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2 idle
I ['aɪdl]3) (without occupation) [ person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivoto lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [ land] rimanere incolto
••II ['aɪdl]the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi
verbo intransitivo [ engine] girare al minimo* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inattivo2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) pigro, ozioso3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vano4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) futile, inutile2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) oziare2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) (girare al minimo)•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *['aɪdl]1) (lazy: student) pigro (-a), poltrone (-a), (inactive: machine, factory, workers) inattivo (-a), (unemployed: worker) disoccupato (-a)to stand or lie idle — (factory, machine) rimaner fermo (-a) or inattivo (-a)
2) (fear, speculation) infondato (-a), (gossip, pleasures) futile, (question) ozioso (-a), (threat) campato (-a) in aria2. vi•* * *idle /ˈaɪdl/A a.3 (fig.) ozioso; inutile; futile; vano: an idle question, una domanda oziosa (o inutile); idle tears, lacrime vane; an idle wish, un desiderio vano5 (poet.) fermo; immobileB n.● (fin.) idle balances, saldi monetari infruttiferi □ (fin.) idle capital, capitale inattivo □ idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa □ (fin.) idle money, moneta inattiva □ idle pulley, puleggia folle □ idle rumours, voci infondate □ (autom., mecc.) idle speed, minimo □ (autom.) idle speed cut-off, interruzione del flusso del carburante in fase di rilascio □ (mecc.) idle stroke, corsa a vuoto □ idle time, (cronot.) tempo d'attesa (o d'ozio); (comput.) tempo d'inattività □ idle wheel, ruota di rinvio □ (autom., mecc.) at idle speed, al minimo; ( anche) in fase di rilascio □ (fin.) to lie idle, essere infruttifero.(to) idle /ˈaɪdl/A v. i.1 oziare; pigrire, impigrirsiB v. t.2 – to idle away, sciupare (o sprecare) nell'ozio: Don't idle away the years of your youth, non sprecare la gioventù nell'ozio* * *I ['aɪdl]3) (without occupation) [ person] sfaccendato; [day, moment] di ozio4) (not functioning) [port, mine, machine] fermo, inattivoto lie o stand idle — [machine, factory] rimanere fermo; [ land] rimanere incolto
••II ['aɪdl]the devil makes work for idle hands — prov. l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi
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3 picket
I ['pɪkɪt]1) (in strike) (group of people) picchetto m.; (one person) picchettatore m. (-trice)3) (stake) picchetto m., piolo m.II 1. ['pɪkɪt]1) (to stop work) picchettare [factory, site]; (to protest) manifestare davanti a [meeting place, embassy]2) (fence in) picchettare [ land]2.verbo intransitivo fare picchettaggio* * *['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) picchetto2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) picchetto2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) picchettare2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) picchettare* * *picket /ˈpɪkɪt/n.1 picchetto; piolo; paletto3 picchetto ( di scioperanti); ( per estens.) picchettatore: three pickets were arrested by the police, tre picchettatori sono stati arrestati dalla polizia4 [u] ► picketing, def. 2● (mil., naut.) picket boat, vedetta; nave vedetta □ picket fence, palizzata □ picket line, cordone di scioperanti che formano picchetti.(to) picket /ˈpɪkɪt/A v. t.1 chiudere (o fissare, proteggere) con picchetti; picchettare; recingere con uno steccato: to picket a tent, fissare una tenda con picchettiB v. i.1 (mil.) essere di picchetto* * *I ['pɪkɪt]1) (in strike) (group of people) picchetto m.; (one person) picchettatore m. (-trice)3) (stake) picchetto m., piolo m.II 1. ['pɪkɪt]1) (to stop work) picchettare [factory, site]; (to protest) manifestare davanti a [meeting place, embassy]2) (fence in) picchettare [ land]2.verbo intransitivo fare picchettaggio -
4 stream
I [striːm]1) (small river) corso m. d'acqua, torrente m., ruscello m.2) (current) corrente f.3) (flow)a stream of — un flusso continuo di [traffic, customers]; una serie continua di [ questions]; un fascio di [ light]; una colata di [ lava]; un flusso di [ water]
4) BE scol. = gruppo di studenti dello stesso livellothe top, middle, bottom stream — = il gruppo di allievi del livello avanzato, intermedio, di base
••II 1. [striːm]to come on stream — [ factory] entrare in funzione, cominciare la produzione
verbo transitivo BE scol. dividere in gruppi secondo il livello [class, children]2.1) (flow) [blood, water] scorrere, fluire2) (move) [cars, people] (into a place) affluire; (out of a place) defluire3) (flutter) [banners, hair] ondeggiare, fluttuare•* * *[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ruscello2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) torrente3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) corrente4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) sezione2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) uscire, fluire; ondeggiare2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) (selezionare e dividere)•- streamer- streamlined* * *I [striːm]1) (small river) corso m. d'acqua, torrente m., ruscello m.2) (current) corrente f.3) (flow)a stream of — un flusso continuo di [traffic, customers]; una serie continua di [ questions]; un fascio di [ light]; una colata di [ lava]; un flusso di [ water]
4) BE scol. = gruppo di studenti dello stesso livellothe top, middle, bottom stream — = il gruppo di allievi del livello avanzato, intermedio, di base
••II 1. [striːm]to come on stream — [ factory] entrare in funzione, cominciare la produzione
verbo transitivo BE scol. dividere in gruppi secondo il livello [class, children]2.1) (flow) [blood, water] scorrere, fluire2) (move) [cars, people] (into a place) affluire; (out of a place) defluire3) (flutter) [banners, hair] ondeggiare, fluttuare• -
