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adj. blauw; verdrietig (slang)--------n. blauw--------v. blauw kleuren; geld verspillenblue1[ bloe:] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 blauw5 lid/kleur van een conservatieve politieke partij ⇒ 〈 Brits-Engels〉 Tory, conservatief6 〈 Brits-Engels〉student(e) die universiteit vertegenwoordigt in sportwedstrijden tussen Oxford en Cambridge♦voorbeelden:3 into the blue • naar/in het onbekende, in de ruimteout of the blue • plotseling, als een donderslag bij heldere hemel¶ get/win one's blue • gekozen worden als vertegenwoordiger (van Oxford of Cambridge) in sportwedstrijden————————blue2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; bluer; blueness〉2 gedeprimeerd ⇒ triest, somber♦voorbeelden:blue blooded • van adellijke afkomstblue cheese • schimmelkaasblue-collar workers • handarbeidersblue helmet • blauwhelmblue with cold • blauw van de kouthings are looking blue • de zaken staan er slecht voor4 blue film/movie • pornofilm, seksfilmwait till one is blue in the face • wachten tot je een ons weegtonce in a blue moon • (hoogst) zelden, zelden of nooitcry/scream/shout blue murder • moord en brand schreeuwen————————blue3〈 werkwoord〉1 blauw kleuren/maken
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blue-collar — ˌblue ˈcollar adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES blue collar work is unskilled work that may be hard and dirty: • the loss of a lot of blue collar jobs in the docks • a strike by blue collar workers compare white collar * * * … Financial and business terms
blue collar — (adj.) also blue collar, 1949, from BLUE (Cf. blue) (1) + COLLAR (Cf. collar) (n.). From the common color of men s work shirts … Etymology dictionary
blue-collar — adj [only before noun] blue collar workers do physical work, rather than working in offices →↑white collar, pink collar ↑pink collar … Dictionary of contemporary English
blue-collar — adjective only before noun * blue collar workers do work that involves using physical strength or skill with their hands instead of working in an office ─ compare WHITE COLLAR 1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blue-collar — lue collar adj. 1. of or designating work or workers in industry not requiring well groomed appearance. [Narrower terms: {industrial}] {white collar} [WordNet 1.5] 2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue Collar — Drame social de Paul Schrader, avec Richard Pryor (Zeke Brown), Harvey Keitel (Jerry Bartowski), Yaphet Kotto (Smokey). Scénario: P. et Leonard Schrader Photographie: Bobby Byrne Musique: Jack Nitzche Pays: États Unis Date de sortie … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
blue-collar — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. ▪ relating to manual work or workers … English terms dictionary
blue-collar — ☆ blue collar [blo͞o′käl′ər ] adj. [from the traditional color of work shirts] designating or of industrial workers, esp. the semiskilled and unskilled … English World dictionary
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Blue Collar — Unter dem Begriff Blue Collar Arbeiter (collar = engl. für Kragen) versteht man die zumeist in einem Produktionsbetrieb beschäftigten Industriearbeiter und Handwerker. Der ursprünglich aus dem Englischen stammende Begriff (blue collar worker =… … Deutsch Wikipedia