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noun

Esquirol, rompehuelgas

A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.

"Because the striking factory workers picketed outside, the manager hired a blackleg to keep the machines running. "

Debido a que los trabajadores de la fábrica en huelga hacían piquetes afuera, el gerente contrató a un esquirol para mantener las máquinas en funcionamiento.

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noun

Tramposo, estafador

A person who cheats in a game; a cheater.

""Nobody wants to play cards with Tom because he's a blackleg who always hides extra cards up his sleeve." "

Nadie quiere jugar a las cartas con Tom porque es un tramposo que siempre esconde cartas extra en la manga.

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noun

Timador, tahúr

A notorious gambler.

"The town avoided the saloon after dark because it was rumored to be full of blacklegs, always looking for someone to cheat at cards. "

El pueblo evitaba el salón después del anochecer porque se rumoreaba que estaba lleno de timadores, siempre buscando a alguien a quien estafar en las cartas.

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noun

Pierna negra

A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.

"The farmer worried when several of his calves suddenly died, suspecting the deadly disease known as blackleg. "

El granjero se preocupó cuando varios de sus terneros murieron repentinamente, sospechando la enfermedad mortal conocida como pierna negra.

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verb

Trabajar durante una huelga

To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

"The factory workers went on strike, but several employees blacklegged and continued working. "

Los trabajadores de la fábrica se declararon en huelga, pero varios empleados trabajaron durante la huelga y continuaron trabajando.

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