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feminine

/ˈwelɣa/

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Translation

strike

Word origin

A noun from holgar ('to rest, to be idle'), from Latin follicare ('to pant, to blow'), from follis ('bellows'). The labour sense developed from stopping work to rest.

Origin: Latin
Root: follicare
English cognates: follicle

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralhuelgas

Examples

There is a train strike across the whole city.

The teachers are going to go on strike next week.

The strike lasted three days at the company.

My father supports the strike at his office.

Because of the strike I could not go to work.

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This word is part of lesson 57.