white-collar
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white-collar(
wayt
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ka
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luhr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de oficina
After a summer working on a farm, I won't take my white-collar job for granted again.Después de un verano de trabajar en una granja, no volveré a dar por sentado mi trabajo de oficina.
b. administrativo
The warehouse workers and the white-collar staff don't have much to do with each other.Los obreros del almacén y los trabajadores administrativos no se tratan mucho.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Everyone in my family has college degrees and white-collar jobs.Todos en mi familia tenemos títulos universitarios y trabajos profesionales.
This food court is popular among the white-collar workers with offices in this area.Esta plazoleta de comidas es popular entre los oficinistas que trabajan por este sector.
2. (legal)
a. de guante blanco
The attorney primarily defends people accused of white-collar crimes.El abogado principalmente defiende a personas acusadas de delitos de guante blanco.
b. de cuello blanco
Fraud is the most common kind of white-collar crime.El fraude es la clase de crimen de cuello blanco más común.
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