 | English  | German |  |
 | counter- {prefix} [e.g. attack, strike, balance, argument] | 138 Gegen- [z. B. Angriff, Schlag, Gewicht, Argument] |  |
 | wildcat {adj} [e.g. strike] | 15 wild [z. B. Streik] |  |
 | striking {adj} {pres-p} [coming out on strike] | 9 streikend |  |
 | sb. striked [went on strike] | 6 jd. streikte |  |
 | striked {past-p} [coll.] [gone on strike] | gestreikt |  |
| Verbs |
 | to instigate sth. [mutiny, strike, mischief etc.] | 1318 etw.Akk. anzetteln [ugs.] |  |
 | to thump [to beat or strike with a dull sound] | 1251 bumsen [ugs.] [dumpf pochen, klopfen] |  |
 | to strike [come out on strike] | 783 streiken |  |
 | to tap [strike gently] | 710 tippen [antippen, leicht und kurz berühren] |  |
 | to blow sb./sth. [beat, strike] | 376 jdn./etw. schlagen [Schläge versetzen] |  |
 | to crack [affect, strike with sorrow] | 333 treffen [emotional] |  |
 | to buffet sb./sth. [strike] | 210 jdn./etw. schlagen |  |
 | to knock (sb./sth.) [hit, strike] | 187 (jdn./etw.) schlagen |  |
 | to whack sb. [coll.] [strike forcefully] | 73 jdn. hauen [ugs.] [auf jdn. einschlagen] |  |
 | to get sb. [coll.] [injure, strike] | 66 jdn. drankriegen [ugs.] |  |
 | to slat [strike, beat] | 47 schlagen |  |
 | constr. to demould sth. [Br.] [to strike formwork] | 6 etw. entschalen |  |
 | to bandy [strike to and fro] | hin- und herschlagen [Ball etc.] |  |
 | constr. to demold sth. [Am.] [to strike formwork] | etw. entschalen |  |
 | to pat sth. [strike gently] | leicht auf etw. klopfen |  |
 | mil. to restrike [strike again] | nachstoßen [erneut stoßen] |  |
 | to walk [sl.] [stage a walkout, go on strike] | die Arbeit niederlegen [streiken] |  |
 | to whang [to strike heavily] | gewaltsam schlagen |  |
| Nouns |
 | percussion [strike, tap] | 51 Schlag {m} |  |
 | peck [strike with the beak] | 29 Schnabelhieb {m} |  |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
 | to impinge (on) [strike] | fallen [auf etw., z. B. Licht] |  |
 | jobs to join duty [Ind.] [to return to work after a leave, sickness, or strike] | (wieder) zur Arbeit zurückkehren [die Tätigkeit als Arbeiter, Angestellter usw. wieder aufnehmen] |  |
 | to lash out [strike, hit] | zulangen [zuschlagen] |  |
 | to stay out [Br.] [coll.] [be on strike] | streiken |  |
 | jobs to stay out [Br.] [coll.] [be on strike] | sich im Ausstand befinden |  |
 | to walk out [go on strike] | in Streik treten |  |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
 | coal strike [coal miner's strike] | Bergarbeiterstreik {m} |  |
 | hist. pol. February strike [general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941] | Februarstreik {m} [Generalstreik in den Niederlanden gegen die deutsche Besatzung, 1941] |  |
 | econ. jobs pol. industrial action [strike] | Streik {m} |  |
 | biol. med. initial contact [heel strike] | Aufsetzen {n} der Ferse |  |
 | med. nursing strike [breastfeeding strike] | Stillstreik {m} |  |
 | econ. jobs pol. work-in [a form of a strike] | Weiterführung {f} der Produktion [Betriebsbesetzung] |  |
| 3 Words: Others |
 | Have at you! [dated] [exclamation when someone is about to strike] | Nimm dies! [veraltet] [Ausruf, wenn man zum Schlag ausholt] |  |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
 | to give sb. a clout [coll.] [to strike sb.] | jdm. eine pfeffern [ugs.] [jdn. schlagen] |  |
 | to go through with sth. [plan, strike, etc.] | etw.Akk. durchführen [Plan, Kundgebung etc.] |  |
 | to go through with sth. [plan, strike] | etw.Akk. durchziehen [ugs.] |  |
 | phys. to impinge on / upon sth. [to strike, esp. with a sharp colllison] | an / gegen etw. stoßen |  |
 | phys. to impinge on / upon sth. [to strike] | auf etw. auftreffen |  |
 | to raise one's hand [about to strike] | (mit der Hand) ausholen [um jdn. zu schlagen] |  |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
 | to lay into each other [coll.] [strike each other forcefully] | sichAkk. (gegenseitig) beharken [salopp] [einander (verbissen) bekämpfen] |  |
 | to lift one's hand against sb. [strike] | die Hand gegen jdn. erheben [geh.] |  |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
 | jobs law duty not to engage in industrial action [Br.] [Aus.] [strike, work slow-down, etc.] | Friedenspflicht {f} [Streikrecht] |  |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | RadioTV F C.B. Strike [Name for 'Strike' in countries other than UK] | Strike |  |
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