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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKLEG

blackleg  [ˈblæklɛɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKLEG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blackleg is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blackleg in English.

WHAT DOES BLACKLEG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blackleg in the English dictionary

The first definition of blackleg in the dictionary is Also called: scab a person who acts against the interests of a trade union, as by continuing to work during a strike or taking over a striker's job. Other definition of blackleg is a person who acts against the interests of a trade union, as by continuing to work during a strike or taking over a striker's job. Blackleg is also Also called: black quarter. an acute infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs, characterized by gas-filled swellings, esp on the legs, caused by Clostridium bacteria.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLACKLEG

PRESENT

Present
I blackleg
you blackleg
he/she/it blacklegs
we blackleg
you blackleg
they blackleg
Present continuous
I am blacklegging
you are blacklegging
he/she/it is blacklegging
we are blacklegging
you are blacklegging
they are blacklegging
Present perfect
I have blacklegged
you have blacklegged
he/she/it has blacklegged
we have blacklegged
you have blacklegged
they have blacklegged
Present perfect continuous
I have been blacklegging
you have been blacklegging
he/she/it has been blacklegging
we have been blacklegging
you have been blacklegging
they have been blacklegging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I blacklegged
you blacklegged
he/she/it blacklegged
we blacklegged
you blacklegged
they blacklegged
Past continuous
I was blacklegging
you were blacklegging
he/she/it was blacklegging
we were blacklegging
you were blacklegging
they were blacklegging
Past perfect
I had blacklegged
you had blacklegged
he/she/it had blacklegged
we had blacklegged
you had blacklegged
they had blacklegged
Past perfect continuous
I had been blacklegging
you had been blacklegging
he/she/it had been blacklegging
we had been blacklegging
you had been blacklegging
they had been blacklegging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will blackleg
you will blackleg
he/she/it will blackleg
we will blackleg
you will blackleg
they will blackleg
Future continuous
I will be blacklegging
you will be blacklegging
he/she/it will be blacklegging
we will be blacklegging
you will be blacklegging
they will be blacklegging
Future perfect
I will have blacklegged
you will have blacklegged
he/she/it will have blacklegged
we will have blacklegged
you will have blacklegged
they will have blacklegged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blacklegging
you will have been blacklegging
he/she/it will have been blacklegging
we will have been blacklegging
you will have been blacklegging
they will have been blacklegging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would blackleg
you would blackleg
he/she/it would blackleg
we would blackleg
you would blackleg
they would blackleg
Conditional continuous
I would be blacklegging
you would be blacklegging
he/she/it would be blacklegging
we would be blacklegging
you would be blacklegging
they would be blacklegging
Conditional perfect
I would have blackleg
you would have blackleg
he/she/it would have blackleg
we would have blackleg
you would have blackleg
they would have blackleg
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blacklegging
you would have been blacklegging
he/she/it would have been blacklegging
we would have been blacklegging
you would have been blacklegging
they would have been blacklegging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you blackleg
we let´s blackleg
you blackleg
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blackleg
Past participle
blacklegged
Present Participle
blacklegging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACKLEG


bootleg
ˈbuːtˌlɛɡ
cleg
klɛɡ
Clegg
klɛɡ
dogleg
ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡ
fleg
flɛɡ
foreleg
ˈfɔːˌlɛɡ
hindleg
ˈhaɪndˌlɛɡ
hyleg
ˈhaɪlɛɡ
leg
lɛɡ
legge
lɛɡ
proleg
ˈprəʊˌlɛɡ
redleg
ˈrɛdˌlɛɡ
roughleg
ˈrʌfˌlɛɡ
shearleg
ˈʃɪəˌlɛɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACKLEG

blackhead
blackheart
Blackheath
blacking
blackish
blackishly
blackjack
blackjack oak
blackland
blacklead
blacklegged
blacklegging
blacklist
blacklister
blacklisting
blackly
blackmail
blackmailer
Blackmore
blackness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACKLEG

a hollow leg
an arm and a leg
dead leg
fine leg
gleg
inside leg
jackleg
long leg
lower leg
pant leg
peg leg
shake a leg
sheerleg
short leg
show a leg
square leg
table leg
trouser leg
white leg
wooden leg

Synonyms and antonyms of blackleg in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blackleg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACKLEG

Find out the translation of blackleg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blackleg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blackleg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑胫病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pierna negra
570 millions of speakers

English

blackleg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساق السوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черная ножка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blackleg
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইতর লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jambe noire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blackleg
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwarzbeinigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スト破り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사기꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blackleg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản bội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூதாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळा करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üçkâğıtçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blackleg
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suchą zgniliznę kapustnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорна ніжка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înnegrire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελάνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedrieër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stjälkbakterios
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blackleg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blackleg

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKLEG»

The term «blackleg» is regularly used and occupies the 83.135 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKLEG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blackleg» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blackleg» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blackleg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKLEG»

