strike down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire tomber quelqu'un au sol, d'abroger une loi ou une règle, ou de provoquer une mort ou une maladie soudaine.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of knocking someone down, invalidating a law or rule, or causing sudden death or illness.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. To cause death or serious illnessformal

   To kill or severely affect someone, often suddenly, with a disease or illness.

   frapper mortellement

   • The plague struck down thousands of people in the Middle Ages.
   • He was struck down by a sudden heart attack.
   • The disease struck down the entire herd of cattle.

   Synonymesafflictcut downfellkillslaysmite

   Antonymesresurrectrevive

2. To invalidate or overturnformal

   To declare a law, rule, or decision as invalid, especially by a court.

   déclarer invalide, annuler

   • The Supreme Court struck down the controversial law.
   • The judge struck down the motion as unconstitutional.
   • The new regulation was struck down by the appeals court.

   Synonymesabrogateannulinvalidatenullifyoverruleoverturnquashrescindreverserevokeset asidevoid

   Antonymesaffirmratifysustainupholdvalidate

3. To knock someone downinformal

   To hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground.

   abattre

   • The boxer struck down his opponent with a powerful punch.
   • The car struck down the pedestrian crossing the street.
   • He was struck down by a stray branch during the storm.

   Synonymesbowl overdeckfellfloorknock downknock overlay outprostrate

Verbe de basestrike