burgerlijk — meaning in English

English meaning

• bourgeois adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
• civil adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.

Senses

burgerlijk is used for these senses in English:

• bourgeois (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
• civil (uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

bourgeois — full definition

1. adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
2. noun A member of the middle or property-owning class.

civil — full definition

1. adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
2. adj Polite and reasonably courteous, without being warm or friendly.
3. adj Relating to private disputes between citizens, as opposed to criminal law.

Related Dutch words