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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE STROKE OF

on the stroke of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE STROKE OF

on the safe side
on the same page
on the scrapheap
on the shelf
on the side
on the skids
on the skite
on the slate
on the sly
on the spin
on the spot
on the spur of the moment
on the square
on the starboard bow
on the stocks
on the streets
on the strength of
on the stump
on the sunny side of
on the surface

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE STROKE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
care of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in face of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make of
make use of
more of
take advantage of
take care of
the right side of
to the tune of

Synonyms and antonyms of on the stroke of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «on the stroke of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE STROKE OF

Find out the translation of on the stroke of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the stroke of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the stroke of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上的行程
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la carrera de
570 millions of speakers

English

on the stroke of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के स्ट्रोक पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على من السكتة الدماغية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

от хода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

no curso de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ট্রোক এর উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur le coup de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada stroke of
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vom Hub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の行程
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 스트로크 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing stroke of
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên hành trình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பக்கவாதம் மீது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या स्ट्रोक वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vuruşta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allo scoccare della
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na skok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

від ходу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în timpul cursei de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επί της διαδρομής του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die slag van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på slaget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på slag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the stroke of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE STROKE OF»

The term «on the stroke of» is very widely used and occupies the 7.803 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE STROKE OF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «on the stroke of» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «on the stroke of» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the stroke of

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE STROKE OF»

Discover the use of on the stroke of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the stroke of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures ...
... F2.3973 Dist Tri-Stone Pictures. c4 Dec 1923 [LP19670]. Si; b&w. 35mm. 5 reels. Note: A William S. Hart film originally released by Mutual Film Corp. on 15 Apr 1915. ON THE SHELF see LET WOMEN ALONE ON THE STROKE OF THREE ...
Kenneth White Munden, 1997
2
Mrs. Dalloway
... buries itself in ring after ring of sound, like something alive which wants to confide itself, to disperse itself, to be, with a tremor of delight, at rest - like Clarissa herself, thought Peter Walsh, coming downstairs on the stroke of the hour in white .
Virginia Woolf, 1996
3
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
11 at/on the stroke of sth exactly at a particular time: Fireworks started at the stroke of ten. TOUCH© 12 [C] an act of moving your hand, another part of the body or an object gently over something or someone, usually repeatedly and for  ...
‎2008
4
Prohibition: Thirteen Years that Changed America
An illustrated survey of the age of Prohibition covers the ill-fated Eighteenth Amendment, the St. Valentine's Day massacre, the speakeasies, the gangsters, and the bootleggers
Edward Behr, 1996
5
The Tenth Muse: Writing about Cinema in the Modernist Period
... “U.S.A.” cinema has thrown light on all the beauty of our time, all the mystery of modern mechanics... Everything was revivified with a single stroke.'216 The pun on the 'stroke' of Chaplin's cane as the magician's wand conjures up the figure ...
Laura Marcus, 2007
6
Vignettes - Life's Tales Book Three
All celebrations start on the stroke of midnight and may go on for one or more days. Our experience went like this. First, we had an engaging New Year's evening telling of our life's experiences and consuming light beverages. At the stroke of ...
William Baker, 2013
7
The Hesperian
said a person standing near Montano; "the clock is on the stroke of nine ; —mark me ! as it striketh the last stroke, he will appear." Montano fixed his eyes on the grand entrance to the saloon, expecting that, when the doors " wide open flew," ...
William Davis Gallagher, Otway Curry, 1838
8
Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans
So they went up there just on the stroke of twelve, at Nuuanu Pali. And by golly, that meat disappeared. It actually disappeared. They haul tail out of there, boy! They disappeared, let me tell you. The driver he dropped everybody off and then he ...
Dennis M. Ogawa, 1978
9
The Annals of Electricity Magnetism and Chemistry and ...
Sir, Having considered your communication in the Annals of Electricity, on marine lightning conductors, containing observations on the stroke of lightning which fell on the masts of H.M.S. Beagle, I thinkitfair, both to Mr. Harris and the naval ...
‎1839
10
The Nigger of the "Narcissus"
The carpenter had driven in the last wedge of the main-hatch battens, and, throwing down his maul, had wiped his face with great deliberation, just on the stroke of five. The decks had been swept, the windlass oiled and made ready to heave ...
Joseph Conrad, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE STROKE OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on the stroke of is used in the context of the following news items.
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FC Utrecht 2 Derby County 3 match report
The Rams' reward came on the stroke of half time. Ince's rasping drive was brilliantly touched over by Ruiter and from the corner, delivered by ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
2
Match report: Braga 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
... kept out by Stanislav Kritsyuk before Alex Lopez had a penalty shout turned down on the stroke of half-time following a collision with Baiano. «Sheffield Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
AFC Telford 2 Derby County 4 - Report
Bucks were growing in confidence and linked up spectacularly on the stroke of half-time with great applause from the Telford faithful. Jack Rea ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
4
Fabian Delph: £8m signing taken off on stretcher just 18 minutes into …
Goals from Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pepe put Real 3-0 up, before Yaya Toure pulled one back for City on the stroke of half-time ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
LUFC On This Day - July 25th
... pre-season five minutes before half time and Ross McCormack scored his first goal from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time, as Leeds ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
6
'Hat-trick' Were leaves Thika in drunken stupor
Skipper, Dennis Odhiambo then found Ray Omondi in the box on the stroke of halftime but his strike was well dealt with by Ochieng' who is yet ... «Capital FM Kenya, Jul 15»
7
Historic feat: Abedi's Nania upset Kotoko to win FA Cup
On the stroke of full time, keeper Soulama came to the rescue of Kotoko with a fine save of Omani's header from a Prince Baffoe free-kick at the ... «AllSports.com.gh, Jul 15»
8
St Helens 52 Hull KR 12: Rovers end regular season with heavy …
Walsh missed a penalty on the stroke of half-time. The turning point came ten minutes into the second half. Just as when it looked KR were ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
England Under-16 Boys overcome Ireland challenge
Ireland pulled level right on the stroke of half time when Peter Lynch scored after a goalmouth melee. But ten minutes into the second half England were back in ... «England Hockey, Jul 15»
10
Video: Referee gets it wrong and Titans pay the price
... tackle on McCollough, even though it seemed as though the Broncos dummy-half got it wrong, and it cost them a penalty goal right on the stroke of halftime. «Sportal.com.au, Jul 15»

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