Compound Forms/Forme composte
union | Union |
| Inglese | Italiano |
| ACLU n | initialism (American Civil Liberties Union) | Unione Americana per le Libertà Civili nf |
| American Civil Liberties Union n | (US human rights organization) | Unione Americana per le Libertà Civili nf |
| The American Civil Liberties Union opposes indiscriminate security screening of passengers at airports. |
civil partnership,
civil union n | (legal contract between couple) (coppie omosessuali) | unione civile nf |
| It is pure discrimination to say that we can form a civil partnership but we cannot get married. |
| Dire che possiamo fare un'unione civile ma non possiamo sposarci è mera discriminazione. |
| credit union n | (finance: cooperative group) | cooperativa di credito nf |
| customs union | (uniform tariff policy) | unione doganale nf |
| EU n | initialism (European Union) | UE nf, abbr |
| Unione Europea nf |
| Many of the EU's institutions are based in Brussels. |
| Parecchie delle istituzioni della UE sono a Bruxelles. |
| European Monetary Union n | (EMU: European economic system) | Unione monetaria europea nf |
| European Union n | (political union) | Unione Europea nf |
| Croatia became a member of the European Union in 2013. |
| Former Soviet Union n | (Eastern European states) | ex Unione Sovietica nf |
| ex repubbliche sovietiche nfpl |
| industrial union n | (labor organization) | sindacato industriale nm |
labor union (US),
labour union (UK) n | (trade union, syndicate) | sindacato nm |
| associazione sindacale nf |
| The labor unions were created to protect workers from unfair working conditions. |
| I sindacati furono creati per proteggere i lavoratori da condizioni di lavoro ingiuste. |
Myanmar,
Union of Myanmar n | (official name of Burma) | Myanmar nm |
| National Union of Teachers n | UK (teachers' association) | sindacato nazionale degli insegnanti loc nom |
nonunion,
non-union adj | (person: not belonging to a labour union) | non iscritto al sindacato loc agg |
nonunion,
non-union adj | (not dealing with a labour union) | non collegato al sindacato loc agg |
| rugby union n | (sports: type of rugby) | rugby a 15 nm |
the Soviet Union,
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,
the Russian Federation n | historical (USSR: Soviet Russia) | Unione Sovietica nf |
| The Soviet Union dissolved at the end of the Cold War. |
| L'Unione Sovietica si è disgregata alla fine della Guerra Fredda. |
| student union n | (association of students) | associazione studentesca nf |
| The student union voted to boycott the racist professor's classes. |
| L'associazione studentesca ha votato per il boicottaggio delle lezioni del professore razzista. |
| student union n | (building with facilities for students) | centro studentesco nm |
| The student union has a cafeteria, games rooms, and even a pub. |
| TGWU n | UK, initialism (Transport and General Workers' Union) (Regno Unito) | sindacato dei lavoratori dei trasporti e generici nm |
| (acronimo) | TGWU abbr |
| trade union n | (worker's syndicate) | sindacato nm |
| The trade union has voted to strike on two weekends in March. |
| Il sindacato ha votato per uno sciopero di due fine settimana a marzo. |
| Trades Union Congress n | UK (association of British Trade Unions) (federazione sindacale britannica) | Trades union congress nm |
| Transport and General Workers' Union n | UK, historical (labor association) (organizzazione sindacale britannica) | Transport and general workers' union nm |
| sindacato dei lavoratori dei trasporti nm |
| TUC n | UK, initialism (Trades Union Congress) (UK) | federazione sindacale nf |
| (acronimo, originale) | TUC abbr |
| Union Army n | historical (American Civil War: Federate Army) (USA, storico) | Esercito dell'Unione Americana nm |
| union card n | (labour organization's membership card) | tessera sindacale, tessera del sindacato nf |
| When you join a trade union you will be given a union card. |
| union fee n | usually plural (business: membership cost) | quota sindacale nf |
Union Jack,
Union flag n | UK (United Kingdom national flag) | Union Jack nf |
| bandiera del Regno Unito nf |
| union label n | (marks [sth] made by union members) | marchio sindacale nm |
| union member n | (belongs to a labor group) | membro sindacale, membro del sindacato nm |
| Union members are voting on whether to go on strike. |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics n | (formal name of the Soviet Union) | Unione delle Repubbliche Socialiste Sovietiche nf |
| union shop n | (employees must join union) | luogo di lavoro dove gli impiegati devono aderire al sindacato |
| Western Union n | (US money transfer service) | Western Union nf |
