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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesउप-फोरमैन
Pronunciation / Transliteration: up-foreman
"उप-फोरमैन ने श्रमिकों को काम बांटा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A worker who has a minor supervisory role over other employees, typically without official managerial status or significant authority.
"The construction crew looked to the straw-boss for immediate instructions while the main supervisor was away." - 2
A foreman or sub-foreman who acts as a liaison between the working crew and upper management.
"He was promoted to straw-boss after five years on the factory floor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in late 19th-century American English, combining 'straw' (likely denoting something flimsy, superficial, or of lesser value, as in 'straw man') with 'boss' (from the Dutch 'baas', meaning master). Originally used in labor and construction contexts to describe a worker who is given minor supervisory duties without actual managerial authority or higher pay.
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contremaître adjoint
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁəmɛtʁ adʒwɛ̃
"Il agit comme contremaître adjoint sur le chantier."
Vorarbeiter
Transliteration: foːɐ̯ˌaʁbaɪtɐ
"Der Vorarbeiter koordinierte das Team auf der Baustelle."
caposquadra
Transliteration: kapoˈskwadra
"Il caposquadra ha assegnato i compiti agli operai."
capataz
Transliteration: kapaˈtas
"El capataz supervisó el trabajo de los obreros."
mestre-de-obras
Transliteration: ˈmɛstɾi dji ˈɔbɾɐs
"O mestre-de-obras garantiu que o projeto seguisse o cronograma."
उप-फोरमैन
Transliteration: up-foreman
"उप-फोरमैन ने श्रमिकों को काम बांटा।"
工头
Transliteration: gōngtóu
"工头在现场分配了日常任务。"
반장
Transliteration: banjang
"현장 반장이 작업자들에게 지시를 내렸다."
班長
Transliteration: hanchō
"班長が現場の作業員を取り仕切っている。"
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