5 ♦ (to) occupy
♦ (to) occupy /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/v. t.occupare; impiegare; essere in (o prendere) possesso di; avere in affitto (o in locazione); ricoprire ( una carica, ecc.); tenere, detenere ( un posto); prendere ( un periodo di tempo): to occupy a seat, occupare un posto a sedere; to occupy an important position, occupare (o ricoprire) un posto importante; (mil.) to occupy a territory, occupare un territorio; Will the workers occupy the factory?, gli operai occuperanno lo stabilimento?; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; He was occupied with checking the accounts, era occupato a controllare i conti; The visit to the factory occupied the whole morning, la visita della fabbrica proseguì per tutta la mattina; to occupy oneself with (o in) occuparsi di. -
6 ♦ (to) occupy
♦ (to) occupy /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/v. t.occupare; impiegare; essere in (o prendere) possesso di; avere in affitto (o in locazione); ricoprire ( una carica, ecc.); tenere, detenere ( un posto); prendere ( un periodo di tempo): to occupy a seat, occupare un posto a sedere; to occupy an important position, occupare (o ricoprire) un posto importante; (mil.) to occupy a territory, occupare un territorio; Will the workers occupy the factory?, gli operai occuperanno lo stabilimento?; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; He was occupied with checking the accounts, era occupato a controllare i conti; The visit to the factory occupied the whole morning, la visita della fabbrica proseguì per tutta la mattina; to occupy oneself with (o in) occuparsi di. -
7 ♦ worker
♦ worker /ˈwɜ:kə(r)/n.lavoratore, lavoratrice; operaio, operaia ( indica anche chi lavora in un dato ambito): He's a good worker, è un gran lavoratore; contract worker, lavoratore a contratto; a factory worker, un operaio di fabbrica; office worker, impiegato; relief worker, volontario; agricultural worker, (lavorante) agrario; shift worker, turnista; manual worker, persona che fa un lavoro manuale; fellow workers, colleghi; (fam.) a fast worker, uno che va dritto allo scopo ( negli approcci); a hard worker, un gran lavoratore; a quick worker, un lavoratore svelto; uno che lavora in fretta; a tireless worker, un lavoratore instancabile; a skilled worker, un operaio specializzato; unskilled worker, operaio non specializzato; seasonal worker, (lavoratore) stagionale● (zool.) worker-bee, ape operaia □ (econ.) worker effectiveness, efficienza della manodopera □ (econ.) worker (o workers') participation, cogestione aziendale; partecipazione operaia. -
8 night shift
1) (period)to be o work on the night shift — fare il turno di notte, fare la notte
2) (workers) turno m. di notte* * *1) ((a period of) work during the night: He's on (the) night shift this week.) turno di notte2) (the people who work during this period: We met the night shift leaving the factory.) servizio notturno* * *nto be on night shift — fare il turno di notte, essere di notte
* * *1) (period)to be o work on the night shift — fare il turno di notte, fare la notte
2) (workers) turno m. di notte -
9 shop floor
(the workers in a factory or workshop, as opposed to the management.) maestranze, base operaia* * *n -
10 pay-roll
1) (a list of all the workers in a factory etc: We have 450 people on the pay-roll.) libro-paga2) (the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers: The thieves stole the pay-roll.) libro-paga -
11 worker
['wɜːkə(r)] 1.1) (employee) (in manual job) lavoratore m. (-trice), operaio m. (-a); (in white-collar job) impiegato m. (-a)2) (proletarian) proletario m. (-a)2.modificatore [ant, bee] operaio* * *1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) lavoratore, lavoratrice, operaio2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) operaio3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) lavoratore, lavoratrice* * *['wɜːkə(r)] 1.1) (employee) (in manual job) lavoratore m. (-trice), operaio m. (-a); (in white-collar job) impiegato m. (-a)2) (proletarian) proletario m. (-a)2.modificatore [ant, bee] operaio -
12 redundant
[rɪ'dʌndənt]1) BE ind. [ worker] in esubero2) (not needed) [information, device] superfluo; [land, machinery] inutilizzato3) BE (outdated) [technique, practice, craft] sorpassato4) inform. ling. ridondante* * *((of workers) no longer employed because there is no longer any job for them where they used to work: Fifty men have just been made redundant at the local factory.) licenziato* * *redundant /rɪˈdʌndənt/a.1 (econ.: di personale) in esubero: redundant worker, lavoratore in esubero; to be made redundant, essere licenziato per esubero di personale3 (scient., tecn.) ridondante● (comm.) redundant stocks, scorte in eccedenza.* * *[rɪ'dʌndənt]1) BE ind. [ worker] in esubero2) (not needed) [information, device] superfluo; [land, machinery] inutilizzato3) BE (outdated) [technique, practice, craft] sorpassato4) inform. ling. ridondante -
13 ■ surge out
■ surge outv. i. + avv.2 (fig.) uscire a frotte; accalcarsi all'uscita: A crowd of workers surged out of the factory, dalla fabbrica è uscita accalcandosi una frotta di operai. -
14 workforce
['wɜːkfɔːs]nome + verbo sing. o pl. forza f. lavoro* * *noun (the number of workers (available for work) in a particular industry, factory etc.) (forza di lavoro)* * *workforce /ˈwɜ:kfɔ:s/n.1 (econ.) forza lavoro* * *['wɜːkfɔːs]nome + verbo sing. o pl. forza f. lavoro -
15 industrial relations
nome plurale = relazioni tra sindacati e datore di lavoro* * *(the relationship between the management and the workers in a factory etc.) relazioni industriali* * *1. nplrelazioni fpl sindacali2. n(field of study) relazioni fpl industriali* * *nome plurale = relazioni tra sindacati e datore di lavoro -
16 worker ***** work·er n
['wɜːkə(r)](gen) Agr lavoratore (-trice), esp Industry operaio (-a) -
17 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) fare uno sciopero bianco
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