streiken

Meaning

  1. (weak) to strike (to stop working in protest)
  2. (figuratively, informal, weak) to refuse to cooperate or participate (of a person); to stop working (of a machine)

Concepts

go on strike

be on strike

come out on strike

Synonyms

die Arbeit niederlegen

in Streik treten

in den Ausstand treten

in den Streik treten

Translations

faire la grève

grev yapmak

απεργώ

estar en huelga

fare sciopero

declararse en huelga

paralizar

scendere in sciopero

faresciopero

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kən/
Etymology

In summary

In part denominally form Streik + -en, in part directly from English to strike. Doublet of native streichen through Proto-Germanic *strīkaną.

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