Word 1 of 3: sciopero, strike
sciopero
strikenoun
A protest in which workers all stop working together.
to go outverb
To go outside from a closed place or from home.
to go downverb
To go downward, for example down the stairs.
scioperostrike
Because of the transit strike we're all arriving late.
uscireto go out
With this rain I don't feel like leaving the house.
scendereto go down
I'd rather walk down the stairs, it's only two floors.
The stress falls on the first syllable, SCIO-pe-ro, and the o is open.
nounA protest in which workers all stop working together.
- 1Per lo sciopero dei mezzi arriviamo tutti in ritardo.Because of the transit strike we're all arriving late.