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1 background
['bækgraʊnd] 1.1) (social) ambiente m., background m.; (professional) formazione f., background m.2) (context) sfondo m., contesto m., background m.against a background of violence, of war — in un clima di violenza, in uno scenario di guerra
3) (of painting, photo, scene) sfondo m.in the background — sullo sfondo o in secondo piano
4) (not upfront) [be, remain]5) (of sound, music) sottofondo m.2.1) [information, knowledge] che riguarda la situazione di fondo2) [ music] di sottofondo* * *1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) sfondo2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) sfondo3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) retroterra* * *['bækgraʊnd] 1.1) (social) ambiente m., background m.; (professional) formazione f., background m.2) (context) sfondo m., contesto m., background m.against a background of violence, of war — in un clima di violenza, in uno scenario di guerra
3) (of painting, photo, scene) sfondo m.in the background — sullo sfondo o in secondo piano
4) (not upfront) [be, remain]5) (of sound, music) sottofondo m.2.1) [information, knowledge] che riguarda la situazione di fondo2) [ music] di sottofondo -
2 working-class adj
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3 upper class
1. 2.* * *((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) alta borghesia, aristocrazia* * *1. 2. -
4 working class
1.nome classe f. operaia2.aggettivo [ area] popolare; [background, family] operaio; [ life] da operaio; [culture, London] operaio, proletario; [ person] della classe operaia* * *(the section of society who work with their hands, doing manual labour.) classe operaia* * *nclasse f operaia or lavoratrice* * *1.nome classe f. operaia2. -
5 peer group
1) (of same status) pari m.pl.2) sociol. (contemporary) gruppo m. di coetanei* * *n(contemporaries) gruppo di coetanei, (from same social class, background) persone fpl del proprio ambiente* * *1) (of same status) pari m.pl.2) sociol. (contemporary) gruppo m. di coetanei
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