english vocabulary

to refuse to continue working because of

an argument with an employer about working

conditions, pay levels or job losses

Die Demokratisierung brachte den Arbeitern das Recht zu streiken und einer Gewerkschaft beizutreten

someone who is involved in a strike

Viele Leute sympathisieren mit den Streikenden

when workers act in a way that is intended

to force an employer to agree to something,

especially by stopping work

Die Fabrikarbeiter nahmen den "Arbeitskampf" auf.

a time when work is stopped because of a

disagreement between workers and employers

the act of leaving an official meeting as a

group in order to show disapproval, or of

leaving a place of work to start a strike

"Senior union workers" verliessen die jährliche Konferenz zu den vorgeschlagenen Änderungen der Finanzierung.

to stop working or leave your job because

of a disagreement with your employer

Die Arbeiter drohen die Arbeit niederzulegen.

an organization that represents the people

who work in a particular industry, protects

their rights, and discusses their pay and

working conditions with employers

Die VOrschläge der Regierung wurden von der Gewerkschaft scharf kritisiert.

a person who works while others that they

work with are on strike; a scab

an insulting word for a person who continues

working while other people in the organization

are on strike

someone who continues working during a

strike or who takes the job of a worker who

is involved in a strike

Viele Streikbrecher waren verbalen und physischen Attacken ausgesetzt.

a worker or group of workers who protest

outside a building to prevent other workers

from going inside, especially because they

have a disagreement with their employers

Die Gewerkschaft organisierte einen Monat lang Streikposten

a group of workers acting as pickets

Journalisten interviewten die Gewerkschafts-Offiziellen an der Streikposten-Linie

a system of taxation which allows the government

of a country to provide social services

such as health care, unemployment

pay, etc. to people who need them

1help given, especially by the state or an

organization, to people who need it, especially

because they do not have enough

money

Der Nationalfonds zahlt Sozial-Leistungen wie Arbeitslosen - und Krankheitsgeld

1help given, especially by the state or an

organization, to people who need it, especially

because they do not have enough

money

Der Nationalfonds zahlt Sozial-Leistungen wie Arbeitslosen - und Krankheitsgeld

receiving financial help from the state because

you are poor or have not been employed

for a long time

for all of a person's life

Sie lebte ihr ganzes Leben im gleichen Dorf.

to obtain things, especially money or food,

by asking for them instead of buying them

or working for them

- am Schnorren sein

- Schnorrer

a lucrative severance agreement offered

to an employee (usually as an incentive to

retire)

owing money to someone

people caught up in a difficult economic

situation and having to cope with the consequences

money lent to an organisation (or country)

in financial difficulties

money borrowed from a bank in order to

pay for a property

change the rules or agreement (often in an

unfair way)

a contestant thought to have little chance

of winning

in an equal position

the name comes from baseball, where a

batter is permitted two strikes before striking

out on the third

record of a performance of a person or an

organisation

(boxing) cause serious problems

(chess) a situation in which no action can

be taken by the parties involved in an argument

(football) someone is prevented from continuing

an action of some kind

(chess) an action taken order to gain an

advantage (often involves risk)

to be at the back of the group (last)

a situation where everyone has the same

opportunity

Wenn die Steuersysteme in allen europäischen Ländern verschieden sind, wie kann die Industrie beginnen die gleichen Möglichkeiten zu haben?

be firm and determined to get what you

want

Er ist ein netter Kerl, aber er kann starrköpfig sein, wenn er muss

(boxing) doing badly and likely to fail

Ich glaube das Geschäft wird schliesslich scheitern

the probability that someone or something

will (not) succeed or (not) happen

Wenn du dein Leben lang Auto fährst, stehen die Chancen gut, dass du an einem bestimmten Punkt einen Unfall hast.

what is risked on a gamble

Die Einsätze (erhöhen)

be losing in an election or race

when competitors finish at exactly the

same time or with the same result

Das Rennen endete in einem Unentschieden.

Die Umfrage zeigt, die drei Wahlkanditaten in einem Unentschieden (miteinander)