strike up | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Tostartsomething with somebody else, such as aconversationorrelationship.To make him feel welcome, shestruck upa conversation with the newly arrived guest.Hestruck upa friendship with Redford that was to last for many years.1903September 28,Henry James,The Ambassadors, London:Methuen & Co.[…],→OCLC:He repeated to Chad what he had been saying in the court to Waymarsh; how there was no doubt whatever that his sister would find the latter a kindred spirit, no doubt of the alliance, based on an exchange of views, that the pair would successfullystrike up.; (intransitive,ergative,idiomatic)Tostartsomething, usually playing live music.The bandstruck upand everyone started to dance.The bride entered the church just as the "Wedding March"struck up.c.1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe],Tamburlaine the Great.[…]The First Part[…], 2nd edition, part 1, London:[…][R. Robinson for]Richard Iones,[…], published1592,→OCLC; reprinted asTamburlaine the Great(A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press,1973,→ISBN,Act II, scene ii:Strike vpthe Drum and martch corragiouſly,Fortune her ſelfe dooth ſit vpon our Creſts.; To raise (as sheet metal), in making dishes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in adie.

Examples:

EN: Hurry, Beth, strike up.
ES: Date prisa, Beth, música.
EN: And who will strike up for the harvest festival today?
ES: ¿Y quién tocará hoy en la Fiesta de la Cosecha?
EN: Now, get going and strike up the band.
ES: Ahora, vete y reúne a la banda.
EN: Hey, leader, strike up the band
ES: Oye, director, Que la banda empiece a tocar...
ES: Oye, director Que la banda empiece a tocar...
ES: Oye, director Que la banda empiece a tocar...
EN: Someone would strike up a song... and the valley would ring with the sound of many voices.
ES: Si alguien rompía a cantar, el valle resonaba con el sonido de muchas voces.
EN: You strike up the band I'll have Christine and the boss down in five minutes.
ES: Abre con la primera canción y bajo en cinco minutos. Vale.
EN: You wasn't aiming to strike up a bargain with this fella, was you, Mr. Johnson?
ES: No estabas planeando hacer un intercambio con este tipo, ¿verdad, Sr. Johnson?
EN: And with that I bid the orchestra to strike up!
ES: Pido a Ia orquesta que empiece a tocar.
EN: - Trillo, strike up the music.
ES: - Trillo, que suene la música.
EN: Go on, strike up the band.
ES: Vamos, reúne a tus músicos..
EN: Well, if you're not lookin' for anybody, and if you're not a checker like you say you're not, what are you tryin' to strike up a conversation for?
ES: Si no está buscando a nadie... y si, como usted dice, no es un verificador... ¿para qué quiere entablar conversación?
EN: Men, at the signal from my baton we will strike up!
ES: A la señal de mi batuta, comenzamos.
EN: And then strike up the band
ES: Y luego que toque la banda.
EN: Aye, strike up a gay tune.
ES: Es cierto. Toca algo alegre.
EN: The circus is standing, the midway is filling... so strike up the band.
ES: La carpa está en pie, la feria se llena, que la banda empiece a tocar.

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