scioperare

to go on strike

verb shoh-peh-RAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Scioperare means to participate in a strike (sciopero). It is a regular first-conjugation verb. The related noun sciopero (strike) is masculine. Note: sc before o is pronounced 'sk', but in scioperare the sc precedes io — the 'i' is a glide making the 'sc' soft, pronounced 'sh': shoh-peh-RAH-reh.

Examples

"I lavoratori hanno deciso di scioperare domani."

Natural Translation

The workers have decided to go on strike tomorrow.

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