strike

/straɪk/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
strikes

Meaning

  1. huelga

    • The workers go on strike.

      Los trabajadores se van a la huelga.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

needless to say

Etymological connection: strike, as in a labor strike, is "huelga" in Spanish, the same word used in "huelga decir" (needless to say), both from the verb "holgar," to be idle or superfluous.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa strike?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The workers go on ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a strike?

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