bourgeois in French
bourgeois in French is bourgeois, gaillarde, petit-romain — bourgeois means relating to the middle class, often used to criticise conventional, materialistic, or overly comfortable values.
bourgeois in French
bourgeois
gaillarde
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
petit-romain
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
bourgeois
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
bourgeoise
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
What does "bourgeois" mean?
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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."
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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 French?
"bourgeois" in French is bourgeois, gaillarde, petit-romain. 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 French, "bourgeois" is bourgeois, gaillarde, petit-romain.
Are there other ways to say "bourgeois" in French?
Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "bourgeois": bourgeois, gaillarde, petit-romain, bourgeoise.
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