blue-collar

[ˈbluː ˈkɒlər]

adjective

operário

1. relating to or denoting manual work or workers in industry

He comes from a blue-collar family.

Ele vem de uma família operária.

2. relating to working-class people and their occupations

Blue-collar jobs are essential to the economy.

Os trabalhos de operário são essenciais para a economia.

NYC Slang

worker; hard hat; construction guy

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

operário; trabalhador manual

most common usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

operário; trabalhador de mão de obra

colloquial usage in urban context

São Paulo

operário; trabalhador industrial

emphasis on industrial labor

Portugal

trabalhador manual; operário

equivalent to working-class labor

blue-collar worker

blue-collar job

blue-collar community

blue-collar neighborhood

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