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blackleg

/ˈblæk.lɛɡ/

Translations

blacklegnoun

blacklegs

/ˈblæk.lɛɡ/

штрейкбрехер

The company hired a blackleg to break the strike.

Компания наняла штрейкбрехера, чтобы сорвать забастовку.

сапрофит

The blackleg fungus can cause significant damage to crops.

Гриб сапрофит может нанести значительный ущерб урожаю.

Additional translations

Synonyms

blacklegverb

blacklegged

Past Simple

blacklegged

Past Participle

blacklegging

Gerund

/ˈblæk.lɛɡ/

штрейкбрехерствовать

He decided to blackleg during the strike.

Он решил штрейкбрехерствовать во время забастовки.

Additional translations

грудевать

Synonyms

undercut

act as a strikebreaker

cross the picket line

strikebreak

break a strike

strike-break

scab on

scab

blacklegadjective

Used mostly attributively before a noun to denote animals or plants affected by the blackleg disease.

Synonyms

Definitions

blacklegnoun

A person who works despite an ongoing strike; a strikebreaker.

The workers were upset when a blackleg crossed the picket line to work during the strike.

A disease affecting cattle and sheep, caused by the bacterium Clostridium chauvoei, characterized by swelling and lameness.

The farmer was concerned about the outbreak of blackleg in his herd.

A plant disease caused by fungi or bacteria, resulting in dark lesions on stems and leaves.

The gardener noticed signs of blackleg on the potato plants and took measures to control it.

A dishonest gambler or swindler; a cheat.

The notorious blackleg was banned from every card table in town.

blacklegverb

To work or take a job while others are on strike; to act as a strikebreaker.

Despite the ongoing strike, he decided to blackleg and crossed the picket line to work.

To cheat or swindle, especially in gambling.

He was caught blacklegging at the poker table.

blacklegadjective

Affected by or relating to the disease known as blackleg.

Blackleg cattle must be vaccinated early.