Translations for railroad strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.railroad [Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd] N Am

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2. railroad:

railroad, also railroad track

3. railroad (company):

II.railroad [Brit ˈreɪlrəʊd, Am ˈreɪlˌroʊd] VB trans

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1. railroad (push) inf:

to railroad sb into doing

forzare qn a fare

to railroad the bill through (parliament)

fare passare una legge in tutta fretta

2. railroad Am (send by rail):

trasportare [qc] per ferrovia

3. railroad Am (imprison):

railroad inf

spedire [qn] in prigione

I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

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2. strike (attack):

attacco m (on, against contro)

also MIL air, pre-emptive strike

attacco aereo, preventivo

4. strike (clock mechanism):

6. strike FISH:

II.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB trans

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1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball

strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel

colpire, centrare

strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian

colpire, urtare

to strike sb on the head, in the face person:

colpire qn sulla testa, in faccia

to strike sb on the head, in the face object:

urtare qn sulla testa, in faccia

to strike sth with stick, hammer

she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)

ha picchiato il pugno sul tavolo

he struck his head on the table

ha dato una testata sul tavolo

his head struck the table

picchiò la testa contro il tavolo

lightning struck the house, struck him

un fulmine si è abbattuto sulla casa, su di lui

to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:

essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb to the ground (with fist)

abbattere qn con un pugno

to strike sb to the ground (with stick)

abbattere qn con una bastonata

to strike sb a blow

dare un colpo a qn

to strike the first blow

dare il primo colpo

to strike the first blow fig

fare la prima mossa

to strike sb dead lightning, God:

to strike sb dead person:

colpire qn a morte

to be struck blind, dumb

diventare improvvisamente cieco, muto

to be struck dumb with amazement

ammutolire per lo stupore

2. strike (afflict) quake, famine, disease, storm, disaster:

strike area, people

abbattersi su, colpire

“earthquake strikes San Francisco” JOURN

“San Francisco colpita dal terremoto”

the pain strikes when I bend down

mi viene una fitta di dolore ogni volta che mi piego

to strike terror into sb or sb's heart

terrorizzare qn

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person

venire in mente a

strike resemblance: person

to be struck by

essere colpito da

an awful thought struck me

mi venne in mente un pensiero orribile

a terrible sight struck my eyes

mi si presentò davanti agli occhi un quadro terribile

it strikes me as funny, stupid that …

mi sembra divertente, stupido che …

it strikes me as mean of them to do

penso che sia meschino da parte loro fare

to strike sb as odd, absurd

sembrare or parere strano, assurdo a qn

he strikes me as an intelligent man

mi sembra una persona intelligente

it strikes me as a good idea to do

mi pare or sembra una buona idea fare

did anything strike you as odd?

hai notato qualcosa di strano?

how does the idea strike you?

che cosa ne pensi or te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you?

che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that)

mi colpisce (il fatto che)

it struck him that here was the opportunity

all'improvviso capì che questa era la sua occasione

I was struck with him, it inf

she wasn't very struck with it inf

non (ne) è rimasta particolarmente colpita

to be struck on Brit inf

essere innamorato di

5. strike (achieve):

strike accord, bargain

to strike a balance

trovare il giusto equilibrio (between tra)

10. strike ECON (mint):

strike coin

11. strike AGR:

strike cutting

fare attecchire

to strike root

12. strike FISH:

strike fisherman: fish

strike fish: bait

III.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB intr

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2. strike (attack):

strike army, animal, snake:

strike killer, rapist:

strike disease, storm:

the terrorists have struck again

i terroristi hanno colpito ancora or di nuovo

disaster struck

è successo un disastro

“when pain strikes, take Calmaways”

“quando il dolore vi assale, prendete Calmaways”

to strike at target

this strikes at the heart of the democratic system

questo mira al cuore del sistema democratico

to strike at the root of the problem

andare alla radice del problema

Henry strikes again! inf, hum

Henry colpisce or ha colpito ancora!

3. strike (at a workplace):

scioperare, fare sciopero

to strike for, against

scioperare per, contro

4. strike match:

5. strike clock, time:

battere, suonare

six o'clock struck

sono suonate le sei

7. strike AGR:

strike cutting, plant:

attecchire, mettere radici

8. strike FISH:

strike fish:

IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

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to have two strikes against one Am

essere in svantaggio

Translations for railroad strike in the English»Italian Dictionary

railroad strike N

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railroad strike

sciopero m ferroviario

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I.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] N

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1. railroad (system):

2. railroad (track):

II.railroad [ˈreɪl·roʊd] VB trans fig

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to railroad sb into doing sth

forzare qualcuno a fare qualcosa

I.strike [straɪk] N

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1. strike (military attack):

2. strike (withdrawal of labor):

3. strike (discovery):

4. strike (in baseball):

strike m inv

5. strike LAW:

II.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB trans

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3. strike (seem):

it strikes me that …

mi sembra che …

4. strike (impress):

to be struck by sth

essere colpito da qc

5. strike (engender):

to strike fear into sb

mettere paura a qu

7. strike (adopt):

to strike an attitude

assumere un atteggiamento

8. strike (sound the time):

strike clock

the clock struck three

l'orologio ha battuto le tre

9. strike (manufacture):

strike coin

10. strike (delete):

III.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB intr

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English

By 1877, 10% wage cuts, distrust of capitalists and poor working conditions led to a number of railroad strikes that prevented the trains from moving. en.wikipedia.org

The party also supported the large scale railroad strikes that sprung up statewide. en.wikipedia.org

One of the earliest railroad strikes was also one of the most successful. en.wikipedia.org

This was particularly true of the 1870s, which witnessed a serious financial panic and depression, followed by a major national railroad strike. www.slate.com

During his four years in office, a railroad strike, as well as an iron mine strike occurred. en.wikipedia.org

Some units called on for various state services, such as railroad strikes, storm damages, mine strikes, etc. en.wikipedia.org

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