colonialism

colonialismo

Controllo di un territorio da parte di un paese per sfruttarne le risorse e il lavoro degli abitanti a proprio vantaggio.

In inglese semplice: A country taking control of another land to use its resources and people’s work for its own benefit.

• Colonialism changed the country’s economy.
• Local people resisted colonialism and demanded independence.
• The book examines how colonialism exploited land and labor.

Espressioni comuni: European colonialism, history of colonialism, resist colonialism

espressione coloniale, usanza coloniale

Parola, idea o abitudine che nasce dalla vita in una colonia.

In inglese semplice: A word, idea, or habit that comes from life in a colony.

• The phrase is an old colonialism.
• Her study lists colonialisms found in settlers’ letters.
• This colonialism survived in local speech long after independence.

Espressioni comuni: linguistic colonialism, local colonialism, old colonialism

vita coloniale

Modo in cui le persone vivono in una colonia.

In inglese semplice: The way people live in a colony.

• The letters describe everyday colonialism.
• The historian reconstructed colonialism from household records.
• His account of colonialism includes farming, schooling, and family life.

Sinonimi: colonial life

Espressioni comuni: daily colonialism, early colonialism, colonialism abroad