operaiacci

English translation: a bunch of proles

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Italian term or phrase:operaiacci
English translation:a bunch of proles
Entered by: Inter-Tra

18:38 Mar 23, 2020
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / article on the killing of Aldo Moro
Italian term or phrase: operaiacci
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/
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:16
a bunch of proles
Explanation:
'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'
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Inter-Tra
Italy
Local time: 13:16
Grading comment
Yes, I like this! Thank you, Francesca
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2a bunch of proles
Inter-Tra
3despicable workers
Marco Solinas


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
despicable workers


Explanation:
There must be hundreds of acceptable translations. As you know, the suffix "...accio" has pejorative connotations in Italian.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a bunch of proles


Explanation:
'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'


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Brigades
Inter-Tra
Italy
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Grading comment
Yes, I like this! Thank you, Francesca

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agree  bluenoric
1 day 1 hr
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agree  philgoddard: Yes, I was wrong.
1 day 4 hrs
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