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streaknoun
streaks
pl
UK
/striːk/
US
/strik/
sériePour une période continue de succès, de chance ou d'échecs.
The team is on a winning streak, having won their last five games.
L'équipe est dans une série de victoires, après avoir gagné ses cinq derniers matchs.
The artist added a streak of blue to the painting to create contrast.
L'artiste a ajouté un trait de bleu au tableau pour créer du contraste.
traceEn minéralogie, trace laissée sur une plaque de porcelaine non émaillée.
Hematite has a reddish-brown streak that helps distinguish it from similar minerals.
L'hématite a une trace brun rougeâtre qui aide à la distinguer de minéraux similaires.
Additional translations
veineAu sens figuré, pour une tendance ou une disposition marquée.
strieEmployé pour une ligne étroite, une marque ou une bande visible, notamment sur une surface.
Synonyms
series
spurt
run
spell
stripe
band
line
mark
dash
flash
streakverb
streaked
Past Simple
streaked
Past Participle
streaking
Gerund
UK
/striːk/
US
/striːk/
The rain streaked the windows with dirt.
La pluie a strié les fenêtres de saleté.
filerSe dit d’un mouvement très rapide dans une direction donnée.
The meteor streaked across the night sky.
Le météore a filé dans le ciel nocturne.
Additional translations
faire un streakingAnglicisme employé pour parler du fait de courir nu en public.
Synonyms
scrawl
draw
paint
stripe
mark
line
dash
sweep
streakadjective
UK
/striːk/
US
/strik/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to streaks or a streak pattern
striéS’emploie pour un motif marqué par des stries ou des traits.
Researchers captured the ultrafast event with a streak camera.
Les chercheurs ont capturé l'événement ultrarapide avec une caméra striée.
Synonyms
streaked
streaky
striped
banded
marbled
veined
striated

Definitions

streaknoun
A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings.
The artist added a streak of blue to the painting to create contrast.
A continuous period of specified success or luck.
The team is on a winning streak, having won their last five games.
A tendency or characteristic, especially of a specified kind.
He has a stubborn streak that makes him difficult to work with.
The color of the powder produced when a mineral is rubbed across an unglazed porcelain plate, used as a diagnostic property in mineralogy.
Hematite has a reddish-brown streak that helps distinguish it from similar minerals.
streakverb
To move very fast in a specified direction.
The meteor streaked across the night sky.
To mark or become marked with streaks.
The rain streaked the windows with dirt.
To run naked in a public place as a prank or dare.
He decided to streak across the football field during halftime.
streakadjective
(attributive) Relating to or characterized by streaks or a streak pattern.
Researchers captured the ultrafast event with a streak camera.
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