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1 union bashing
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2 union-bashing n Brit
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♦ union /ˈju:nɪən/n.2 ( spesso Union) unione; confederazione; the Union of South Africa, l'Unione sudafricana; the European Union, l'Unione europea4 unione; unificazione: Their aim is cooperation but not political union, il loro obiettivo è la collaborazione, non l'unione politica6 (form.) armonia; concordia: They lived together in perfect union, vivevano insieme in totale armonia8 (ind. tess.) misto lino● the Union, (stor. ingl.) l'unione dell'Inghilterra e della Scozia (1707); ( anche) gli Stati Uniti d'America; (stor. USA) gli Stati del Nord ( durante la guerra di secessione: 1861-65) □ union action, manifestazioni sindacali □ union agreements, accordi sindacali □ union bargaining, contrattazione sindacale □ union bashing, antisindacalismo sfrenato; forte ostilità verso i sindacati □ union card, tessera del sindacato □ the Union Jack, la bandiera nazionale britannica □ union militancy, attivismo sindacale □ union militant, attivista sindacale □ union negotiation, trattativa sindacale □ union official (o union representative), sindacalista □ union shop, impresa i cui operai sono tenuti a iscriversi a un sindacato □ union steward, fiduciario sindacale; delegato di fabbrica □ ( USA) union suit, indumento di lana ( maglia e mutande insieme) da uomo (cfr. ingl. combinations, sotto combination, def. 8) □ (prov.) Union is strength, l'unione fa la forza. -
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['bæʃɪŋ]nome colloq.1) (beating) colpi m.pl., botte f.pl.to take a bashing — fig. prendere delle (belle) legnate
* * *bashing /ˈbæʃɪŋ/n.1 (solo al sing.) maltrattamenti (pl.): ( di oggetto) to take a bashing, essere strapazzato, malmenato2 (solo al sing.) botte (pl.); (generalm. nei composti) pestaggio ( di appartenenti a un gruppo ostracizzato): He deserves a good bashing, si merita un fracco di botte; Paki-bashing, pestaggio dei pachistani ( da parte di gruppi intolleranti)3 [u] attacco verbale; critiche (pl.) feroci; stroncatura: press-bashing, attacchi ai giornalisti; (polit.) union-bashing, critiche feroci ai sindacati* * *['bæʃɪŋ]nome colloq.1) (beating) colpi m.pl., botte f.pl.to take a bashing — fig. prendere delle (belle) legnate
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5 bashing bash·ing n
['bæʃɪŋ]union-bashing — denigrazione f sistematica dei sindacati
См. также в других словарях:
union-bashing — UK US noun [U] INFORMAL ► WORKPLACE the activity of strongly criticizing or opposing the work of a trade union or trade unions: »The teachers union accused the minister of union bashing with regard to the contracts. union basher noun [C] ► »He… … Financial and business terms
union bashing — /ˈjunjən bæʃɪŋ/ (say yoohnyuhn bashing) noun activity perceived as evincing hostility to trade unions: *Once the new Government was safely in office it began a campaign of union bashing –blanche d alpuget, 1982. See bashing (def. 4). –union… …
union-bashing — … Useful english dictionary
union-basher — union bashing UK US noun [U] INFORMAL ► WORKPLACE the activity of strongly criticizing or opposing the work of a trade union or trade unions: »The teachers union accused the minister of union bashing with regard to the contracts. union basher… … Financial and business terms
-bashing — [bash′iŋ] combining form the act or process of attacking or abusing, as with blows or, esp., with words: used freely in nonce constructions [ union bashing] * * * … Universalium
-bashing — [bash′iŋ] combining form the act or process of attacking or abusing, as with blows or, esp., with words: used freely in nonce constructions [ union bashing] … English World dictionary
bashing — /ˈbæʃɪŋ / (say bashing) noun Colloquial 1. a beating: *There s a boy called Tom Quodling that I gave a bashing to, because he wouldn t give up a marble that he said he would if I won, and I did. –patrick white, 1955. 2. exposure to rough… …
bashing — bash|ing [ˈbæʃıŋ] n [singular,U] 1.) the action of attacking someone and hitting them ▪ Gay bashing (=attacks on gay people) is on the increase. give sb a bashing ▪ They gave him a real bashing. 2.) strong and usually unfair public criticism of a … Dictionary of contemporary English
Union — n. 1 a the act or an instance of uniting; the state of being united. b (the Union) hist. the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. 2 a a whole … Useful english dictionary
union — n. 1 a the act or an instance of uniting; the state of being united. b (the Union) hist. the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. 2 a a whole … Useful english dictionary
bashing — Heavy defeat or criticism, e.g. union bashing Severe and persistent criticism of Trades Unions … A concise dictionary of English slang