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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 13.11.2011 / 02.06.2012 |
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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
strike (struck, struck)
Democratization has brought
workers the right to strike and
join a trade union.
someone who is involved in a strike
Viele Leute sympathisieren mit den Streikenden
striker
Many people sympathize with
the strikers.
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.
industrial action
Workers at the plant took industrial
action.
a time when work is stopped because of a
disagreement between workers and employers
stoppage
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.
walkout
Senior union workers staged (=
had) a walkout at
the annual conference over the
proposed changes in funding.
to stop working or leave your job because
of a disagreement with your employer
Die Arbeiter drohen die Arbeit niederzulegen.
walk out
Workers are threatening to walk
out.
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.
trade union, trades union, US labor union
The government’s proposals
have been strongly criticized by
the trade unions
a person who works while others that they
work with are on strike; a scab
blackleg
(noun) [C] UK
DISAPPROVING
an insulting word for a person who continues
working while other people in the organization
are on strike
scab
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.
strike-breaker
Many strike-breakers were subjected
to verbal and physical
attacks.
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
picket
The union organised a monthlong
picket.
a group of workers acting as pickets
Journalisten interviewten die Gewerkschafts-Offiziellen an der Streikposten-Linie
picket line
Journalists interviewed the union
officials on the picket line.
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
welfare state
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
welfare
This national fund pays for welfare
benefits such as unemployment
and sickness pay.
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
welfare
This national fund pays for welfare
benefits such as unemployment
and sickness pay.
receiving financial help from the state because
you are poor or have not been employed
for a long time
on welfare
for all of a person's life
Sie lebte ihr ganzes Leben im gleichen Dorf.
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
She lived in the same village
from the cradle to the grave.
to obtain things, especially money or food,
by asking for them instead of buying them
or working for them
- am Schnorren sein
- Schnorrer
scrounge
on the scrounge DISAPPROVING OR HUMOROUS
scrounger (noun) [C] DISAPPROVING
a lucrative severance agreement offered
to an employee (usually as an incentive to
retire)
golden handshakte
owing money to someone
in debt
people caught up in a difficult economic
situation and having to cope with the consequences
coping classes
money lent to an organisation (or country)
in financial difficulties
bailout
money borrowed from a bank in order to
pay for a property
mortgage
change the rules or agreement (often in an
unfair way)
move the goal posts
a contestant thought to have little chance
of winning
outsider
in an equal position
run neck and neck
the name comes from baseball, where a
batter is permitted two strikes before striking
out on the third
three strikes and you are out
record of a performance of a person or an
organisation
track record
(boxing) cause serious problems
deal a body blow
(chess) a situation in which no action can
be taken by the parties involved in an argument
stalemate
(football) someone is prevented from continuing
an action of some kind
show the red card
(chess) an action taken order to gain an
advantage (often involves risk)
gambit
to be at the back of the group (last)
bring up the rear
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?
level playing field
If the tax systems are different in
each European country, how
can industries start on a level
playing field?
be firm and determined to get what you
want
Er ist ein netter Kerl, aber er kann starrköpfig sein, wenn er muss
play hardball
He's a nice guy, but he can play
hardball when he needs to.
(boxing) doing badly and likely to fail
Ich glaube das Geschäft wird schliesslich scheitern
on the ropes
I think the business is finally on
the ropes.
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.
odds
If you drive a car all your life, the
odds are that you'll have an
accident at some point.
what is risked on a gamble
Die Einsätze (erhöhen)
(raise) the stakes
be losing in an election or race
trail behind
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)
dead heat
The race ended in a dead heat.
The opinion polls show the three
election candidates in a dead
heat (with each other).
