Example: La classe operaia ha guidato molte rivoluzioni nella storia moderna.
Definition
"La classe operaia" refers to the working class, a social group consisting of people employed in manual labor or industrial work. It often signifies those who do not own the means of production and have historically been central to social and political movements, as in the phrase 'La classe operaia ha guidato molte rivoluzioni nella storia moderna.'
Translations
the working class
la clase obrera
de arbeidersklasse
la classe obrera
la classe ouvrière
die Arbeiterklasse
a classe operária
Etymology
The term "la classe operaia" comes from Italian, where 'classe' means 'class' and 'operaia' derives from 'operaio,' meaning 'worker.' The phrase literally translates to 'the working class.' Its roots lie in socio-economic discussions that became prominent during the industrial revolution, highlighting the group of laborers distinct from the owning class.
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the working class