What does capataz in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word capataz in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use capataz in Portuguese.

The word capataz in Portuguese means foreman, foreman, chefe, contramestre, encarregado de obra, capataz, inspetor, capataz, supervisor de construção, capataz, mestre, capataz. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capataz

foreman

substantivo masculino (chefe de trabalhadores braçais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreman

substantivo masculino (supervisor do serviço em terras rurais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chefe, contramestre, encarregado de obra

noun (supervisor of construction workers)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Fred was the foreman of a construction crew for a few years.

capataz

noun (supervisor, manager) (supervisor, gerente)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The employees didn't dare chit-chat while the taskmaster was watching.

inspetor, capataz

noun (official)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Those kinds of decisions are generally made by the reeve.

supervisor de construção

noun (foreman, supervisor)

Construction managers supervise and direct operations on a construction project.

capataz

noun (UK (foreman of labourers)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

mestre, capataz

noun (UK, slang (foreman)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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