streiken
Meaning
- (weak) to strike (to stop working in protest)
- (figuratively, informal, weak) to refuse to cooperate or participate (of a person); to stop working (of a machine)
Synonyms
die Arbeit niederlegen
in Streik treten
in den Ausstand treten
in den Streik treten
Translations
Frequency
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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