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blue-collar in German

blue-collar in German is Arbeiterklasse — blue-collar means relating to manual, industrial or skilled trade work, or to the people who do it.

blue-collar in German

Arbeiterklasse
adj
Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.

What does "blue-collar" mean?

  1. adjective Relating to manual, industrial or skilled trade work, or to the people who do it.
    "The town depends on blue-collar jobs in shipping and haulage."
  2. adjective Plain, hard-working and unpretentious in style or attitude.
    "The team plays a blue-collar brand of football: no flair, plenty of running."
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blue-collar in a sentence

  • The town depends on blue-collar jobs in shipping and haulage.
  • He came from a blue-collar family in the Midlands.
  • The team plays a blue-collar brand of football: no flair, plenty of running.

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What is "blue-collar" in German?

"blue-collar" in German is Arbeiterklasse. blue-collar means: Relating to manual, industrial or skilled trade work, or to the people who do it.

How do you use "blue-collar" in a sentence?

Example: "The town depends on blue-collar jobs in shipping and haulage." In German, "blue-collar" is Arbeiterklasse.

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