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?
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noun A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
"This first ship had a small geophysical-type drilling rig mounted over the side of the ship with a steel grid runround for the roughnecks, who stood in knee-deep water while making connections or pulling the drill string."
- noun A manual worker in a low-paid, dirty job, such as in an iron or steel works.
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noun (informal) A person who behaves in a rough, badly-mannered way.
"LaTisha has long wanted to show Carole sheʼs not the roughneck she used to be, the roughneck who wasnʼt good enough to be her friend."
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roughneck in a sentence
- This first ship had a small geophysical-type drilling rig mounted over the side of the ship with a steel grid runround for the roughnecks, who stood in knee-deep water while making connections or pulling the drill string.
- As for the minerals, there has been a good deal of drilling along the big river; trucks and roughnecks no longer garner any notice.
- LaTisha has long wanted to show Carole sheʼs not the roughneck she used to be, the roughneck who wasnʼt good enough to be her friend.
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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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