German Conversation · Level 28
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German word
Strategie
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃtʁateˈgiː/
Meaning
- feminine nounstrategy
Example
Wir brauchen eine neue Strategie für das Team.
We need a new strategy for the team.
More examples
Die Abteilung arbeitet seit Monaten an einer neuen Strategie.
The department has been working on a new strategy for months.
Core concept
A route chart sets the overall course while leaving individual moves open to adjustment.
Common phrases
eine langfristige Strategie planen
plan a long-term strategy
an einer Strategie arbeiten
work on a strategy
Similar words
Plan: A concrete plan for reaching a goal, with steps and timing decided in advance.
Taktik: Short-term methods or maneuvers used to reach an immediate goal.
Vorgehen: A chosen way of handling a task or moving a problem forward.
Konzept: An overall concept forming the basis for an activity or project.
Definition in German
Strategie ist ein langfristiger, übergeordneter Plan zur Erreichung eines bestimmten Ziels.
Word origin
Strategie derives from French strategie and ultimately Greek strategia, meaning the office or command of a general, with its modern wider use developing later.
Usage tips
- Strategie normally describes broad direction, while Taktik more often concerns immediate methods or maneuvers.
Other meanings
- policynoun
- game plannoun
Opposites
- Improvisationimprovisationnoun
Related words
- Strategikerstrategistnoun
- Strategieanalysestrategy analysisnoun