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055. Industries: From Manufacturing to Service

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heavy industry
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high technology
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privatization
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light industry
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service industry
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nationalization
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subsidy
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piecework
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child labor
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to relocate
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to switch
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production
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component
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to assemble
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sweatshop
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retraining
heavy industry
sostantivo
uk flag
/hˈɛvi ˈɪndʌstɹi/
Spelling
Chiudi
Accedi
(settore pesante)

(settore pesante)

industria pesante

industry that produces large products or requires significant machinery and facilities, often involving the extraction, processing, or manufacturing of raw materials

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Nome Composto
high technology
sostantivo
uk flag
/hˈaɪ tɛknˈɑːlədʒi/
(tecnologia avanzata)

(tecnologia avanzata)

alta tecnologia

advanced and sophisticated use of cutting-edge scientific and engineering principles

privatization
sostantivo
p
p
r
r
i
v
v
a
ə
t
t
i
ə
z
z
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
N/A

N/A

changing something from state to private ownership or control

nationalization
light industry
sostantivo
uk flag
/lˈaɪt ˈɪndʌstɹi/
(settore manifatturiero leggero)

(settore manifatturiero leggero)

industria leggera

the sector of manufacturing that produces finished products suitable for direct consumer use, typically requiring less capital-intensive equipment and facilities than heavy industry

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Nome Composto
service industry
sostantivo
uk flag
/sˈɜːvɪs ˈɪndʌstɹi/
N/A

N/A

an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects

nationalization
sostantivo
n
n
a
æ
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
a
ə
l
l
i
ə
z
z
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
(pubblicizzazione)

(pubblicizzazione)

nazionalizzazione

the process of transferring ownership and control of privately owned assets or industries to the government

denationalization
subsidy
sostantivo
s
s
u
ə
b
b
s
s
i
ɪ
d
d
y
i
(sovvenzione)

(sovvenzione)

sussidio

an amount of money that a government or organization pays to lower the costs of producing goods or providing services so that prices do not increase

piecework
sostantivo
p
p
ie
i
c
s
e
w
w
o
ɜ
r
r
k
k
N/A

N/A

work paid for according to the quantity produced

child labor
sostantivo
uk flag
/tʃˈaɪld lˈeɪbɚ/
minorile

minorile

the use of children in a business or other forms of work that is harmful to their physical and mental development

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Nome Composto
to relocate
to relocate
Verbo
uk flag
/ˌɹiˈɫoʊkeɪt/
(trasferire)

(trasferire)

ricollocare

to move to a new place or position

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
to switch
to switch
Verbo
uk flag
/swɪʧ/
cambiare

cambiare

to change from one thing, such as a task, major, conversation topic, job, etc. to a completely different one

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
production
production
sostantivo
p
r
r
o
d
d
u
ə
c
k
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
produzione

produzione

the act or process of transforming raw materials or different components into goods that can be used by customers

component
component
sostantivo
c
k
o
ə
m
m
p
p
o
n
n
e
ə
n
n
t
t
componente

componente

an element or part that creates a larger whole when with the other elements or parts

to assemble
to assemble
Verbo
a
ə
ss
s
e
ɛ
m
m
b
b
ə
l
l
e
assemblare

assemblare

to make something by putting separate parts of something together

disassemble

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
sweatshop
sostantivo
s
s
w
w
ea
ɛ
t
ʧ
sh
o
ɑ
p
p
fabbrica sfruttatrice

fabbrica sfruttatrice

a workplace, particularly one in which people produce clothing items, with poor conditions where workers are paid very low wages

retraining
sostantivo
uk flag
/ɹiˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/
N/A

N/A

training for a new occupation

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