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The German word for strike is
Streik





strike

Plural

The plural of Streik is Streiks.

German Definition


strike
     Substantiv:
     [1] Schlag, Angriff
     [2] Streik
          [1] Several civilians died in the air strike of the army.
            Mehrere Zivilisten starben beim Luftangriff der Armee.
          [2] The workers voted to end the strike.
            Die Arbeiter stimmten dafür, den Streik zu beenden.
     Verb:
     [1] einen Schlag ausführen, einen Treffer landen
     [2] streiken
     [3] einem vorkommen wie
          [1] The earthquake struck at night.
          [2] The workers continued to strike.
          [3] This strikes me as a good idea.

Translations for strike and their definitions

Streik ©
     n. strike (work stoppage)
     v. singular imperative of streiken
     v. colloquial of


streiken
     v. to strike (to stop working in protest)
     v. (figurative, chiefly informal) to refuse to cooperate or participate (of a person); to stop working (of a machine)


schlagen
     v. to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
     v. to beat; to win against; to defeat
     v. to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound
     v. to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
     v. (of a clock) to chime
     v. to fight


Treffen
     n. gerund of treffen
     n-n. a meeting
     v. to meet; to encounter
          Wir treffen uns morgen. - See you tomorrow. (Lit. "We'll meet each other tomorrow".)
     v. to hit; to strike
     v. to affect; to concern
     v. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate
          Das trifft sich schlecht. - That’s unfortunate.
          Es trifft sich ausgezeichnet, dass... - It is entirely fitting that...
     v. to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action
          Ich treffe eine Entscheidung. - I'm making a decision.
          Ich treffe Maßnahmen. - I'm taking measures.
          Ich treffe eine Vereinbarung. - I'm reaching an agreement.
          Ich treffe Vorbereitungen. - I'm making preparations.
          Ich treffe Vorsorge. - I'm taking precautions.
          Ich treffe Vorkehrungen. - I'm making arrangements.
          Ich treffe eine Wahl. - I am making a choice.
          Ich treffe eine Aussage. - I'm making a statement.



Strike


prägen
     v. to mint
     v. to shape
     v. to characterize


Streichen
     n. gerund of streichen
     n. dative plural of Streich
     v. to stroke
     v. to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
     v. to spread; to rub; to apply
     v. to paint


Scheinen
     n. gerund of scheinen
     n. dative plural of Schein
     v. to shine; to gleam
     v. (copulative) to seem; to appear; to look
          Es scheint mir, dass … - It seems to me that …
          Du scheinst erschöpft. - You seem exhausted.


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