strike up

1. (ідіома, перехідне)To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.

   To make him feel welcome, she struck up a conversation with the newly arrived guest.

   He struck up a friendship with Redford that was to last for many years.

   schließen [Freundschaft]

   start playing

2. (ергативне, ідіома, неперехідне)To start something, usually playing live music.

   The band struck up and everyone started to dance.

   The bride entered the church just as the "Wedding March" struck up.

3. To raise (as sheet metal), in making dishes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die.

1. Tom struck up a conversation with Mary.

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2. The student center is a good place to strike up conversations.

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3. Tom tried to strike up a conversation.

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4. I struck up an acquaintance with him.

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5. I struck up an acquaintance with her.

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неправильне · Урок

• strike offпозначати, мітитиTo remove from a list or register.
• strike outвикреслити, викреслюватиTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
• strike inоб'єднати, з'єднатиTo enter suddenly or with force.
• strike downупустити, упускатиTo kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.
• strike backочолити, очолюватиTo respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
• strike throughвикреслити, викреслюватиTo partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
• strike upTo start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.