How the word "la cerniera" is translated into English
La cerniera di questi jeans si è rotta.
[la tʃerˈnjɛra di ˈkwesti dʒinz si ˈɛ ˈrrotta.]
The zipper on these jeans broke.
Mi aiuti a chiudere la cerniera del vestito?
[mi aˈjuti a ˈkkjudere la tʃerˈnjɛra ˈdel vesˈtito?]
Can you help me do up the zipper on my dress?
Preferisco le borse con le cerniere, sono più sicure.
[prefeˈrisko ˈle ˈborse ˈkon ˈle tʃerˈnjɛre, ˈsono pju ssiˈkure.]
I prefer bags with zippers, they're safer.
"la cerniera" is in the lesson "Shopping" (Level 34), along with 13 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.