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blue-collar-worker

Spanish translation: obrero o trabajador(a) manual

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English term or phrase:blue-collar-worker
Spanish translation:obrero o trabajador(a) manual
Entered by: Bill Greendyk

19:34 Aug 15, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering / working
English term or phrase: blue-collar-worker
I need to know the exact translation in Spanish for this term, in contrast with knwoledge-type worker (I think I should say profesionales-obreros
Alejandra
obrero o trabajador(a) manual
Explanation:
Estos dos términos se emplean para traducir "blue collar" workers.

Harper Collins Spanish-English Dictionary.

Saludos !
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Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 23:46
Grading comment
Thank you again Bill!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +17obrero
Silvina Beatriz Codina
5 +8obrero o trabajador(a) manual
Bill Greendyk
5 +1abajo
Damian Cassani
5operario; obrero; trabajador manual
Monirio


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
abajo


Explanation:
qué te parece operario?

Damian Cassani
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lila del Cerro
8 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
obrero o trabajador(a) manual


Explanation:
Estos dos términos se emplean para traducir "blue collar" workers.

Harper Collins Spanish-English Dictionary.

Saludos !

Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 499
Grading comment
Thank you again Bill!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
3 mins
agree  Pablo Martínez (X)
13 mins
agree  Nitza Ramos: Obrero
25 mins
agree  Gabriela Wolochwianski
48 mins
agree  Monica Colangelo: obrero
57 mins
agree  Consult Couture
7 hrs
agree  Elías Sauza
8 hrs
agree  Elena Pérez
3 days 1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +17
obrero


Explanation:
Creo que obrero está perfecto; se dice así para quien como regla usa overol o uniforme de trabajo, como los obreros en una fábrica, los mecánicos, etc. en contraste con los "white-collar workers" los empleados de oficina que van vestidos con camisa y corbata.

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Note added at 2002-08-15 19:44:19 (GMT)
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Ver en http://www.eurofound.ie/emire/SPAIN/WORKER-ES.html:
In general terms, the Spanish term obrero refers to a person who performs works or services under the direction of another person, with the same meaning as trabajador (worker in the sense of an employee). But its more precise meaning is a manual or blue-collar worker, as opposed to a non-manual worker or white-collar worker. The term was much used in early labour regulations but has virtually disappeared from modern legal texts; it is now used only colloquially or in industrial sociology. In industry-wide regulations, it is used to refer to certain categories of worker such as unskilled workers/labourers and skilled workers/craft workers .


Silvina Beatriz Codina
Argentina
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña: Estoy contigo.
3 mins
agree  labusga
8 mins
agree  jmf (X)
8 mins
agree  Valeria Verona
11 mins
agree  BPaloma
31 mins
agree  Pablo Tarantino
44 mins
agree  Marcela García Henríquez
44 mins
agree  Esperanza Gallegos
46 mins
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: justo
1 hr
agree  Rishona Shiffman: exactly
1 hr
agree  Sery
1 hr
agree  Mec1g
5 hrs
agree  Elías Sauza
8 hrs
agree  Lila del Cerro
8 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X)
10 hrs
agree  Brigit: eso es
20 hrs
agree  Diana Casoliba Bonache
7486 days
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
operario; obrero; trabajador manual


Explanation:
Esta expresión se refiere a las personas que trabajan en fábricas, talleres, etc. y que realizan trabajos manuales.
Se contrapone a la expresión white-collar worker que se refiere a los empleados de oficina.

Monirio
Argentina
Local time: 00:46
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