German word

Warnstreik

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈvaʁnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k/

Meaning

  • masculine nounwarning strike

Example

Am Morgen gab es mehrere Warnstreiks in der Stadt.

There were several warning strikes in the city that morning.

Illustration for Warnstreik (warning strike)

More examples

Die Beschäftigten drohten, in Warnstreik zu treten.

The employees threatened to go on a warning strike.

Core concept

Workers briefly stop work together to signal that stronger industrial action may follow.

Common phrases

  • in Warnstreik treten

    go on a warning strike

  • einen Warnstreik ausrufen

    call a warning strike

  • kurzer Warnstreik

    short warning strike

  • flächendeckender Warnstreik

    widespread warning strike

Similar words

Streik: Collective work stoppage aimed at securing better pay or working conditions.
Kurzstreik: A temporary strike lasting only for a limited time.
Generalstreik: A broad strike involving workers across industries or throughout a region.
Betriebsstreik: A work stoppage confined to a particular company or establishment.

Definition in German

Vorübergehender Streik, den eine Gewerkschaft kurzfristig zur Warnung oder als Druckmittel organisiert.

Word origin

Warnstreik combines German Warnung or warnen, meaning a warning, with Streik, a German borrowing from English strike.

Usage tips

  • Warnstreik is masculine, with the plural Warnstreiks, and commonly appears in phrases such as zu einem Warnstreik aufrufen.

Opposites

  • Normalbetriebnormal operationnoun
  • Arbeitsaufnahmeresumption of worknoun

Related words

  • Warnstreikteilnehmerwarning strike participantnoun
  • Warnstreikaufrufcall for a warning strikenoun
  • Warnstreikteilnahmeparticipation in a warning strikenoun

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