blue-collar worker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blue-collar worker in the English»French Dictionary

white-collar worker N

white-collar worker

employé/-e m/f de bureau

white-collar worker

col m blanc

Translations for blue-collar worker in the English»French Dictionary

blue-collar worker

col m bleu

blue-collar worker

ouvrier m

Translations for blue-collar worker in the French»English Dictionary

col blanc SOCIOL

white-collar worker

col bleu SOCIOL

blue-collar worker

Translations for blue-collar worker in the English»French Dictionary

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu m

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

l'azur m liter

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be/get an Oxford/Cambridge blue

être/devenir membre d'une équipe sportive d'Oxford/de Cambridge

4. blue Brit inf POL:

a true blue

un partisan ardent du parti Conservateur

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

nordiste mf

II.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

le blues m

to sing/play the blues

chanter/jouer du blues

to sing/play the blues attr music, musician, fan, festival

de blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

le cafard inf

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

bleu

fig to be blue from or with the cold

être bleu de froid

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

avoir le cafard inf

to look blue

avoir l'air déprimé

3. blue (smutty) inf:

blue film

porno inf

blue joke

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

to say sth out of the blue

dire qc à brûle-pourpoint

to appear/happen out of the blue

apparaître/se passer à l'improviste

to go off into the blue

partir à l'aventure

to vanish into the blue

s'évanouir dans la nature

the air was blue!

les gros mots fusaient!

black and blue

couvert de bleus

to beat sb black and blue inf

battre qn comme plâtre inf

to throw a blue fit

piquer une crise inf

to tell sb sth/repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

se tuer à dire qc à qn/à répéter qc (à qn)

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

cause toujours, j'y vais quand même! inf

See also murder, moon

I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

1. murder LAW (crime):

murder

meurtre m

2. murder attr:

murder inquiry, investigation

sur un meurtre

murder scene, weapon

du crime

murder squad, trial

criminel/-elle

murder (gen) story, mystery

policier/-ière

murder hunt

chasse f à l'assassin

murder victim

victime f (d'un meurtre)

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

murder

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

massacrer inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

écraser inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

the murdered man/woman

la victime

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

to get away with murder dishonest people:

s'en tirer impunément

that child gets away with murder!

on lui passe tout à cet enfant!

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder inf child:

crier comme un putois

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder public figure, press:

s'indigner

I.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] N ASTRON

moon (satellite)

lune f

the moon (of the earth)

la Lune

the moons of Saturn

les lunes de Saturne

there will be a moon tonight

il y aura clair de lune cette nuit

there will be no moon tonight

ce soir, ce sera une nuit sans lune

by the light of the moon

au clair de lune

to put a man on the moon

envoyer un homme sur la Lune

II.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] VB intr

1. moon (daydream):

moon

rêvasser (over sth/sb à qc/qn)

2. moon (display buttocks):

moon inf

montrer ses fesses

III.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun]

to be over the moon about sth

être aux nues à propos de qc

many moons ago liter

il y a des lustres

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois inf

the man in the moon

le visage de la Lune

to shoot the moon Am

déménager à la cloche de bois inf

I.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər] N

1. collar (on garment):

collar

col m

soft/stiff/wing collar

col souple/dur/cassé

blue-/white-collar workers

les cols bleus/blancs

to grab sb by the collar

prendre qn au collet

2. collar (for dog, cat, horse):

collar

collier m

3. collar (cut of meat):

collar

collier m

4. collar MECH:

collar (ring)

bague f d'arrêt

collar (bearing seat)

collet m

II.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər] VB trans inf

collar

alpaguer sl

collar (detain in conversation)

coincer inf

III.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər]

to get hot under the collar

se mettre en rogne inf

to have one's collar felt hum

être pris au collet

worker [Brit ˈwəːkə, Am ˈwərkər] N

1. worker (employee):

worker (in manual job)

ouvrier/-ière m/f

worker (in white-collar job)

employé/-e m/f

agricultural worker

ouvrier/-ière agricole

she's a good/slow worker

elle travaille bien/lentement

2. worker (proletarian):

worker

prolétaire mf

workers' revolution

révolution f prolétarienne

3. worker ZOOL:

worker

ouvrière f

worker attr ant, bee

ouvrier/-ière

blue-collar worker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blue-collar worker in the English»French Dictionary

blue-collar worker N

blue-collar worker

col-bleu m inf

Translations for blue-collar worker in the English»French Dictionary

a white-collar worker

un col blanc

Translations for blue-collar worker in the English»French Dictionary

I.collar [ˈkɒləʳ, Am ˈkɑ:lɚ] N

1. collar (piece around neck):

collar

col m

2. collar (band):

collar

collier m

II.collar [ˈkɒləʳ, Am ˈkɑ:lɚ] VB trans

1. collar inf:

collar

saisir au collet

2. collar fig:

collar

retenir

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

worker [ˈwɜ:kəʳ, Am ˈwɜ:rkɚ] N

1. worker (employee):

worker

travailleur(-euse) m (f)

an office worker

un employé de bureau

2. worker (manual worker):

worker

ouvrier(-ère) m (f)

construction worker

ouvrier du bâtiment

3. worker (person who works hard):

worker

travailleur(-euse) m (f)

4. worker ZOOL:

worker

ouvrière f

a worker bee

une abeille ouvrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He also worked his way up through the mining company, starting from the bottom as a blue-collar worker.

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I consider myself, in a certain way, to be a blue-collar worker.

www.latimes.com

In contrast, a blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs skilled or unskilled manual labor.

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I'm angry about the way the country is working for the blue-collar worker.

www.smh.com.au

By the 1960s, a blue-collar worker earned more than a manager did in the 1940s, despite the fact that his relative position within the income distribution had not changed.

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Bale plays a blue-collar worker out to save his brother.

entertainment.inquirer.net

Members of the working class are sometimes called blue-collar workers.

en.wikipedia.org

The bargaining power of the typical blue-collar worker eroded as technology and globalisation handed bosses a whole toolkit of ways to squeeze labour costs.

www.afr.com

They also earn less over their lifetime, and are more likely to work in manual or physical industries - the traditional blue-collar worker.

www.nzherald.co.nz

They echoed the aspirations and struggles of the blue-collar worker.

www.bbc.co.uk