sit-down strike in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

I.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB intr

1.2. sit (be seated):

II.sit <pres part sitting, pt & pp sat> [Am sɪt, Brit sɪt] VB trans

See also sit on

sit on VB [Am sɪt -, Brit sɪt -] (v + prep + o)

I.strike <pt & pp struck> [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] VB trans

1.1. strike (hit):

II.strike <pt & pp struck> [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] VB intr

III.strike [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] N

1. strike (stoppage):

paro m esp LatAm
estar en or de paro esp LatAm
ir al paro esp LatAm
carnerear RioPl inf, pej

See also strike off

sit-down strike in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sit-down strike in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.strike [straɪk] struck Am: stricken, struck struck, struck N

II.strike [straɪk] struck Am: stricken, struck struck, struck VB trans

III.strike [straɪk] struck Am: stricken, struck struck, struck VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This is known as a sit-down strike.
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Students held sit-down strikes, blocking cars from entering the universities.
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He was known to jump into the stands to applaud his opponents, and once staged a sit-down strike during a match.
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In that case, a union had engaged in a sit-down strike which shuttered a hosiery company's operations and prevented it from fulfilling its interstate contracts.
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Last week, staff of the company embarked on a three-day sit-down strike across the country, saying they will persist until the citizenry joins them in the fight.
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The lawyers who have been on a sit-down strike for two months now are demanding better conditions of service and the implementation of their pension scheme.
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By the next day, there was hope that the six-weeks-long sit-down strike was about over.
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Staff of the company who on are on a three-day sit-down strike across the country says they will persist until the citizenry joins them in the fight.
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It is not entitled to conduct a constitutional sit-down strike.
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Pioneering use of the sit-down strike, the strikers successfully closed the mills.
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