middle classes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for middle classes in the English»French Dictionary

I.middle class N

middle class

classe f moyenne

II.middle-class ADJ

middle-class person

de la classe moyenne

middle-class after n attitude, view

bourgeois

I.lower middle class <pl lower middle classes> [ˈləʊə(r)] N

the lower middle class , the lower middle classes

la petite bourgeoisie

II.lower middle class [ˈləʊə(r)] ADJ

lower middle class

petit-bourgeois/petite-bourgeoise

I.upper middle class N

the upper middle class , the upper middle classes

la haute bourgeoisie f

II.upper middle class ADJ

upper middle class

de la haute bourgeoisie

Translations for middle classes in the French»English Dictionary

la petite bourgeoisie

the lower middle class

la grande ou haute bourgeoisie

the upper middle class

bourgeoisie

middle classes pl

les classes moyennes

the middle classes

petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise)

lower middle class

petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise)

lower middle class person

la grande bourgeoisie

the upper middle class

Translations for middle classes in the English»French Dictionary

I.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] N

1. class SOCIOL:

class

classe f

the working classes

la classe ouvrière

2. class:

class SCHOOL, UNIV (group of students)

classe f

class (lesson)

cours m (in de)

in class

en cours or classe

to give a class

assurer un cours

to take a class Brit

assurer un cours

to take a class Am

suivre un cours

3. class Am (year group):

class SCHOOL, UNIV

promotion f

class SCHOOL, UNIV

classe f

4. class (category):

class (gen)

classe f

class (gen)

catégorie f

class LAW (of offence)

type m

class (of vehicle)

catégorie f

class NAUT (of ship, submarine)

classe f

to be in a class of one's own or by oneself

être hors catégorie

she's in a different class from

il n'y a aucune comparaison possible entre elle et

he's not in the same class as

il n'arrive pas à la cheville de

5. class (elegance):

class inf

classe f

to have class

avoir de la classe

to add a touch of class to sth

donner un peu de distinction à qc

6. class TRANSP:

class

classe f

to travel first/second class

voyager en première/deuxième classe

a first/second class seat

une place de première/deuxième classe

7. class Brit UNIV:

class

≈ mention f

what was the class of your degree?

≈ est-ce que vous avez eu votre licence avec mention?

a first-/second-class degree

≈ licence avec mention très bien/bien

8. class:

class BIOL, MATH

classe f

II.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] ADJ inf (excellent)

class

de classe

III.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] VB trans

1. class:

to class among, to class with

classer parmi

to class among, to class with

classer avec

Phrases:

to class as

assimiler à

I.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] N

1. middle:

middle

milieu m

in the middle of one's back/forehead

au milieu du dos/du front

in the middle of place, night, meal

au milieu de

to be caught in the middle

être pris entre deux feux

I was in the middle of a good book when…

j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand…

in the middle of May

à la mi-mai

right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate

en plein milieu de

right in the middle of dinner

en plein dîner

to be in the middle of doing

être en train de faire

to split [sth] down the middle bill, work

partager [qc] en deux

to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion

diviser [qc] en deux

2. middle (waist):

middle inf

taille f

to grab sb round the middle

attraper qn par la taille

II.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

middle (gen) door, shelf, house

du milieu

middle price

modéré

middle size, height, difficulty

moyen/-enne

middle ranks MIL

intermédiaire

in middle life

au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine

to be in one's middle thirties Brit

avoir environ 35 ans

the middle child (of three children)

le deuxième enfant

the middle child (of five children)

le troisième enfant

to steer or take or follow a middle course

adopter une position intermédiaire

there must be a middle way

il doit y avoir un juste milieu

III.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

in the middle of nowhere

dans un trou perdu

middle classes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for middle classes in the English»French Dictionary

middle class, middle classes N pl

the middle class

classe f moyenne

the middle class pej

la bourgeoisie

the upper/lower middle class

la haute bourgeoisie/bourgeoisie

middle-class ADJ

middle-class

de classe moyenne

middle-class pej

bourgeois(e)

Translations for middle classes in the French»English Dictionary

classes moyennes

middle classes

BCBG

well-off French upper-middle class

s'embourgeoiser

to become middle class

classe bourgeoise

middle-class

bourgeoisie

middle-classes pl

Translations for middle classes in the English»French Dictionary

I.class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class

classe f

2. class (lesson):

class

cours m

3. class Am UNIV (graduates):

class

promotion f

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class

la classe moyenne/ouvrière

the upper class

la haute société

5. class (grade):

class

classe f

to send sth first/second class

envoyer qc en première/seconde classe

6. class Brit, Aus (type of degree):

class

mention f

a first class honours degree

une licence avec mention très bien

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own

être le meilleur dans sa catégorie

to be out of sb's class

ne pas être aussi bon que qn

II.class <inv> [klɑ:s, Am klæs] ADJ

class

de classe

a world-class champion

un champion hors pair

III.class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] VB trans

class

classer

to class sb as sth

considérer qn à qc

I.middle [mɪdl] N sing

1. middle a. fig (centre):

middle

milieu m

in the middle of sth

au milieu de qc

in the middle of 2002

au milieu de l'année 2002

to be in the middle of doing sth

être en train de faire qc

in the middle of nowhere pej

en pleine pampa

2. middle inf (waist):

middle

taille f

II.middle [mɪdl] ADJ

1. middle (in the middle):

middle

du milieu

in my middle forties

quand j'avais autour de quarante-cinq ans

2. middle (intermediate):

middle

moyen(ne)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But at that time the middle classes still felt they had the right to impose their values on everyone else, which resulted in conflict.

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In addition, it was the middle classes that primarily came.

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One stunning finding was that poverty had slight positive effects on children from the middle classes.

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This now enfranchised the middle classes, but failed to meet radical demands.

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According to him, the monarchy should favor the middle classes, gathered by land ownership, a moral tied to money, work and savings.

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This allowed them to ascend to the working and middle classes.

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It was intended as a guide of reliable information for the aspirant middle classes.

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In the upper and middle classes the young man was seldom allowed to see the face of his female cousin after she reached puberty.

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Corruption was prevalent among the upper and middle classes of the society.

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The bulk of the students were drawn from the upper middle and middle classes.

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