middle-class in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for middle-class 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-class in the French»English Dictionary

bourge [buʀʒ] ADJ N mf inf

bourge

bourgeois

bourge

middle-class

embourgeoiser <s'embourgeoiser> [ɑ̃buʀʒwaze] VB refl

embourgeoiser personne:

to become middle-class

embourgeoiser quartier:

to become gentrified

I.bourgeois (bourgeoise) [buʀʒwa, az] ADJ

1. bourgeois:

bourgeois (bourgeoise) libéralisme, idéologie

bourgeois

bourgeois (bourgeoise) pej morale, préjugés

middle-class

2. bourgeois (cossu):

bourgeois (bourgeoise) quartier, maison

bourgeois

3. bourgeois LAW:

bourgeois (bourgeoise) habitation

for private use après n

II.bourgeois (bourgeoise) [buʀʒwa, az] N m (f)

1. bourgeois (personne de la classe moyenne):

bourgeois (bourgeoise)

middle-class person, bourgeois pej

2. bourgeois HISTORY:

bourgeois (bourgeoise) (sous l'Ancien Régime)

bourgeois

bourgeois (bourgeoise) (au Moyen Âge)

burgher

les bourgeois de Calais

the burghers of Calais

extraction [ɛkstʀaksjɔ̃] N f

1. extraction MIN:

extraction (de minerai, pétrole, gaz)

extraction

extraction (de charbon, diamants)

mining

extraction (d'ardoise, de marbre)

quarrying

2. extraction MED (de balle, dent):

extraction

extraction (de from)

3. extraction MATH:

extraction

extraction

4. extraction CHEM (d'huile, essences, hydrocarbures, de sucre):

extraction

extraction

extraction par solvant

extraction using a solvent

5. extraction (origine):

extraction

extraction form

être de basse/haute extraction

to be of low/high birth

être d'extraction bourgeoise

to be from a middle-class background

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BCBG

The abbreviation which is a term in its own right denotes a social type and its associated lifestyle, dress code and linguistic mannerisms which tend to reflect conventional bourgeois or upper middle-class values and tastes. It is not usually intended as a compliment.

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petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise)

lower middle class

petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise)

lower middle class person

la grande ou haute bourgeoisie

the upper middle class

la petite bourgeoisie

the lower middle class

middle-class in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for middle-class in the English»French Dictionary

middle-class ADJ

middle-class

de classe moyenne

middle-class pej

bourgeois(e)

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

Translations for middle-class in the French»English Dictionary

I.petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise) <petits-bourgeois> [p(ə)tibuʀʒwa, p(ə)titbuʀʒwaz] ADJ pej

petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise)

lower middle-class

II.petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise) <petits-bourgeois> [p(ə)tibuʀʒwa, p(ə)titbuʀʒwaz] N m, f pej

petit-bourgeois (petite-bourgeoise)

petit-bourgeois

I.bourgeois(e) [buʀʒwa, waz] ADJ

1. bourgeois (relatif à la bourgeoisie):

bourgeois(e)

bourgeois

classe bourgeoise

middle-class

2. bourgeois pej (étroitement conservateur):

bourgeois(e)

bourgeois

II.bourgeois(e) [buʀʒwa, waz] N m(f)

1. bourgeois (qui appartient à la bourgeoisie):

bourgeois(e) a. pej

bourgeois

2. bourgeois HISTORY:

bourgeois(e)

burgess

3. bourgeois CH (personne possédant la bourgeoisie):

bourgeois(e)

burgess

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BCBG

well-off French upper-middle class

s'embourgeoiser

to become middle class

middle-class Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the middle class

classe f moyenne

the middle class pej

la bourgeoisie

the upper/lower middle class

la haute bourgeoisie/bourgeoisie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was established as a protest against, and an alternative to, the perceived middle-class bias and assumptions of the regular churches.

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Emphasizes the service functions of police work, usually found in suburban, middle-class communities where residents demand individual treatment.

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Successful efforts were made to get middle-class women involved in social work assisting large families.

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Rich described the fifties as a time when middle-class women were making careers of domestic perfection.

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The southern section of this district is a middle-class neighborhood with properties dating from the early 1900s onward.

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During his lifetime, he published several historical works that examined middle-class social practices.

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He grew up in a middle-class family until his father died when he was 15.

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These filmmakers were mostly young, middle-class, educated males with liberal political views.

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Although governments have various reasons for implementing such a policy, the main reason cited is improving accessibility for working- and middle-class students.

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He was one of four children born into a middle-class family.

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