roughneck in Portuguese
roughneck in Portuguese is grosseirão, casca-grossa, malcriado — roughneck means a labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
roughneck in Portuguese
grosseirão
(colloquial, chiefly, US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]
casca-grossa
(colloquial, chiefly, US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]
malcriado
(colloquial, chiefly, US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]
What does "roughneck" mean?
- noun A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
- noun A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks.
- noun Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
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What is "roughneck" in Portuguese?
"roughneck" in Portuguese is grosseirão, casca-grossa, malcriado. roughneck means: A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
Are there other ways to say "roughneck" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "roughneck": grosseirão, casca-grossa, malcriado.
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