a general strike
всеобщая забастовка
A general strike brought the city to a standstill.
Всеобщая забастовка парализовала жизнь города.
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strike
strike
Meaning of strike
English
when workers stop working to protest about pay or conditions
Русский
Когда работники перестают работать, требуя лучших условий.
Pronunciation
British English
/straɪk/
American English
/straɪk/
strike with Russian translation
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Виды забастовок
Kinds of strikea one-day strike
однодневная забастовка
The union announced a one-day strike.
Профсоюз объявил однодневную забастовку.
- a nationwide strikeобщенациональная забастовка
- a rail strikeзабастовка железнодорожников
- a teachers' strikeзабастовка учителей
- an indefinite strikeбессрочная забастовка
Участие и организация
Participation and organizationПричины и последствия
Disputes and consequencesstrike action
забастовочные действия
The dispute could lead to strike action.
Спор может привести к забастовочным действиям.
a strike over pay
забастовка из-за зарплаты
The strike over pay lasted two weeks.
Забастовка из-за зарплаты длилась две недели.
- a strike over working conditionsзабастовка из-за условий труда
- a strike ballotголосование о проведении забастовки
- the threat of a strikeугроза забастовки
- disruption caused by a strikeнарушения работы из-за забастовки
- settle a strikeурегулировать забастовочный конфликт
- a wave of strikesволна забастовок
- strike payпособие участникам забастовки
Примеры предложений с strike
- 1
The rail strike has cancelled most of today's trains.
Из-за забастовки железнодорожников отменено большинство сегодняшних поездов.
- 2
Schools closed during the teachers' strike.
Во время забастовки учителей школы закрылись.
- 3
An indefinite strike began after the talks failed.
После провала переговоров началась бессрочная забастовка.
- 4
The workers went on strike over unpaid wages.
Работники начали забастовку из-за невыплаченной зарплаты.
- 5
The drivers have been on strike since Monday.
Водители бастуют с понедельника.
- 6
Union members voted for a strike.
Члены профсоюза проголосовали за забастовку.
- 7
Hundreds of employees joined the strike.
Сотни сотрудников присоединились к забастовке.
- 8
The strike ended when management accepted the new terms.
Забастовка закончилась, когда руководство приняло новые условия.
- 9
The company hopes to settle the strike through negotiation.
Компания надеется урегулировать забастовочный конфликт с помощью переговоров.
- 10
Passengers faced long delays because of the strike.
Пассажиры столкнулись с длительными задержками из-за забастовки.
- 11
The threat of a strike brought both sides back to the table.
Угроза забастовки вернула обе стороны за стол переговоров.
- 12
A strike ballot will take place next week.
Голосование о проведении забастовки состоится на следующей неделе.
- 13
The union provides strike pay to its members.
Профсоюз выплачивает своим членам пособие во время забастовки.
strike usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The train drivers are on strike.
Машинисты поездов объявили забастовку.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The strike closed the airport for two days.
Из-за забастовки аэропорт был закрыт два дня.
strike synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between strike, walkout, protest, and industrial action
W
🇬🇧English
walkout
Suddenly leaving work as a protest.
rare word
ENThe workers staged a walkout at noon.
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P
🇬🇧English
protest
Any protest, not only stopping work.
very often
ENThousands joined the protest in the square.
I
🇬🇧English
industrial action
Strikes and similar; formal, mainly British.
rare word
ENNurses are planning industrial action next week.
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strike meaning: what does it mean?
when workers stop working to protest about pay or conditions
strike pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
strike is pronounced as /straɪk/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
strike definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Машинисты поездов объявили забастовку. Translation: The train drivers are on strike.
Is strike part of At the Airport vocabulary?
Yes, strike can be learned in the At the Airport topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is strike part of Employment and HR Documents vocabulary?
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