelouse.
to stride off → s'éloigner à grands pas

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stride

vb: pret <strode>, ptp <stridden>

n (= step) → Schritt m; (= gait also) → Gang m; (fig) → Fortschritt m; to get into or hit one’s stride (fig) → in Schwung or in Fahrt kommen; to take something in one’s stride (Brit) or in stride (US) → mit etw spielend fertig werden; exam, interview → etw spielend schaffen; to put somebody off his/her stride → jdn aus dem Konzept bringen; he took everything in his stride → es schien alles spurlos an ihm vorübergegangen zu sein

vi → schreiten (geh), → mit großen Schritten gehen; to stride along → ausschreiten (geh); to stride away or off → sich mit schnellen Schritten entfernen, davonschreiten (geh); to stride up to somebody → (mit großen Schritten) auf jdn zugehen, auf jdn zuschreiten (geh); to stride up and down → auf- und abgehen or -schreiten (geh)

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stride

[straɪd] (strode (vb: pt) (stridden (pp))) [ˈstrɪdn]

1. n → passo, falcata
to get into one's stride (fig) → trovare il ritmo giusto
to take sth in one's stride (fig) (changes) → prendere con tranquillità (exam) → sostenere senza grossi problemi
to make great strides (fig) → fare passi da gigante

2. vi to stride in/out → entrare/uscire a grandi passi
to stride along → camminare a grandi passi
to stride up and down → camminare avanti e indietro

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stride

(straid) past tensestrode (stroud) : past participlestridden (ˈstridn) – verb

to walk with long steps. He strode along the path; He strode off in anger. stap يَخْطو вървя с големи крачки andar a passos largos kráčet schreiten trave; marchere περπατώ με μεγάλα βήματα, δρασκελίζωandar a zancadas pika sammuga käima گامهاي بلند برداشتن harppoa marcher à grands pas לִצעוֹד लम्बे डग मारना, एक कदम में पार करना, टांगे फैलाकर बैठना, टांगे फैलाकर खड़ा होना koračati, praviti duge korake nagyokat lép berjalan dengan langkah panjang skálma, skrefa (camminare a grandi passi) 大またに歩く 성큼성큼 걷다 žingsniuoti iet platiem soļiem berjalan dengan langkah panjang grote passen nemen lange ut, skridekroczyć لوړ ګامونه پورته کول andar a passos largos a merge cu paşi mari шагать kráčať koračiti ići krupnim koracima gå med långa steg, skrida, kliva เดินก้าวยาว ๆ uzun adımlarla yürümek 大踏步走 широко ступати لمبے لمبے قدم اٹھانا đi dài bước 大踏步走

noun

a long step. He walked with long strides. tree خُطْوَه голяма крачка passada dlouhý krok der Schritt langt skridt διασκελισμός, δρασκελιάzancada pikk samm گام بلند harppaus grands pas צעד लंबे डग भरना dugačak korak, korak (hosszú, nagy) lépés langkah panjang stór skref (passo lungo) 大また 큰 걸음 žingsnis plats solis langkah panjang grote pas langt skritt krok لوړ ګام passada pas mare большой шаг dlhý krok dolg korak krupan korak kliv การเดินก้าวยาว ๆ uzun adım 大步 великий крок لمبا قدم sải chân 大步

make great strides

to progress well. He's making great strides in his piano-playing. vordering يَتَقَدَّم بِسُرْعَةٍ عَظيمَه напредвам бързо fazer grandes progressos dělat pokroky gute Fortschritte machen gøre store fremskridt κάνω άλματα hacer grandes progresos suuri edusamme tegema گامهاي موثر برداشتن edistyä hyvin faire de grands progrès לְהִתקַדֵם בִּצעַדִים גְדוֹלִים तेज प्रगति करना dobro napredovati, ići velikim koracima nagy haladást tesz maju pesat miða hratt áfram (fare grandi progressi) 進歩する 장족의 진보를 하다 daryti didelę pažangą strauji progresēt dapat mencapai kemajuan yang besar grote vorderingen maken gjøre store framskritt robić szybkie postępy موثره ګامونه پورته کول fazer grandes progressos a face mari progrese делать большие успехи robiť pokroky hitro napredovati napredovati krupnim koracima göra stora framsteg ก้าวหน้าด้วยดี büyük ilerleme kaydetmek 大有進步 досягати великих успіхів اچھی ترقی کرنا tiến bộ nhanh 大有进步

take in one's stride

to accept or cope with (a matter) successfully without worrying about it. She takes difficulties in her stride. sonder sukkel يُواجِه المَصاعِب بِنَجاح върша нещо с лекота passar por cima snadno překonat spielend bewältigen tage i stiv arm κάνω με κάθε άνεση tomarse algo con calma, tomarse algo muy bien rahulikult suhtuma در نهايت آرامش با چيزي روبرو شدن suhtautua tyynesti jhnk accepter avec équanimité לָקַחַת בְּקָלוּת सहजता से पार करना सुलझाना lako svladati könnyedén vesz dengan santai fara létt með (affrontare con calma) 楽にこなす 쉽게 뛰어넘다 lengvai susidoroti su viegli tikt galā ar menghadapi sesuatu dengan tenang niet gehinderd worden door klare lett; ta med fatning/som det kommer brać z marszu په نهایت ارامتیا کی له یو شی سره مخامخ کیدل passar por cima a primi fără teamă преодолевать с лёгкостью robiť (čo) bez námahy mimogrede opraviti lako savladati klara ngt med lätthet ยอมรับความสำเร็จโดยปราศจากความกังวล üstesinden gelmek 輕而易舉地 подолати з ходу کسی صورتحال سے بہتر طور سے نپٹنا vượt qua chướng ngại vật một cách dễ dàng 轻而易举地

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