Meaning of hunger strike | Babel Free
Equivalents
Català
vaga de fam
Čeština
hladovka
Cymraeg
streic newyn
Dansk
sultestrejke
Deutsch
Hungerstreik
Español
huelga de hambre
فارسی
اعتصاب غذا
Français
grève de la faim
ગુજરાતી
ભૂખહડતાળ
हिन्दी
अनशन
Magyar
éhségsztrájk
Հայերեն
հացադուլ
Italiano
sciopero della fame
한국어
단식투쟁
Latviešu
badastreiks
Nederlands
hongerstaking
Português
greve de fome
Română
greva foamei
Русский
голодовка
Türkçe
açlık grevi
Tiếng Việt
tuyệt thực
Examples
“Alekhina has become a vocal advocate for prisoners’ rights, a sort of jailhouse lawyer who has exposed numerous violations, filed copious complaints, and, in May, held an 11-day hunger strike that succeeded in changing conditions in her penal colony.”
“A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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