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I. working class [Am ˈwərkɪŋ ˈˌklæs, Brit] N sometimes pl

the working class(es): la clase obrera or trabajadora

II. working-class ADJ

working-class person/family: de clase obrera

working-class person/family: de clase trabajadora

working-class area: obrero

idiom [Am ˈɪdiəm, Brit ˈɪdɪəm] N

1. idiom C (expression):

idiom: modismo m

idiom: giro m (idiomático)

idiom: expresión f idiomática

idiom: idiotismo m

2.1. idiom U or C (language):

idiom: lenguaje m

the characters use a working-class idiom: los personajes emplean el lenguaje de la clase trabajadora

the local idiom: el habla del lugar

2.2. idiom U or C (style):

idiom ART, MUS: lenguaje m

idiom ART, MUS: estilo m

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barrio obrero N m

barrio obrero: working-class neighborhood

barrio obrero: working-class area

chispero¹ (chispera) ADJ

chispero (chispera): of/relating to working-class Madrid

orillero (orillera) ADJ

1.1. orillero RioPl inf barrio/lenguaje:

orillero (orillera): working-class

1.2. orillero Ven inf (ordinario, vulgar):

orillero (orillera): vulgar

orillero (orillera): common pej

2. orillero Chil:

orillero (orillera) (de río): riverside attr

orillero (orillera) (de lago): lakeside

barriada N f

1. barriada (barrio):

barriada: area

barriada: district (often poor or working-class)

2. barriada LatAm (barrio marginal):

barriada: slum area

barriada: shantytown

la clase obrera: the working class

clase trabajadora: working class

clase obrera: working class

obrerismo: working class

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working-class ADJ

working-class: obrero, -a

working-class background: humilde

working class <-es> [ˌwɜ:kɪŋˈklɑ:s, Am ˈwɜ:rkɪŋˌklæs] N

the working class: la clase obrera

ethos [ˈi:θɒs, Am -θɑ:s] N no pl

ethos: espíritu m

the working-class ethos: los valores de la clase trabajadora

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I. proletario (-a) ADJ

proletario (-a): proletarian

barrio proletario: working-class area

II. proletario (-a) N m (f)

proletario (-a): proletarian

I. obrerista ADJ

obrerista: working-class

II. obrerista N mf

obrerista: labour Brit [or labor Am] movement activist

I. obrero (-a) ADJ

obrero (-a) (relativo al trabajo): working

obrero (-a) (relativo al obrero): working-class

II. obrero (-a) N m (f)

obrero (-a): worker

obrero agrícola: agricultural labourer Brit [or laborer Am]

obrero asalariado: labourer Brit

obrero asalariado: laborer Am

obrero asalariado: paid worker

obrero eventual: temporary [or seasonal] worker

obrero desocupado: unemployed worker

obrero especializado [o cualificado]: skilled worker

obrero fijo: permanent employee

ser alguien obrero de su propia ruina: to be the author of one's own downfall

obrerismo: working class movement

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working-class ADJ

working-class: obrero, -a

working-class background: humilde

working class <-es> [ˈwɜr·kɪŋ·ˌklæs] N

the working class: la clase obrera

ethos [ˈi·θas] N

ethos: espíritu m

the working-class ethos: los valores de la clase trabajadora

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I. proletario (-a) [pro·le·ˈta·rjo, -a] ADJ

proletario (-a): proletarian

barrio proletario: working-class area

II. proletario (-a) [pro·le·ˈta·rjo, -a] N m (f)

proletario (-a): proletarian

I. obrero (-a) [o·ˈβre·ro, -a] ADJ

obrero (-a) (relativo al trabajo): working

obrero (-a) (relativo al obrero): working-class

II. obrero (-a) [o·ˈβre·ro, -a] N m (f)

obrero (-a): worker

obrero agrícola: farm laborer

obrero asalariado: day laborer

obrero eventual: temporary worker

obrero especializado [o cualificado]: skilled worker

obrero fijo: permanent employee

ser alguien obrero de su propia ruina: to be the author of one's own downfall

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the working class: la clase obrera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

They served only the center of the city and the better neighborhoods, ignoring the working-class neighborhoods and the outer parts of the city.

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The thinking was to tackle the needs of a working-class education.

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They are ordinary working-class people who blame society for their sufferings.

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It was a working-class neighborhood with mainly houses.

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Their goal was to guarantee long-term working-class solidarity.

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