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stride  (strd)

v. strode (strd), strid·den (strdn), 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. A step of progress; an advance. Often used in the plural: 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 strdan.]

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strider 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing the distance covered between strokes

8. (Music) Also called stride piano Jazz 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

take (something) in one's stride to do (something) without difficulty or effort

vb strides, striding, strode, stridden

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

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

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

4. (Team Sports / 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]

strider  n

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

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

noun

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.

Translations

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

v stride [straid]

to walk with long steps He strode along the path; He strode off in anger. stap يَخْطو вървя с големи крачки kráčet trave; marchere schreiten περπατώ με μεγάλα βήματα, δρασκελίζω andar 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, skride kroczyć 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

n

a long step He walked with long strides. tree خُطْوَه голяма крачка dlouhý krok langt skridt der Schritt διασκελισμός, δρασκελιά zancada pikk samm گام بلند harppaus grands pas צַעַד 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 (długi) krok 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 dělat pokroky gøre store fremskridt gute Fortschritte machen κάνω άλματα hacer grandes progresos suuri edusamme tegema گامهاي موثر برداشتن edistyä hyvää vauhtia 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 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 snadno překonat tage i stiv arm (etwas) spielend bewältigen κάνω με κάθε άνεση tomarse algo con calma, tomarse algo muy bien rahulikult suhtuma در نهايت آرامش با چيزي روبرو شدن suhtautua tyynesti 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 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