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bourgeois in Finnish

bourgeois in Finnish is keskiluokkainen, poroporvarillinen, porvarillinen — bourgeois means relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.

bourgeois in Finnish

keskiluokkainen
adj
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
poroporvarillinen
adj
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
keskiluokkainen
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
porvarillinen
adj
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
keskiluokka
noun
(political, collectively, usually, in the plural) The middle class.
poroporvari
noun
(usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
porvari
noun
(usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes.
porvari
noun
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
lahtari
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually, _, pejorative) an exploiter of the proletariat.
porvari
noun
(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually, _, pejorative) an exploiter of the proletariat.

What does "bourgeois" mean?

  1. adj Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
    "She dismissed the whole idea as a bourgeois obsession with property."
  2. noun A member of the middle or property-owning class.
    "The novel follows a wealthy bourgeois family in 19th-century Paris."
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bourgeois in a sentence

  • She dismissed the whole idea as a bourgeois obsession with property.
  • The novel follows a wealthy bourgeois family in 19th-century Paris.

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What is "bourgeois" in Finnish?

"bourgeois" in Finnish is keskiluokkainen, poroporvarillinen, porvarillinen. bourgeois means: Relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.

How do you use "bourgeois" in a sentence?

Example: "She dismissed the whole idea as a bourgeois obsession with property." In Finnish, "bourgeois" is keskiluokkainen, poroporvarillinen, porvarillinen.

Are there other ways to say "bourgeois" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 7 translations listed for "bourgeois": keskiluokkainen, poroporvarillinen, porvarillinen, keskiluokka, poroporvari, porvari.

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