eight-hour in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for eight-hour in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.eight [Brit eɪt, Am eɪt] DET

II.eight [Brit eɪt, Am eɪt] PRON

III.eight [Brit eɪt, Am eɪt] N

I.shift [Brit ʃɪft, Am ʃɪft] N

7. shift Am MOTOR → gear shift

8. shift (on keyboard) → shift key

II.shift [Brit ʃɪft, Am ʃɪft] VB trans

III.shift [Brit ʃɪft, Am ʃɪft] VB intr

See also shift key, gear shift

Translations for eight-hour in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

turno [ˈturno] N m

giornata [dʒorˈnata] N f

1. giornata (giorno):

eight-hour in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Working to reform the eight-hour day paid off eventually and continues on today.
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They began with an eight-hour programming block, which hosted various genres of music as well as news and sports.
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Students have the same eight-hour schedule on each of the four days.
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The miners had asked for an eight-hour day and were awarded a nine-hour day instead of the standard ten hours then prevailing.
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But significant overtime is usually the result of a high volume in new orders using up the eight-hour day.
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Unions representing letter carriers and railway postal clerks won passage in 1888 of federal legislation mandating an eight-hour day for postal workers.
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This meeting is seen as the genesis of the eight-hour day movement.
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In 1890 a second attempt, this time international in scope, to organise for the eight-hour day was made.
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Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights is widely regarded today.
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The compromise that avoided an impasse allowed organizations such as eight-hour leagues, composed of individuals supportive of labor but not themselves workers, to send representatives.
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