white-collar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for white-collar in the English»French Dictionary

white-collar [Brit wʌɪtˈkɒlə, Am ˈ(h)waɪt ˈˌkɑlər] ADJ

white-collar job, work

d'employé de bureau, de col blanc

white-collar staff

de bureau

white-collar vote

des cols blancs

white-collar neighborhood Am

résidentiel/-ielle

white-collar crime N

white-collar crime

délinquance f en col blanc

white-collar worker N

white-collar worker

employé/-e m/f de bureau

white-collar worker

col m blanc

white-collar union N

white-collar union

syndicat m des employés de bureau

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

Translations for white-collar in the French»English Dictionary

délinquance [delɛ̃kɑ̃s] N f

délinquance

crime

la petite délinquance

petty crime

la délinquance en col blanc

white-collar crime

délinquance informatique

computer crime

la délinquance juvénile

juvenile delinquency

col [kɔl] N m

1. col FASHION:

col

collar

col dur/souple

stiff/soft collar

col de fourrure/de dentelle

fur/lace collar

col de chemise

shirt collar

chemise sans col

collarless shirt

col rond

round neckline

col carré

square neckline

col en V

V neckline

2. col GEOG:

col

pass

le col du Lautaret

the Lautaret pass

3. col (d'objet, de bouteille, vase):

col

neck

4. col ANAT (de vessie, fémur):

col

neck

il s'est cassé le col du fémur

he broke his hip(bone)

5. col (cou):

col dated

neck

col blanc SOCIOL

white-collar worker

col bleu SOCIOL

blue-collar worker

col boule

cowl-neck

col camionneur

zipped roll neck

col cassé

wing collar

col châle

shawl collar

col cheminée

turtleneck

pull à col cheminée

turtleneck sweater

col chemisier

shirt collar

col Claudine

Peter Pan collar

chemisier à col Claudine

blouse with a Peter Pan collar

col cravate

tie neck

col du fémur ANAT

neck of the femur

col Mao

mandarin collar

veste à col Mao

jacket with a mandarin collar

col marin

sailor collar

col montant

turtleneck Brit

col montant

mock turtleneck Am

col officier

stand-up collar

veste à col officier

jacket with a stand-up collar

col polo

polo collar

col romain

clerical collar

col roulé

rollneck Brit

col roulé

polo neck Brit

col roulé

turtleneck Am

pull à col roulé

polo neck sweater

col tailleur

revers collar

col de l'utérus ANAT

cervix, neck of the womb

white-collar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white-collar in the English»French Dictionary

white-collar ADJ

a white-collar worker

un col blanc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A year later, blue-collar wages were raised by 27% in real terms and white-collar wages became fully indexed.

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Most immigrants are principally skilled workers employed in white-collar business and industry sectors.

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While there, he investigated violent crime, drug, civil rights, public corruption, and white-collar crime matters.

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Middle class workers are sometimes called white-collar workers.

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He played a frustrated white-collar worker who planned to woo a deaf office worker, gain her affections, then suddenly dump her.

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It is estimated that a great deal of white-collar crime is undetected or, if detected, it is not reported.

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There is a tendency to distinguish organized crime from other forms of crimes, such as, white-collar crime, financial crimes, political crimes, war crime, state crimes and treason.

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It seems that women are not committing the big take offences like stock fraud and other white-collar crimes, or bank robberies.

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In addition, children of white-collar professionals were more likely than not to remain in that class.

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A lot of companies specialize in it based on whether you're a blue-collar worker, you're a gray-collar worker, or if you're a white-collar worker.

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