Huelga in english
Strike
pronunciation: straɪk part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: straɪk part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
huelga = strike ; industrial action ; strike action ; walk-out.
Example: What to one author is a 'strike' to another is an industrial dispute.Example: More than 500 library users returning items borrowed before the industrial action were interviewed during the 4 weeks following the reopening of the libraries.Example: The author considers what the attitude of the profession should be to proposed strike action.Example: By law the Union must give the employer seven days' notice of any industrial action meaning the walk-outs could start Friday week.more:
» convocar una huelga = call + a strike .
Example: An alarming increase in jail suicides has led prison guards to call a strike in an effort to press the government to act immediately.» declararse en huelga = strike [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio struck] ; stage + a strike ; strike + break out ; go on + strike ; come out on + strike ; down (+ Posesivo +) tools .
Example: School teachers have decided to strike for more money. Example: The prisoners later staged a strike to protest their fellow inmate's death. Example: And then in April of the same year strikes broke out among waggonwrights and bricklayers in Liverpool. Example: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions. Example: They called on the coal miners in Newcastle to come out on strike in protest against the 3-pound tax. Example: Thousands of sugar workers on Tuesday downed tools across the country as the sugar company refused to accept their demands for higher salary increases.» declararse en huelga en solidaridad con = come out in + sympathy with .
Example: This has enabled Air France workers to come out in sympathy with their BA colleagues.» de huelga = striking .
Example: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.» dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line .
Example: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.» en huelga = striking .
Example: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.» hacer huelga = strike [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio struck] ; go on + strike ; down (+ Posesivo +) tools .
Example: School teachers have decided to strike for more money. Example: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions. Example: Thousands of sugar workers on Tuesday downed tools across the country as the sugar company refused to accept their demands for higher salary increases.» huelga de camioneros = trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike .
Example: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent. Example: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition. Example: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike. Example: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent. Example: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.» huelga decir = needless to say .
Example: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.» huelga de hambre = hunger strike .
Example: Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.» huelga del metal = metalworkers' strike .
Example: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s.» huelga del transporte = lorry strike ; trucker strike ; haulage strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike .
Example: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike. Example: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent. Example: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition. Example: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent. Example: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.» huelga del transporte público = public transport strike .
Example: The Paris public transport strike that began last Tuesday evening is slated to continue through at least early this week.» huelga de silencio = silent strike .
Example: The year saw a library fair in Gothenburg and a 3 minutes silent strike by cultural workers during the general election campaign.» huelga de transportistas = trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike .
Example: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent. Example: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition. Example: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike. Example: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent. Example: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.» huelga general = general strike .
Example: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.» huelga indefinida = open-ended strike .
Example: School teachers have declared a state of alert as a prelude to the open-ended strike over pay and working conditions.» huelga jurisdiccional = jurisdictional strike .
Example: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.» huelga por solidaridad = sympathy strike .
Example: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.» organizar una huelga = stage + a strike .
Example: The prisoners later staged a strike to protest their fellow inmate's death.» piquete de huelga = strike picket line ; picket line .
Example: Workers must be prepared to defend their strike picket lines against scabs and official repression. Example: Rather, diversity is emphasized by telling the stories of women in settings as various as the suburbs and the farms, the kitchens, and the picket lines.» ponerse en huelga = walk out ; go on + strike ; come out on + strike ; down (+ Posesivo +) tools .
Example: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain. Example: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions. Example: They called on the coal miners in Newcastle to come out on strike in protest against the 3-pound tax. Example: Thousands of sugar workers on Tuesday downed tools across the country as the sugar company refused to accept their demands for higher salary increases.» ponerse en huelga en solidaridad con = come out in + sympathy with .
Example: This has enabled Air France workers to come out in sympathy with their BA colleagues.» romper la huelga = cross + the picket line .
Example: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.