No. 5,191 in Spanish
huelga
Strike (work stoppage).
In a sentence
La huelga de los trabajadores logró cambios significativos en la empresa.
The workers' strike achieved significant changes in the company.
In this sentence, 'huelga' refers to a strike organized by workers to demand better conditions or rights.
Durante la huelga de transporte, decidí caminar para llegar al trabajo.
During the transportation strike, I decided to walk to work.
Here, 'huelga' is used to indicate a strike impacting the transportation system.
Si algo no me gusta, siempre me dijeron que no huelga protestar sin razón.
If I don't like something, they always told me there is no point to protest without reason.
In this context, 'huelga' is used metaphorically to signify the futility of an action without a valid reason.
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