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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessciopero
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sciopero
"I dipendenti hanno indetto uno sciopero."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to obtain concessions from their employer.
"The union called for a general strike across all industries." - 2
An act of hitting or striking something forcefully.
"The boxer delivered a powerful strike to his opponent's jaw." - 3
(Bowling) An act of knocking down all the pins with the first ball.
"He bowled a perfect game with twelve consecutive strikes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Old English 'strican' meaning 'to stroke, rub, go', from Proto-Germanic '*strikanan'. The sense of 'to deal a blow' developed in late Old English. The sense of 'to refuse to work' (noun and verb) is from the 18th century, originally from sailors 'striking' or removing the sails from the mast in protest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "strike" is said worldwide
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grève
Transliteration: grève
"Les travailleurs ont voté pour une grève."
Streik
Transliteration: Streik
"Die Gewerkschaft rief zum Streik auf."
sciopero
Transliteration: sciopero
"I dipendenti hanno indetto uno sciopero."
huelga
Transliteration: huelga
"Los empleados declararon una huelga."
greve
Transliteration: greve
"Os trabalhadores entraram em greve."
हड़ताल
Transliteration: haṛtāl
"कर्मचारियों ने हड़ताल की घोषणा की।"
罢工
Transliteration: bàgōng
"工人举行了罢工。"
파업
Transliteration: paeop
"노동자들이 파업에 들어갔다."
ストライキ
Transliteration: sutoraiki
"労働者たちはストライキを決行した。"
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