blackleg
US /ˈblæk.leɡ/
UK /ˈblæk.leɡ/
1.
esquirol
a person who continues to work when fellow workers are on strike; a scab
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The striking workers jeered at the blackleg crossing the picket line.
Los trabajadores en huelga abuchearon al esquirol que cruzaba la línea de piquete.
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No one wants to be seen as a blackleg by their colleagues.
Nadie quiere ser visto como un esquirol por sus colegas.
2.
pierna negra, carbón sintomático
a disease of cattle and sheep, especially young stock, caused by a bacterium (Clostridium chauvoei) and characterized by lameness and swelling of the muscles
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The farmer quickly isolated the calf showing symptoms of blackleg.
El granjero aisló rápidamente al ternero que mostraba síntomas de pierna negra.
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Vaccination is crucial for preventing blackleg in livestock.
La vacunación es crucial para prevenir la pierna negra en el ganado.