blue-collar worker in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

blue-collar worker N

blue-collar worker

colletto m blu

blue-collar worker

tuta f blu

white-collar worker [ˌwaɪtkɒləˈwɜːkə(r), ˌhwaɪt-] N

white-collar worker

colletto m bianco

white-collar worker

impiegato m / impiegata f

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

colletto bianco

white-collar worker

colletto blu

blue-collar worker

tuta blu (operaio)

blue-collar worker

impiegato (impiegata)

white collar worker

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

I.blue¹ [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

blu

blue

azzurro

fig to be blue from or with the cold

essere livido dal freddo

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

sentirsi depresso, giù

to look blue

avere un'aria triste or malinconica

3. blue (smutty) inf:

blue film

pornografico

blue joke

osceno, spinto

4. blue Brit POL:

blue inf

conservatore

blue inf

puritano

II.blue¹ [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

1. blue (colour):

blue

blu m

blue

azzurro m

to go or turn blue

diventare blu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

il cielo

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be, get an Oxford, Cambridge blue

essere, diventare un membro della squadra universitaria di Oxford, Cambridge

4. blue Brit POL inf:

a true blue

un autentico conservatore

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

nordista m

III.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

il blues

to sing, play the blues

cantare, suonare il blues

to sing, play the blues before n music, musician

blues

to sing, play the blues fan, festival

del blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

la malinconia

to have the blues

sentirsi depresso

IV.blue¹ [Brit bluː, Am blu]

to say sth out of the blue

dire qc di punto in bianco

to appear, happen out of the blue

apparire, accadere improvvisamente

to go off into the blue

partire all'avventura

to vanish into the blue

svanire nel nulla

the air was blue!

volavano parole grosse!

black and blue

pieno di lividi

to beat sb black and blue inf

pestare qn or fare qn nero di botte

to throw a blue fit

avere una crisi di nervi

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

dire qc a qn, ripetere qc (a qn) fino a sgolarsi or inutilmente

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

puoi gridare quanto ti pare, tanto vado comunque!

once in a blue moon

(a) ogni morte di papa

to scream or yell blue murder child:

gridare come un ossesso

to scream or yell blue murder public figure, press:

indignarsi

I.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər] N

1. collar (on garment):

collar

collo m

collar

colletto m

soft, stiff, wing collar

colletto morbido, rigido, da camicia

blue-, white-collar workers

tute blu, colletti bianchi

to grab sb by the collar

prendere qn per il bavero

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

collar

collare m

3. collar (cut of meat):

collar

spalla f

4. collar TECH:

collar (ring)

fascetta f

collar (ring)

anello m

collar (bearing seat)

flangia f

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

collar

acciuffare

collar (detain in conversation)

bloccare

III.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər]

to get hot under the collar

arrabbiarsi or indignarsi

to have one's collar felt hum

essere preso per il bavero

blue² [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans Brit inf (squander)

to blue (all) one's money on sth

sperperare (tutti) i propri soldi in qc

worker [Brit ˈwəːkə, Am ˈwərkər] N

1. worker (employee):

worker (in manual job)

lavoratore m / lavoratrice f

worker (in manual job)

operaio m / operaia f

worker (in white-collar job)

impiegato m / impiegata f

agricultural worker

lavoratore agricolo

office worker

impiegato

she's a good worker

è una gran lavoratrice

he's a slow worker

lavora lentamente

2. worker (proletarian):

worker

proletario m / proletaria f

workers' revolution

rivoluzione proletaria

3. worker ZOOL:

worker (ant)

formica f operaia

worker (bee)

ape f operaia before n

worker ant, bee

formica, ape operaia

blue-collar worker in the PONS Dictionary

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

white-collar worker

impiegato(-a) m (f)

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

colletto bianco fig

white-collar worker

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

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (color):

blue

blu

light blue

azzurro

dark blue

blu scuro

pale blue

azzurro pallido

deep blue

blu intenso

2. blue (sad):

blue

triste

to feel blue

sentirsi triste

II.blue [blu:] N

blue (light)

azzurro m

blue (dark)

blu m inv

sky blue

azzurro cielo

the door is painted blue

la porta è dipinta di blu

Phrases:

out of the blue

quando meno ce lo si aspetta

I.collar [ˈkɑ:·lɚ] N

1. collar FASHION:

collar

collo m

2. collar (of a dog, cat):

collar

collare m

Phrases:

to get (all) hot under the collar (angry)

accaldarsi

II.collar [ˈkɑ:·lɚ] VB trans inf

collar

acciuffare

worker [ˈwɜ:r·kɚ] N

worker

lavoratore(-trice) m (f)

worker (in factory)

operaio(-a) m (f)

collar CONJ

User Entry

collar

colletto (di camicia o abito)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

en.wikipedia.org

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

From 1958 to 1964, the average weekly take-home pay of blue-collar workers rose steadily from $68 to $78 (in constant dollars).

en.wikipedia.org

There's the blue-collar worker who is saving the lunch money that his wife gives him.

www.thestar.com

They are generally well maintained and have a middle class tenant base of both white and blue-collar workers.

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.bbc.co.uk

Most of the men and women in blue are hard workers and epitomise what it means to be a blue-collar worker.

jamaica-gleaner.com

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

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

www.smh.com.au

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.

www.ledger-enquirer.com