Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

operaiacci

English translation:

a bunch of proles

Added to glossary by Inter-Tra
Mar 23, 2020 18:38
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Italian term

operaiacci

Non-PRO Italian to English Social Sciences Government / Politics article on the killing of Aldo Moro
Quarant’anni dopo quei fatti non ci sono più dubbi che furono proprio quei “quattro operaiacci” a rapire e uccidere Moro.

https://www.ilpost.it/2018/05/09/falsi-misteri-caso-moro/
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Mar 28, 2020 11:13: Inter-Tra Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): martini, philgoddard

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Proposed translations

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a bunch of proles

'quattro' va insieme a 'operaiacci'
The author defines the Red Brigades as belonging to the working class.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=prole


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Note added at 15 hrs (2020-03-24 09:50:31 GMT)
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or 'that bunch of proles'
Peer comment(s):

agree bluenoric
1 day 1 hr
Thank you
agree philgoddard : Yes, I was wrong.
1 day 4 hrs
Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yes, I like this! Thank you, Francesca"
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despicable workers

There must be hundreds of acceptable translations. As you know, the suffix "...accio" has pejorative connotations in Italian.
Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : I think the idea is operators rather than workers.
37 mins
neutral bluenoric : @philgoddard operaiacci is definitely a reference to the working class
1 day 15 hrs
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