These words come from the bulletin about strikes and expected protests in France.

A bulletin is a short news report or announcement.

These words come from the bulletin about strikes and expected protests in France.

Here, strikes are organized stoppages of work by employees to demand change.

You heard “nationwide” in the news.

Nationwide means happening across the whole country.

For example: The storm caused delays nationwide.

Nationwide means that the delays happened across the country.

You heard “estimate” in the news.

An estimate is an approximate judgment about an amount.

For example: We need an estimate of how many people will attend the event.

An estimate is an approximate number of people expected to attend.

You heard “freeze” in the news.

Here, to freeze salaries means to keep them from increasing.

For example: The company decided to freeze staff salaries for a year.

To freeze salaries means not to increase staff pay for that year.