How do you say 'exit' in Italian?

Uscita, as in 'in fondo al corridoio trovi la seconda uscita di sicurezza'.

What does liscio mean?

It describes something smooth to the touch, without rough parts, like a wet floor that's too liscio.

Riuscire, as in 'spero di riuscire ad arrivare in piscina prima delle otto'.

There's a transit strike and you have to walk to the pool, in the rain.

Per lo sciopero dei mezzi arriviamo tutti in ritardo.

Because of the transit strike we're all arriving late.

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sciopero/ˈʃɔpero/
strikenoun
A protest in which workers all stop working together.
uscire/uʃˈʃire/
to go outverb
To go outside from a closed place or from home.
scendere/ˈʃendere/
to go downverb
To go downward, for example down the stairs.
ascensore/aʃʃenˈsore/
elevatornoun
A cabin that carries people up and down between the floors of a building.
striscia/ˈstriʃʃa/
crosswalk linenoun
Each of the white lines on the road where people cross on foot.
scivolare/ʃivoˈlare/
to slipverb
To lose your footing and risk falling.
piscina/piʃˈʃina/
poolnoun
A large tank full of water where people swim.
liscio/ˈliʃʃo/
smoothadjective
Something that feels even to the touch, with no rough parts.
riuscire/riuʃˈʃire/
to manageverb
To manage to do something, to pull it off.
uscita/uʃˈʃita/
exitnoun
The point from which you leave a building or a place.

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Per lo sciopero dei mezzi arriviamo tutti in ritardo.
Because of the transit strike we're all arriving late.
Con questa pioggia non ho voglia di uscire di casa.
With this rain I don't feel like leaving the house.
Preferisco scendere le scale a piedi, sono solo due piani.
I'd rather walk down the stairs, it's only two floors.
Meglio salire in ascensore, con le borse pesanti.
Better to take the elevator up, with the heavy bags.
Attraversiamo sulla striscia pedonale, così stiamo più sicuri.
Let's cross at the crosswalk, so we're safer.
Attento a non scivolare, il marciapiede è bagnato.
Be careful not to slip, the sidewalk is wet.
Con questa pioggia arrivare in piscina a piedi è dura.
With this rain, walking to the pool is tough.
Il pavimento bagnato è troppo liscio, cammina piano.
The wet floor is too smooth, walk carefully.
Spero di riuscire ad arrivare in piscina prima delle otto.
I hope I manage to get to the pool before eight.
In fondo al corridoio trovi la seconda uscita di sicurezza.
At the end of the hallway you'll find the second emergency exit.

sciopero/ˈʃɔpero/
The stress falls on the first syllable, SCIO-pe-ro, and the o is open.
uscire/uʃˈʃire/
sc before i sounds like the sh sound, and here it's held long.
scendere/ˈʃendere/
The stress is on the first syllable: SCEN-de-re, not scen-DE-re.
ascensore/aʃʃenˈsore/
sc before e sounds like sci, held long: a-scen-SO-re.
striscia/ˈstriʃʃa/
It's said STRI-scia, with the stress on the first syllable, and the i in -scia isn't pronounced.
liscio/ˈliʃʃo/
The i in -scio isn't pronounced and the sc sound is held long.
riuscire/riuʃˈʃire/
The stress falls on -sci-: ri-u-SCI-re.

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How do you say 'exit' in Italian?: Uscita, as in 'in fondo al corridoio trovi la seconda uscita di sicurezza'.
What does liscio mean?: It describes something smooth to the touch, without rough parts, like a wet floor that's too liscio.
How do you say you managed to do something in Italian?: Riuscire, as in 'spero di riuscire ad arrivare in piscina prima delle otto'.

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