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classes operárias

[KLA-sɨs o-pɨ-RA-ri-ɨs]
nounfemininepl: N/A (already plural)
working classes
1. The social and economic groups of people who work for wages, typically in manual or industrial labor
The working classes fought for better labor conditions and fair wages.
As classes operárias lutaram por melhores condições de trabalho e salários justos.
2. In Marxist theory, the proletariat or laborers who do not own the means of production
Marx analyzed the relationship between the working classes and the bourgeoisie.
Marx analisou a relação entre as classes operárias e a burguesia.
NYC Slang
working stiffs, blue-collar workers
Synonyms
proletariadoclasse trabalhadoratrabalhadoresoperariado
Antonyms
classes altasburguesiaelitearistocracia

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
classes operárias
Standard usage in social and political discourse
São Paulo
classes operárias
Common in labor union and socialist contexts
Portugal
classes operárias
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

consciência de classe operária
luta de classes
movimento operário
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