Discover the use of blackleg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blackleg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blackleg disease of potatoes in Minnesota
Economic importance of blackleg -- Etiology -- Pathological anatomy -- Control measures -- Summary.
Julian Gilbert Leach, 1931
2
Diseases of Cattle in the Tropics: Economic and Zoonotic ...
Economic and Zoonotic Relevance Miodrag Ristic, Ian McIntyre. 20. BLACKLEG AND MALIGNANT EDEMA I.E. Selman A: BLACKLEG Abstract. Blackleg is a relatively common disease of cattle which generally leads to rapid deterioration and ...
Miodrag Ristic, Ian McIntyre, 1981
3
Integrated Pest Management for Potatoes in the Western ...
Blackleg, Aerial Stem Rot, Tuber Soft Rot Pectobacterium carotovorum (Erwinia carotovora) Blackleg, aerial stem rot, and tuber soft rot occur wherever potatoes are grown. The symptoms expressed and severity of the disease depend on ...
LARRY STRAND, 2006
4
Marker Development and Gene Identification for Blackleg ...
The SRAP markers on the N10 linkage group were selected to screen the gene tagging population and three markers, 210Ay442, 0127Fr382 and 1128BG275, were found to co-segregate with the gene LepR3.
Zining Wang, 2007
5
Compendium of Potato Diseases
E. carotovora var. atroseptica (Van Hall) Dye and sometimes E. carotovora var. carotovora (Jones) Dye cause blackleg. E. chrysanthemi Burkholder. McFadden, & Dimock has recently been isolated from infected potato plants with blackleg ...
W. J. Hooker, 1981
6
Tick fever
... may be obtained free upon application to the Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C. DISEASES MISTAKEN FOR TICK FEVER The three diseases which may be confounded with tick fever are anthrax, blackleg, and anaplasmosis.
John Robbins Mohler, William Malcolm MacKellar, 1949
7
Diseases, Pests and Disorders of Potatoes: A Colour Handbook
Once this happens, confirmation that blackleg bacteria are the primary cause can be difficult. Occasionally, rotting can be contained within the skin of a tuber, the fluid only leaking out if damage occurs. Early limited infection by Erwiniais often ...
Stuart Wale, Bud Platt, Nigel D. Cattlin, 2008
8
A Special Kind of Doctor: A History of Veterinary Medicine ...
It was true too, when Dr. O. M. Franklin, a veterinarian working at the Kansas experiment station, developed agressin, the first successful blackleg vaccine. Blackleg had become almost as devastating a disease in the cattle industry as Texas ...
Henry C. Dethloff, Donald H. Dyal, 1991
9
Developments in Control of Potato Bacterial Diseases
It has been well established that blackleg incidence may be correlated with the level of seed tuber contamination (Aleck fie Harrison, 1978; Perombelon unpublished). Seed tubers taken from plants affected by blackleg early in the season give ...
10
Pest and Disease Management Handbook
Assuming a respiration rate of 6 mg carbon dioxide/kg/h (i.e. normal steady-state storage conditions), the ventilation requirement would be in the range 30±60 m3/t /day, depending on how much natural store leakage occurs. Blackleg and tuber ...
David V. Alford, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKLEG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blackleg is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Video: Hail simulations give crops a beating
Research will test that. Lange has already conducted research on post-hail canola response to disease. He is an expert on blackleg in canola, ... «Western Producer, Jul 15»
2
Potato Field Day
Each crop row was flagged so that producers could see the results of leaf roll, blackleg, mosaic and more. And that's Washington Ag Today. «AgInfo.net, Jun 15»
3
Charlie Hunnam Shares the Secret to Getting That Hot Bod
Beckham will be playing as the leader of the Blackleg. "Knights of the Roundtable" will tell the story of King Arthur, who stumbles upon the ... «Realty Today, Jun 15»
4
Blackleg disease reported in some Michigan potato fields
Aerial blackleg can look like stem and petiole late blight and is being reported in some potato crops in the southern growing areas of Michigan. «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
5
David Beckham's son Brooklyn Beckham shares pics after from Guy …
The 40-year-old star is unofficially credited on film database IMDb as playing 'Blackleg leader' in the movie, which began filming this week. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
6
Does it pay to spray fungicide for blackleg?
When you're looking to guard your canola against blackleg, does it pay to ... Short rotations put you at the highest risk of developing a blackleg ... «Grainews, Jun 15»
7
Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur Cast News: Football star …
Beckham waill play as the "Blackleg leader" and will star alongside, Charlie Hunnam who is set to play King Arthur, Jude Law who will play the ... «Venture Capital Post, Jun 15»
8
'Sons of Anarchy' Prequel in the Works, Reveals Charlie Hunnam …
Beckham is said to have landed the role of the Blackleg leader. Hunnam will be playing as King Arthur in the movie next to Jude Law's ... «Realty Today, Jun 15»
9
Wet, wet, wet: Equine health at risk when rain keeps falling
Hensley said blackleg, red water disease and other clostridial infections can result from soil-borne infections. These bacterial spores can be in ... «Horsetalk, Jun 15»
10
Tips for beef cattle, forage producers
Make sure cattle are protected against Blackleg. Summertime is when Blackleg issues generally are reported. With the inexpensive cost of the ... «Baxter Bulletin, Jun 15»

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